Personalized plate: ADV VAN
In Feb, 2012, I purchased my “Adventure Van” from the original owner. It is a cargo van and I am in the process of converting it into the ultimate camping/moto-hauling/race-car-towing vehicle! The Adventure Van is a 2003 Ford E350 V10 Cargo. It was sold with the following options:
- 6.8L Engine
- 3.73 LSD
- Power group (power locks, windows, mirrors, keyless entry)
- Exterior upgrade package: sport wheel cover, chrome bumpers
- Side/rear glass in cargo doors
- Cruise control
- HD Trailer Tow package
- AMFM Cassette/CD
- Auxiliary battery
It was purchased with the following modifications:
- Action Vans lift kit w/ Bilstein shocks
- 285/75/16 Tires
- A single bench seat in the rear (the rest was empty cargo)
Since purchase, I have added the following:
- Kenwood DNX-6990HD In-dash navigation receiver
- Rearviewsystems reverse camera
- SCT tuner w/ 3 tunes by 5 Star Tuning: Performance, economy, &towing. This also calibrates the speedometer for my larger tires.
- SecondSkinAudio Damplifier Pro & Heat Wave Pro throughout the cargo area
- Tru-Cool transmission cooler
- Curt class 4 hitch receiver (replacing the OEM class 3)
- Rockford Fosgate Prime R1682 6x8-Inch Full Range coaxial Speakers
- Black grille (replacing OEM chrome)
- Bushwacker fender flares
- Front & rear bumpers coated with LINE-X bedliner material
- Hellwig front & rear swaybars
- Yaesu FTM-300DR Amateur Radio
My maintenance log