UJOR Build Thread
- Thread starter ujoint
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Why don't we start another thread about this. I like seeing all the cool stuff you're doing. All this legal stuff is a real downer and I don't want mixed in with all the cool stuff you are doing. That 1995 chassis that I spoke to you about is gone. I am waiting to find another.
Please go here if you want to discuss this further.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/76022-Legal-discussion-thread-so-why-don-t-clog-up-Chris-cool-thread?p=1080285#post1080285
Please go here if you want to discuss this further.
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/76022-Legal-discussion-thread-so-why-don-t-clog-up-Chris-cool-thread?p=1080285#post1080285
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ujoint
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The chassis is covered up while we collect parts & give the body guys time to finish the cab. I'm actually paying them a visit today, so I'll snap a pic. They've been tied up on another project, so V4 progress has been slow.
ujoint
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Rolled H3Van out of the shop today for a short test drive, everything feels good so far. We'll be adding a 2" block in the rear tomorrow as well as putting some more test miles on the odo.
Picked up Supervan2.0 from the engine shop, and threw it right on the lift. Here it is right before surgery! Tomorrow is the major strip down day.
Picked up Supervan2.0 from the engine shop, and threw it right on the lift. Here it is right before surgery! Tomorrow is the major strip down day.
ujoint
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Busy day today! And yesterday..... Got Supervan2.0 in this morning and proceeded with the teardown. Front suspension, rear axle & suspension, fuel tank, everything from the frame down is gone! We also drilled the frame for the spring hangers. The plasma makes an appearance tomorrow.
Man, you are one busy guy. Is this axle a semi float? The one on my mini bus is massive compared to this and it's an E350 too.
loren85022
Explorer
chris, do you need any test pilots?
Wood Kutter
Observer
Full-Floaters have the hub sticking out with the 6 bolts in the end so you can slide the inner drive axle out without even removing the tire/wheel. The wheel hub has its own set of bearing that take the load. Just like a front hub. There is no load on the rotating inner drive axle, the load is on the bearings.
A semi-float drive axle has the lugbolt flange right on the end of the inner drive axle and takes the load of the vehicle.
A semi-float drive axle has the lugbolt flange right on the end of the inner drive axle and takes the load of the vehicle.
Wood Kutter
Observer
My 7.3 Diesel has a semi float and so does my brothers 5.8, they are both short body cargo vans. But my friends long body cargo has a full floater, and so did a lot of the older vans. I believe that the 15 pass vans usually had full floaters ?