My daily driver, 1981 E100, 300l6, manual OD.

 

89 E250 with 7.4 idi and e40d. My first van, bought it from a friend a couple of years ago who had doomed it beyond repair just to prove him wrong Now it has regained atleast some its former glory and I cant imagine myself ever selling it










List of things I have done:

Fixed everything electrical exept cruise, new stereo/speakers, "new" used winter wheels & tires (from a dodge), not so new used summer wheels&tires (from a suburban) replaced smelly floor carpet, curtains, replaced rusty rear doors, TC lockup switch, made a new cupholder out of oak boards and painted to match colour of dash, 2 x 950cca batteries, new brake calipers and pads, replaced a worn out kingpin, fixed leaking AC and thats all i can remember for now. Right now im tearing down a spare engine that will get som power mods to replace the current engine, and when thats done I have a spare e4od that will be built up too....

 

Heres a good pic of all my 3 vans together. All are Diesels.

'91 E250 blue Club Wagon, 7.3
'87 E350 motorhome 6.9L
'85 E350 Extended full panel cargo van, 6.9L

 

Here's my 73 CamperVan

 

This is the Mutt. Original price to me was $700, I drove it home.



The Mrs. named it the mutt because it is like a stray dog that wondered into our yard, no one wanted to claim it so we decided to keep it and make it into a show dog....it is still a mutt...



It is a 1975 E250 that was professionally converted to a camper van (mfg. plate riveted to the front fender). The mutt has 87K miles, a 351W, C6, Dana 60, power steering, power brakes, aftermarket A/C, on-board propane for a stove, potable water storage for a sink, a couch that folds out into a bed for two, and a 35 gallon fuel tank.

Absolutely no rust.
I completely rebuilt the front end to include king pins, I beam bushings, sway bushings, tie rod ends, brakes, shocks, and everything in between. I rebuilt the C6. I changed timing chain and gears, water pump, fuel pump, rebuilt the carb, new distributor, cap, rotor, wires, gaskets, hoses, vacuum and fuel lines.
This is like a new truck, and drives like a dream.

I would like to replace a few things, like the grill, but I have a hard time finding parts, any suggestions?

 

 

Good looking van....

Check this site out:
http://econolines.ipbhost.com/index.php?showtopic=1261&view=getnewpost

 

Here is my 1984 Ford E250 Pathfinder Quadravan 4x4. I call it THE TANK . Converted by Pathfinder conversion in Cali. No longer in business. Its sitting on a 79 F250 frame. Has a 460/c6 auto. It was completely stock when I got it then added all the offroad stuff and engine components. Has an edelbrock intake and 4bbl carb, sealed power mild cam and lifters, added a dual battery to run the 7 offroad lights, superduty aftermarket rear bumper, 33in tires, 6" superlift front springs, new rear leafs (were broken when I bought it). It had a nice interior but I stripped it cause I was gonna fix all the rust but found too much rust so i turned it into my offroad only vehicle. Even though it is street legal and i do drive it occassionally but needs alot of work. I want to find a newer body style van like a 3/4 ton or 1 ton extended length diesel van and put my 4x4 stuff in it. This body is just too far gone to save. I will keep drivin it till it rusts away.

Here it is shortly after I bought it. I bought those wheels for it. Paid just as much for those wheels as I did for the van haha.



I made that rack out of old kubota tractor crates.



Here it is at a mud run I used to compete in every yr. It did very well for a van. Kept up with some of the guys with thousands in their motors. This was before I put the offroad lights on it.

 

Wow, that'd take a week to clean....
I use a Suzuki Samurai for those conditions.

 

I'd really like to have another full size 80's ford van