New SMB Owner: 93 Ford E250 2x4

[audisnapr]

Originally Posted by Ford_6L_E350

McMaster-Carr is a great resource. The biggest problem trying to find the name they use on some items - if they call something other than what you call it, searching is useless.

my searching experience has been relatively good. generally I don't know the name of the part anyway, so it takes me a little while to find what I'm looking for but I do eventually get there. If not, then I browse and end up buying other crap I don't need. It's a win-win situation.

Perfect example - I had no idea what the spring clips were called. I started with "tool holder" as my search syntax - wallah, there they were.

[audisnapr]

Got storage?

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[86Scotty]

Really love the onboard computer setup!

My only worry would be spilling a drink in that keyboard! Do they still make those ugly plastic keyboard covers that you could use just while traveling? Or do you take the keyboard down while moving?

[SCBrian]

You've been keeping us in suspense this whole time and then only post one pic of the tire carrier!

[audisnapr]

Originally Posted by SCBrian

You've been keeping us in suspense this whole time and then only post one pic of the tire carrier!

sorry - that pic was from my cell. Needed some time to save down my point and shoot pics. Without further delay.

[SCBrian]

Great work! Would you do it again or would you buy?

[audisnapr]

I would def build it. If money wasnt an issue, sure I'd love to have an Aluminess setup... but only after the Quigley install . For me the only way this would ever happen is to call on some fabricator friends to build it for me.

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[audisnapr]

a few finishing touches

beefy top hinge plate


shaped nylon support/stopper




a couple new overalls

[daveb]

Did you have to pull the hinge bolt and install a longer one? If so how difficult was it to get the bolt out? That is a nice mod. I've seen a few of those break

[audisnapr]

Originally Posted by daveb

Did you have to pull the hinge bolt and install a longer one? If so how difficult was it to get the bolt out? That is a nice mod. I've seen a few of those break

Are you referring to the OE hinge pin? Yes, I had to remove it and replace it with a grade8 7/16" bolt. Removing the OE pin wasn't too bad. Like many others, drilling the bottom of the pin then using an air-hammer seems to get the job done without too much fuss.

I did end up making a few brass bushings for the 7/16" bolt to make up the difference in size with the OE hinge pin which appears to be just shy of 9mm. Unfortunately I never did track down a metric or standard equivalent.