Driving Line VOLUME V ISSUE 1 | WINTER 2019 | Page 48

Ujoint Off-Road put its name on the map with the company’s 4x4 conversion kits for the Ford E-series vans. This leaf-sprung setup utilizes 6-inch lift springs to secure a high-pinion Dana 60 front axle that’s stuffed with a Detroit Truetrac and 4.10 gears. The Stage II series axle is fit with Ujoint’s RSC upgrade kit, giving it brakes from a Ford F-550 truck and a more easily serviceable free-spin kit from Dynatrac. The heart of the build is a 7.3L Power Stroke diesel built by Swamps To increase the overall interior comfort and storage of the van, a Diesel in Tennessee. It’s backed by a built 4R100 automatic transmission 24-inch fiberglass top from Fiberine was grafted on. Attached to it is a designed to handle the V8’s 435hp and 850 lb-ft of torque. To help feed custom rack from Ujoint. This full-length rack houses a series of Rigid cool air to the turbocharged engine, Ujoint modified a fullsize truck LED lights, 200 watts of solar paneling, dimple-died flooring, and a set intercooler and mounted it neatly behind the grille. of Maxtrax. 46 DRIVINGLINE.COM