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The van was fully stripped to its bones and all the bodywork and paint done. The color is a European only blue over the factory reflex Silver. The seat bases, bunk board rails, rear bed supports and more are also painted in this blue. This van started life as an MV. Which means it was a...

The latest van has come along far enough to post some pictures. Here is what we started with. A well loved 2003 Eurovan Westfalia. Lots of little dings, torn and patched top, poorly installed roof rack but otherwise a solid platform to reform.

Figured I would share my latest Eurovan creation. Here is the cliff notes "after" picture. This van started life as a tiptop :shock: It's now a full Weekender Poptop. But unlike the factory poptop vans is now has rear AC and the Climatronic digital dual zone climate control. The...

I've been dreaming of doing a lift and ultimately a 4x4 conversion on my Sprinter from day one. There just weren't the right parts available and I haven't been ambitious enough to put together buy own kit. Many of you may remember the original quest to run bigger tires on my Sprinter In this...

I just started some work on a great low mileage(56k) 2003 Eurovan Westfalia weekender for a cool guy named Bob. Despite being a low mile van it still needs a little cleaning up and some custom bits to truly make is "Bob's van" and not just another generic Eurovan. Bob also has a 71 Bus but...

I've tried searching but can't seem to find the right combination of terms. So if it's been discussed please send me a link. ....hang with me here for a moment..........:coffeedrink:.....A while back we spent the night in an "Earthship" off the grid home. 90% of the stuff in the house ran off...

I have two D5 Coolant heaters for sale for a T1N Sprinter. There are some good threads on the Sprinter-source forum about making these run off an independent switch., The first one came out of my 2004 7 day timer van. It has the 2 plugs on it. I took this out for a "F42 water pump short" error...

Just sold my last Eurovan build and I'm starting a new project Eurovan. If you didn't read the thread on the other Eurovan Conversion from GLS to Weekender you can find it here. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/94519-Screwing-around-with-a-Eurovan! Here are a few quick...

I've got a Sprinter that I'm building into a "family adventure van". As you can imagine its hard to see directly behind you with no rear side windows and high up rear door windows. So I've been considering the need for a backup camera to see behind me. I actually parallel park this thing...

I've got a Sprinter I'd like to add some windows to. I think I've explored most of the options but would like to see if there is something I've missed. First off, they make windows for the Sprinter for exactly this purpose. Problem is that each one will run you about $500 before shipping...

Edit: bikes are now on N.J. Details in my most recent post! I'm considering selling our KLR650s. I bought these bikes several years ago as dedicated travel bikes for me and my wife. We have been storing these bikes, fly out to them, ride to another city and then store them and fly home again...

First off, yes, I clearly have lost my mind and need cheaper hobbies!:coffeedrink: I'm sitting in the Boston Airport right now waiting to get on a tiny plane to fly up to Maine to by a 2004 Sprinter. (3500 158" DUAL slider!) If it works out....I will be spending the next several days driving...

Years ago I wrapped a few things for one of my cars and the 3m Di-Noc was CHEAP!! Bought a ton of it. I'm working on the interior of my Eurovan and would like to wrap some of the surfaces. Everything I'm finding is INSANELY priced now!! For example, to do the basically 8'x4' section of roof...

I love my truck but I picked up a VW Van and my wife "suggested" we sell the truck as we don't really "need" it. We agreed that if it sold for around $5k then we would sell it. Anything less and we would just keep it since I enjoy it and it's handy to have from time to time. I'm ready to sell...

Well, I have always loved the VW vans, especially the Vanagon syncro Westfalias. Unfortunately, they are getting old, expensive for a nice one and can't fit a motorcycle in the back:lol3 With my first kiddo on the way I figured I should start nesting by building a family camper:clap I really...

Let me just state the basic facts first. I want to make sure I don't miss anything in this decision. I have a loaded SLT 1998 Dodge 2500 V10 QCSB 4x4 LSD Dana 80/NV4500/D60. Propane conversion, etc. 224k miles and everything works like it was new despite some cosmetic wear. Love the truck...

I just can't seem to stay away:sombrero: I've built dozens of rigs and now have a full size Dodge to play with. (1998 V10 Quad Cab 2500 Shortbed) Want to set it up for a bit of off road use. First up would be to trim the rear corners of the bed before I bend them up. Would love to see what...

Why the JK 3.8L V6 should have been a Hemi.....the video!! Went skiing today and took my helmet cam along with me. So on the way back I took a video of what it takes from the 3.8L to climb from Silverthorn, CO up to the tunnel on the way home. It was worse with the 4:10s, now it has 5:13...

Form or function? Both?!! I've been building Jeeps and other custom motor sports things for 25+ years and one universal truth is that heat is NOT your friend. Two simple things I have learned about keeping mechanical things alive. 1) Keep it clean 2) Keep it running cool. Even with the little...

What has always made Jeeps fun to me is that they were light weight "scouting" type vehicles. Then we get a hold of them and start adding weight until they break. :shaking: Having built dozens of Jeeps I was determined to not build the JK into a over burden beast. The more weight you add the...