Respect the 4×4 van!
Archive for the ‘4 Wheel Drive Vans’ Category
4 Wheel Drive Van – 4 Wheel Drive Vans
Posted by Mike on May 12th, 2010
Posted in 4 Wheel Drive Vans 
Tags: 4 wheel drive van, 4 x 4 van, 4x4 van, 4x4 van conversion 
Comments OffInspiration for this project.
Posted by Mike on July 28th, 2010
Every project gets its inspiration from somewhere. Seeing these two 4×4 vans in Moab Utah set the gears in motion.
Ujoint Offroad Install – Part 1
Posted by Mike on July 14th, 2010
Due to crappy ungodly hot, humid rainy weather I did not do any drilling or welding today but I did pull the stock front sway bar and put the Ujoint Offroad brackets in place. Interesting photo, you can see all the way from the front bumper bracket to the rear windows.
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know if Jimmy Buffett is a reader of my blog…
Posted by Mike on July 13th, 2010
But I do know he has a thing for 4×4 Vans. Here are photos of two Sportsmobile 4×4 vans he is said to own. Supposedly he has one for the East Coast and one for the West. But I don’t want to land in New York City Don’t want to land in Mexico, no, no, [...]
Posted in 4 Wheel Drive Vans, Readers Rigs Tags: jimmi buffet sportsmobile, jimmy buffet 4x4 van Comments OffSanta pays a visit in July
Posted by Mike on July 13th, 2010
Warn Premium Locking Hubs $207.00 on Amazon.com Before purchasing these I never realized Ball Joints were so expensive. You are looking at about $200 of Moog Ball Joints. Here are the first parts that I’ll actually be bolting to the Van and the first step in making the conversion from rear wheel drive to 4 [...]
4 Wheel Drive Vans are not inexpensive
Posted by Mike on May 13th, 2010
4 Wheel Drive Vans are not cheap. Both Quigley and Advanced 4WD systems quote prices around $10,000 to convert a standard 2WD van into a 4WD. You can easily spend a mint if you go with a Sportsmobile Custom which can set you back anywhere between $65,000 and $100,000. If you have more money that [...]
Posted in 4 Wheel Drive Vans Tags: 4 wheel drive van cost, 4wd van price, 4x4 van price Comments Off
