Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-25-2015, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,981
Re: propane tank diameter? gallons
Ahhhh, looks nice!
Maybe we don't have the same vans? I have an E350, and I'm pretty sure I've looked under the passenger side and there was even less space than the driver's side with the HVAC...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-25-2015, 12:04 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,981
Re: propane tank diameter? gallons
Hey! Sounds like we have the same van setup.
How did your install of the tank go? Any pictures?
I'm thinking of getting the longer version you linked to above, but I'm hesitant to pull the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-07-2015, 06:17 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
I just put together a MASSIVE post on my build from start to finish. It's all the pictures from that shitty embedded picture software, all the YouTube videos, and actually a ton more never before...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-07-2015, 06:15 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,243
Re: Biggest hassle when starting your first build
Awesome replies. I think most of us are cut from the same jib. That is, we like building and problem solving. A how-to guide for us would be severely deflating. I wonder how many people never attempt...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-01-2015, 04:54 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 3,243
Biggest hassle when starting your first build
I was thinking the other day...everyone that is in here has obviously already built their first van or are in the stages of building their first van or are researching their first van.
I was...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
09-01-2015, 04:45 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
Sorry for my long disappearance. I woke up one day and decided to go to Thailand on a 1-way ticket.
I finally put together a virtual tour of my van with some software I'm beta testing.
I'll...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
05-01-2015, 05:10 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
More great news in the saga of my van...
It didn't have a jack when I bought it, and now it's sitting in my driveway with a flat tire.
Any suggestions on an emergency jack to buy and keep with...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
04-29-2015, 11:27 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
Oh hello. I've been holding out on you guys.
My van is 90% done!
The inside is completely built out. I just need to get the ceiling vent, propane tank, and solar system installed.
Also,...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
03-02-2015, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
PROGRESS!!!
I finally told myself, "enough f*cking around!" and drove from CO to WI to build this thing with my dad.
The whole thing is insulated except the floor because we had to order 4...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-21-2015, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
I just went to AutoZone and bought the Sylvania "extra super awesome bright" whatever they had in stock. Not sure about the bulbs as they are the kind where the entire capsule/housing needs to be...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
01-19-2015, 08:44 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
Yo, kids
It's been a helluva almost 4 months since I bought the van. Too much drama for your momma for me to go into detail here, but I'm finally at a spot to start working on this project again....
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-29-2014, 08:43 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
Can I just say that I HATE the GoWesty website?
it's like they didn't have an engineer or someone with an eye towards marketing and sales write their technical marketing and sales copy. How...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-29-2014, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
Re: FNG tries again. Ford E350
Is that rear heat only, or rear heat/AC? If it is AC too, I would strongly urge you to keep an eye out in salvage yards for a wrecked van with the complete headliner still intact. I notice yours...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-28-2014, 10:46 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 6,110
FNG tries again. Ford E350
Mods, if you find this thread redundant, feel free to merge it with the original. Just figured it wouldn't make sense to keep going with a GMC thread when I'm now building out a Ford.
So yup, it's...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-19-2014, 08:11 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
So, back to this topic. I've gone away from the sound deadening material. The interior of the new van I bought this weekend (video tour uploading) has been completely lined with Line-X or Rhino...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-18-2014, 10:43 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Here's a clip I took after replacing the distributor, cap, plugs, and wires.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=10 ... 4777171884...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-18-2014, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
174,000 miles
No previous knowledge of maintenance records, but the last owner was an 80-something grandma that totally trashed the interior somehow. I can't imagine the engine is better...hence all...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-18-2014, 08:59 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Shot, as in, they didn't figure out if the engine misfire on cylinders 2 and 3 is due to a sticky rod or a false signal from the ECU. There's also a noticeable knock in the engine....that I didn't...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-17-2014, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Yes, I know enough about them. I work for a company that has a million in our fleet. Reliable? NO!!!! The older ones like this are better than the newer V6's, but I've heard their lifespan is...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-17-2014, 05:05 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Update:
The shop took a look at all the codes and did some pretty in-depth diagnostics. The engine is shot.
I either get a new one for $2500 plus labor, or I cut my loss and buy something new....
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-11-2014, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
^ Thanks for lookin out! I'm kind of a skeptic when it comes to buying used if I can't see it in person. Especially if it looks kinda rough like that one. I'm going to look into the bigger Gowesty...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-09-2014, 12:30 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
As it turns out, 2001 was a bad year for lift kits. Nobody makes them. haha
I thought I struck gold this morning with one from Rough Country, but it wasn't until after I made my order that the...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-09-2014, 06:50 AM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Well, this is conflicting. Nearly all the home builds I've seen on YouTube have some kind of floor treatment.
I was just going to use the self-adhering stuff similar to dynamat. Then my subfloor....
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-08-2014, 11:00 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Re: Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
koontek,
I did a lot of checking around on the forum for the various things I have listed before I decided to post, and yours was one of the first I looked at since our vans our similar in a lot...
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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds
10-08-2014, 09:20 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 8,340
Another FNG - 2001 GMC Savana
Hellloooooooooo, everybody!
I figured I should introduce myself before I just start asking a million and a half questions. Let's start with the boring stuff: me
I've been an engineer since...
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