YOLANDA...My Turbine Princess build 03 7.3 E350 pop top 4x4
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wanderer-rrorc
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You should almost to be able to get a 5ft or 6ft wide piece 12 feet long from your local metal supplier either in sheet steel or tread pattern steel or aluminum
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wanderer-rrorc
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New kit for the van!!
Scored a 9500lb waterproof winch I couldn't pass up!!
A hitch cradle lets me put it front or rear on the van n my Jeep (hitches on both ends of both vehicles!)
Having done enough night trips I went ahead and put some spare led spotlights that have a switch on the control box (uses winch power)
$70 for the 30ft jumper cables kit was cheaper than what the wiring would have been by the foot without the connectors.
Oh and went out n played in the snow with the e-locker on...donuts are fun again!!
Next up front axle!!!
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Scored a 9500lb waterproof winch I couldn't pass up!!
A hitch cradle lets me put it front or rear on the van n my Jeep (hitches on both ends of both vehicles!)
Having done enough night trips I went ahead and put some spare led spotlights that have a switch on the control box (uses winch power)
$70 for the 30ft jumper cables kit was cheaper than what the wiring would have been by the foot without the connectors.
Oh and went out n played in the snow with the e-locker on...donuts are fun again!!
Next up front axle!!!
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wanderer-rrorc
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Spent last weekend playing at Mohican State Park in loudonville Ohio. We did some back roads with some friends set the zip line up for the kids to play had a great weekend.
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. I’m pretty slow now.
wanderer-rrorc
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You gotta message me..we are going to KY this weekend and Allegheny next month.!! 6144393987You doing any sight-seeing/road trip/over-nighters this summer. Something that tops out at about 50-55 mph?. I’m pretty slow now.
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wanderer-rrorc
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Oops... Got bored and this went way faster with the corded impact gun I bought. I figured this would it take me three days it took me about an hour. So now all I got to do is knock this one apart get my locker steal the missing parts off the other one in the driveway in my sixties ready to go in...
Got all the nuts bolts and bracket for trackbar and steering stabilizer n primary radius arm bolts..not gonna knock it apart till I get the locker here..
The brackets for the van should be finished next week and on the way to the house!
ML OFFROAD has a new design and I'm lucky to get some of the first ones after testing!! Big write up coming!!
Thanks Michael!
She should be solid axle sometime in April!!!!
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I've also ordered a rear storage box for the back door! 36x17x16..should be enough for recovery gear n kitchen stuffs!! Possibly a generator soon and some ideas I have for air conditioning and heat ports thru the box!!
Also heading to Daniel Boone Kentucky this weekend with a big group!!!
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Got all the nuts bolts and bracket for trackbar and steering stabilizer n primary radius arm bolts..not gonna knock it apart till I get the locker here..
The brackets for the van should be finished next week and on the way to the house!
ML OFFROAD has a new design and I'm lucky to get some of the first ones after testing!! Big write up coming!!
Thanks Michael!
She should be solid axle sometime in April!!!!
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I've also ordered a rear storage box for the back door! 36x17x16..should be enough for recovery gear n kitchen stuffs!! Possibly a generator soon and some ideas I have for air conditioning and heat ports thru the box!!
Also heading to Daniel Boone Kentucky this weekend with a big group!!!
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It's Christmas day! Sold some stuff and funded the rear exterior cargo box purchase..it's not super thick but does give me a place to store the kerosene for the heater and recovery gear. My trasharoo with my wok and grill basket fit really nice too..looks like it would hold 3 milk crates worth of stuff plus..
Heck even my oztent table (from Artemis off-road) looks perfectly at home..
(8) 5/16 bolts with big washers and locknut's bolt it to the door...I gotta get some licence plate lights and wire an inside light to it..it's 36x17 wide x 16 deep..just a little deeper than my 4 stack of maxsa Trax..
Box was $112 from Amazon
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Heck even my oztent table (from Artemis off-road) looks perfectly at home..
