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    Swapping the tank on a 2002 E350 to aft-axle

    Any chance someone has already done this, and can offer some tips? I picked up a 55-gal tank from a junkyard on the other side of the state. No brackets, and the junkyard guy said they rust out all the time anyways, and I didn't want them. So I have a tank, and now I need to fab up some...
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    Apparently I forgot to get back to this thread... Top was attached with adhesive and self-tapping screws, just like it came off the other van. And I've got some updating to do on this thread...
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    Ford front bumpers

    In the late 90s, Ford modified the E series bumper with a large hole in the middle of it. Presumably to allow additional cool air to flow into the radiator and such. I see a lot of aftermarket bumpers don't have this. Is it generally accepted this large opening is not really needed?
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    MG Metalworks Radius Arm/Coil Spring Axle Conversion for E-series Vans

    I see why I was confused now. The current spring perch is completely filled in with sediment, so I couldn't see the bolt holding it together. Sent from my KB2007 using Tapatalk
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    MG Metalworks Radius Arm/Coil Spring Axle Conversion for E-series Vans

    I got this kit a month or so ago. Got my axle today. Going to start this project this coming week. But I'm not understanding the spring perch part with the kit, and the picture on page 1 is no longer working, so I can't see it. Can anyone help me out here?
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    I guess I linked them incorrectly. There are several pictures, but my first time linking to a OneDrive picture. I'll get is sorted shortly.
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    Time to update this thread: Many months ago, pre-covid days, I was walking through a local junkyard and came upon a hotel van. One of the few vans I've seen with a extended body high top. Called a friend, borrowed a trailer, and away I went with my $100 high top! It sat, and then hung, in my...
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    Moog CC880S coils

    I just put new CC880s coils on my 2002 E350 6.8 EB. I got a healthy 2.5 in of lift out of it. I was sitting at about 1 in between bump stop and I beam before, and now I'm at 3 in between. The last alignment I had, they couldn't get me up to 0 camber while maintaining caster, and had the wheels...
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    Insulate underneath body?

    I take it 3M Glass Bubbles is the same concept? https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/All-3M-Products/Advanced-Materials/Glass-Bubbles/?N=5002385+8710783+8711017+8745513+3294857497&rt=r3
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    Advise on removing a high top?

    This is essentially what I have. It's specifically for a windshield, but it's just a length of wire. The issue is getting the initial bit through.
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    Advise on removing a high top?

    I bought a high top out of a junkyard the other week. $100! Great condition, it was on a Double Tree shuttle van. Plus, I got the roof HVAC system with it, so I'll have rear heat and A/C! But, the damn thing isn't sitting on a gasket, they glued/caulked the entire thing down. I removed all the...
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    A year after buying the van, it started making noises from the rear axle. According to the door code, it was supposed to be a limited slip 3.73 Dana 60. However, there was no limited slip action, and it sounded like a bearing was failing. And since I planned to swap the front with a solid...
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    First up on the list of things to do to a $1000 van, is a tune up. I bought the van from a contractor, and he had just been driving it without maintaining it all that well. Desperately needed some TLC. Standard tune up things, plus a few coil packs that started to fail. Shortly after that, I put...
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    Miley, a 2002 E350 conversion

    I thought I'd start a thread to document the rather slow conversion I'm doing to my van. Purchased it 2 years ago, in September of 2017. I had helped a friend of mine get a van about 6 months before, so that got me thinking about them. I had had Subaru wagons for many years before buying this...
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