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  1. RenataAllison

    Women Only: Just bought a 88 Ford E350 box van and questions getting startedz

    Kat where is that conversion thread I couldn't find it. Sorry. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  2. RenataAllison

    E350 460 transmission

    I have the same engine and trans as you. Just curious what the final out come was and how many miles on your vehicle.
  3. RenataAllison

    Women Only: Just bought a 88 Ford E350 box van and questions getting startedz

    If you have 3 inches of insulation how did you install cabinets or shelving?
  4. RenataAllison

    Not exactly a mechanical issue but rather a consideration planing ahead.

    So I found this today. It is a way to trim the access panel or trap door. Looks like I can lift the door up by one of the corners. I could have a piece of galvanized steel screwed in underneath the wooden trap door for access to the in tank fuel pump. It is $50 for the 34" x 34" kit...
  5. RenataAllison

    Back to the shop...again

    I am a service manager for a national chain automotive repair company. Check the reviews online for a shop and read them. I say read them because some people fuss about the dumbest things things sometimes. Stick with places that honor a nationwide warranty so if you have an issue with a repair...
  6. RenataAllison

    Starting while cold

    If you do a tune up go to a dealer or someone with the special tool to remove the plug. We had a customer several years ago that got her 2005 Ford Expedition with a 5.4 tuned up in TX. She brought it to us in TN where she lived. The TX shop broke a plug stripped out the tube trying to remove...
  7. RenataAllison

    Tires, your money or your life. FYI Guidelines

    I sell tires for a living and we have had more issues with Goodyear than any other brand when it comes to manufacture defects i.e. out of round, radial pull etc. . Moreover goodyear does let us return new tires if a sale falls through. Customer gets stuck with them, I let the customer know that...
  8. RenataAllison

    Not exactly a mechanical issue but rather a consideration planing ahead.

    Fuel pump works fine now but that would be the one repair that would have me going to an RV/truck stop. We can't drop a gas tank that large at my work. That is one repair I could do on my own later once funds free up if I could get to it. I am running on a pretty tight budget and only fixing the...
  9. RenataAllison

    Not exactly a mechanical issue but rather a consideration planing ahead.

    88 FORD E350 Cutaway Box Van with duel rear wheels and 7.5L 460 engine. 77k original miles. 1. Pretty sure that dropping a 38 gal fuel tank is neither easy nor cheap. Is it possible to still insulate the floor, install a sub floor but some how have an access panel that allows access to the...
  10. RenataAllison

    Close Cell Foam Spray

    Thanks roaming Kat that pretty much answered my questions on exploring foam as an option. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  11. RenataAllison

    In the news... south Dakota #5

    @headache Hence why moving was in quotations. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  12. RenataAllison

    Women Only: Just bought a 88 Ford E350 box van and questions getting startedz

    Kat Why the reflectix under the poly. Everything I have watched shows directly gluing the poly directly to the wall. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  13. RenataAllison

    In the news... south Dakota #5

    John I saw one of Bob's videos on YouTube where he talked about South Dakota being ideal for nomads. I bet that plays a huge role in the number of people "moving" there. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  14. RenataAllison

    Women Only: Just bought a 88 Ford E350 box van and questions getting startedz

    I probably should have split this into two posts. I was looking for women to tell me what they did to go from zero knowledge on electrical to DIY and then I rambled. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  15. RenataAllison

    WOMEN ONLY: Calling full-time FEMALE nomads

    Newer diesels also have DEF (diesel exhaust fluid) which has more cons than pros. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  16. RenataAllison

    Women Only: Just bought a 88 Ford E350 box van and questions getting startedz

    I have named her Mathilda which means strength and battle. She is an 88 E350 box van with a 460 engine. 78,000 original miles with a peak/mom's attic large enough to hold a twin size mattress and access to the front cab. Rear entry is a roll up door. It has a pullout loading ramp. She needs...
  17. RenataAllison

    Place to do conversion? Mini-storage? Commercial warehouse?

    Behind my apartment until my lease is up or I have to move. After that will be a friends driveway if the 88 E350 cutaway van will fit. I have a friend that runs a storage unit here in Nashville. She said getting electricity for tools will be an issue as there are usually are not outlets...
  18. RenataAllison

    In the news... south Dakota #5

    Out of the top 10 states that people are moving to. http://www3.forbes.com/leadership/the-u-s-states-people-are-fleeing-and-the-ones-they-are-moving-to/16/ Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
  19. RenataAllison

    20' Box van conversion questions 1. Electrical 2. Mom's attic 3. Roll up back door

    So excited!!! I bought her for way less than he wanted. Her name is Mathilda. There are mechanical issues beyond what he stated. I am gonna use my sweet work discount at my job to shirk the repairs onto someone else. If there is much more than an oil change or battery or something up top, it is...
  20. RenataAllison

    20' Box van conversion questions 1. Electrical 2. Mom's attic 3. Roll up back door

    It is not translucent fiberglass but rather fiber glass that has been worn down by weather and exposure. The shiny outer whitecoat is gone and allowing light to slightly penetrate the remaining fibers board. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk
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