Pop Top Conversion! 4x4 Camper Van Build
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This week Michael's 2002 Ford 7.3 Powerstroke Sportsmoblie 4x4 camper van gets a pop top! He found a used Sportsmobile pop top with a bed, so we went to Ethan's to cut out the roof and seal the pop top on! 4x4 Diesel camper vans are the best! stick around for the end to see the Syncro Vanagan go off road with the sportsmoblie Powerstroke!
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Who remembers the last time we had a power stroke on the channel? BRZ rally car giveaway here! www.grindhardplumbingco.com
The clips of Edwin and the gange with the van in the past was so wholesome
It was so cool to put some of my early work in at the end of this video! Look up the channel No Anchor TV for more haha
@Hard_Right
Жыл бұрын
that website isn't a thing anymore
@supdus
Жыл бұрын
What drone do you have
That zip line is so dangerous lol I love it
Just want to put this out there. Ethan is one of the best engineers/fabricators on this platform. Imagine what he could do in a multi million $ shop.
Being a well knowledgeable mechanic myself got to love when friends come by with something for you to work on.
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
3:07 prolly would've been a good idea to leave a lip. Said lip could then be raised with a pair of body work pliers and made into a water rail, then the top kit lowered and affixed to it. Whenever they put AC units inside our fleet vehicles, the guys at the install yard do that. They have never leaked in (some) 15 years. It's just water denial.
i used to work in a van conversion shop in the metal dept. my job was cutting holes in the sides for windows and the roof for raised roofs. i had a jig that i sat on the top of the van that was held in place with magnets to mark where to cut the roof off so you only had to cut it once, and didn't wind up with an uncomfortable trip to production manager's office to explain why the hole was bigger than the fiberglass topper. we used 1"x1" steel angle iron around the edge of the hole in the roof to stiffen and support the topper.
I love campers! If you can you can fabricate some interior parts and make it look industrial it would look great
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
That would be great!
Quigley conversion vans are very Rad and worth a lot of $$. A pop top is an awesome addition.
Always entertained and always get a chuckle and smile seeing all your familiar faces doing just a couple of the many things you do best, building, ripping and being real. Thank you good gents. Keep up the great work👏
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
I have an e350 like that one, with a 7.3. Most reliable van I have ever had.
Getting harder to find decent 7.3 vans. That looks like a nice one. I have a 2001 7.3 E350, it's been a good machine for hauling dirt bikes and SxS rippers, wish it had that 4wd conversion, that's money!
Watching the footage from your early days of video production was a really cool experience, keep up the great work
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
The ford is cool but the nostalgia with the eurovan is unreal, grew up with one as the family van and it wad inevitable i had to get me a syncro 😄
those vans!!!! Man the E350 is just wow, here in Australia that thing would be like $100k
You all nailed it again! Helping a buddy, making an entertaining, informative video AND (for me) it is Friday! Thanks, Plumbers!
GHP needs a yard crane. Either a junky fixer-upper truck one or a static pole one before the shop. So many things could be made easier with the use of a crane.
so glad you`re doing two vids a week now!!!! .... btw: would be so sweet if you sometime on a future build could include a "fiddle brake"/"turning brake" design. Such a fun feature!!
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing..
@Leaky_Gasket_Garage
Жыл бұрын
@@409Henry you very much are.
@jaymichaelruss6872
Жыл бұрын
Annoying isn’t it? Gtf outta here with your religion.
Thank You. You have now shown the saying, measure twice, cut once, is a for real saying and not just a joke 😁 Learn from your Elders children, that way you won't rush in and make the same mistakes🤣 All jokes aside, thank you for the great content y'all make., you are a pleasure to watch every time.
Edwin, the editing/music selection is awesome. Good job on the van too boys! Love your content. Glad to see you guys are getting more recognition.
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing..
When the vid was starting,I was thinking "Wow,now they have a roof chunk to turn into a sled.." but with the vents,not so much.At least you now have a couple 12v vent fans for future fun projects..?The 'van life' has unlimited possibilities.
