24HOURSOFNEVADA
Expedition Leader
Ramsey those Methods are the perfect touch to that Sprinter. Nice job!
Pics of your VAN! Post up!
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Jsweezy
Explorer
Your van looks good! Do you know if the 6.6l feels the same as the one in the trucks?
86cj
Explorer
Very well said, Get it done....................
Then take it back in the woods and post pictures, they will go off the beaten path quite well..................
Accrete
Explorer
That looks like a great foundation to an adventure rig!
Looking good!!
Congrats and have fun with the rigs and families.
: ) Thom
86scotty
Cynic
Man what a sweet find! In 4wd it would be even better.
MorrieSugg
Member
Figured I should get some "before" pics up before I get my pop top put on.
I've had it just about a year.
It's a 2000 e150. Low-ish miles (just pushing 80k). Pretty nice interior conversion with 2 quick release captains chairs and a bench/bed.
I know everyone takes off the running boards, but they don't bug me much, and with 2 kids under 3, they're pretty nice for kid ingress and egress.
I've had it just about a year.
It's a 2000 e150. Low-ish miles (just pushing 80k). Pretty nice interior conversion with 2 quick release captains chairs and a bench/bed.
I know everyone takes off the running boards, but they don't bug me much, and with 2 kids under 3, they're pretty nice for kid ingress and egress.
bozwell13
Adventure Dad
It feels like a Duramax should to a point, from what I have read they detune the engine some so that the L480E trans behind it will survive as an Allison trans will not physically fit in the chassis. I also own an 02 GMC Savana with an 8.1L big blobk in it, it too should have an Allison but same fit problem, same trans.
bozwell13
Adventure Dad
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It feels like a Duramax should to a point, from what I have read they detune the engine some so that the L480E trans behind it will survive as an Allison trans will not physically fit in the chassis. I also own an 02 GMC Savana with an 8.1L big blobk in it, it too should have an Allison but same fit problem, same trans.
bozwell13
Adventure Dad
Added a roof top tent to the big van...
We added a camo Tepui RTT to the Zombie van (AKA, Richard Weed) just a day before we left for Great Sand Dunes Nation Park. We are not normally KOA people but its what we had easily available and our kids loved it with a playground, other kids etc. It was hard to wrap my head around the cost of an RTT but having taken the plunge I have zero regret. It was also fun to have every kid in the camp ground begging to climb the ladder, parents and random people taking pics, asking questions etc. For my kids this is a huge, mobile tree house that sits almost 9ft off the ground, they will never forget this summer. The hatches in the roof of the van make it easy and safe for them to enter and exit the tent. If you have been considering one of these tents, do it, you can always move it to another rig, they retain their value used and they should last just about forever with the cover taking the UV abuse rather than the tent. You only live once, get an RTT and go have some fun. Jim
We added a camo Tepui RTT to the Zombie van (AKA, Richard Weed) just a day before we left for Great Sand Dunes Nation Park. We are not normally KOA people but its what we had easily available and our kids loved it with a playground, other kids etc. It was hard to wrap my head around the cost of an RTT but having taken the plunge I have zero regret. It was also fun to have every kid in the camp ground begging to climb the ladder, parents and random people taking pics, asking questions etc. For my kids this is a huge, mobile tree house that sits almost 9ft off the ground, they will never forget this summer. The hatches in the roof of the van make it easy and safe for them to enter and exit the tent. If you have been considering one of these tents, do it, you can always move it to another rig, they retain their value used and they should last just about forever with the cover taking the UV abuse rather than the tent. You only live once, get an RTT and go have some fun. Jim
bozwell13
Adventure Dad
This van was 1 of 2 built for photographing grizzlies and wildlife, thus all the custom sliding windows and 3 huge roof top hatches. They are extremely heavy duty, fold forward and snap into holders on the roof etc. I do not see anything on them that indicates a manufacturer so unfortunately I cannot direct you in a direction to duplicate them. My daughters and just about every kid in the hood ends up on the roof, is by far their favorite place to play.
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