Off Road Vans

[Blanco]

I always kinda liked these..
I'd like to set one up as a Van conversion maybe .. :humm_smilie:
Go camping where most Campers cant go..
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/331433/fullsize/IMG_5511.JPG
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/331434/fullsize/IMG_5512.JPG

[Ogeechee 4x4]

i always thought it'd be cool to have something like that as a tow rig... it'd get you in/out of the dirt/sand road that lead to the off-road parks, and you wouldn't have to worry about the tent leaking...

[Blanco]

I would probably go with the shorter Body ..
This one has to Much over hang, Killing its Departcher angle. :m2c:

Heres another One I took pics of a while Back..
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/196478/fullsize/007_5A.JPG
http://www.supermotors.org/getfile/196479/fullsize/006_4A.JPG

[bigbroncojeff]

cool 4x4 van vids http://www.quigley4x4.com/pages/index.cfm?upID=63

[Blanco]

These are cool!
http://www.quigley4x4.com/_images/user/blocks/EHill224.jpg

This one I saw in Ensenada was pretty :cooool:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/457611/fullsize/img_9684.jpg

[bigbroncojeff]

and i always get a kick out of this 4x4 van from the factory...

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/461047/fullsize/van.jpg

[Blanco]

I see no front drive shaft or axles? :6:

[bigbroncojeff]

I see no front drive shaft or axles? :6:

look again it has two! front drive shafts coming from some unknown box after the transfer case... and two differential "looking"cases by each wheel although the actuall differential mechanism is in the unknown box thing

[Couch Slouch]

:WTF: Is that like the V-drive they use in boats and TT's???

Maybe it works good but geez looks like a pain when it comes to maintence and sh*t!

[bigbroncojeff]

apparently it's called dana v-drivehttp://members.aol.com/vx4van/ more pics

[Manny]

What a wacky contraption:12:

[Blanco]

In Ramona today on my way to Fantelli Motorsports I spoted this van for sale...

I'm 1/2 temped to buy it my self..
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/557398/fullsize/img_6029.jpg
If it had 8 lug wheels I probably would have. :shrug:
But I personally think its pretty bad ass! :7:
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/557399/fullsize/img_6030.jpg

& then later on on my way home I spotted this clean 4x4 on the FWY.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/557400/fullsize/img_6040.jpg

[bigbroncojeff]

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/557398/fullsize/img_6029.jpg


bad freakin ass....how much??.... and i love ground hawgs
:cooool:

[Ogeechee 4x4]

Wow, i bet that opens up a whole new level of the term "top heavy". Those big tires make it look really short....

[locopny]

Those big tires make it look really short....

Thats funny....I thought it looked short because it IS

:17:

[Blanco]

bad freakin ass....how much??.... and i love ground hawgs
:cooool:

As the picture shows its $2500.00

what are 6 lug chevy axles?
I know they're not One Tons? :shrug:

If it was a one ton rig I could consider it. :humm_smilie:

But I need another project like a hole in my head. :rolleyes:

[locopny]

Cam...

chevy 1/2 tons are 6 lug...like a Toyota. the chevy 3/4 & one tons are 8 lugs

might be a D44 up front- yes they were avail in 6 lugs...possibly a 10 bolt rear?
in any case that van as photo'd is a 1/2ton'er or a converted 3/4 ton shorty 2wd...Ford had some of those odd 3/4 ton shorty vans.

[Badtodabone]

I'll have to scan some pics of my dads old van. He had a custom made 4x4 ford van with radius arms and coils. I only have pics of the instalation because He took a whole roll of pics at the desert but the people developing them screwed them up. Then it got stolen:12:

['90 Corolla]

the front axle on my blazer is a d44 and its a 6 lug

[Gud Racing]

I don't think Chevy had a full size 4x4 1/2 ton in anything but 6 lug.

[Blanco]

Heres a few Cool Vans I spotted while cruising around the '07 Terribles SCORE Primm 300.

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/563076/fullsize/img_6318.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/563085/fullsize/img_6329.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/563089/fullsize/img_6332.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/563090/fullsize/img_6333.jpg

[Gud Racing]

Not really an off-road van but still cool.

[Doba]

This thing is sweet.

http://www.fullsizebronco.com/forum/showthread.php?t=106343

[Gud Racing]

A couple Dodges

[Blanco]

My Boss'es Van.

Brand new '07
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581963/fullsize/img_0597.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581968/fullsize/img_0602.jpg
& Its a Diesel!
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581964/fullsize/img_0598.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581965/fullsize/img_0599.jpg
Notice how the winch is fully inclosed in the bumper.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581966/fullsize/img_0600.jpg

The interior is super plush.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581972/fullsize/img_0606.jpg
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581967/fullsize/img_0601.jpg

http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581969/fullsize/img_0603.jpg

& He also has OBA, but I did'nt get a pic of his 5 gal air tank. :awesome_dude:

The step drop when ever the door is opened.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581971/fullsize/img_0605.jpg
& its a strong metal, I think it might hold up as a rock slider if need be.

