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Forum: Van Body 01-19-2017, 03:31 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey this thread seemed long in the tooth for an...

Hey this thread seemed long in the tooth for an update......or, rather, for a......
*Bump*
(heh, bumper thread....bump.....bump......):k8:

Anyway:
Some brief behind-the-scenes update:
...
Forum: Van Body 01-13-2017, 04:51 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
That's cool as heck! Adds hugely-practical...

That's cool as heck!
Adds hugely-practical actual additional storage....awesome......
I'd buy (or build?) one of those for my van for sure.....

Love how it extends the effective bumper surface...
Forum: Van Body 01-12-2017, 01:32 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Rad, thanks!!! :d8:

Rad, thanks!!! :d8:
Forum: Van Body 01-12-2017, 01:15 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Okay, hey this is cool. Just spent about ten...

Okay, hey this is cool.
Just spent about ten minutes on etrailer.com , and found that Draw-Tite still makes a V-shaped (as viewed from the top or bottom) frame-mount trailer hitch for the E-series...
Forum: Van Body 01-12-2017, 11:38 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey thanks for uploading those pics. Very cool to...

Hey thanks for uploading those pics. Very cool to know that a hitch exists that allows a 285 to fit.

Can you see any kind of manufacturer's name on that trailer hitch? (Either a sticker or stamped...
Forum: Van Body 01-11-2017, 06:12 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
I'm recollecting now that even my 225/75R16...

I'm recollecting now that even my 225/75R16 original dirty spare just *barely* fit in the space under the rear end. Had to snug it up right against the back-side of the frame-mount trailer hitch...
Forum: Van Body 01-11-2017, 12:29 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey, nice it fits! Do you currently have a rear...

Hey, nice it fits!
Do you currently have a rear trailer-hitch installed? (An aftermarket, frame-mounted one with a solid cross-member)?

I'm guessing it's only possible without an aftermarket...
Forum: Van Body 01-11-2017, 12:11 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
It's a bummer that there isn't just **a bit more...

It's a bummer that there isn't just **a bit more room** under the rear of the van in the OEM "dirty spare" tire location, as it's hard to beat the ease of lowering/stowing a tire with the winch that...
Forum: Van Body 01-11-2017, 09:11 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
That's kinda how I feel too....or rather, it...

That's kinda how I feel too....or rather, it seems to sum up kinda how it seems the market for side-step/rock-sliders is a trickier one to get people happily ponying up solid coin for.

When...
Forum: Van Body 01-10-2017, 10:04 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Haha! Thanks for that 86Scotty.... ....and...

Haha! Thanks for that 86Scotty....
....and right on man.....GAME ON!!!:d8:

Another idea I would like to see:

Since so many items are currently developed/sold in the aftermarket to plug into...
Forum: Van Body 01-10-2017, 05:49 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
LOL....okay.....sorry if it seemed I was trying...

LOL....okay.....sorry if it seemed I was trying to grab the reins here (totally not!!!) just tryin' to keep the enthusiasm ball rollin......
...
Forum: Van Body 01-10-2017, 04:53 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
:g1: What Glider said. :d8: Heck yes! Stage...

:g1: What Glider said. :d8:

Heck yes! Stage 1.

Throwing darts at the wall. Seeing what sticks. Throwing more darts.
Throwing a water balloon (and some spit-balls too) for good measure. ...
Forum: Van Body 01-10-2017, 09:50 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey. Patents. Hmmm. Interesting/good point....

Hey. Patents.
Hmmm. Interesting/good point. Maybe we should indeed be pursuing that.

We've already spilled this particular good idea out onto the web for group digestion with this thread, so...
Forum: Van Body 01-10-2017, 09:45 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Very very cool!!! Man, Ramsey made cool stuff....

Very very cool!!! Man, Ramsey made cool stuff. :d5:

Another take on using that space:

I ***really*** like the idea of utilizing the area underneath the van where the "dirty spare tire" would...
Forum: Van Body 01-09-2017, 02:56 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
I don't know about you......but BroncoHauler,...

I don't know about you......but BroncoHauler, that bumper you posted looks like it would work damn pretty sweet as a Presidential campaign standing-platform. :d8:
...
Forum: Van Body 01-07-2017, 07:47 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey Glider -- I'm definitely not disagreeing with...

Hey Glider -- I'm definitely not disagreeing with you. I was just raising the awareness that it's more than likely the *suspension lift* that creates bumper-height issues, not the design of the...
Forum: Van Body 01-07-2017, 07:20 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey Glider --- I'm not an aftermarket designer...

Hey Glider ---
I'm not an aftermarket designer (yet) --- so to your liability questions I truly have no idea. However --- I would hope that this is a well-trodden path, and one we would be able to...
Forum: Van Body 01-07-2017, 05:51 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Hey Glider --- Great questions. (And some...

Hey Glider ---

Great questions. (And some great ideas for the bumper/storage/swing-out rear arms, btw!!!)

Boywonder and I touched on this briefly yesterday, and I can try (edit: ok, I failed,...
Forum: Van Body 01-07-2017, 04:16 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 17,372
Posted By MountainBikeRoamer
Glad to see that there's already interest on...

Glad to see that there's already interest on these ideas! :b5:

As boywonder mentioned, we met yesterday for early coffee and had an informal chat around general bumper and accessory design.

I...
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