Cool to see that the 7.3 E350 got to be shown that they exist. I always have people asking me if I engine swapped mine and then have their minds blown when I say it was a factory option 😂
@timbodnar6711
Жыл бұрын
I have an e350 ambulance with a 7.3. Toured the country last year and a half. Have considered 4x4 mod. Because the engine seems bulletproof.
This is what I aspire to turn my channel into. Well done.
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
It is worth all the hard work
@ghost.of.aleksz.salad.
Жыл бұрын
i just help friends not on video
Dang…. GHPCo is such a great WATCH. IMO top 3 MAKERS (or tops) in all of KZreaddom. - - - NOT an “Influencer”, straight up Boss Maker. Keep up the fantastic work! I was thinking of getting an Insta360, now I’m for sure gonna buy one.
My favorite Tiki maker!!
You guys are living your best lives
I want to build out a camper that could work in cities, but I'm 6' tall and this is just the solution that I have been looking for! Thanks, guys!
What a chill group of friends to have.
So looking forward to seeing more campervan content! I was hoping to see a drone fly-thru the roofless van!!!!
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
this looks so cozy and crazy ate the same time
I loved this video! I've always been interested in those 7.3 4x4 vans. I ended up getting a 7.3 f250 instead but I can say that a tuner makes a HUGE difference. Night and day... Not very expensive. Not a difficult installation.
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
You guys made great use of my old van top! That came out great.
A sweet drone shot would’ve been flying into the van and out of the cut roof. Just love your videos! Video and audio are always on point
Thank you for sharing the early video. As a photographer I love to see the journey as well as the photos. Much Peace
I like how the advertisement was just a side quest to the original video 😁
Honestly that insta 360 was very stable for what it is.
I actually really like this kind of content!!
That Steven shoutout though🤘😁
Love a good van! I prefer the Vanagon, but the e350 is wicked cool.
I put one of those pop up roofs in my 1999 Ford Taurus wagon. It's the budget underlander
Even though I paid Colorado Camper Van to install my top, just seeing the pictures of them taking a recip saw to my 4x4 van was quite a shock. Nice job guys.
I have a project in the making that I think you guys would be very, VERY, interested in and intrigued by. It would be awesome to take a short trip and bring it your way to get it finished. And get a solid episode out of it for you guys
I want to build a 4wd camper van so damn badly. To buy one is absurd when it comes to price. Someday I'll have the room and a shop to do it. Someday. It was awesome to see that old video too!
@timbodnar6711
Жыл бұрын
I've got an ambulance I'm wanting to convert. I toured the US last year and a half. Would be a different experience with 4x4. Even a lift kit would be worth it.
@amorton94
Жыл бұрын
@@timbodnar6711 Ford Econoline I imagine? Wouldn't be to bad to convert to 4wd. Would cost a few grand to do it yourself. Not sure what it would cost to have a shop do it.
You guys are awesome! Straight legends in my book! Cheers from Canada 🇨🇦
@DethPotatoSkinz
Жыл бұрын
Pretty sure they're in bc
Nice project!
Love the random vlog style content!
Haha 😁😆 so cool allsome work boys from the cruzerman 💕🐦
Love the Hampton beach sweatshirt
Show de bola trabalho excelente um forte abraço aqui do Brazil.
@409Henry
Жыл бұрын
Jesus loves You and died for Your sin’s repent God Bless, I’m not forcing.
Super awesome vid, keep up the good work guys
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
Thanks
Always a cool vid And now you Are just killing it again. + Four link update maybe?
Cool video
YYYEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWW!!! Comin in hot on a wednesday!
Short/Lower vans just look cooler and save on gas but mostly as solo vanlifer whos travel range is only 600 miles I like smaller short vans because I'm all about stealth and access.. being able to do a 3 point turn in a tight space, squeeze through a 8' dirt path, park at retail spaces or low parking garages is way too important and sure its what real van life is like for most. My design considers that when you factor the footprint of the bed, the counter and the cab, the actual space you can actually stand and walk in is tiny. Also considering I personally will always be warm weather van (95% No snow and never under 30F), I realized my roof vent was always open, so I redesigned roof with a custom open screened roof opening under a solar panel where I can stand even at 6'2. Rain water never gets in and the van is always ventilated (yet dry and bug free)
Great job guys .
