SALE ON HOLD: 1984 4x4 Diesel Sportsmobile: $17,000

[august]

1984 Ford E-350 (1 ton) Sportsmobile, 6.9 liter Diesel V8 w/ Hypermax Garret Turbo & C6 Auto 3 speed transmisson.

This is a True Sportsmobile, with the rv-50 Floor plan. 4x4 system is a Pathfinder conversion, and a DANA 60 in front.

On Board Storage: 2 under carrage fuel tanks, aprox 18 gallons each. 1 onboard water tank, approx 5 gallons, 6 stow away compartments (3 in the doors, three on the wall), 1 'coat' closet, one hardware closet, undersink storage (not much left after water tank and heater) and one large underseat cabinet.

Features:
• Garret Turbo: only 6,000 miles.
• Engine: 6.9L Diesel with only 50,000 miles.
• Wheels & Tires:?(5) 17” Dick Cepek wheels (17") with 10 ply, 31" Cooper Hercules A/T tires, with 6k miles. Spare tire is used, but in decent shape. Very nice set of wheels and tires!
• Custom welded bumper- very beefy and it looks great. The bumper has a built-in 10HP (6500W) generator. Yes, built-in and it is well thought out. New and in great shape.
• The generator has110 & 220 output and only 1.5 hrs of runtime (brand new generator).
• Finish: The van is coated with a 50/50 blend of SpeedLiner and clear coat. It is amazing. It has the shine to it you want to have from paint, but it has the durability you simply cannot get from anything other than speedliner. The texture adds to the vans character, it has less road noise, better insulation, and frankly its one of a kind. It is bombproof coating for backcountry exploring, no more cowboy pinstripes. The undercoat is solids oil enamel (gloss black). Botht the paint and undercoat are less than 6k mi old.
• Light bar with (4) 100W KC Daylight clones- very bright and switched in pairs (two outside and two outside are grouped). These are mounted on a thule bar.
• Custom welded full roof rack. Made of light gauge steel pipe.
• Sink and water w/ 5 or 7 gallon tank Travels either 4 adults, or 2 adults 3 kids. (seat belts for 5). Sleeps either 4. There are two beds, the pop up, and the lower fold out.
• 110 wiring and outlets throughout.
• IATO Power Manager (12 volt charging, and inverting system). The batteries under the hood are not connected when the key is off.
• Separate onboard 12 volt battery (under Fridge)
• Interior light bars throughout, onboard fridge (110 v)
• Interior is in good shape, including pop-up top canvas.
• Privacy curtains.
• Captains chairs.
• Service manuals and a few spare parts (including a brand new injector pump), filters, etc.
• New (less than 3k miles): alternator, belts, RV battery, glowplugs, fuel filter, thermostat.

I bought this van earlier this summer and have not had a chance to put many miles on it, just one trip to Idaho. I hate to sell it, but we have a kid arriving any day and it just has to go. I can give more detail to some one who is interested. Please, serious offers only and cash only. I will not consider other forms of payment (except for sizable deposits for those traveling from afar). Contact me via email at justonaugust@gmail.com, or 970.275.3603. Asking $17,000.

[marek]

This looks like the same van that was listed on craigslist for a month or so for somewhere around $9k. Did you do any additional work to it after purchasing?

[Veg Hed]

Yeah...I wasn't going to say anything but since it was brought up. This rig was on craigslist for a while when I was looking for my van. I was curious about it...Looks like an interesting vehicle.

[august]

Yes- I have put over $8,500 into the van, plus a lot of my time. If I relist the van for sale, I would be happy to go over the details of what improvements I made.

August

[august]

OK- Here is a bonehead question: How do I delete this post? I don't want to bore people with the add of a sale I am not doing.....

Thanks

August

[jage]

You don't... once people stop responding it will stop being moved to the top of the order. If you want I can lock the topic to save people responding further, but not remove it because it leaves the rest of the thread non-sequitur...

I can also remove your contact information from the body of the ad if you want.

Just let me know... and I doubt anybody is bored, I'd love to see some interior shots if you have the time and inclination.

[Psomaki]

That is one cool rig!