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Forum: General Sportsmobile 05-14-2015, 09:16 AM
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Posted By carringb
Re: SMB Ford E-350 Cut-away w/fiberglass body

X2 - We had to basically scrap one of our '08 Ram 4500s because at 80,000 miles it needed $15,000 in repairs, possibly more if they found more problems when they tore into it. All because the DPF...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 05-27-2014, 05:06 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 22,140
Posted By carringb
Re: SMB Ford E-350 Cut-away w/fiberglass body

Yup. They took the cab from the Unibody G-series, bolted it to the P30 stripped chassis, and added a fiberglass hood. It was not a success, mostly because the P30 had TERRIBLE driving dynamics. It...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 05-27-2014, 11:18 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 22,140
Posted By carringb
Re: SMB Ford E-350 Cut-away w/fiberglass body

The angle could easily be fixed with some light buckets like they put on the front bumpers.
Forum: General Sportsmobile 05-27-2014, 10:54 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 22,140
Posted By carringb
Re: SMB Ford E-350 Cut-away w/fiberglass body

From everything I've read the cutaway is committed through at least 2019. They've already replaced the necessary tooling, and their UAW contract runs that long. The current form of the Transit...
Forum: General Sportsmobile 05-20-2014, 11:01 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 22,140
Posted By carringb
Re: SMB Ford E-350 Cut-away w/fiberglass body

The double wall construction of the stock van bodies eats up space. SMB even cuts out the interior panels for sideways beds. There's at least 2" inches between the wall panels IIRC. That from each...
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