2002 E350 7.3 Supreme Corp box van soon to be 4x4

[Twoxentrix]

Coming along great - fun following your thread. I do like the wood, a clear stain would really highlight that grain, but then I'm partial to preserving the natural highlights of wood.

[jacobthrock]

Thanks!! We are going with clear. We think the bright wood grain will help it look larger in such a small area. We are also going with a satin clear finish just to help hide scratching since it’s such a high traffic area. I joined a floor refinishing forum just to get pointers on what products to use and how to use them. All the holes we glued in pieces of wood dowel rods, we got a latex wood filler so it will stay flexible and hopefully won’t pop out with all the flexing while driving, and we are using a oil modified poly-urethane satin for the finish. Supposedly the oil modified poly-urethane is stronger than the water based poly-urethane. I guess only time will tell ?? They recommend 3 coats. First 2 coats a day apart, then wait at least 3 weeks for the 3rd and final coat.

[jacobthrock]

Christmas in June

I received my Tom Wood’s Driveshafts today. They look great and the front bolted right up. (I’m waiting on parts to do the rear) I want to say how easy and great it was to work with them, I got quotes from 3 local shops and 2 online shops. Tom Woods was $400 cheaper than 3 of the shops and $500 cheaper than the other 2. They even through in the bolts for the flanges and straps & bolts for the yokes. They spent a long time on the phone with me going over everything to make sure the order would be correct, after I paid they made them and shipped them the next day and I received them in 2 days. The packaging was excellent. I won’t know how long they last but I doubt I will have problems because they have a pretty good reputation.

[jacobthrock]

Shocks mounted, pinion angle set, and both driveshafts installed.

[jacobthrock]

These are the shock mounts and spring perches I used. I had to drill the spring perch to 5/8” for the pin to fit. I also had to grind 1/4” off the shock spacer to fit the shock mount, I just took a little off each side (spraying with water along the way so I didn’t melt the bushing) doing a little at a time until the shock fit the mount.

[jacobthrock]

Man has this floor been a lot of work. It’s getting there.

[jacobthrock]

8-1/2” more ground clearance. Started at 12-1/4” and ended at 20-3/4”

[gwbuild]

Originally Posted by jacobthrock

Man has this floor been a lot of work. It’s getting there.

That floor is going to look amazing, it'll be so worth the effort.

[shadetreevanman]

That floor looks fantastic. This is a cool build. Keep the pictures coming!

[225]

Where did you find this box truck at? I’ve been hunting for one.