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Greetings! It's time for this beast to move on to a new care taker. It has been a ridiculously fun project that performed flawlessly on many trips across the west and Baja but the reality of running a company with a fleet of camper vans and also having a baby this year means that it's time for...

Greetings Gents, Warning, shameless plug ahead! Many of you have heard the rumors, but yesterday was our official blast off day! Long story short I decided to start a Campervan rental company this winter and our SF Bay Area location is now officially open for business. The fleet is currently...

Gents, A few of us are going to grab a beer and talk van stuff on Tuesday the 11th around 630/7pm at Highlands Hollow Brew House just off Bogus Basin Rd. Figured I throw this out there for any other van guys lurking in les bois. Nothing organized, just showing up and having a snack or beer...

After 20k miles of highway and a decent dose of backroads/trails my leaf springs have ejected the little polymer (delrin?) shim disks that separate the leafs and it squeaks. I hate squeaks. I spray them down with lithium grease, which helps, but still sucks. Is there a non-obvious solution I'm...

Thought I'd post this for anyone considering the effectiveness of these, especially on older vans. This is from the first filter change out, which is supposed to be the dirtiest. Another thing I noticed after installing the filter was that the plaque on the inside of the overflow tank crumbled...

Gents, I'm digging into plumbing a pre-heater and can't seem to locate a heater control valve on the van. Upon further research it looks like our vans may use a "blend air door" to bring in cool air in lieu of an actual bypass flow valve. This suggests that hot water is constantly circulating...

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Gents, Happy Turkey Day! :chef: I'm burning some time with the stuffing in the slow cooker digging for information on interior panel and counter top material options. We used SS sheet over plywood inside the first Ute. This was a simple and quick solution but it quickly became dimpled and...

Greetings Gents! It's time for round 2! Some of you guys might remember round 1, the Ute, which I stupidly sold. I then tried to pull off importing a U1300L and it was an awful experience of broker and customs calamities. Long painful story... The good news is that I'm stoked on building...

I did the search and haven't found any Solidworks, ProE, or similar 3D model of a U1300L. I will be making one if I have to but it would be great to not re-invent the wheel on this. Does anyone know of any out there? I may be missing something obvious but the ones on the net appear to be mostly...

Gents, I've tried to get the online EPC to work to no avail. Is there anyone here that can run a VIN on a U1300 that I am debating pulling the trigger on? The VIN in question is (WDB) 435 1151W142987 Any assistance is greatly appreciated! Nate

Note: I previously posted a thread to sale the Cab & Chassis only but was subsequently convinced to sale the truck as a whole. Apologies if this violates the for sale section rules but I felt that it was enough of a different animal to warrant a new thread. That, and it will avoid some...

1997 E350, 7.3, 230k, UJoint 4x4 Conversion, 8k OBO, San Francisco Build Thread: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34160 I'm making the jump to a U1300 and I've decided to move the box on the truck to the mog chassis for obvious reasons. This is a feeler thread to see if...

Hello, I'm aiming for a U1300 this fall for a camper build and wanted to get opinions on using an importer vs. flying over to Germany and doing it yourself. I spent most of last year working in Germany and actually still own a car over there so the buying, export plates, driving to the shipper...

Alright, I'll admit it... -debating a platform switch. My obsession with mogs is becoming unbearable. There are plenty of early 80's U1300 435's for sale in europe in the 12-15k range. I could scrape up some flo, pick one up, mount the box on it. Trying hard not to do the impulse buy thing...

No affiliation, just had to post it: http://treasure.craigslist.org/cto/1834657506.html

Hey, -Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been tinkering on a backcountry/tow rig for the last few weeks and thought I'd share. It's barely started but changing shape enough to qualify I guess. I moved back to the states in early September and picked this up in Louisville, KY when I...