Scoutkid's van is HERE!!!
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lstzephyr
wanderer
My inspiration:
Awesome thread! I'm interested in what you do with the interior. A diesel 4wd van seems about perfect as far as I'm concerned.
One thing I found interesting about the picture of the sportsmobile is that all of the external stuff(rack, ladder, awning, bikes, etc) makes it look shorter visually than the blank slate of your van. Although in person they are still massive!
scoutkid
Van Builder
I have a shark, will a shark work?
You know, what also makes the SMB in the pic look small is the shorter lift and smaller tires! I'm pretty sure once mine gets all that garb it will look pretty ridiculous, lol.
Put about 120 highway miles on today after the track bar install. BE-A-UTIFUL! NO bumpsteer, drives like a dream, 1 finger on the steering wheel. If I let go, it tracks straight as an arrow. I could not be happer with this setup!!
Let's see. My van is 33" to the fenders and 7-4 overall. You have another foot on the suspension and 20-24" on the roof. You are right at 10 foot tall :Wow1:
scoutkid
Van Builder
Well since the fuel tank is off getting reduced in size, I figured I better start getting my tcase ready.
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Next on the list? This little guy.
Thanks Ford for deciding to stop making 1) transmissions with swapable bellhousings and 2) tailshafts that you can remove from the back end of the tranny!
That means that I can't just swap the bellhousing off this perfectly usable 4R100 with the one in my van, and that I can't just pop the tailshaft off and stab that onto the van tranny either... No no, I have to completely pull apart this tranny and get the shaft out from the INSIDE. Awesome.
And no, I won't be swapping in the tailshaft myself. I will be driving the van to the tranny shop with my tailshaft in one hand and tcase in the other. I will grunt and motion with my head towards the van and say something like 'Make go there!'
Start here:
End here:
Next on the list? This little guy.
Thanks Ford for deciding to stop making 1) transmissions with swapable bellhousings and 2) tailshafts that you can remove from the back end of the tranny!
That means that I can't just swap the bellhousing off this perfectly usable 4R100 with the one in my van, and that I can't just pop the tailshaft off and stab that onto the van tranny either... No no, I have to completely pull apart this tranny and get the shaft out from the INSIDE. Awesome.
And no, I won't be swapping in the tailshaft myself. I will be driving the van to the tranny shop with my tailshaft in one hand and tcase in the other. I will grunt and motion with my head towards the van and say something like 'Make go there!'
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Dude, seriously... that just made my day!!!
TangoBlue
American Adventurist
Seriously. We need to take this guy to a lab and start performing detailed analysis on his serum. Maybe a few biopsy's too...
Some say... that he sleeps hanging from the rafters in his garage and that he lives on the internet... all we know is he's called the Scoutkid.
Some say... that he sleeps hanging from the rafters in his garage and that he lives on the internet... all we know is he's called the Scoutkid.
scoutkid
Van Builder
Lol, my oral communication skills could probably use a bit of polishing....
+1 Wait, can I stop following my own thread?
You guys kill me! It feels like this is taking forever! You don't even want to know what I do with my spare time. Lol.
you can head north about 17 miles and help me finish multiple "almost done" projects if you like--like the complete rewire of a vintage italian bike i seem to be dragging my feet on but go into the garage and stare at it every night--plus my van build--ha
seriously though--i think we may need to get a rocky mountain 4x4 van group going. we had one in the syncro world and lots of campin trips transpired from it
oh yeah--good job BTW
seriously though--i think we may need to get a rocky mountain 4x4 van group going. we had one in the syncro world and lots of campin trips transpired from it
oh yeah--good job BTW