UJOR Build Thread

[mk216v]

Damn!! You guys really are in a hurry...

Chris- "Sweep that damn floor, jump on the go kart, and throw that dirt in the dumpster!"

Dude better shave that beard like a Olympic swimmer if he wants to cut his relay time down...

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[mk216v]

Damn those are some good looking white vans on 37's.
I'll entertain the RT's as well but since it's not my DD I'll probably stick with the MT's I have now as I've been really happy with them, quiet too(well yeah, I have a diesel so it may drown the tires), heavy load rating.

 

[ujoint]

Hey Chris, are the mirrors on V7 manual or electric? I have been eyeballing them for the B190 but would like to keep the electric functionality I currently have. Most of what I have seen online are all manual. TIA

Looking bad to the bone BTW!!!

They're electric.

This is the one with the 6"/4" lift correct? Does that give it a bit of squat in the rear? What are the chances I ended up with a set of 6/4 springs? Mines had a case of Baboon Butt since I dropped it off the stands so it makes me wonder.

Yea, right now its pretty level (haven't measured yet) but will come down. Hasn't been driven. 4" rear springs are very rare for us so no chance you got mixed up. The big boy Rambo springs tend to sit a bit lower.

such a sharp looking van. I'd love to see another pic from the side so we can see how much lower the rear sits

I'll get the good beauty shots and a video done as soon as I get it running. Should be driving my Monday at lunch.

Politician, what are you running for prez.

No way, who would want that job?!?!?!

 

[ujoint]

Blah blah blah, another teardown!

I love to get action shots of customer rigs, especially when the builds take some time and I'm involved from start to finish., sometimes before they even have the van! Jason did his own conversion in stages. Axle installed with suspension 1st, drove it around for a while and then finished the swap to 4wd recently. He had some fun on the 1st trip out!

Here's what he sent me along with some photos:

Hey Man,
We just got back from a day of testing at the flats. That thing is a monster. I'm blown away at how good it climbs. Everything worked really good. I didnt have any clearance issues and i had it twisted every which way. Crawls super slow. This thing definitly exceeded every expectation i had. I get the feeling it would do way more than i would be comfortable with.

 

[sixstringsteve]

^ that van looks great. I'm excited to see V7 in all its glory.

 

[ujoint]

Here she is! More goodies will be added to the roof rack as we prepare for the Overland Expo.

Drives like a dream, super excited. We're working on a DeQuig job and I had to drive it yesterday to the body shop and holy crap was it all over the road. Felt like the front & rear weren't even connected. I'm ready for V7 to give some demo rides!

 

[sixstringsteve]

That's stunning. Probably my favorite color yet. I'm excited to hear how the brakes compare to the rsc brakes.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Hey Chris, do you have a link to where you got those rear tail lights?

 

[mk216v]

Looks amazing Chris, love how it turned out.

Hey Chris, do you have a link to where you got those rear tail lights?

Thanks to Chris I found the LED taillights off CarID.com(inPro brand??). Best price and great service too.

 

[sixstringsteve]

Thanks for that link, I'd never been there before.

Are these tail lights brighter than stock? I swear others can't see that I have my blinker on.

 

[mk216v]

Thanks for that link, I'd never been there before.

Are these tail lights brighter than stock? I swear others can't see that I have my blinker on.

I found it via Google.
Yes brighter than stock, look much better too.

 

[mikracer]

V7...oh my gahhhhhhhhhhh

 

[ujoint]

That's stunning. Probably my favorite color yet. I'm excited to hear how the brakes compare to the rsc brakes.

Thanks! The brakes feel really really good. Had a serious pull at 1st but its good now. I've only put 20 or so miles on it so far so I haven't done any hard stops. But, I can feel the power!

Looks amazing Chris, love how it turned out.

Thanks to Chris I found the LED taillights off CarID.com(inPro brand??). Best price and great service too.

Thanks man! Thanks for posting the link. I've gotten the lights on Amazon too.

 

[Samick007]

Chris, V7 looks amazing!! Now I'm really going to be saving those pennies for my conversion !!

 

[radorsch]

She's a beauty. I love the grey rockers