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"If it's 95F outside, it will eventually be 95F inside", untrue. If it is 95f out, I am assuming it is sunny. The surface of the van will exceed the ambient air temperature. Try touching a black hood on a sunny day (don't you will burn your hand) With no insulation you have a rolling solar...

You are both right and wrong. Not my first rodeo. When 4wd is engaged you can get in bind during turns especially on a dry/grippy surface. Doing a u-turn makes weird things happen. When not in 4wd the front will steer as normal. No selective locker is available for the GM 7.5 diff, believe me...

Yes I have, chatters, pops and understeers ! I wanted to get rid of the Gov-lock or as I call them Gov-snaps! What I did was a poor mans version of the "Bravada axle swap", they were AWD The r/s axle is welded , not the diff so the transfer case still works.     So I have 2wd, neutral , 4lo...

Warning old thread revival! It is amazing how far you can go with a rear locker and GOOD tires. Tires (properly aired down) and the driver are key. Having said that my S10 build is going to be true 4wd. So far the rear has a Tru-Trac and  have 2 complete sets of rims/tires. Summer tires are...

Well, the 85 is fighting me. Found the cooling fans were unhooked, started to overheat and the radiator let go. Summit Racing makes a nice aluminum radiator just for this swap. It is installed. Finally went for a test drive and the line to the rear brakes popped. May end up with a whole new...

6' 2" , 240# puts me out of the " very small or super skinny" area! I guess if highly motivated by say, a bear or zombie chewing on your toes, it could happen! I'll cross that off my worry list.

I might change direction on my project before I really get started. :dodgy: There are 2 ideas I have for truck/camper.  One of these will lose the ability to open the sliders and pass threw into the camper from the cab. For those who have truck/camper how important is having this ability...

Reflectix is one of the most improperly used products I have ever seen. If you want get any "R" value out of Reflectix it needs at-least 3/4" air gap with minimal contact with exterior and interior covering Install 3/4 furring strip, staple then tape Reflectix,then another 3/4" furring strip...

If you will be travelling daily, capture some of the wasted heat/energy from your engine. So much energy is released from gasoline is wasted in the internal combustion engine as heat, use it. When camping I carried a 12 x 12 tile and fire gloves.Before bed I would take the biggest stone...

No computer, old school 85 S10 with 350 swap running a Holley carby. Alternator should be fine. I started a build thread here: https://vanlivingforum.com/Thread-Slow-S10-build

Nothing personal to anyone but I like multiple responses and everyone seems to be in agreement, no cut-out needed. Got it! Damn I thought I created a neat circuit, oh well. Anyway, besides the benefits OP posted, I want to keep separate systems and like redundancy. On the engine there is a...

OK, couple years back I picked up someone's not finished project, 88 S10 4x4 pick up. They had swapped in a replacement junkyard 4.3 that barely ran. After fixing 30 little things ,from loose connections, vacuum leaks,bent brackets, etc. the truck runs pretty good. I had really wanted a...

I want to dip my toe in Solar. The plan is to have an separate alternator for the house battery, as well a small solar panel ( batteryMINDder  scc-105) to mainly maintain the battery via solar. Please keep in mind, I have no electrical training so be kind on my diagram ( first hand drawn...

Same story as most, been lurking here for years. About me, I am a self taught, jack of all trades, out of the box kinda guy. Growing up in the country on a horse farm you learn as you go. We lived near a State Park so I did a a lot of camping,fishing etc..  Being lucky enough to marry a women...