The Porkchop Express. 99 Ford E350.

[225]

I had another thread, but I am kind of going in another direction. Also a lot of things have happened in-between then and now.

Earlier this month, I had all the cash saved up to do the conversion. I even e-mailed Chris @ UJOR to line up parts (sorry Chris). Then one of my bikes took a crap on me and I got tired of it and bought a new one. So... there went that cash.

I had a few on going projects I had to finish. My teardrop camper and my bike. I was tired of having 5 projects going at one time. So now everything I've been fighting with for the last year is now done.

Here is my camper. I have a few things I have to finish that will get done next week:

I already finished the hatch that you see exposed.


And I added fenders too!






The van I am fixing to take advantage of.





Plans for the van:

UJOR 6" kit
Custom built F/R bumpers.
Custom built roof rack with LED's.
OBA System
Train horns
On board water system.
Driver's side passenger window.
Rear seats.
And a bunch of crap I can't think of.

[225]

The first thing I wanted to do before I started on the 4WD conversion is F/R bumpers, roof rack, and side ladder.

There is a awesome thread on this forum about DIY roof racks: http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...made-Roofracks

Lots of guys are using electrical conduit. Which is galvanized, dangerous, and make for horrible welds. At HD, one 10ft. piece of conduit is $5.89 : http://www.homedepot.com/p/Allied-Tu...l#.UcsEuZz2Ci0

I was quoted for a 1" steel 20' length 16ga tubing from my local steel yard is $11.50. Which will weld better because I will be TIG welding it. And a 4'x8' sheet of expanded metal is $48.00 a piece. I'll need two of those.

I want a rack strong enough to hold a few people when we are at the races. And I think that will do fine if I use enough supports. Also, I am going to try the XJ roof gutter mounts. I hope they work...

http://www.jcroffroad.com/product/RCK/RCKMNTS.html

[Mr120]

Sorry to hear about your bike, 225. That van should make a pretty good project. Don't breath any fumes if you weld that galvanized conduit. I believe 3M makes respirator filters that might be of some help.

[225]

Thanks. Yea, I'm not using electrical conduit. I am gonna go with just regular 1" tubing.

The JCR website it may take 5 days to ship the mounts. Hopefully it will be sooner than that.

[Mr120]

Thanks. Yea, I'm not using electrical conduit. I am gonna go with just regular 1" tubing.

The JCR website it may take 5 days to ship the mounts. Hopefully it will be sooner than that.

You're going to have a really good view from on top of that van when you are done. I'm glad you aren't using the galvanized pipe. Nasty stuff - just ask seanmurphy.

[225]

The roof rack mounts came in. Since they are made for a Jeep, I wasn't sure if they would work for my van. It was kind of a crap shoot. Luckily, they do.

What came in the box:



Mounted on the van:




Soon, I'll start on the rack. But back to work for 20 days first.