UJOR Build Thread

[ben2go]

Is that the Taurus SHO engine or Contour?Looks fairly clean but what the heck is it doing at a 4X4 van shop?

 

[NLPRacing]

And yet another project I've taken on.

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Details please. Ranger engine swap?

 

[NLPRacing]

Is that the Taurus SHO engine or Contour?Looks fairly clean but what the heck is it doing at a 4X4 van shop?

It's a late 80's, early 90's SHO.

 

[ujoint]

Yep, this is an 89 SHO motor! I had a 90 SHO back in the day, and I really loved that car. So.... I've always wanted a SHO coffee table, and now I'll have one! This motor is locked up, got it for a good deal. I just have to convince Jennifer to let me keep it in the house. She's already trying to force it downstairs to the man cave.

 

[BIGVAN]

Hey Chris, A few years back I made an end table out of motorcycle engine for a friend of mine ….. I made it a “Cutaway” that you can turn over with a handle on the end of the crankshaft and see most of the parts move. I almost kept it for myself!

 

[ujoint]

Hey Chris, A few years back I made an end table out of motorcycle engine for a friend of mine ….. I made it a “Cutaway” that you can turn over with a handle on the end of the crankshaft and see most of the parts move. I almost kept it for myself!

Now that is cool! I thought about doing something similar but this motor is locked up & I don't think I want to get that far into it and/or cut it up.

 

[ujoint]

The WVan finally made it out of the shop today, lookin good. Just a few little things to finish it up, and it will be hanging around for another week before returning to WV. The SHO engine is apart & at the machine shop, having everything cleaned & lightened up. Another D60 is on the cart ready to be rebuilt & shipped to Alaska, and another van is on the way for a build that I'm just a LITTLE excited about!!

Here's WVan, 6" on 35's, D60 front, Sterling rear w/True Trac


I've also been working on a few other things. I added the trac bar install to install video #2, and I now have oil filter relocation kits available for the 6.0 diesel vans.

 

[ujoint]

Vanaconda has finally made it into the shop. Took a while, but he forced himself in. Time for the pre winter service, and this one is hitting just shy of 100K!!!!! Yes, a 6.0 van can make it to 100K without any issues.

Oil & filter, fuel filters, rear diff fluid, clean & re pack front wheel bearings, clean & paint here & there, and a general check up on everything else.

 

[ujoint]

I still have some van desktop pieces left, vans in black or green/jeeps in black. I can get them out Tuesday if anyone wants them before x-mas.

 

[stomperxj]

Hey Chris- I just watched your vids on YouTube the other day. Great job on them. Informative and well put together

 

[Ozrockrat]

Ah man stop fooling about with that van and get back to making a bumper kit. Preferably one that will still fit the trumpets for the ambulance siren. Ok that's my yearly reminder, have a great Christmas.

 

[XpatBubba]

killer thread

I can't wait to get going on my project. I am going for the V3 look for VanOWar, but with 8" of lift on 37's. I am going to start plugging away on my body work and interior basics when I get off this godforsaken tugboat. I will probably drop her off with you before I do my next hitch, I'm thinking Feb or Mar. I'm pumped! I def have van on the brain.

 

[ujoint]

Hey Chris- I just watched your vids on YouTube the other day. Great job on them. Informative and well put together

Thanks very much! Hopefully I'll have a good snow action video done this winter.

Ah man stop fooling about with that van and get back to making a bumper kit. Preferably one that will still fit the trumpets for the ambulance siren. Ok that's my yearly reminder, have a great Christmas.

I know I know!!!!! I've been SO BUSY!! New projects keep getting bumped. I'm hiring a guy to help out so I can free up some time.

I can't wait to get going on my project. I am going for the V3 look for VanOWar, but with 8" of lift on 37's. I am going to start plugging away on my body work and interior basics when I get off this godforsaken tugboat. I will probably drop her off with you before I do my next hitch, I'm thinking Feb or Mar. I'm pumped! I def have van on the brain.

Bring it! VanOWar is gonna be a beast!

 

[ben2go]

Hopefully I'll have a good snow action video done this winter.

Chris,don't you read the Farmer's Almanac?Our general area isn't supposed to get snow this winter season.It's supposed to be mild and rainy.LOL Maybe get some floating away videh wait.All the rain runoff up there ends up down here.I guess I'll be getting some video of the Ranger floating away.LOL

 

[ujoint]

Thats not acceptable! We'll have to find snow somewhere else