Recent content by Jeffh555

2015 KTM 1190 Adventure, 13,500 miles, $10,500 I am the original owner, I purchased this new from Scuderia West in San Francisco. Very good condition with just a few upgrades. Minor service was recently performed at Scuderia. The motorcycle works perfectly and the only reason I’m selling it is...

I just went down this path, My 2000 7.3 has stage 1.5 injectors and I wanted a transmission that would handle 400hp if I decided to upgrade the turbo later. I wasn't able to find any local recommended shops that wanted to do a rebuild with some upgrades, or really seemed like they knew what...

I personally really like my sliding door. I've had one on a cargo E250 and now on my passenger E350. I intentionally sought out the slider. I like that they don't take up any space at the campsite or parking lot when they're open. I also like that it's just one door to open, not two. It also...

2000 7.3L EB passenger van, Santa Cruz, CA: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/scz/ctd/4295159867.html I kinda like the woodgrain interior

I agree with all the "just start now" comments. I wouldn't waste more than 2 weeks prepping a van. A friend of mine did this a few years ago with just a 2wd dodge conversion van. http://mendovandownbytheriver.blogspot.com/

This is pretty common in the Sunset neighborhood of San Francisco. Particularly because you only need to move your car (or RV) for street cleaning once or twice a month depending on the street. A few years ago I helped my father sell our family's old RV, a 1978 Dodge Class-C 26 footer. It ran...

99 7.3 E350 with coil sprung radius arm 4x4, $25000, SF Bay Area http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/cto/4237330240.html

My family used to regularly take our class C Dodge RV to Tahoe to go skiing/snowboarding. We would stay in it in the parking lot, wake up and get first tracks, it was amazing. I was just barely not old enough to drive (13-15 or so), but I remember my dad showing me how easy it was to put chains...

I did that very same thing, I bought a 200k 5.4 RB cargo for $800 with a salvage title, just to see if this van thing is what I really want. The 5.4 is underpowered for what I do with it, but it gets the job done. It was a low risk way to really get a feeling for what it's like owning a van. I...

In my opinion, the best option for snow/ice is chains. A automatic locking diff is downright dangerous on on ice and less than ideal on snow. An ARB will be either open (no better than stock) or locked (back to downright dangerous, unless you plan on driving sideways everywhere). I have no...

For comparison's sake. I just bought a 2000 E-350 EB Passenger 7.3L with 280k for $4900 (was asking $5750), in the San Francisco area. It runs good and looks good, but will probably need injectors this winter (rough idle and no power until oil warms up).

Maybe I'm the only one that thinks you could probably do a 4x4 conversion for about $4k. Go to a junkyard and find a 99-04 F-250 and get the front axle, springs, shackles, tires, wheels, steering, trans, t-case and drivelines. Rebuild nothing. Fab some leaf spring and shock mounts. These...

This might be what you're looking for: http://www.daystarweb.com/productdetail.php?productID=1232

Since it's built on a Focus platform, it would be similar to converting a Focus to AWD. I have ignored the fact that AWD isn't 4wd for the sake of this conversation. My opinion is that for what one would use a Tranit Connect for, AWD would get the job done. Here's an example of the effort...

I don't know if there's anything useful for you here, but I saw it and it reminded me of this build. http://hackaday.com/2013/10/21/can-hacking-introductions/