(8) 5/16 bolts with big washers and locknut's bolt it to the door...I gotta get some licence plate lights and wire an inside light to it..it's 36x17 wide x 16 deep..just a little deeper than my 4 stack of maxsa Trax..
Box was $112 from Amazon
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Got sick at camp and forgot to post the trip report from Daniel Boone scenic byway, end up getting sick because of the rain,cigars and peach moonshine and peach crown Royal!
Did some pretty extreme roads that normally I wouldn't take other individuals on that weren't in well-built four-wheel drives but we did manage to make it through,spiked an old tire and had to change it.
Got back that day set the ARB room up and put my diesel heater in it so that we could all get warm and dry.
The next day we went to nada tunnel and drove around some of red River gorge.
We did end up with a little bit of mud inside though!!
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Did some pretty extreme roads that normally I wouldn't take other individuals on that weren't in well-built four-wheel drives but we did manage to make it through,spiked an old tire and had to change it.
Got back that day set the ARB room up and put my diesel heater in it so that we could all get warm and dry.
The next day we went to nada tunnel and drove around some of red River gorge.
We did end up with a little bit of mud inside though!!
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wanderer-rrorc
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Added some new tail lights to the tops of the doors...
Had fun figuring out how to get it to sweep turn signal with brake lights on..brake wire picked off top brakelight..turns picked off side markers so it will Amber and high res with brakes...but turn signals will make the yellow sweep..and hazards sweep both sides like strobes.
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Had fun figuring out how to get it to sweep turn signal with brake lights on..brake wire picked off top brakelight..turns picked off side markers so it will Amber and high res with brakes...but turn signals will make the yellow sweep..and hazards sweep both sides like strobes.
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wanderer-rrorc
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Scored a NP205 divorced transfer case and driveshafts!!
Gonna twin stick it!!
Did my old rig..
Here's a video of what it does..
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Gonna twin stick it!!
Did my old rig..
Here's a video of what it does..
View attachment 32817
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[QUOTE="wanderer-rrorc, post: 2770121, member: 10838"Scored a NP205 divorced transfer case and driveshafts!!
Gonna twin stick it!![/QUOTE]
Oh man, please post lots of pics and details. I scored one last summer (for $75 , couldn't believe it!) but haven't installed it yet.
Gonna twin stick it!![/QUOTE]
Oh man, please post lots of pics and details. I scored one last summer (for $75 , couldn't believe it!) but haven't installed it yet.
wanderer-rrorc
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Axle is coming along...
It would help if things were shipped in reasonable times and I didn't goof n order wrong parts!!
Still trying to find the right calipers...thought it was supposed to be 08+ e350 front calipers..they fit the upsized 14.5 rotors!! But not the mounts on the axle..
The brake pads are 1/3 bigger than stock!!
Ball joints on one side swapped..new axle u joints..
TorQ locker installed..
But I did score some new comfy seats!! Feel like I'm in my old mustang again!!
It would help if things were shipped in reasonable times and I didn't goof n order wrong parts!!
Still trying to find the right calipers...thought it was supposed to be 08+ e350 front calipers..they fit the upsized 14.5 rotors!! But not the mounts on the axle..
The brake pads are 1/3 bigger than stock!!
Ball joints on one side swapped..new axle u joints..
TorQ locker installed..
But I did score some new comfy seats!! Feel like I'm in my old mustang again!!
wanderer-rrorc
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Well confirmed tonight that the 14 inch rotors and brake pads will not work with a 17-inch rim there's just not enough clearance and they do lineup to the Dana 60..it was super close but once they got on the mounting brackets that I drilled out on a test knuckle it just wasn't going to work.
. I'm not willing to spend the money to upgrade to a f-450 outer knuckles at the moment. So I'm just going to go ahead and get some good ceramic front pads and some brand new calipers
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. I'm not willing to spend the money to upgrade to a f-450 outer knuckles at the moment. So I'm just going to go ahead and get some good ceramic front pads and some brand new calipers
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