When looking over the Van builds thru this site I thought I might like to use a concept of a cheap build. I have always been a 4 wheeler and follow the "Cheap Truck Builds" over at Petersen's 4Wheel Off-road Magazine. We are travelers and this brings the van into our vehicle holdings as a great way to get out into the back roads and find some great new sites to visit. So after four months of reading and looking, the van has been purchased.
Many may just look at ad's and dealers lots I'm large at Goverment Surplus. If you search the smaller towns, colleges and townships you can talk to the people that take care of the units, they have records of the auto's life. My new van comes from a smaller township in an upscale area and very lillte use on her, came from Delta Township close to home. Hence We've named her "Delta Dawn".
Many may see the two wheel van as a "Roadie" only, we don't see it that way. May be not hard core off road, but we will be off-roading. Andc if we see ya in the need of a tow we may be the one to offer the tow. We did find in our search that many items we wanted just were not in the mix if we were going to take our own "Cheap Truck" we had to be willing to bend on our must haves. We wanted low miles a 3/4 ton Long Van with 6 lug wheels barn doors on the side cruise control, air, windows and locks, full panel.
What we got was low miles, air 8 lug wheels a slider door, standard van, windows and locks but no cruise, 3/4 ton panel van. I think in the start of the build the side barn doors and long van are two items that we realy wish were there.
Hope the build will beifit some maybe even get ya going.
Many may just look at ad's and dealers lots I'm large at Goverment Surplus. If you search the smaller towns, colleges and townships you can talk to the people that take care of the units, they have records of the auto's life. My new van comes from a smaller township in an upscale area and very lillte use on her, came from Delta Township close to home. Hence We've named her "Delta Dawn".
Many may see the two wheel van as a "Roadie" only, we don't see it that way. May be not hard core off road, but we will be off-roading. Andc if we see ya in the need of a tow we may be the one to offer the tow. We did find in our search that many items we wanted just were not in the mix if we were going to take our own "Cheap Truck" we had to be willing to bend on our must haves. We wanted low miles a 3/4 ton Long Van with 6 lug wheels barn doors on the side cruise control, air, windows and locks, full panel.
What we got was low miles, air 8 lug wheels a slider door, standard van, windows and locks but no cruise, 3/4 ton panel van. I think in the start of the build the side barn doors and long van are two items that we realy wish were there.
Hope the build will beifit some maybe even get ya going.
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