To start my project, I went to the dealer and ordered a $50,000 truck. Good story, bro.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
More like 35k. Most people don't know that you can still order an E series
@DB.KOOPER
2 жыл бұрын
I remember his first posts about this on Expo Portal like 10 years ago... always loved his design and concept. Awesome to see it come this far.
@5.43v
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful, nice seeing the e350 chassis cab still used to this day
@tylerwilson5091
2 жыл бұрын
U Joint offroad is located just 20 mins from my house, those guys do amazing work!
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
That's awesome! Ujoint kills it every time. We are very lucky to be in the same state as they are.
@motor1001
2 жыл бұрын
If I had to drive a van, this would be it! 🔥🇺🇸
@tanner882
2 жыл бұрын
You would be ok with being seen inside a Tran? 🤔
@theyeetus1428
2 жыл бұрын
First time I've seen an E-Series that looks good.
@ansv3340
2 жыл бұрын
Compare to new transits or sprinters E vans are tanks,
@scrappyhustler7467
2 жыл бұрын
I'm sure his friend is right next to him and very happy they dedicated the build to him that's beautiful guys never forget the good people we lose.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Amen 👍🏻
@darryllhoward6528
2 жыл бұрын
Best looking "Tr-an" I've seen...
@v8felon
2 жыл бұрын
So sweet just growling as it goes down anywhere 😃
@SynthiaVan
2 жыл бұрын
Amazing. What a dream machine. I love that covered-wagon canopy from V1, too. I'd use this to carry kayaks or my little boat out to lakes out West where I live and go camping and fishing. Absolutely love it, great work, I'll be daydreaming about this for a long time and wishing for a long lost rich uncle to leave me a fortune.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks! I still have the soft top, it may get reinstalled at some point!
@nedaCFilms
2 жыл бұрын
I would put a truck camper on the back and overland this beautiful country from Virginia to California and Alaska to Florida.
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
If you check out their page, you'll see that that's how it was originally built. He ended up pulling off the camper on the back and making it into a trailer. You can check out that here: kzitem.info/news/bejne/q4KivnmKiKGmhYY
@zerospirit
2 жыл бұрын
So, you'd turn it back into a "van"?
@allaboutroofing2
2 жыл бұрын
That's almost as stupid as buying a jeep truck and then putting a camper shell on it, what's the purpose? Like some else pointed out your essentially turing it back in a van at that point. Lame.
@arturovilla1642
2 жыл бұрын
Yeah the roofers got a point
@lucasallerman7742
2 жыл бұрын
I was thinking the same thing a camper on that thing would be rad, with the approach and departure angles you could get anywhere
@Smokkedandslammed
2 жыл бұрын
I thought he was gonna say Powerstroke and he whipped out the Godzilla! Hell yeah, that thing is sick nasty 🤘 Edit: And it's got King Shocks 😍
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
👊🏻👊🏻
@Dj.maddox89
2 жыл бұрын
Yooo, u joint van owner here, Chris is a legend
@828findadventure
2 жыл бұрын
Always quality builds at Ujoint.
@dannyroy4411
2 жыл бұрын
Sickiest van ive seen👍🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
@sme357mag
2 жыл бұрын
Its a VUCK! Thats what we call our old 83' flatbed van.
@FJUH
2 жыл бұрын
This is an amazing set up. I live in Australia and flat beds (utes) are very popular purely for versatility. The number of options is huge and it’s a great set up for 4wd touring.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@sam_s_
2 жыл бұрын
If you live in Australia, why is your text not upside-down?
@roachlarry1488
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could get you to send me a holden ute shell to the us
@mikebythesea45
2 жыл бұрын
I like the design on our Utes, low to the ground for easy use. Here in the USA, pickup trucks are made too high for easy in and out.
@M3rVsT4H
2 жыл бұрын
@@sam_s_ If you look in the language settings of your PC, you'll find there's an option for an Australian keyboard. ┴ɥᴉs ᴉs ʍɥɐʇ ᴉʇ looʞs lᴉʞǝ ᴉɟ I sǝʇ ᴉʇ ʇo ∩S ʞǝʎqoɐɹp˙˙
@yzrippin
2 жыл бұрын
Nice i made my 2016 e450 it was originally a box truck for FedEx into an ac cab 16ft box dumptruck. The v10 has all the torque.
@peterhatch1583
2 жыл бұрын
Great looking ride
@bobbymulwee7641
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for doing this video. U-Joint deserves the it.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@Rick_Sanchez_C137_
2 жыл бұрын
Makes sense, for those of us not dripping in cash the used E series cab & chassis are much cheaper than used F series…. I’m actually getting ready to start a build with a used cab & chassis to make a DIY RV/self propelled THOW….
