Well, I finally bit the bullet and cut the crossmember. But first, I needed to pre-drill the 1/2″ holes in… Read more »

Been busy with work and skiing, which has been cutting into my van conversion time.  I only had a day… Read more »

I’m sure you read my previous post about the differences in older and newer Gen 3 Econoline crossmembers?  I thought… Read more »

I’m trying to find time to work on this van inbetween work, work, and work, but I’m getting there.  The… Read more »

I finally feel like I’m getting over the hump on this conversion project.  The donor front wheel drive parts are… Read more »

Every part on this axle assembly needs some TLC, but the radius arms were a whole new project.  When I… Read more »

I’m gunna be thorough.  This isn’t a really tough project, but here you go. Before we get into the mess… Read more »

Let’s do a shorter article.  While I had the axle disassembled, I wanted to replace every seal, bearing, and wearable… Read more »

I’ll give this article my seal of approval. While doing about 44 other things simultaneously on the Dana 44 front… Read more »

While doing the massive Dana 44 Teardown, I always knew I’d have to swap out the pinion gear to match… Read more »

Wanna take apart the Lockout Hub on a Dana 44 front axle?  Here’s what lies in the rotor assembly. These… Read more »

Holy cow.  Well, the whole axle needs a lot of TLC, but it’s not impossible. As I wrote about in… Read more »

Once I got the axle hoisted up on the custom wooden jig with casters and diagonal bracing, I wheeled the… Read more »

I’m long overdue for some posts to this website.  Back in 2021, I got a front Dana 44 axle from… Read more »

If you own an older Econoline, you likely have a steering and suspension system that is pretty sloppy.  While there… Read more »

It finally happened. My ignition switch (aka tumbler) finally went to hell. I knew it was coming a year ago,… Read more »