YOLANDA...My Turbine Princess build 03 7.3 E350 pop top 4x4

[wanderer-rrorc]

Do you have more details on the leaf pack change? I have been thinking about doing the same thing for a while but have not gotten around to looking into it.

Easy to do.. I got a set of junkyard f350 leafs and cut the eyes off it..pulled my old pack apart and slapped these in.

I didn't unbolt the 350 pack I just took the grinder and rounded the edges off the hex bolt untill it would fit inside the leaf pin hole.

4 in total lift from where it was.

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[wanderer-rrorc]

First pic since she got lifted wrapped and DUBS..i love Yolanda

Done quite a bit since my last update I just put two new batteries in it.

Added a Rockwood 10 inch powered sub for the Boom.

Trimmed my door side front fenders so they no longer rub with the 33 inch dubs.

Added some more patches today from mil-spec Monkey. Com.

The next couple days are going to be upgrading my refrigerator 12 volt socket plug that is partially melted.

Upgrading the previous LED dash lights to JDM LED dash lights the other ones didn't make it eight months before they all burned out.

Also my original start battery is going to get added to the house battery and increase my capacity from 110 to 200 amp hours

 

[WVI]

Dude, those are some funny stickers and patches!
Oh, the Yolanda's' looking good.

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

Dude, those are some funny stickers and patches!
Oh, the Yolanda's' looking good.

The only sticker on the outside is the "tip of the spork" one and 3 transformer logos..

Someone asked for interior pics so I'm gonna do a walk thru today!!

Got a lot of fun things from trips to share!!

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[wanderer-rrorc]

I had a member on a page ask for some interior photos of Yolanda. All 4 captains chair a spin and the middles not only lay flat but flip down into tables. The driver side bench is my toolbox and battery box. Passenger side is a double box shell with access hatches thru both to get the bedding and hammocks out. The top slides over to fill in the isle. Then the camp mattresses lay long ways over top of the refrigerator and my other camping pelican cases to make a California Queen bed without having to unpack anything.

Camp tables/potty-shower shelter, spare awning poles and axe are tucked behind the fridge. Fold down tables in both doors..skylight for star gazing (it also comes out once you open it)

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[wanderer-rrorc]

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[wanderer-rrorc]

I forgot to mention every seat has its own dual 2.1 amp USB charging port..so 12 devices can be plugged it at once.

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[wanderer-rrorc]

Spent the weekend camping at Mohican state park here in Ohio..

Somehow in the year since I got the pop top installed the kids never went camping in the van!!! How did that happen?????

All 4 of us inside on a perfect 50* night slept PERFECT!!

Finnaly got some photos with the new wheels/wrap and the top popped and awning deployed..the cross country marathon folks gave me plenty of Nice Van!! comments and asked if they could swing by for lunch!

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[wanderer-rrorc]

Been a busy 2 days...the wrap was looking awful..so I peeled it..(it started cracking when the temps dropped this winter). Ordered cobra blue metallic 2 stage gonna shoot just th8e base and then matte sealer over it..same colors when done..doing body work and took 4 hours to peel the vinyl wrap..and 3 hours to get the adhesive off..ended up finding that paint and adhesive stripper worked good but then had to go back over with acetone to clean her all up..dang that's a lot of metal!!

Body work started tonight..rust isn't too bad..not going for show quality..just don't wanna be too scruffy for clients homes.

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[wanderer-rrorc]

Got my $20 power door locks finally installed in the van!! Only had it since November...gotta get 15ft of double wire to get the back door on the setup...didnt come with 400ft of wireing!! Lol

Auto unlocks all the doors when the driver door unlocks. And the remote has a slick little slide cover.

Gonna be weird to have power locks again!!

Pretty easy install..about 2 hours..

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[wanderer-rrorc]

3 afternoons of prep. 2 early mornings..good weather early and hot later to help cure the paint...shes back together and looks GREAT!! matte finish is exactly what I wanted!! Look how close I got to the wrap color blue!!

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[wanderer-rrorc]

New stickers arrived and I think the metallic silver grey turned out pretty nice!! (I debated on bronze or tan but decided a grey tone fit better)

Today I'm gonna swap out the front sway bar sockets for urethane bushings...yesterdays 2 hour fight resulted in a fail and reinstall of the work stock rubbers..but YouTube showed me a trick!

Also picked up another rack to convert into a flip up style to use when camping as a firewood rack on the front! $20 why not.

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[WVI]

Those stickers look great!

 

[eblau]

Whats your trick on the sway bar bushings? Mine are in serious need of replacement!

 

[wanderer-rrorc]

Whats your trick on the sway bar bushings? Mine are in serious need of replacement!

Ah!!!!!

Listen close grasshopper..

Long bolt and washers...one pretty big washer that won't pull thru the 1 1/2in bushing hole.

Put the bolt in from the back with the thread sticking forward.

Put the bushing over it and then add a smaller washer that will cover the face (3/4in around.)

Then spray the bushing with wd40 and tighten the bolt..it will pull the bushing in..i used my impact.

Then greased the inside hole..and ended up using ratchet straps and a spudbar to push the sway bar into the new bushings.

Hour job start to finish!

Video that gave me the idea.


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