BajaNomad - 4x4 Motorhome, Baja proven, $4000

4x4 Motorhome, Baja proven, $4000

edm1 - 5-10-2011 at 08:47 AM

21-foot Van/RV motorhome with 1998 454 Vortec engine in a 79 Vandura G35 Dually, 4L80E transmission, BW4470 transfer case. Baja-proven.

More info and pics here:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50565

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=924298&h...

AND BAJA TRIP REPORT here:
http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=46050

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BajaBlanca - 5-10-2011 at 08:51 AM

how many miles on it ??????

wessongroup - 5-10-2011 at 03:16 PM

Super job on the new one... your always going....

Skipjack Joe - 5-10-2011 at 05:06 PM

Do you have pictures on how it looks inside?

DENNIS - 5-10-2011 at 05:11 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Do you have pictures on how it looks inside?

The seats probably got a bit stained coming down that hill. :lol:

Mike99km - 5-10-2011 at 05:13 PM

I love this thing not my style but it is very cool. It also reminds me of the airport shuttle. :lol:

MMc

willyAirstream - 5-10-2011 at 05:19 PM

That is a very cool rig and a bargain price! Nice build! Your new project looks like a winner too.

skipjack - interior pics are here, on last pages
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50565

Ken Cooke - 5-10-2011 at 05:55 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Do you have pictures on how it looks inside?

I had photos until the Mrs. deleted most of them! :rolleyes:

Bajamatic - 5-10-2011 at 06:51 PM

is this still for sale?

David K - 5-10-2011 at 07:12 PM

Nice photo of Campo Shell Island, Ken! Going back in a couple weeks!!

edm1 - 5-10-2011 at 07:27 PM

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Originally posted by BajaBlanca
how many miles on it ??????

the odo reads 212k on the engine and tranny, orig miles. The frame and body has 85K miles.

The original motorhome had 62K original miles when I swapped the 1998 drivetrain, which had 189K miles and at that time the engine, transmission, and everything else was gone through (like I was going to keep it forever:-). The engine and transmission/tcase all run real clean and smooth. I've driven the rig for 23K miles during the past 7 years without any breakdown incident.

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edm1 - 5-10-2011 at 07:30 PM

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Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
Do you have pictures on how it looks inside?

They're here, pages 3 and 4, 30-some photos:

http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50565

edm1 - 5-10-2011 at 07:33 PM

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Originally posted by Bajamatic
is this still for sale?

Still for sale, please PM me if interested.

edm1 - 5-10-2011 at 07:39 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Nice photo of Campo Shell Island, Ken! Going back in a couple weeks!!

David, don't be surprised if I show up with my new 26-foot 4x4 motorhome, complete with the required flotation tires :-). But don't hold your breath either. :-(

How's the tide going to be that weekend?

Ken, sorry to hear you lost the interior pics, but I have 30 or so of them in the link I provided earlier above. Are you gonna be at Shell island?

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David K - 5-10-2011 at 07:54 PM

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Originally posted by David K
Nice photo of Campo Shell Island, Ken! Going back in a couple weeks!!

It would be awesome to see you there Art! We will be on the island Saturday to Monday and Elizabeth's daughter will be going for the first time (she has researched marine biology at Scripps in La Jolla)...

The tides are not super high... At 18 feet is when the salt flats get water, and it becomes an island... Not even close that weekend, here are the daytime high tides for San Felipe:
SAT: 13.7 feet at 12:08pm
SUN: 14.8 feet at 12:40pm
MON: 15.7 feet at 1:11 pm

Ken Cooke - 5-10-2011 at 07:57 PM

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Originally posted by edm1Ken, sorry to hear you lost the interior pics, but I have 30 or so of them in the link I provided earlier above. Are you gonna be at Shell island?

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No Shell Island trip this month. I only get 3 days off for Memorial Day weekend. Have a good time, though.

David K - 5-10-2011 at 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke

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No Shell Island trip this month. I only get 3 days off for Memorial Day weekend. Have a good time, though.

That's all we have off Ken... Get up early Saturday morning and be there by noon! :yes:

dtbushpilot - 5-10-2011 at 09:05 PM

That really is a cool rig but doesn't a 4X4 3/4 ton pickup with a camper do the same thing......and you can do other stuff with the pick up when you aren't 4wheelin in baja?.....just sayin.......dt

capt. mike - 5-11-2011 at 05:42 AM

i'd have to agree w/ Dt but hard to find a good set up truck with a Lance or sumthin at $4K.

i liked Bob H's rig when he could dump the cabover at RV park on river and go truckin mulege.

msteve1014 - 5-11-2011 at 07:24 AM

For the $4000 you don't get axels or wheels. He pulled those and put them on the new rig.

edm1 - 5-11-2011 at 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by msteve1014
For the $4000 you don't get axels or wheels. He pulled those and put them on the new rig.

That's correct. To put 4x4 axles under it would cost $3000, differentials without lockers, which would be sufficient for mild 4-wheeling but not hard-core rock-crawling. I would even help in finding the appropriate axles and install them myself for the buyer so the vehicle could be driven off my backyard. I have an extra set of used but good stock 19.5 wheels and tires for $500.

The axles that I took out were built with robust hard-core components - cost me over $6000 - and I didn't want to start over again for the new rig.

In short, for the $4000 you get the 1998 GM L29 454 cu in Vortec engine, the 4L80E transmission, the BW 4470 transfer case, dual-alternator setup, which BTW are all in great running condition I wouldn't think twice driving it cross-country, and the fiberglass body/shell with the non-deleted exterior and interior parts, and of course the legend that comes with this rig :-)

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Bwana_John - 5-11-2011 at 09:38 AM

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I wouldn't think twice driving it cross-country,

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For the $4000 you don't get axels or wheels

How you gonna drive it XC without wheels and axles? :rolleyes:

Id call the first ad and your subsequent postings until the last one very misleading.

You might have more luck with full disclosure in your advertisement.

Ken Cooke - 5-11-2011 at 04:08 PM

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Originally posted by David K

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Originally posted by Ken Cooke

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No Shell Island trip this month. I only get 3 days off for Memorial Day weekend. Have a good time, though.

That's all we have off Ken... Get up early Saturday morning and be there by noon! :yes:

A "blurry-eyed" run? No thanks. Its better to feel rested, not rushed.

David K - 5-11-2011 at 04:20 PM

Seriously? Baja Shell Island is the most relaxing place in the world... 48 hours there is like a week or more resting somewhere else!

If I wasn't taking someone new with us, I would leave Friday after work and get there about 11 pm to Midnight. Then wake up Saturday morning on that beach!

Getting there by noon or so Saturday will be fine... Time moves so slowly there, and Sunday will be a total relax day with fun... and high tide at mid-day for swimming. A non-hurried return on Monday.

How many days did we have there for 4th of July when you were there before... 3 for us?

That's okay Ken, I will post the photos... as it is now, besides 2 vehicles in my family going, we may see Art in his new giant 4WD motorhome, and Udo (who called today) is a maybe with their new FJ Cruiser.