@georgef1176
2 жыл бұрын
The u joint kits are nice too work with I installed one it was super nice
@domeniquehawkins2164
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome platform 👍
@Impuritan1
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome van. Is that a Dimebag sticker on the back window?
@DeepOwl1073
2 жыл бұрын
\m/ Getcha pull!
@murray8958
2 жыл бұрын
That is sick! I want one!
@HarrySituations
2 жыл бұрын
Love U-Joint builds!
@SynthiaVan
2 жыл бұрын
I've been looking around for videos of cutaway van flatbeds and off roaders for a while, thanks! [starting video now]
@toxicbear4792
2 жыл бұрын
Great video gave me a lot of ideas
@billystray7007
2 жыл бұрын
I have a 2012 cutaway with a 5.4 and also looked into swapping to the Godzilla by the time I was done its much easier to buy a new chassis and switch the supreme box over.. By a long shot
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Good decision!
@Smokkedandslammed
2 жыл бұрын
Noooooo don't ditch the TRITON 5.4 POWA BABY! 💪💪💪💪AMERICAN MUSCLE BRUH! You just gotta swap the cam phasers a few times, but SHES GOLDEN BABY! And then the rockers, BUT OTHER THAN THAT SUPREME POWER! 💪💪💪Well, might as well as do the oil pump while your messing with the cam phasers again, but WAHOO SCREAMIN EAGLES BABYYYY! (don't touch the spark plugs though, leave em for the next guy 😋)
@josephf593
2 жыл бұрын
My company just bought a 22 E-450 7.3 w/ 4.56 axel ratio, and even with the detuned 350 hp version the thing hauls the mail.. with a tune it would be down rite funny!
@ansv3340
2 жыл бұрын
@@Smokkedandslammed 5.4 on e vans have regular plugs so not sure what you mean by not touching spark plugs
@Smokkedandslammed
2 жыл бұрын
@@ansv3340 Sorry, that whole comment was a joke lol
@peterhatch1583
2 жыл бұрын
Great job
@andrewscott8892
2 жыл бұрын
If you use Diablos Steel Demon blades you can easily use a circular saw to do the work now
@pnw_element9822
2 жыл бұрын
Sick ass build
@ttinnovations3310
2 жыл бұрын
Cool, Soo Much better than a normal truck, Ford should make this or GM
@brandonmoore5988
2 жыл бұрын
So awesome 👏🏻
@wooodrow99
2 жыл бұрын
Haven’t seen Vanaconda running around Asheville for a while. Didn’t know there was a new version.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Vanaconda has been gone a while, sold it in 2012!
@sthieman5860
2 жыл бұрын
Monster Vuck!
@محمریگی
2 жыл бұрын
OK thanks so much 🙏
@pinkipipe
2 жыл бұрын
Love it !👏🏻👏🏻
@kkbodyshop
2 жыл бұрын
Thats cool !!!
@minilife1481
2 жыл бұрын
You should build on on a kei van,I love kei vehicles so fun
@staglione79
2 жыл бұрын
Dude that thing is bad ass, looks pretty bitchin too!!!
@racefan8418
Жыл бұрын
That thing should pull like a tractor big block with 4.88 gear
@fordtuff2600
2 жыл бұрын
FORD BEAST 👍😉
@sirmichael7155
2 жыл бұрын
I want it❗️
@makapa2u
2 жыл бұрын
Awesome 😎
@Andy-lz6gb
2 жыл бұрын
Needs a BANKS rear diff cover!
@keensweep
2 жыл бұрын
The mounting brackets for my flatbed on a 98 ram 2500 broke while off-roading with a full load of firewood.
@Charliefox71
2 жыл бұрын
Fu-Ken cooool!!!!
@RiggyRonnie
2 жыл бұрын
Sick truck! It means much more when it’s just the way you want it, if it were me I’d go with a 6.7 instead but still a great ride.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
That engine isn’t available in the E series but it would be a monster if it was!
@jonredcorn862
2 жыл бұрын
That is the coolest fucking van I've ever seen. Wow, its perfect.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks 👊🏻👊🏻
@jalexb915
2 жыл бұрын
Would a flat bed truck be better because it essentially the same think but has much more room to work on the engine?
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
Well, hopefully, you don't have to work on the engine often. So, that won't be as important. I think the big difference here is that the E- Series cab makes it where you can have a longer bed, without the added length of a truck. This thing is fairly nimble on the trail.
@ALMX5DP
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivingLine yeah I can imagine being seated nearly over the front axle makes it pretty easy to place versus a pickup with a long hood.
