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Old Mar 8, 2022 | 02:22 PM
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Been visiting the site for years. I'm a DIY guy on my fifth Ford.
Grew up in 65 F250 4x4, and have owned a 65 F250 Camper Special, 63 F-100 Unibody on a 65 f250 4x4 chassis, and an 85 f250 6.9idi 4x4.
Needless to say, I've spent plenty of time on the site keeping those rigs running.

My current Ford is a 1981 E150 4x4 conversion.
It's a former BLM service vehicle that was subsequently owned by a BLM employee and used for a rafting rig.
We use it as an all around adventure/camping/work/do everything van.

The interior is pretty much built out with swivel front seats and removable second row from an early 2000's Eurovan, a retrofitted Decked drawer system, and a 200W solar/100AH house power system.

I'm midway through a 302/c6 to 351W/ZF5 swap/conversion and rust repair on the driver footwell.
The new motor is a rebuilt 79 block with Edelbrock heads, RV cam, and Ford Racing intake, with a Edelbrock 1906 AVS2 carb.

I'm about to dive into setting up the accessory drive and am hitting a wall on brackets, but I'll throw up a stand alone post for that.

Here's a pic where she sits waiting for me to finish welding in the floor so I can start the reassembly.


 
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Old Mar 8, 2022 | 05:10 PM
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Welcome aboard, that's a pretty neat unit.
 
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Old Mar 9, 2022 | 01:55 AM
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Old Mar 9, 2022 | 03:19 AM
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Hello and welcome to the community! Glad to have you here. You'll find some interesting info on this forum. If you haven't found what you're looking for, feel free to post a question. If you have knowledge that someone else is looking for, feel free to share!
 
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Old Mar 10, 2022 | 12:30 AM
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Wow, cool van!

It's great that you know its story too!

Welcome aboard!
 
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Old Mar 27, 2022 | 11:04 AM
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Welcome to the forums! It's always good to have another experienced and knowledgeable contributor to help us all out!
 
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