Luxury On a Small Scale

"speedygopher" (speedygopher) 12/13/2016 at 19:14 • Filed to: None

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Is it weird that I want to buy a surplus LLV and turn it into a mini conversion van?

S65 > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:16

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no

LongbowMkII > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:17

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No.

With-a-G is back to not having anything written after his username > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:18

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Even if it is weird, it is a just and noble cause.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:19

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Weird on here? Not completely.

Weird to everyone else you deal with on a daily basis? Very much so.

JawzX2, Boost Addict. 1.6t, 2.7tt, 4.2t > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:19

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yes.

1111111111111111111111 > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:21

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I’ve given it some though too.

cluelessk > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:24

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Conversion like camping van? Can’t see there being enough length in any direction to sleep.

speedygopher > cluelessk 12/13/2016 at 19:28

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I never said comfortable.

speedygopher > 1111111111111111111111 12/13/2016 at 19:30

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If this mail van’s a’rockin...

speedygopher > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies 12/13/2016 at 19:32

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Can’t you just imagine a giant wizard mural on the side?

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:34

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Is it weird? No. It’s weird that no one else does.

Bourbon&JellyBeans > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:35

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Objectively, yes.

Die-Trying > cluelessk 12/13/2016 at 19:36

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hammock, one corner to the other.........

StoneCold > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:37

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Well a couch is kinda out of the question, so you just have a pretty comfy laz-e-boy; then open it up with large windows, but something strong to retain structural integrity (like bulletproof glass); and then...

...Shoot, we just made a Popemobile

Screw it. Get the hat, rock out pontiffically.

That Bastard Kurtis - An Attempt to Standardize My Username Across Platforms > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:41

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I’m still voting for spec-LLV to become a national racing series.

TahoeSTi > cluelessk 12/13/2016 at 19:47

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You might be able to put something on the roof and lay diagonally.

Flynorcal: pilot, offshore sailor, car racer and panty thief > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:50

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Think of the size of the engine you could fit back there.

Frenchlicker > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:50

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I’ve been wanting to do something similar. Except mine would have an ecotec swap.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:51

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No, but maybe a dragon with an eagle’s head.

Frenchlicker > cluelessk 12/13/2016 at 19:51

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Take out the mail tray and you have room. I made sure of that when looking at one at a past job.

Stapleface > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:53

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Even though I’m sure they drive like shit, the LLV seems like it would be the perfect transport vehicle for a cyclist. It seems like you could fashion a bike rack in the interior and it would be just about a perfect fit.

whoarder is tellurium > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:56

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Only if you write “Free Candy” on the sides.

Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 19:57

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Make the inside a tiny gay club and call it the Male Van

Die-Trying > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 20:01

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some combination of space scene, dragon with an eagles head, wizards, death dealer, some naked women, still missing some..........*edit unicorns/pegasus ........

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 20:15

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I think the Gruman is the perfect first car.

RHD so kid has to pay attention. Only one seat so no passengers. Not fast enough to get in trouble. Millions of parts. Practical. Will stand out in a parking lot.

speedygopher > Jake - Has Bad Luck So You Don't Have To 12/13/2016 at 20:18

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This is the single greatest idea I’ve ever read.

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 21:00

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I’m totally on board with the mini conversion can idea... but LLV’s kinda suck though. There’s gotta be a better platform. A Jeep DJ-5 is cooler, likely more reliable, and can be had cheap.

Slant6 > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 21:12

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As of the last time I looked this up about two years ago USPS never releases LLVs to surplus. If they die they are kept around for parts, and with a fleet pushing 30 years the parts are gone pretty quick.

However if they are released this idea is perfect.

speedygopher > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 12/13/2016 at 21:31

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But you can’t get a mini waterbed in the back of a Jeep.

bhtooefr > FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com 12/13/2016 at 21:40

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Transit Connect, I’m thinking. There’s eleventy billion of them out there, they’re decently cheap, the drivetrain’s just Focus bits...

FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com > speedygopher 12/13/2016 at 22:03

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Nonsense. You just need one of the CJ-8 Scrambler based mail Jeeps they used in Alaska. You’ll pay a pretty penny for an RHD one though, because only a few hundred were made and most have probably rusted through before they were auctioned off.