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    Final word on Fuel Tank prep and protection

    Jay22Day, thats along the lines of what i was thinking too. Now in the boat world, we HATE biodiesel. Most people put too much alcohol in it, which is hydroscopic, and when it sits in the tank, the alcohol absorbs water and rusts the tank out, or they don't wash all the lye out and that...
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    Final word on Fuel Tank prep and protection

    LOL, my preponderance of evidence? That education came from being a teenager and working for a 60 something year old mechanic with a short temper and a habit of throwing wrenches at you. Never paint it, if you want to do something brush on some engine oil, and under no circumstances undercoat...
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    Final word on Fuel Tank prep and protection

    The tanks in the Stabbin Cabin are iffy at best. Close look at them tells me that they likely won't survive a boil. So, I started looking for tanks. My first thought (from the boat world) is plastic. I have pulled countless fiberglass, steel, aluminum, and yes, even a few stainless tanks...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Well, instead of spending the day chopping, i spent it measuring. My dad had a kick ass idea that i ran with. Since i have to rebuild all the structure in the back half of this van, especially since half of it has already collapsed. Why not do something unique with it. We can't find most of...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    my dad just gave me a bad ass idea. from right in front of the wheel well, all the way back to the last post, im going to cut the entire side out of the van and build in outside and inside facing tool boxes. build all the strength and structure i need right into the boxes and eliminate the...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    LOL, could be. right now my money is he measured the shaft with the front wheels in the air. then when it was on all 4's, it was too short. can ya guess how i know that little trick?
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    i just finished measuring. its official. I have pulled more lamp cord out of this van today than exists in my dads entire house. And im not done pulling. Pops took pitty on me watching yesterday with a drill, hammer and chisel trying to cut out that floor so today he brought home his air...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    I found JayBee's post, here it is Ok, I am still getting occasional requests for info on how to do this swap, so I'll make a post with all the info I can remember on how to do it. It's been almost 2 years since I did it, so please excuse anything I forget to mention. I now have about...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    anyone recognize this logo? im trying to track down a manual for this propane injector before i rip it out.
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    anyone know where i can find body bushings for this? its a 1991 e350 extended (super van i guess). no luck at JC Whitney and LMC truck laughed at me. I think this body has been lifted an inch or two, but i need to find a good original one to measure it to be sure. ford has em for like $80 a...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    so you see the glowplug relay. i have an idea as to why its not working, maybe its the disconnected wires, or possibly the wire thats cut off. Or it could be the rest of the harness laying at the back of the block unattached to anything. Take your pick. and you can see coming off the...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    and without question, my favorite so far!!!
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    tough crowd. here ya go
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Good idea. Even tho I'm putting this in the cab, I'm thinking that I could still go with a traditional battery, instead of an odessey or something of that level (Agm sealed and such). It's an issue in boats because you have a much smaller area for the hydrogen to collect, but in this van? I...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    So i began cutting her apart. Friend of my dad passed away and had a bunch of 1/8th plate laying around. im going to start with that on the floor. This is certainly going to be a task. The whole wire harness is coming out. im not even going to attempt to save anything. its a total...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Beats the hell out of me. But there won't be any when I'm done I'm going to cut the floor out from the firewall back. Replace the whole thing. Then undercoat the bottom side and put down a rollon bed liner on the inside. No carpet. I'm even running the wires thru the roof beams so I can...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Right now it's got the straight axel, but eventually I plan on putting a DAna 60 in it and connect it to the transfer case. Yea, to fit the tranny in he had to cut the engine housing. Then he filled the holes with foam. I'm ripping the dash out this weekend. I'm going to build a new dash...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Look what I found when I pulled the tool racks out
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    shop manuals and wire diagrams will be here monday. Not my first rodeo on that front. By manual i ment linkage clutch. i wasn't aware that everything was hydraulic in that era. Its parked at my dads cuz he has the room and tools to do the required work on it. I will get down there next...
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Its already on. Got X-thousand miles on it already, i did about 50 myself. Prev owner said its a zf6 off a wrecked 2001 f350 4X4. it was far too cold to do much investigation, i plan on getting the numbers off everything and run them when it warms up a few degrees.
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    Stabbin Cabin build-log

    Hello ladies and gents. Let me introduce you to the stabin cabin (for lack of a better name). I bought this over the weekend and i am going to build her up into a good heavy work truck. Here's what im starting with 91 Econoline E350 body and frame 92 7.3L IDI Engine 92 Dana 90 Dualie...

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