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Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-07-2018, 08:15 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
No matter how much I cleaned the potty, if the...

No matter how much I cleaned the potty, if the van sat in the sun for awhile, when I opened the door I would get a puff of barnyard that just wouldn't go away.
Also, the sit down shower completely...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-25-2017, 04:46 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Ok, E4OD swap it tough. I ended up stripping a...

Ok, E4OD swap it tough. I ended up stripping a bunch of harness out of an F150, getting a computer from a different F150 (mine is SD) and a bunch of custom printed color/strip wire to pull it off....
Forum: Member Classifieds 08-20-2017, 06:29 PM
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Views: 648
Posted By Samtech79
WTB econoline 78-91 scuff plates.

If anyone is parting a van, I've been hunting for some scuff plats.
They where missing from my van when I bought.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 08-20-2017, 04:44 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Progress as slow as ever... and I found a small...

Progress as slow as ever... and I found a small leak in the heater core...
oh well, interior is coming along.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-28-2017, 09:11 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Well. The 7.3 came stock in the E350 econoline...

Well. The 7.3 came stock in the E350 econoline and can be done with all stock ford parts. The Cummins, mating transmission and transfercase would be a very, very difficult to stuff into an econoline...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-27-2017, 08:41 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Work in progress. The disintegrating fake wood...

Work in progress. The disintegrating fake wood grade and smelly blue shag gotta go.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 07-08-2017, 09:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
I'll be back! Photobucket is not going to spoil...

I'll be back!
Photobucket is not going to spoil the fun.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 06-05-2017, 01:27 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
That was for the Gearvendors overdrive... which...

That was for the Gearvendors overdrive... which didn't work at all.
With just the straight three speed C6 it's screaming down the highway at 3000+ rpm.
Makes it suck gas and noisy. An overdrive...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 06-05-2017, 10:01 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Well... it's been one of those sorts of months......

Well... it's been one of those sorts of months...
Gearvendors was a bust. They just didn't have it all sorted out for a BW1356 and I wasn't have any part of being a guinea pig.
And then the solar...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 05-16-2017, 04:32 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Yeah... Nope! I will say that Gearvendors has...

Yeah... Nope!
I will say that Gearvendors has tried to be helpful but it came down to the fact that:
1. They have never had a working 1356 fixed yoke electric shift kit.
2. That development of a...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 05-13-2017, 09:55 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
I haven't posted on here for awhile... Things are...

I haven't posted on here for awhile... Things are going... kinda shitty actually.
As for the good, I built a pretty rad mini ITX gaming rig for killing monsters or watching movies when the weather...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-26-2017, 08:34 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
It's a 351 with EFI.

It's a 351 with EFI.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-26-2017, 06:55 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
351 Windsor. Not a real big motor but plentiful...

351 Windsor. Not a real big motor but plentiful and cheap to make fast. At least around here. I'll be doing the engine at some point. Been stashing parts for it.
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-25-2017, 09:13 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
It's a small win but a win nonetheless. So I...

It's a small win but a win nonetheless.
So I bought a frame mount trailer hitch receiver and it didn't fit at all. My bumper stuck out too far and wasn't at the right elevation.
So I hacked it... a...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-15-2017, 10:19 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Mahahhaaa (evil laugh) Build sick Transalp or...

Mahahhaaa (evil laugh)
Build sick Transalp or stuff 500 into CRF? | Adventure Rider (https://advrider.com/index.php?threads/build-sick-transalp-or-stuff-500-into-crf.1089900/)
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-15-2017, 09:36 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
They're flexible panels, glued and screwed down....

They're flexible panels, glued and screwed down. The gland boxes are also glued and screwed with the cables passing through a 1/2" hole in each one... full of sikaflex.
And yes....
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 03-15-2017, 08:55 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Can haz solar! ...

Can haz solar!
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/attachments/photobucket/img_199042_0_93e814cedbc83ec27e4c87932870d2d4.jpg...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-29-2017, 09:04 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Another coat of bedliner helped the front out a...

Another coat of bedliner helped the front out a bunch.
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/attachments/photobucket/img_195683_0_6f1b63b53e5fdc38f7a5dd77039ed80d.jpg...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-28-2017, 05:50 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Mostly done. I have a hitch I'm going to mount...

Mostly done. I have a hitch I'm going to mount that bolts to the frame and the underside of the bumper. The trailer light plug and the air chuck in the big holes in the bumper....
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-27-2017, 08:53 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Apperently I set off the deadly spam killer...

Apperently I set off the deadly spam killer robot... And Admin Lori fixed it. Thank you!
Anywhos, still plugging away at it. Gonna continue working on the rear one tomorrow.
The front turned out...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 01-24-2017, 09:51 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
Slow going but I've finally started in on the...

Slow going but I've finally started in on the bumpers. Still need to rebuild the transmission with the new output shaft for the transfer case but I'll get to that soon enough.
For now it's bumper...
Forum: Projects, Modifications and Known Issues 12-04-2016, 05:13 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,125
Posted By Samtech79
Big cheap gas tank?

I've been searching and not finding any answers so I thought I'd post here.
Has anyone heard or seen of a forth gen (92+) Econoline gas tank (35G) stuffed into the third gen (75-91) van midship?...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 12-04-2016, 10:10 AM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
No holes from the running boards. They had frame...

No holes from the running boards. They had frame mounted supports that bolted up to the running boards.
This answer your question?...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-28-2016, 05:08 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
It's an 88, full camper with range, sink, toilet,...

It's an 88, full camper with range, sink, toilet, shower, hot water heater, furnace, AC, microwave and genset.
This one have the foldout bench bed and the slide back top bunk. There's some Falcons...
Forum: Homemade SMB - Ground Up Builds 11-28-2016, 04:10 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 13,623
Posted By Samtech79
So we ditched the running boards and moved the...

So we ditched the running boards and moved the tank up about 7".
https://www.sportsmobileforum.com/attachments/photobucket/img_190072_0_fc44abc4c55392f50a3b0dcfb22dfd0d.jpg...
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