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Old 11-20-2018, 08:12 PM   #1
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SOLD: SMB top - complete $2k plus shipping

Full disclosure first - I知 associated with the sale. I知 one of the sales/marketing guys for CCV. I don稚 own this top but I知 in charge of the sale.

Silver SMB manual top with bed, trim and most hardware. I値l let the pictures do the talking for the most part. We pulled this off to replace it with one of our tops. Came off a RB E series that was in great shape & well cared for...

Canvas is in tack & just needs to be cleaned. Everything works as it should & can/should swap over with some hard work & a few friends. Will fit 92 on up Ford E Series van.

Things you need to know - price is firm, you arrange all shipping. If it needs to be shipped you pay $250 crating fee, so total price is $2250.00 I can give you dimensions & weight. I壇 suggest shipping thru fastenal logistics for best price or you can come pick it up.

Please contact me at mark@coloradocampervan.com and we can take it from there... thanks for reading

Sorry for the flipped photos I値l post a few more in a second post.
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Old 11-20-2018, 08:23 PM   #2
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Second set of shots.

Second set of shots, trying to use as many high res shots so you can see as much detail as possible. Forgot to mention that it did have solar that was removed & there are still some wires inside the top you値l need to pull.
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Old 11-20-2018, 10:18 PM   #3
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I'm calling dibs till tomorrow morning.

Sent you an email.
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Old 11-21-2018, 09:17 AM   #4
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Here are the dimensions of the crate 5’6” w x 13’ L x 12”H weight is 750lbs. Shipping zip code is 80537
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Old 11-21-2018, 03:32 PM   #5
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Looks like the top is sold & they’ll be picking up this Friday & getting a tour of the shop as well.

Thanks to all who emailed.

If anything changes I’ll update it here... Also for those that email I will have a special offer heading your way soon once Derek & I iron out a few details ��
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Top is sold and on its way to Idaho. Great to meet awesome forum member Brian94HT. Safe travels back Brian.
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Top is sold and on its way to Idaho. Great to meet awesome forum member Brian94HT. Safe travels back Brian.
Thanks Mark, I returned yesterday around noon after a nice relaxing soak at Chrystal Hot Springs Friday night. Home safe but the trip wasn't without its mishaps.
First, as Mark already heard, as I was leaving Rock Springs WY. on the way there I blew a spark plug. Knowing that this is a known problem I immediately knew what happened (or did I?). I pulled off at the last Rock Springs exit which was only a mile or so ahead. The exit is desolate, mostly abandoned gas stations. As I pulled over and looked around I saw "Pats Automotive" (which looked nearly abandoned as well), and there were two guys milling around out front. I approached one of them and asked, "what are the chances of getting service on Thanksgiving day?", he laughed.
After telling him what I had he said he has done it, it would be around $500 cash, I considered my lack of options then agreed. Turns out Oreillys was open (for another hour) and had the heli-coil kit.

When Pat returned with the parts we pulled the van into the nice warm shop as it started to snow outside. I already had the cover off, and Pats 22 year old son dove in with a flashlight. He returned with a coilpack and a spark plug stuck in the boot, the coil pack had a broken flange. The spark plug was broken, one piece, the ceramic could spin separately from the metal. Something else, a bit unusual, there were no threads on the plug!
Tyler grabbed a scope and stuck it in the hole, sure enough, the threads were good, top of the piston looks good.
The spark plug literally unscrewed then blew out! Even the threads right at the top were good, not even a hint of threads on the plug.
I had heard that the later V10's had changed the design and this was no longer a problem, I never would have guessed that it unscrewed but to not blow out the threads at 1/2 or 1/4 insertion is a real testament to thread strength. It was likely caused by not tightening, it was the middle plug on the driver side. After that I decided to check them all, Pats son took the front and I took the rear pulling coilpacks and checking plug torque. Most were good to a half turn from tight. Pat paced around talking on the phone and smoking cigarettes the whole time.
After buttoning things up and clearing a coilpack code Pat asked if we could settle up with the $500 bill, "I wont charge you for the parts" as he smiled, a coilpack and a sparkplug. I reluctantly gave him the money and was back on the road in less than 3 hours. I'm grateful it didn't happen 20 miles later in the blowing snowstorm I hit on Elk mountain. In reflection, I could have done this in the Oreillys parking lot, they might have even had the scope to borrow to check the threads, but I didn't know it would be so easy when I agreed to Pats help.
I met Mark at CCV around 9:30a the next morning. Mark seems like a great guy, he stayed in communication with me and was very hospitable. He gave me a quick tour of CCV, although I admit, my head was literally in the clouds, I had a head cold and couldn't think about much of anything other than, "what kind of adventures await on the drive home?". I wish I could have had more time to hang out/have a beer with Mark under different circumstances, maybe another time.
It was a very windy day in Fort Collins, I pulled over for gas and as I opened the door it got ripped out of my hand by a wind gust and bent backwards. I was able to shut the door but now it wont open more than 2" before binding between the door and fender occurs. I have been using the cargo side door for ingress/egress but need to stop driving it or fix it because its really hard to remember I cant go that way, especially going out, every time I open it I do more damage. I hope I don't have to buy a new/used door as finding a black one might be rather difficult causing me to do a full repaint besides the lower rocker raptor liner.
To top it off, I don't advise the V10, 3.73 gears, and 33" tires for pulling a 2500lb or heavier trailer unless you like 7-8MPG. The van is fine without the trailer or pulling the trailer in town but that combo with winds, hills, and trying to stay at speed means it "hunts" for gear. Kinda blew my 10mpg estimates.
Its hard to say if this top is "worth it" at this point. I really shouldn't pin the incident costs on the top as those things could have happened anywhere at anytime but its hard not to at this point. Knowing what I know now I would have paid the $750-$1000 for crating and shipping.
I know its a long winded response but I will be adding it to my build thread on Expo as well.
https://www.expeditionportal.com/for...ersion.147902/
The top is on the operating table and ready for some TLC,
Now back to those penthouse resurrection threads....
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Old 11-25-2018, 10:25 AM   #8
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... and asked, "what are the chances of getting service on Thanksgiving day?", he laughed.
After telling him what I had he said he has done it, it would be around $500 cash...
Reminds me of the scene in the original Vacation movie, after getting the Family Truckster repaired, and Clark asks 'how much?' to which the mechanic responds "How much you got?"


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Old 11-25-2018, 08:34 PM   #9
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Dang man that was one hell of a trip out & home! We’ll have to grab beers & do some river surfing this summer. Hoping to make it out to surf the Boise river “river break”, also hope, big hope but I’d love to surf Lochsa River too basically the river surfing pipeline
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