Recent content by thedjjack

460 will swap with a 460... It is swapping the accessories around Also if you are in a smog area swapping an older motor into a new vehicle is a no no typically.. Engine swap is pretty basic as long as motor is solid (leak down test, oil pressure) I would do seals and timing chain when out...

here are some photos of the headliner I built in my old rig..... http://www.delica.ca/forum/hitop-delica-build-photos-10807.html

I built a headliner out of Mahogany door skin panels (super light 3-ply) very cheap. I just fastened to the roof and stain/varnished mine but you could easily rug it after if one wanted.... Nice material to work with used a sharp utility knife for most cuts.

I have always found Ford vans and 5 tons (older models mind you twin beam and live axles) to need to be driven so you do major corrections and not little imputs... My 1980s Dodge and current C-class 1983 GMC drive like cars...  Fords have always been truck like....

Depends on how you run things... I added a small hand pump to the kitchen sink that gives me all the water I need....  I never run the pump (no electricity)...  LED lights buy me days....  Fridge pure propane....  Stove pure propane...  small LED tv with built in DVD for the kids....  Small...

I agree with renting one to figure out what you want...  If you are not mechanical having in checked is money well spent (i bought my last one sight unseen, and sent the money 7 weeks before I went to pick it up (private sale))... Make sure you get one that is a size that works for you...  We...

isn't Cummins a Cummins engine...  not sure what it has to do with Dodge? Personally I would put a Cummins in since I like an inline over a V design...  easier to work on...  but I am a gear head...

shop carefully...  older rigs can treat you right...  bought my 1983 G3500 6.2L Diesel brougham for around your price...  sight on seen...  Drove 20hours to pick it up...blew an oil cooler line 1hour into the trip home.  Caught it with smell and a dancing pressure gauge in time... Driven all...

What chassis? what tank... if it is a standard ford/gm tank a new tank might be under $50.00 Good way to dispose of old fuel is in a vehicle going to the wreckers...  let them drain it there and does not affect the value at all..

my RV we have two 5 gallon water-cooler jugs stored behind the drivers chair (with a tie down strap) and then a copper line to a hand pump mounted in the sink.  it takes no battery power, costs $3.00 a bottle to fill and give nice tasting water.

2-2.5 inches might be enough...  I would put in an axle stop just to make sure it stops before the tank.

Every 1960s Willys Jeep pickup broke the frame behind the cab... Lots of Pickups know to have frames that crack...  Nothing wrong with a flexable frame if designed right....  It helps keep the wheels on the ground and a reason why off road campers must have a floating camper or the frame will...

1983 B+ GMC 6.2L Diesel  24 feet long, Brougham  --60-65mph windy hilly no-aircon 18+mpg