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Monsterlover

February 04, 2010, 04:07:11 AM


Stu, surely there's some woods near you that you could take the van into. . .

[evil]


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Duck-Stew

#1
February 04, 2010, 04:48:11 AM
Yes, but there is a fundamental difference between myself and the owner of this Econoline van:

I care about mind and wish to own it and drive it for many years to come.


However, that is one hella-funnah pic of something just about to go wrong! ;D

There is a company that could convert my E250 to 4WD though...
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derby

#2
February 04, 2010, 04:55:27 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on February 04, 2010, 04:48:11 AM

However, that is one hella-funnah pic of something just about to go wrong! ;D


....like casing the landing.  ;D
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Monsterlover

#3
February 04, 2010, 05:00:18 AM
Buh bye hubcaps [laugh]
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

angler

#4
February 04, 2010, 05:05:01 AM Last Edit: February 04, 2010, 05:38:11 AM by angler
Quote from: Duck-Stew on February 04, 2010, 04:48:11 AM
There is a company that could convert my E250 to 4WD though...

Like Quigley or Sportsmobile!

Sportsmobile


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Monster Dave

#5
February 04, 2010, 05:26:25 AM Last Edit: February 04, 2010, 05:31:23 AM by Monster Dave
Awe....just do it the way they did in 1984....




[thumbsup]

derby

#6
February 04, 2010, 05:31:58 AM
Quote from: angler on February 04, 2010, 05:05:01 AM
Like Quigley or Sportsmobile!

Sportsmobile


If I still lived in Southern AZ, a 4x4 E-350 diesel is my dream desert/baja rig. There was one on e-bay last year for a long time, but the guy wanted $45k for it.

i <3 those things...
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angler

#7
February 04, 2010, 05:37:15 AM
Quote from: derby on February 04, 2010, 05:31:58 AM
i <3 those things...

Must....stay.....focused.

Pics of these things can send me into offroad desert fantasy land for days.......
996 forks, BoomTubes, frame sliders, CRG bar-end mirrors, vizitech integrated tail light, rizoma front turn signals, rizoma grips, cycle cat multistrada clip ons, pantah belt covers - more to come

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KnightofNi

#8
February 04, 2010, 06:46:43 AM
didn't a lot of the econolines come with 4wd stock in the mid 90's?
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ducpainter

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February 04, 2010, 06:53:26 AM
Quote from: KnightofNi on February 04, 2010, 06:46:43 AM
didn't a lot of the econolines come with 4wd stock in the mid 90's?
Pretty sure they were conversions...

they did IIRC go straight from the factory to the conversion company then to the dealers.
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KnightofNi

#10
February 04, 2010, 06:57:08 AM
Quote from: ducpainter on February 04, 2010, 06:53:26 AM
Pretty sure they were conversions...

they did IIRC go straight from the factory to the conversion company then to the dealers.

ok, that makes sense.

i do know that a shortbed extended cab '95 f150 trans would supposedly have fit my old ltd without too much hassle. (at least for the rear) there were just a few issues that i didn't want to have to pay to fix concerning ride height and control arms for the front.
Life, alas is very drear. Up with the glass and down with the beer!
Quote from: RB on September 09, 2009, 05:31:47 AM
Seriously, when i am 800years old i want to rock like Lemmy! it is a religion that requires lots of determination, drugs, and Marshall stacks.

now with clavicle of steel (stainless) wrist o' steel (11/2011)

angler

#11
February 04, 2010, 06:59:49 AM
Quote from: KnightofNi on February 04, 2010, 06:57:08 AM
ok, that makes sense.

i do know that a shortbed extended cab '95 f150 trans would supposedly have fit my old ltd without too much hassle. (at least for the rear) there were just a few issues that i didn't want to have to pay to fix concerning ride height and control arms for the front.

For Fords, they were never stock. You might have seen them at a Ford dealership, but after they had spent some time at Quigley.  From what I know, it is not terrible to convert yourself and I have seen a few self conversions.  I think one of the 4x4 mags did a conversion......

996 forks, BoomTubes, frame sliders, CRG bar-end mirrors, vizitech integrated tail light, rizoma front turn signals, rizoma grips, cycle cat multistrada clip ons, pantah belt covers - more to come

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Duck-Stew

#12
February 04, 2010, 07:02:55 AM
Not 100% true...  In the early 70's they were available w/4WD from the factory but it was such a sales-flop...they dropped it.  1971 I think...300 units +/-.
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angler

#13
February 04, 2010, 07:07:41 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on February 04, 2010, 07:02:55 AM
Not 100% true...  In the early 70's they were available w/4WD from the factory but it was such a sales-flop...they dropped it.  1971 I think...300 units +/-.

OOPS.  I was barely a glimmer at that point!  I guess I should have prefaced by saying in my lifetime.....
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The whole aim of practical politics is to keep the populace alarmed (and hence clamorous to be led to safety) by menacing it with an endless series of hobgoblins, all of them imaginary. H. L. Mencken

ducpainter

#14
February 04, 2010, 07:10:43 AM
Quote from: Duck-Stew on February 04, 2010, 07:02:55 AM
Not 100% true...  In the early 70's they were available w/4WD from the factory but it was such a sales-flop...they dropped it.  1971 I think...300 units +/-.
I still think they were converted outside the factory...with parts available through the ford parts system, but 71 was a long time ago. You may be right.
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    is even more amazing than yours."
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    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
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