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Junkyard will be your best bet. You can still buy the rear pop outs from Ford, last time I checked, but they don't come as a unit, you have to get each piece individually. Over $400 per window, ouch!! Seems like all of the early passenger vans, 92-94 ish, have pop outs. I have heard Ford quit...

I have always compared tools to tires, my tools are snap-on and my tires are Michelin. I wipe my tools off before they go back in my box and they don't get left out in the rain. My tires get rotated every oil change, air pressure checked monthly and my vehicles are properly aligned. My friend...

Thanks, that's exactly how I see them, as art. I love the old heavy cast iron stuff. Plus you can't beat the quality. If its lasted 100 years I think it  will make it as long as I need to use it. The heavier it is the more I like it. My limit used to be 2000 lbs because that's all my skid steer...

I will snap some pics and post em up. Had to partially disassemble it to get it through the 7 foot door into my basement/ wood shop. It hasn't been run in over 20 years from what the folks I got it from knew. Planning on restoring it as I put it back together. Here is a pic of one exactly like...

This is true. My parents carry very few tools and no extra parts. my dad can change a tire, change his oil, change his brakes, and change light bulbs, that's the extent of his repair skills. I on the other hand have enough tools with me to take the engine out, except a hoist. I also carry a...

You're welcome, I have always thought it would be cool to make the long side windows of an econoline into swing outs. We sleep side to side in ours and it would give a lot more leg room, plus if they had fabric/screen attached to them, sort of like a pop up camper, it would be like sleeping on a...

It would be very easy to remove the windows and replace them with solid inserts on a e-series. The windows are held in with nuts around the perimeter on the inside. You could remove the window and use it as a template for your filler. There is a type of board sign shops use that is basically a...

I buy on govdeals regularly, mostly tools and equipment. Generally the older and heavier something is the cheaper it is. I usually buy local stuff within 100 miles. Have a buddy who buys a lot of vehicles on there. IronPlanet is also another good online auction, gov and private stuff on there.

Oh I was thinking you were talking about the driver and passenger seats. I have limited experience with conversion vans but enough to know they are a pain in the butt. Hope you were able to get the seats out, sorry I couldn't help.

Love the old International IDIs, all in all they are a good motor, they have enough power to do the job but not enough power to break things. Don't have to worry about speeding tickets either. They also run great on waste motor oil. Had a 94 turbo idi 7.3 F superduty with 520,000 miles when I...

What year ford van. Are they factory seats? E series usually have 2 bolts at the front of the seat base going into the floor. T45 or t50 torx bit. Rear 2 are studs with 18 or 19mm nut on them.

Some call em tools, I call em toys. They are the reason we could never go full time. I use them all day to make a living and most evenings for enjoyment. When we moved from our old house to our new house we moved everything inside the house in a day with 2 vans and trailers. My shop/tools/toys...

1998 Ford e 350 7.3 diesel,260,000 miles, automatic, 3.55 gears. Stock ride height and tire size. 70 psi all the way around. Extended with high top. Moderately loaded around town 15 mpg, 18 on highway, best on a roadtrip 19.6. Mom and dads 1992 e 350 5.8 gas, 275,000 miles, automatic, 3.55...

Milage is just a number to me, it all depends on how the vehicle has been maintained and how it has been driven. I am a mechanic by trade so repairs/ breakdowns don't worry me near as much as they do others. I have seen 2 year old vehicles with 40,000 miles that are totally trashed because of...

Hi y'all, we don't see full timing in our future, extended timing, yes, but that will be a ways down the road, I'm 30 my wife is 25, we have been married almost 4 years. I applaud those who can sell everything and hit the road but we would have to have a home base to come back to.

Just found this site the other day, very interesting so far. We are not full timers but we do camp in our van, which is my daily driver/ work van. We are headed out west on a 16 day road trip in a couple months and I am currently in the middle of some mods getting ready for the trip.  Looking...