Gotta love that powerstroke
Love y'all!! damn heck yeah!!!!
Wouldn't be a GHPC video, without Björn barking at something!
Ethan ripping that van around the track like I ripped the mini-bus around bolivia in the division lol.
I've been wanting to do a pop top on my 03 yukon xl 2500 for years
Affordable plywood with batt insulation and vapor barrier and then just need to ventilate the insulation so it does cause mold and this could all be done for around 500
Once he build it out I want to see it
Pretty sick Hampton Beach sweatshirt.
Awesome video!! Cool van. Maybe get a programmer for the PCM for better fuel economy.
I hope you dropped that Kamikoto and Established TItles contract... Both Scams...
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
We did! Such a shame
@dustinmiller7278
Жыл бұрын
It's not a scam it's a gag gift the fact that people take it seriously in the first place is what causes it to be a scam
@FJB2020
Жыл бұрын
@@dustinmiller7278 They do not plant trees and they own no land in scotland.. And the knives are made from cheap steel and not what they say.. So yeah, I would call that a scam.. Glad they are getting blasted for doing so many wrong...
@bradleylaw
Жыл бұрын
Call me Lord Please.
@FJB2020
Жыл бұрын
@@bradleylaw ok Lordley
Hey Mikes van needs rear U-joints can hear them squeaking bad in the video just a heads up Awesome work tho love the Vans!!!
Nice van
That's e36 sounds almost identical to my turbski ranger! 🎶
I would SO want a camper bulid like this (with a supercharged V8) but they are quite rare in Europe…
Awesome content as always!!✌✌
If the shocks were that bad double check the U-joints. Much ❤️ Love
That BMW sounds exactly like an XJ with a cherry bomb 😆
🤙 I want you guys to have a properly large shop to work and play in.
I remember the vlogs of the diesel swap in the westfailia
The synchro is no contest the cooler van. Way more capable machine as well...
that TDI just sounds so good, ALH forever man, the 7.3 not too shabby neither but aint never gonna be an ALH/tdi
Hey guys, I'd like to come hang out cuz I live in Spokane. It would be really cool to meet you guys too
Love it
Awesome builds man...I wonder how the vw would look on the unimog chasis
Might have to snag one of them insta 360 cams, looks so sick
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
The new x3 is my favorite so far!
Now you need a diesel engine with a popup tent and build a car around it. 😁
Very good content
You need a lift, lockers, and at least some 37" inch tires. Then it would be the ultimate van. Then ya could snatch up kids in the middle of swamps if that's ur thing
love the hampton beach hoodie im from nh
More midweek vids please😍
Doing rings lads
Where’s the link for camera ????? Thanks for sharing 😊😊😊😊😊😊
Pirate Steve!
@GrindHardPlumbingCo
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
its like every time you take a 360 video in the BMW it breaks
Vans are underrated
@EdwinOlding
Жыл бұрын
For real
"Shock was installed incorrectly last time." *proceeds to install new shock upside down* 🙃
Someone may have already asked, but have any recommendations for finding a pop-top kit like this one?
Have you done anything to your syncro 4wd system or is it stock?
You guys need off grid Buss project
Vw Vans machine great!!!👍👍👍👍👌👌👌🙌🙌🙌🇦🇷🇦🇷🇦🇷
Safety third drawer 👍
Thanks for making my dream vehicle more popular and expensive
@itsgryme1081
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they really should have consulted you first before making this vid 🤡
If your T3 has lockers it can make real Jeeps blush.
"old shocks were installed improperly" he says, while installing the new ones upside down.
@dash456789
Жыл бұрын
Shock boots go upside down on my 7.3 Bilsteins as well. They’re installing them correctly.