Van

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before

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>>16103800
another before

does it have the infamous ford exhaust tick those vans have? i fucking hate that sound.
its like some kind of steam engine wannabee

Tell me about your batteries

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>>16103803
van in the shop getting custom lift kit installed. 6" higher than stock, and arms are designed so as not to snap the steering, as MANY people have found out happens when lifting on stock arms.

>>16103793

Lurking thread buddy...

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>>16103807
3 deep cycle marine batteries with 4 solar panels. With the amps I pull I should get about 26 hours directly off the batteries. Including running the microwave for 15-20 min a day. Has TV, AC, lights, and fridge all on solar.

>>16103805
lol you just flashed me back to my mom's econoline and that particular thrum coming out of the engine hump

>BRUMMMMMPtkMMptkMMptkMMptkMMptkMMptkMMptkMMptkMMptk

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>>16103825
stock shit

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>>16103832
stock shit coming out

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>>16103840
custom arms needed more custom work. This shit took THIRTY fucking minutes to drill out....EACH side. It was a long night.

>>16103825
>Microwave over LPG
nigga wtf - that could be like 3 extra hours for your laptop AND LCD or are you going phone/laptop only? What laptop? Any aftermarket stereo?

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>>16103814
sounds like a sky high center of gravity.

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>>16103847
getting there.

>>16103793
yes i like this

>>16103814
>lift kit
why?

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>>16103851
Gas isn't allowed in many tunnels any more. And we grill 90% of the time. Not worth the trade off in our opinion. And with ZERO sun I still get over a day. If it gets bad, I have it set up to charge off the alternator.

Pic: getting further on the front

>>16103853
it's fine. been driving it 6 months like this roughly. No issues except how awesome it is.

>>16103825
>electric AC
again dude wat? What model and why? Are you actually gonna be able to keep your batteries topped off with your panels or do you plan to plug the rig in to charge now and then?

>>16103867
You gonna run double alternators?

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>>16103830
IT IS SO ANNOYING AND COMMON

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>>16103867
My buddy welding the new arms onto the frame. MEASURE MEASURE MEASURE

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>>16103867
did you go dual exhaust? they actually get about 4 mpg better if you rune true dual

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>>16103869
The ac is just for night time if it gets too hot. It can run 12 hours straight with AC on high. I also have my dog and sometimes I need to leave him so I run the AC. The vans normal ac runs when the van is. It has rear ac. The solar keeps them topped off fine in all the test runs.

Pic: arms on both sides

>>16103793
holy shit, it looks like those secret service/FBI vans from a 90's movie. Really cool.

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>>16103888
not yet, but thanks for the tip, I'll look into it.

buddy helps with working on the rear the next day. Also on the front we did new brakes, wheel bearings etc etc.

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>>16103902
The rear was a little bit of a bitch because the stock shock was so rusted. Took forever to get it loose.

>>16103905
Are you going to abduct chick in it?

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>>16103905
After the lift and a quick respray. The roof was VERY rusty and it had the rust around the wheel wells. We didn't pull out every little ding to save money, but fixed all rust issues and resprayed it factory blue.

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>>16103920
going to?

>>16103922
before wheels

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>>16103927
after wheels. 33". Will upgrade to 35" later. Had to SLIGHTLY trim the front bumper to fit it.

>>16103938
>>16103927
>>16103922
Too brotruck-ey. Shoulda color matched the steelies and put dog dishes on them.

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>>16103938
found major rust hole that needed repair after pulling interior. Decided on insulation after doing a lot of research. Also starting to put sound deadening in.

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>>16103948
>do it how I want you to
No thanks.

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>>16103974
test fitting sub floor

>>16103974
>I'm gonna have shit taste and no one can stop me!!!1

Okay there bud.

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>>16103987
Finishing up floors and walls. Test fitting futon.

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>>16103997
covering up gaps and getting started on the flooring

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>>16104017
flooring going in

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>>16104026
My GF put in curtains for me. This was the first fitting. We test drove them the last few weeks, they need some adjustment. We'll get to it soon.

That is NOT the final place for the futon.

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>>16104032
curtains before we finished putting in magnets and shit.

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>>16104040
rear bench that is going to hold bags and shit. And the lifted up part is so I can access the batteries and regulator as needed. It will also double as a table and triple as a bed (we have a custom cut bed pad for it during the night).

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>>16104049
Me and my buddy in San Antonio earlier this year.

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>>16104052
Roof rack testing

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>>16104059
And some solar shit.
I might have more pics next week. It's a slow work in progress.

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>>16104071

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>>16104074

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>>16103875
Yes.

Touch screen installed with back up camera.