He even has those back up sensors in the bumpers.
http://www.supermotors.net/getfile/581970/fullsize/img_0604.jpg

[crawler]

Thats a cool van but I'm not to fond of the bumpers. But where did he get it because the dealers don't sell 44 vans do they?

[Blanco]

Thats a cool van but I'm not to fond of the bumpers. But where did he get it because the dealers don't sell 44 vans do they?

I forget the name of the company..
But Ford seems to have an established company that does the conversions for them.

Sorta like shelby or Roush...

[bigbroncojeff]

quigley is a common one

[Blanco]

quigley is a common one

That was it!
I remember it being a silly sounding name. :17:

[Vetter]

This is technically a van.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/4x4e350/89meatwagon-2.jpg

[Vetter]

This was my first van I built, it had a turbocharged 300 straight six, and tons of torque. The van rusted away, and I went to the diesel ambulance.:bye2:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v671/4x4e350/bdeckvan1h.jpg

[holshotracer]

check out this one
http://www.therangerstation.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8440

[Gud Racing]

Found this one on myspace. :wave:

[RangerDude]

dont get a van cam.. you behind the wheel of one just screams rape.. :10_6_5:


http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/1858/chancesti7.jpg

[Blanco]

I actually did own a '73 Dodge Van for a while & I loved it! :)
This aint my Van.. ( I found this one on Google )
http://www.carr.org/~gripper/images/vehicles/van.jpg
But mine was some what like it..

Yeah it was a plain boring 2WD Van...
But I must say what was most awsome about it was I could go party as much as I wanted anywhere I wanted & if I should'nt of been driving I'd just take a nap in back on my couch till I sober'ed up. :)

Makes me sorta consider getting another one.. :humm_smilie:

[Gud Racing]

My wife talked me into buying ours. She wanted to be able to pile kids and friends in and still be able to pull her horses around. But I've gotta say I love the thing! I pull more stuff with it than I do with my dually.

[offroadaction]

Great Thread guys....I used to run the front counter at a 4x4 shop that used to build 8-10 4x4 vans a year in BC....we had customers from coast to coast, Canada and the states. This was before Quigley got into it...Ford from the States was sending us customers....we used 95% ford parts that you could find on the shelf anywhere...it made trying to find replacement parts a lot easier. We used TTB on the fords, but straight axle on the chevies...the Chev and Dodge are more work because there is not as much of a frame there as the Fords. Here is the old website that we had....

www.clydesdale.bc.ca

[Gud Racing]

Great Thread guys....I used to run the front counter at a 4x4 shop that used to build 8-10 4x4 vans a year in BC....we had customers from coast to coast, Canada and the states. This was before Quigley got into it...Ford from the States was sending us customers....we used 95% ford parts that you could find on the shelf anywhere...it made trying to find replacement parts a lot easier. We used TTB on the fords, but straight axle on the chevies...the Chev and Dodge are more work because there is not as much of a frame there as the Fords. Here is the old website that we had....

www.clydesdale.bc.ca (http://www.clydesdale.bc.ca)

Does the IFS just bolt up like it does on the 80-96 F-150's?

[offroadaction]

For the most part, yes. The center pivot mounts and transfer case mounts were custom made...we would make 10 sets at a time on a jig. Heck, I think even the radius arm brackets were F150 ones if I remember correctly. The transfer case mount itselft was a stock style F150 mount, but the steel mount was custom.

The driveshafts were custom length of course, but used regular size truck parts. The transfer case was brand new BW1356 with a factory shift light that we installed in the dash...used handle and linkages though, just repainted. We rebuilt the TTB units...all new bearings, gears, axles, etc....Stock F150 coils, calipers etc. We had a lifted version that used Rancho 3" lift coils and different brackets.

We tried to use as many factory style parts as possible so that if a customer needed new ball joints, radius arm bushings or something years down the road, they could walk into their local auto parts store. We also supplied a list of all part numbers with each conversion.

We used all urethane bushings, Rancho shocks and top of the line name brand parts. Most conversions started out at about the $8000 mark, with the Chevy and Dodge conversions costing around $12,000.

We did a lot of custom work on the vans...roof racks, winches, lockers etc. We did a lot of ambulances and used the solid axle dana 60 on coils and some 8 lug dana 50 TTB.

[Gud Racing]

Were the Dana 50's coil too? If so what arms did you use on those? Custom?

[bigbroncojeff]

cool... i have always noticed there were tons more ford 4x4 vans than the others... that sums up why

[offroadaction]

Dana50's were leaf spring...we did not do many of them...only when the customer could not be sold into a solid axle dana 60. The majority of the 60's were leaf spring as well, although we did a few custom ones with coils.