The Ute II: E350 RB 7.3 ZF6

[mk216v]

Indeed, and good safety note.

Figuring out the plumbing on a "utilities box" is fun. Fuel in/out, coolant in/out, air in/out, and wiring in/out. Good times!

Sounds like you need to add some hydraulic fluid and you'll have a big ol' party.

 

[oldone]

I'm old...Thought I knew a lot...Confused, I was...As we say down here on the "Redneck Riviera" --- "Ya Dun Gud, Bubba!!!"

 

[hyperboarder]

I lost track of how many times I showed my wife the various awesome pieces of your van while perusing the build last night. Truly amazing stuff, makes my little 92 look like POS. Keep it up sir.

 

[naterry]

Cheers Gents!

Not a lot of progress to report on lately, been stuck in the doldrums of plumbing and wiring... I prefer the design and fab side of builds, finishing is the hard part!

The batteries, espar, and compressor are finally plumbed though. Now it's time to make the electrical switch/control panel.

Lots of bulkhead fun:

 

[Bbasso]

A quick question for you, where does your Espar heater exhaust exit?

 

[naterry]

A quick question for you, where does your Espar heater exhaust exit?

Np, it passes through the wall of the storage and then dumps under the rear bumper:

 

[Bbasso]

Very nice, similar to mine but without the muffler. It wasn't in stock when I ordered the Espar...
Have you tried without it, if so how much quieter is it with the muffler in place ?

 

[naterry]

I haven't, but heard they are loud. Hopefully the sealed storage will minimize the espar wake-up alarm!

 

[Bbasso]

Naaa it's not loud at all... on start up when in boost/high it's noticeable from the outside but hardly annoying or disturbing. But once it achieves the desired inside temps it's extremely quiet.
I have a video on YouTube, I'll get the link. It's a bad video but should give you an idea on the sound levels.

 

[Bbasso]

https://youtu.be/A2tFR-_WV9k

 

[naterry]

Nice, thanks! I was pretty curious how it sounded.

 

[Abitibi]

Clean install and out of the element, we'll done!

Sent from my SGP511 using Tapatalk

 

[naterry]

Finally seeing some light at the end of the plumbing wiring and compartment tunnel. Contorting around to get all the fasteners right sucks!

I need more formica... Then all that's left will be the cookware drawer under the sink and the switch/breaker panel.

 

[ohpyramids]

Rad

 

[Vandit]

One of my favorite builds just keeps getting better and better! Nice work!