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In CO you generally want to supply the vehicle to the builder. If they buy the vehicle and do the build then you pay taxes on the vehicle and the build then go to register the van in your name and pay more taxes on the vehicle. If you supply the vehicle you have already paid the vehicle tax...

I feel like you can't talk about a budget "performance" car without mentioning several generations of the VW golf. You can get a bunch of them for well under $5000 which leaves a lot of room for improvement The MK5 is a good example. Whether you get the GTI or base model with the 2.5 (which is...

Ha! I literally started thinking of some kind of cab-over camper with HMMWV suspension about a month ago after a trip to Moab. Been thinking about the best way to go about it. Custom frame rails with HMMWV bits fitted? An NPR with HMMWV bits fitted? For whatever reason I never thought to just...

I must have missed it but what are you using to raise the rack

Yeah I have been using Montana Colors stuff for years. Speaking of paint I finished up painting all of the wheels today. I only got a pic of one but here is what it looks like. Now I can take the wheels and tires to a shop down the road on monday and get them all mounted up. I finally got...

I recently sold off a lot of my projects in preparation for a move from Ohio to Colorado. Thought this would give me time to chill and sort things out while acclimating to a new city in a new state. Well, I started working for a friend of mine who just happened to be parting ways with a...

Been a minute since my last update. I will apologize for some of these garbage pics but it's starting to get dark and cold up on the mountain so we don't have the garage doors open anymore. As such the lighting is not great and my phone sucks so these are what we get. Anyway, on to the update...

More work on the black van. Got the window flares installed. Cut a hole in the roof and mounted a Maxxfan. I know none of this is super exciting but it was my first time installing a max fan and the window flares. It was not terribly difficult and seemed to go off without too much...

Yeah there are all kinds of cool things happening up here now. We have the van shop and the brewery going on. The brewery shares space with a distillery. Then the distillery owner is trying to get this big building across the street put back together to have a restaurant/bar and music venue...

The AC system is a unit designed and built by Proair out of Canada that is sold by a company called Undermount AC. https://undermountac.com/collections/air-conditioning/products/complete-proair-24v-undermount-air-conditioner-for-class-b-van-or-rv-ducted-evaporator You can even spec the system...

Oh nothing proprietary about it. We just route a pattern into some plywood and lay some pex in it. We then use a diesel water heater from Webasto (or maybe it was Espar) to warm it all up. Several places sell the heaters or you can even get one from Aliexpress if you are trying to be frugal...

Oh dang I almost forgot! The owner of the shop also has a brewery/taproom right next door to the shop So occasionally we call it a day a little early and go nab a beer.

Well, I started typing this long-winded approach to explain the significance of my move to Colorado and the job that came with it but, as it was with the basic premise to that story, my attention span or lack thereof got the best of me and forced me down another path. Please allow me to give...

Not real sure of the brand but if I recall it was about $400 new and has never been used Was purchased for a van build and ended up going with a different tank due to space constraints. I didn't think to get any of the dimensions when I took the pics but if you need them just ask. It is...

Unfortunately not a lot has happened lately. I don't know if I mentioned it in this thread or not but we are working on moving to Colorado real soon so I have primarily been working on house stuff so we can get it listed. Realistically I don't think I will have time to get it running before...

Wow Apparently it's been a minute since I have updated this thread. I guess now is the time. It does not look like I've done a whole lot but what I have done took some head scratching and a couple iterations. I will skip most of the trial and error bits and get to the finished parts. I...

I saw these things and some trucks that were similar all over in Montreal when I was there in 2019. Every time I saw them I wondered why I did not seem them much in the states and thought how great they would be for an adventure rig.

Dang 60 yards? I have three 8kw units set up to heat my garage and, even running full bore with no mufflers, I barely hear them once I get about 30 feet out. Of course I live in town so ambient noise probably does a pretty good job of drowning out some noise. I do like the idea of putting a...

Burley is a good place for some Syncro parts https://burleymotorsports.net/ If you are looking to have a trans rebuilt, Matt Steedle in New Jersey is the guy to talk to no matter what you want done.

It would be simple enough to put a transfer case and a front axle in most step vans I suppose and maybe a lot less work but I kind of like the idea of making things a bit more modern. Would be super cool to swap some interior parts so you have some extra safety features like air bags but that...