Good lord that thing is majestic! (When calling it "epic" wouldn't be epic enough!)
Love it?
Hate it?
Can't quite get ya head around it...
Adventurer
Good lord that thing is majestic! (When calling it "epic" wouldn't be epic enough!)
Adventurer
What else....
Mmmm...
Grey water tank split.
All tires are aged and sun cracked... Plus they are 16.5" so expensive and not common anymore..
This one is worst..
Middle gas tank was high centered and damaged.
Engine, trans, transfer case, and all 3 axles weeping oil...
Last edited by Keyblazer; 02-28-2010 at 08:09 PM.
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Yes, wide open to suggestions....
Hinged or lift it?
Show me how?
Explorer
ok...for the driving the rear axles...
get a "divorced" transfer case...flip it backwards so instead of the one rear output it has 2 rear outputs...
the ONLY problem with this will be...you can only run it in HIGH...because what used to be the drive input is now one of the rear outputs..so putting it in lowrange will drive one in low and the other in high...which is BAD!!!
but you will be able to drive it as such...
2wd middle( or rear depending on how you run out of the divorced case)
4wd (both back)
4wd (front and one back)
6wd (all)
2wd FRONT ONLY by putting the rear case in neutral (not a good idea...alot of stress on it!! but it would get ya home..and make it turn MUCH sharper in bad situations!)
as far as driveshafts..ya aint got alot of flex...so a support bearing above the rear axle off to one side and a u-joint'd shaft to allow it to flex back to the rear drive axle...
the top...hinge it like the dicovery land rovers (kinda neat actually!..and easier to do)...or either a front lift or entire top lift...a few build threads on here will have pix..
if yer gonna keep the 360...at least change the seals and getter clean...same with the axles...just cleanem up and runner!!
Current rig
2002 Ford Explorer 7pass 4.6L 4x4 family rig.
Old rigs.
85 E250 Turbo 6.9 vegiburner
6.9L of TURBO'D Internatonal Harvester...its kinda like a hot girl with an STD...you wanna get into it...but yer scared what it'll do to ya!!!
2010 Toyota Tundra SR5 doublecab 5.7 4x4 Scamper hauler
Curious Explorer
Now there is something you don’t see every day! Reminds me of what the Griswald’s camper van would look like if they ever had one. I love it!
1978 Chevrolet K10, Vortec 8.1L, NV4500, NP205
2011 Phoenix Camper
1992 Toyota 4Runner
1989 Chevrolet Suburban, V2500, 5.7L, NV4500
2001 Chevrolet 2500HD 4x4, 8.1L, ZF S6-650 6-speed manual trans. Purchased new over 10 years ago.
Explorer
Too funny! Time for a new movie "Overland Vacation".Originally Posted by Larry
Adventurer
A Buddy of mine, who in fact is the reason I was looking at Vans in the first place just messaged me with these little Gems....
He says it reminds him of this...
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Oh, its coming to me now....
Paint it flat black or satin army green.. or Camo...
Lift it 6" and put 38's on...
Scary!
Last edited by Keyblazer; 02-28-2010 at 11:15 PM.
Adventurer
Just because I enjoy making projects bigger than they already are. You could pop up the current roof or you could add another roof in front of the existing roof and let that be the poptop so you have standing room for the shower. As far as making it 6x6 pop that blank cap off of the rear of the t-case bolt a yoke in place of it and run a second drive shaft to the second axle via 1 or 2 carrier bearings. You may need to get a second t-case to raid the parts or you may need to have a shaft made. Either way whatever you do that will be a really fun build having so much room to work with. Have fun!!
Derek
Last edited by dsw4x4; 03-01-2010 at 12:29 AM.
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A few final pics from the album, and the start of the planning, fixes and learning!
Fridge is a Domestic RM 2310...
PO says its dual fuel... I think he said 12v and propane, but I cant find any info about it...
Looks clean..
Here is the control unit below it...
Oh, on the Roof is the A/C Unit..which the PO says was replaced about 6 years ago.
Adventurer
Wow!!!
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