@jalexb915
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivingLine that makes sense 👍🏻 thanks
@smitty_1
2 жыл бұрын
No one realizes the advantage of the approach angle a van has over a truck. Inches count more than you think in some situations
@MyLonewolf25
2 жыл бұрын
This would be awesome to put a camper on the back of
@matthewl1528
2 жыл бұрын
It’s vanalitious
@DanielSmith-uy3yg
2 жыл бұрын
Cool looking rig. Just wondering what the advantage is to a van front? Seems like a lot of work to finish the back of the cab and convert it to 4x4 when you could just order a reg cab or super cab c&c F350 already 4x4 and build from there? Not knocking it just curious what the reason is? A shorter nose is about the only benefit I could think...
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
The owner builds E-Series vans for a living. He also already had a good assortment of parts (including the bed) leftover from his last build.
@christopherbrown6697
2 жыл бұрын
Overall length. You can have an 8 foot bed on a van chassis that is shorter than a short bed single cab pickup. In this era of absurdly long Super Duty crew cabs with tiny beds, it feels like the only way to get a useful truck that you can parallel park in a city.
@W2TW
2 жыл бұрын
How much yall think this build would be...? minus the trailer.
@arizonaadventureriders9384
2 жыл бұрын
Mechanics hate working on vans, that platform better be super important
@ansv3340
2 жыл бұрын
They lie )) working on the van is easier as it has that hood inside the cab. Unlike pickup truck , where cyl 4 is unreachable
@anthonyjohnson100
2 жыл бұрын
A tire with a thicker sidewall will eliminate a lot of the wandering at highway speeds those nitto tires allow.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
I haven’t experienced that
@paulnnordstrom
2 жыл бұрын
whats the advantage of this over just buying a f350 without the bed?
@gary19222
2 жыл бұрын
Other than the cool factor??
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
He builds vans for a living. So, it's a great calling card for him.
@geopendemayo
2 жыл бұрын
Ah yes, the vuck
@hyuflhyup7368
Жыл бұрын
w o w . .😧😲😮
@conradcoolerfiend
Жыл бұрын
what is the point of this vs a flatbed truck?
@DrivingLine
Жыл бұрын
Chris owns a company (Ujoint Offroad) that specializes in Ford Vans. Making this is essentially great advertising for his company.
@stevenmartinez6870
2 жыл бұрын
So is it considered a tran
@jasonbogdovitz7357
2 жыл бұрын
All of Ford’s trucks and vans are built on the same frame and chassis so what does it really matter
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
That’s 10000% wrong
@thunderbear0
2 жыл бұрын
I see no point of converting a van into this when you have more good looking pickup trucks who are easy to work and more capable
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Beauty is subjective
@ansv3340
2 жыл бұрын
He converts vans into 4x4 for customers this is like his own project ,
@dirtysouthtv2209
2 жыл бұрын
People on Twitter miss U-Joint…
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
I was never on twitter!
@lipshroud113
2 жыл бұрын
Nice vuck
@edwardhoward4708
2 жыл бұрын
Interesting rig, but, why? Van 4x4 conversions cost bank, whereas pickup truck 4x4 is a $4K factory upgrade. And you can just buy a straight 4x4 chassis cab truck. I am a van man, but the only added value I can see for this rig is slightly reduced wheelbase vs. a truck. Cons are worse ride, harder to work on, MUCH more expensive.
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
The owner of this van owns Ujoint offroad, which specializes in Ford E-Series vans.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Why not?! Not everything needs to make sense to the masses, this video wouldn't;t exist if I built a flatbed truck. And a 10' on a truck will look a bit weird and not functional off road. The ride on this rig is stupid nice. Thanks for watching though!
@edwardhoward4708
2 жыл бұрын
@@DrivingLine Lol OK that is why.
@edwardhoward4708
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad well, there’s definitely something to be said for short wheelbase. I mean, pickup trucks are definitely a bear to park.
@glenncourtney4876
2 жыл бұрын
My ears are cringing at the thought of cutting all that aluminum for the bed with a skilsaw and table saw. Nice build.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Yea! It was horrible! 😆
@glenncourtney4876
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad Even with hearing protection!!!!
@BlackJeepConvertible
2 жыл бұрын
Turn it into a tiny home #VanLife
@tawaitai
2 жыл бұрын
What would this cost? I would much rather have this than all those over-priced Overlanders, much more Utilitarian overall use with that Flatbed configuration.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
probably as much as some of the over priced overlanders unfortunately 😆
@RoyU-fw4wx
2 жыл бұрын
this would be the shit if he add a camper on top of the flat bed, I know I would do it for sure
@DrivingLine
2 жыл бұрын
He actually built a camper for the original version. He ended up turning it into a trailer. There are a few shots of it in the video.
