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Hi, First post here.. I'm the guy helping itlives with the Vw Pickup Ford conversion... I've race 2300 Fords for 11 years in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas ...... I have built some pretty potent 2300's and 2500's and really love the engines... I helped steer Mike to the ford as a conversion engine due to power requirements, reliability and availaility of parts..
Here is my creation... While not a Ford 2300 it's still a pretty unique approach at offroad camping.... Clyde is a 1973 Vw Adventurewagen.... Powered by 2.8 L Chevy..... I almost went with the Ford 2.8l Cologne V6 but parts were difficult to source on the road.. The V6 is bored .040 over, Torquer Cam, Edelbrock Tunnelram, Holley 4bbl. puts out 200hp and 200Ft. Torque.. The rest is beefed up Vw.
Clyde had a 4" lift kit on him running 32" AT tires rear and 30" up front.. 4:57 R&P with a Overdrive 4th gear installed... drops rpms to 2700 @ 70mph. I've since removed the lift kit but still run the tires..... He just handles better at 75mph..
Inside Clyde sleeps 2. It has a 65watt solar panel on top to supply dual batteries with power ... solar powered fridge, running water, DVD/TV with surround sound. LED's throughout.... It's a very fast and fun camper...
I built a custom AT trailer to pull extra camp gear and my canoe/kayak with.
, All Towed by a 77 F250 camper special with a 400 and C6.
That's a pretty sweet set-up.Hi, First post here.. I'm the guy helping itlives with the Vw Pickup Ford conversion... I've race 2300 Fords for 11 years in Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas ...... I have built some pretty potent 2300's and 2500's and really love the engines... I helped steer Mike to the ford as a conversion engine due to power requirements, reliability and availaility of parts..
Here is my creation... While not a Ford 2300 it's still a pretty unique approach at offroad camping.... Clyde is a 1973 Vw Adventurewagen.... Powered by 2.8 L Chevy..... I almost went with the Ford 2.8l Cologne V6 but parts were difficult to source on the road.. The V6 is bored .040 over, Torquer Cam, Edelbrock Tunnelram, Holley 4bbl. puts out 200hp and 200Ft. Torque.. The rest is beefed up Vw.
Clyde had a 4" lift kit on him running 32" AT tires rear and 30" up front.. 4:57 R&P with a Overdrive 4th gear installed... drops rpms to 2700 @ 70mph. I've since removed the lift kit but still run the tires..... He just handles better at 75mph..
Inside Clyde sleeps 2. It has a 65watt solar panel on top to supply dual batteries with power ... solar powered fridge, running water, DVD/TV with surround sound. LED's throughout.... It's a very fast and fun camper...
I built a custom AT trailer to pull extra camp gear and my canoe/kayak with.
i have a toolbox how would i do this
pvc conduit cut to size
a nice canvas tarp, with sewen eyelets (no metal) would be best for this, as it would be quiet, and wouldn't scratch the paint, but i don't know of anyone who works with canvas... though i'm sure if i talked to my dad, he could probably whip something up for me...
just sent my dad an email, hopefully he will get back to me, he loves working on stuff like this so i don't really see it being an issue...
just curious, depending on price, is this something that anyone else on the forum might be interested in?
I have a build thread on another site if anyone is interested in seeing it
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