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Our issue was the gauge would show full, then randomly drop a quarter or more after driving and decline way too fast from there. This fixed the gage, its accurate to the tank level now

Awesome! I’m always remember the feeling of possibilities when you first get one : )

Very valuable comment for prospective t1n purchasers. Alaska, in particular, you’d have to be a little picky about your vehicle of choice!

Glad it was helpful, I love the old T1N sprinters

Thanks for the awesome and positive comments. Cheers!

Yes, no issues with the install instructions. Such a simple way to build and skin a frame. Instructions were clear for me

Good question, I was able to diagnose using the logic you outlined. On the passenger side the leak was slowly dripping on the exhaust causing a slight smell around the engine bay and discoloration from the oil burning off… this eliminated everything lower. Additionally, you could see along the valve cover gasket where there was some oil gumming up over time. Purely visual cues led to the diagnoses

I can’t quite remember on my but I thought there was a little retention from the o ring, not much. The tank isn’t under pressure so it doesn’t take much to seal. I’d definitely do a little macgyver something if you’re worried about anything getting in or it falling off. I have a love hate relationship with harbor freight

Windows are just from the big box store. Standard house windows, nice that this way you can go with pretty much any size. The frames/brackets you can get from versatube but it’s also easy to just locally source… just get some rectangular tube and angle brackets to fix horizontally to the verticals.

No rust at all

I believe I went to parts geek.

The good old Wasatch. Good luck with your project, should be a ton of fun. If life weren’t crazy right now I’d honestly be up to help, if you end up doing it in a few months maybe 😂

All trim pieces are provided with the kit. Versatube does not manufacture the r panel or trim but they source it from local sheet metal companies on your behalf when you purchase through them. You can also source it yourself. In terms of mice, you would have to put in some extra effort to keep them out. It would be completely doable but would require extra time and consideration.

Yes, we did T-Rex tintable bedliner for the paint. Worked well but sprayed on a windy day and it kind of showed up in the final result. People did enjoy feeling our van at gas stations and the coating protected it from pretty much everything.

Great point 👍

24’ x 30’

Great question, easy answer is that versatube will provide engineered drawings for an extra fee. Makes it simple. They have various truss styles and will adjust the height of the corner bracing to accommodate the load. If I remember correctly we had a 50-60 lb snow load range for our building, over the county requirement but I thought of putting solar up there. I can look up the exact specs. As far as snow retention, the roof will shed snow quickly. Especially if uninsulated like ours. I put a snow retention in place to keep the snow on the roof after our first winter. Snow was piled 4’ high on either side of the building from sloughing. Retention systems are simple and inexpensive and make it safer around the perimeter of the building. Hope that helps. Cheered 👍

Good luck with your project! So jealous you snagged an ‘06 : )

I went through the same thought process but ultimately decided furring strips are the way to go…. Cedar is weak and there is so much movement in a vehicle that I felt it may cause problems down the line if it didn’t have adequate support. If you end up coming up with something let me know. I’d be interested to see the solution

That’s awesome 😎

Good luck, wish I had done mine when it first started instead of waiting for it to make a mess

Good info, fun to learn small stuff like this. Thanks for sharing

@@GetBusyBuilding yeah hahaha.. I'm not very sure if the oil on fleet vehicles can be checked hot 🤔 but at least it's a very fast way to know where the vehicle came from

Thanks 👍

Thank you. All perspective I suppose, frame and skin like most structures. It works though

Thank you, good luck and half fun!

Good to know, those feathered rats are the worst

Hope you find affordable, honest mechanic 👍

Awesome! How long did it take? Any chance you filmed it?

@@GetBusyBuilding unfortunately no, took 2 days. A lot of time was cleaning. Those engines are carbon making machines lol

2 days isn’t bad at all! I’d love to get a rebuild going on one. Hope yours gives you many enjoyable miles

It’s definitely not for everyone, all part of the learning experience for me

If I understand your question correctly the two tubes house a portion of the wiring harness. If you track them forward you may find them going to sensors and headlights…. Hopefully that helps 👍

I replaced my fan clutch in 2-3 hrs. The manual may say to take apart the full front end but you can do so with removal of very few parts. I believe there’s some videos on the tube that demonstrate it. “Easy” is a relative… personally I didn’t find it difficult.

That’s interesting to install a secondary switch. Hopefully it helps with cooling. I’d expect the primary fan speed at idle to be enough but maybe not… hope that works out for you though.

If it’s the overflow hose it would just dump out next to the expansion tank. That’s odd that it keeps overflowing. I don’t fully know what to look for in that case but I’d consider doing a complete coolant flush or replacing the cap. Let me know if you end up finding a solution.

I would 100% use versa-tube again, I would just make a 2-3’ stem wall and have the building on top of that.

@@GetBusyBuilding thx … thinking about one with concrete slab so I can work on my truck Looks good

Thanks and no problem. Sounds like a perfect application for a versatube shop. My grandpa built a 30x50 about 8 years ago, works great. We then built one for his daughter in law, she loves it. Between him and I we’ve enjoyed the ease of construction and customer service. Good company. Best of luck with your project.

@@GetBusyBuilding thx appreciate the content