Project Man-Van
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I am highly interested in this project, I love the weird. I say have it painted or wrapped to match what ever rig you plan on hauling on the trailer. I love the look of the RVs that have the vehicles towed behind them that have the matching colors and graphics.(so have it silver with the black stripes like on your truck if you plan on hauling the truck around kinda idea)
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I'll have to think about the making it pre-runner style though, if I did it would make me want to use it off-roading!
I like the idea though, very cool!
I am highly interested in this project, I love the weird. I say have it painted or wrapped to match what ever rig you plan on hauling on the trailer. I love the look of the RVs that have the vehicles towed behind them that have the matching colors and graphics.(so have it silver with the black stripes like on your truck if you plan on hauling the truck around kinda idea)
After tune and exhaust and a shift kit I think I can reasonably expect 400/800 to the wheels. I'm not racing this thing but it should be plenty for towing whatever I chose too and return some good mpg's.
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I like the pre-runner idea over the lowering idea, if only to keep it from acting like a shovel in the desert, although I would stick with 16s or 17s as opposed to 20s. We have a few Quigley 4x4 Ford Express vans at work that are lifted on 33s and you can go anywhere you won't tip or run of power (4.6 junk); I drove a brand-new stock-height one with the Quigley 4x4 retrofit last year (2011 or 2012 Chevrolet Express 4.8/6L90E) and it drove great everywhere I went. I think leveled on some all-terrain 265/75-16s or 70-17s (285s if you can fit them and stay reasonably low) would really fit the get-around-without-getting-stuck-or-needing-a-4x4-conversion bill just remember that the vans have a ridiculously-high center of gravity vs the trucks, and you can certainly feel it
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Something else to think about, If your gonna run a ceiling mounted A/C. Get a Honda generator and build a mount for the rear hitch. If your gonna camp in it then you can run the generator to power the AC or keep the battries charged. They are silly quiet and you wont ever know its running plus they sip fuel.
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I like the rhino lining! And I used to have those KMC Addicts, sweet wheels. The Lil lug looking things around the lip are a bitch to wash around, but still nice wheels. I'd do 17's or 18's, 17's would be cheaper and easier to get tires.
You should do dual exhaust 5" dP to a Y and 4" dual. Would sound beastly!
You should get a rack up top or a bar up top and mount some bright *** HID's up there. Couple spot lights!
Ok found some sweet ideas for you!
You should do dual exhaust 5" dP to a Y and 4" dual. Would sound beastly!
You should get a rack up top or a bar up top and mount some bright *** HID's up there. Couple spot lights!
Ok found some sweet ideas for you!