@Frostysnow2668
2 жыл бұрын
We got a lot of these in central Oregon haha there just Mercedes little better
@JohnSmith-lw2bm
2 жыл бұрын
Why??? Ford run out of Super Duty’s or something???
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Why not, it’s special enough to get this kick ass video made about it!
@phao3093
2 жыл бұрын
Is it s Vuck or a Tran
@marloncausey392
2 жыл бұрын
But why?
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Why not. If everyone drove the same thing that would be super boring. Mix it up a bit.
@marloncausey392
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad I understand that but it seems like it would be easier to outfit an f350 truck
@jeffv103
Жыл бұрын
@@marloncausey392 U Joint specializes on van conversion only
@denvernow7294
2 жыл бұрын
It's a Trans
@letmedriveman5986
2 жыл бұрын
yet I can't afford a matchbox car working 60hours a week..rent or food?..
@deicidaltendencies.1118
2 жыл бұрын
Oh look!! A TRANS vehicle (TRucks/vANS)
@rodndrone1198
2 жыл бұрын
It's literally not a van. It's a flatbed truck.
@armadilllo
10 ай бұрын
A Tran
@XPFTP
2 жыл бұрын
this is nothing new. if i remember was ford or dodge back in the 80s. tho i think a 2nd company got the vans from ford/dodge then put the bed on them. so nothing new here
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry to disappoint
@XPFTP
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad not a disappointment. just nothing new. the guy interviewing you playing it like its new. just speaking truth.. check into it. its been done. true not hardcore. the thing looks cool and all. just nothing new .
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
@@XPFTP of course there have been flatbed vans in the past, just not to this level
@wonkachocolates6133
2 жыл бұрын
The Moment You Buy A Flatbed Van And Realize You Should Have Bought A Tesla Cyber Truck.
@brandonobaza8610
2 жыл бұрын
You could call it a "Tran" 😏
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Or a Vuck
@BlackJeepConvertible
2 жыл бұрын
It’s a Tran
@TJackSurvival
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a Tran…
@dodge450r3
2 жыл бұрын
It's a great van but kind of stupid cuz you can just get a truck
@fjpoggemann
2 жыл бұрын
“Tran”. Or “Vruck”?
@caterpillarslim1288
2 жыл бұрын
That's cool, but I couldn't watch the whole thing, too much uuuh and uuum
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Sorry, always a bit nervous on camera
@justincosby2258
2 жыл бұрын
If youre gonna build something like that why not go with a snub nose van? Might as well just put a flatbed on a regular truck. Lol
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
What’s a snub nose van?
@justincosby2258
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad cab over engine.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
@@justincosby2258 We build Ford E series vans. Flatbed trucks are common, I don't like to drive common things.
@justincosby2258
2 жыл бұрын
@@ujointoffroad yeah no I see that lol. And you do you just sayin it might as well be a flat bed truck. At least with a cab over you would have a longer bed and it would serve some purpose for building it.
@whisperingoutdoors
2 жыл бұрын
Oh no it's a tran, transgender automobile! Lol Democrats will love it! I'm kidding
@WW-sj7zk
2 жыл бұрын
What a waste of money… the emblem on the grill says it all.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Love a good ol anti Ford post. Reminds me of middle school, good times.
@xxxmikeyjock
2 жыл бұрын
I had a powerlok front, the detroit is far better up front for a road truck once you remove the `softlocker`clutches
@cantarguewithstupid
2 жыл бұрын
Wait so is this what the trans moment has been about.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Maybe
@iloveshootingshit
2 жыл бұрын
I'd call it a Tran. Truck+Van=Tran 🤣
@matthoward1174
2 жыл бұрын
Chris is a walking encyclopedia of the best of the best regarding these van builds ! I love the 7.3 big block, but I won't give up the subdued Lamborghini sound of my E350 6.8 V10.
@jdubmash
2 жыл бұрын
OK so that's super cool!!
@sladeoriginal
2 жыл бұрын
RIP Dimebag
@ALMX5DP
2 жыл бұрын
That’s a beautiful rig! Very interesting pivot style bed too. Would love something similar with just a hair longer cab section. But honestly that think might be perfection as is.
@ujointoffroad
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@deadjoey77
2 жыл бұрын
god damn this van is fuckin sick!
@krashnpa
2 жыл бұрын
After watching this, I can now say I am half-a- van fan! Badaxe rig👍
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