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What the interior looks like… all DIY.

Well I’ll have to do some updates later but Vinnie is pretty close to done& did his maiden voyage as a camper van to Maple Canyon Utah this past week.

Maple canyon UT. Vinnie’s maiden voyage as a full fledge camper van. Sort of he’s about 95%. But we were able to use him with no issues for our climbing trip to maple.

Was out driving Vinnie in the mountains the other day and noticed a little wheel shudder or drive line shudder. Hoped it wasn’t torque converter shudder but when the OD light started to flash I knew it was gonna get expensive… so this time it’s a built to the hilt billet custom trans from a...

Hasn’t happened yet but it’s paid for new trans & torque converter & transfer case for Vinnie. Plus lights for the rack. Ouch that was a quick $6k out the door.

Awesome thanks a bunch

There is no dispersed camping around on near Horsetooth Res. It’s been quite sometime since you could do that & lots of stuff up both the Poudre Canyon & Big Thompson canyon are still closed from the fires.

When I upgraded to 37’s I did do a regear to 5.13 added the AEV pro Cal module and did a dynatrac pro grip big brake up grade. I went with AEV Savagre wheels they are 17x8.5 5x5 bolt pattern. With the bigger wheels it drives great no issues on the highway (the KO2s) are nice & quiet compared...

Trailsoffroad.com will give you a lot of options for trails in your area or any area you plan to visit out of state. It’s a great resource, you can get a 20% discount if your an OB member. But it’s pretty inexpensive at $25 a year. You can also upload these files straight to Gaia GPS. I have a...

For sure sat at 8400 pounds before the build as a 4x4 cargo with after market steel bumpers. So it’s a lot of weight to stop for sure…My estimated finish we will be between 9000 to 9200. This is well under the weight of my other than that sits at 10,200 pounds. The goal with Vinnie when on the...

Work continues on Vinnie. I’ve had the rear Mechanical OX locker for more than 6 months just had to wait for shop time opening with Justin at Ujoint Colorado. Today we move the Detroit tru Trac that was in the rear to the front. Then installed the mechanical Ox locker. This set up is the most...

Starting to plan trips for the spring, summer & fall. Gas prices have doubled my trip budgets… oh well it’s always a pay to play scenario, this year it’s just more.

Not much has happened interior wise but the rear closet is coming together. Two sections are done & one is test fitted. It will look like the rear panel. One done I’ll put a face on the front with one door & a double slider for the larger opening. Plus I decided on putting the heater in the back...

Vinnie is progressing slowly…decided to build a rack since I found a great deal on CL for two Rhino Racks, under $500 for both from a company that was going out of business. They were used not new but in great condition. I turned the two racks into one big rack for Vinnie. For got to take a...

For sure… the ford E Series in 4x4 is what put Sportsmobile on the map & gave them lots of credibility. Heck my last year at Colorado Camper Van (I left last August) we did 4.8 million for 2021. I was selling for April of 2022. A quarter of those sales were still 4x4 E Series. So it’s still...

Thanks Glocker. That’s for sure something to consider. I have access to a Nova 51 laser & love to develop products. Going to go this route as I have a few ideas for the van market. Specifically to the Ford E350, since it’s not a dead market like some in the industry think… but I’ll cHeck them out…

Metal is expensive right now… the molle panels I’m going to make will be made out of delrin sheet. That’s actually what the other panels are made out of too. Stuff is great, & strong.

Thanks. Good eye, planning on mounting 2 over the headliner on the passenger, drivers seats when I redo the head liner. Hopefully this happens over next weekend. I have a 3rd panel that may go on the back of the closet that I haven’t made yet. Plus thing about making some custom ones to fit...

A few more shots & my helpers…