Latetobrake
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Looking really good!!!
Well, let the fun begin! A SLOW E-350 build...
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Gonejpn2
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On the ground!
First of all, thanks for all the compliments guys!
I finally had a chance to get her on the ground and driving!:wings: It drives great, much better than I was expecting. Check it out...
About ready to drop it and tighten everything...
Turned out pretty good I must say...
Now to just find the time to complete it
First of all, thanks for all the compliments guys!
I finally had a chance to get her on the ground and driving!:wings: It drives great, much better than I was expecting. Check it out...
About ready to drop it and tighten everything...
Turned out pretty good I must say...
Now to just find the time to complete it
Backroad Explorer
Adventurer
Dan it looks even better in person :Wow1:!!!
Thanks for bring'n it by the store.
Thanks for bring'n it by the store.
Gonejpn2
Observer
Actually if feels really good so far. I don't have a tach but have plans of purchasing a ScanGuage at some point so I can see what RPM's it's at. The shift points seem fine. The speedo reads fast according to my GPS, but I will focus on correcting it once I have the transfer case installed and the whole 4x4 set-up completed. I haven't figured out my mileage yet and I haven't towed our travel trailer yet but will post the results when I have time to figure them out
Hope you are able to resume your project soon!
Cheers,
Dan
Gonejpn2
Observer
4x4!
Well, almost a year after I started the 4x4 process, I finally had a chance to complete phase 2! Upon tear down of the tranny, we discovered that one of the output shaft bearings had given up the ghost which allowed for slop in the output shaft which in turn chewed into the case. D'oh! Wasn't expecting that. Couldn't even tell anything was wrong from the driver seat. Timing was good though as it could have been a lot worse had I let it go any longer! Needless to say, after a full rebuild with upgrades and lots of money I hadn't intended to spend on the tranny, according to my tranny guy I have a "Bad *** tranny that will never break". Sounds good to me.
It really hit me when I stepped back and saw that transfer case shifter coming up through the floor that it was really happening! I would soon have a 4x4 van! :wings:
On the lift. You can also see I removed the grandpa running boards. The plan is to cover the rockers with Monstaliner as soon as it warms up enough. Sorry about the terrible picture quality.
Fueling up for the shake-down run, a 200 mile round trip to get the exhaust y-pipe re-routed around the front drive shaft and transfer case.
All done and in its natural element!
Installed some cheap nerf bars that I bought off of Amazon. Was in a hurry getting ready for our Moab trip and settled for these as it was all I could afford. They work great as steps to get in.
As she sits now...
Quick PhotoShop of what it will look like with Monstaliner...
And someday maybe some black wheels??? :drool:
We made a trip to Moab over spring break with some family. Had a great time and put the little 5.4 to work!
I have also added some Air Lift air bags to aid in towing and a ScanGuage II. Hoping later this year we will be able to swing the pop top and move on to the interior.
And I realize these are all poser pics! Will get some pics off road as soon as I can get out and play a little. The snow is on its way out! :wings:
Cheers!
Dan
Well, almost a year after I started the 4x4 process, I finally had a chance to complete phase 2! Upon tear down of the tranny, we discovered that one of the output shaft bearings had given up the ghost which allowed for slop in the output shaft which in turn chewed into the case. D'oh! Wasn't expecting that. Couldn't even tell anything was wrong from the driver seat. Timing was good though as it could have been a lot worse had I let it go any longer! Needless to say, after a full rebuild with upgrades and lots of money I hadn't intended to spend on the tranny, according to my tranny guy I have a "Bad *** tranny that will never break". Sounds good to me.
It really hit me when I stepped back and saw that transfer case shifter coming up through the floor that it was really happening! I would soon have a 4x4 van! :wings:
On the lift. You can also see I removed the grandpa running boards. The plan is to cover the rockers with Monstaliner as soon as it warms up enough. Sorry about the terrible picture quality.
Fueling up for the shake-down run, a 200 mile round trip to get the exhaust y-pipe re-routed around the front drive shaft and transfer case.
All done and in its natural element!
Installed some cheap nerf bars that I bought off of Amazon. Was in a hurry getting ready for our Moab trip and settled for these as it was all I could afford. They work great as steps to get in.
As she sits now...
Quick PhotoShop of what it will look like with Monstaliner...
And someday maybe some black wheels??? :drool:
We made a trip to Moab over spring break with some family. Had a great time and put the little 5.4 to work!
I have also added some Air Lift air bags to aid in towing and a ScanGuage II. Hoping later this year we will be able to swing the pop top and move on to the interior.
And I realize these are all poser pics! Will get some pics off road as soon as I can get out and play a little. The snow is on its way out! :wings:
Cheers!
Dan
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steelheadbum
Adventurer
Well done looks much better now bud...congrats.
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Backroad Explorer
Adventurer
Dan; Van is lookin Great!!:elkgrin:
Didn't know you had problems with tranny [bummer dude] see you at N.A.P.A. sometime.
Didn't know you had problems with tranny [bummer dude] see you at N.A.P.A. sometime.
Gonejpn2
Observer
Van looks awesome! This will be a great adventure rig for sure.
If you want to an inexpensive way to have black wheels that can handle some rock rash, but removable when you want it to be you should check this out.
Get yourself a few cans of Plasti-Dip aerosol paint. It's a rubber coating that was designed for adding grip to handles on tools and such. Recently, many folks have been taking it to a new level and coating wheels, bumpers, trim, entire cars, gun stocks, etc. with it.
Go to YouTube and search for Plasti-Dip wheels, or just Plasti-Dip. You can get into some great ideas for your wheels on the cheap.
If you want to an inexpensive way to have black wheels that can handle some rock rash, but removable when you want it to be you should check this out.
Get yourself a few cans of Plasti-Dip aerosol paint. It's a rubber coating that was designed for adding grip to handles on tools and such. Recently, many folks have been taking it to a new level and coating wheels, bumpers, trim, entire cars, gun stocks, etc. with it.
Go to YouTube and search for Plasti-Dip wheels, or just Plasti-Dip. You can get into some great ideas for your wheels on the cheap.
rebar
Adventurer
Looks great!
How much did the axles set you back? Im looking for the same except a D70 from a srw cutaway rear tank for the rear.