Hi, I would like to know if you want to take on a new project. I just bought 13 acres of land, and it came with a 1979 Ellexa 500 International. I absolutely want to renovate it and make an AirBnB on the property. (I do want to take about 6 months to travel in it also I'd like to document the renovation) I have links to picks that I can send. Thank you for sharing your masterful work. I'd love to hear back from you guys. Thanks again.

Can you share more information about the flooring? What brand/color is used here?

Can you share more information about the sheet flooring? What brand/color is this?

After market maybe get an air ride suspension

Nice! I equate this to those of us in Toyota land who go get a base SR5 Taco or 4Runner and THEN mod it to our tastes rather than go buy a Pro version at 12k + more

Compare the tire arch distance with sprinter, big difference. Need Off-road camper van? Go with sprinter, an already proved legacy in the industry. Sorry ford fans!

You can repair a Transit yourself and there's plenty of aftermarket parts. With Sprinters is the contrary. But all Mercedez will last a lifetime if and only if you make all the repairs with an official Mercedez service.

Thanks for the heads up! Ford didn’t really get it right. People like you should be helping to engineer this right instead of cutting corners.

I would take the transit. To someone that dose conversions

music is so distracting - good info though

Stock Transit + aftermarket

Why, why, why would Ford do this? This just another drag on reputation.

DANG!! Beautiful job!! Also much better than this new camper stuff.

Loving a 48 volt system; so many benefits. At first I had planned to install a 24v system, but found that 48v components were more available because of home solar installations. Now I’m glad. Got to say that your background music is way too much into the foreground. Too distracting and not at all necessary. Would much rather listen to you. Thanks for the video.

🆚⛓️🧑‍🔧Nice proyecto

Pleasantly surprised by the Airplane reference.

I priced a transit with the add-ons the Trail has.. the trail lift is about $3700 to $4300 not $12,000...

Price?? PRICE!!!!!

Great build. Also love the shades, can you share the brand. Thanks

You can tell that it's an aspen by the way it is. How neat is that?

The "standard" Transit 150 AWD comes with 235/65 16 tires, FYI. I have a 2022 AWD, just got a 2" lift kit & new 245/75 16 tires, my van was about $26,000 less than the "trail", lol. I like the twin turbo V6 too, I call it the race van.

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I recently put a deposit on the transit trail knowing it had a recall . I went home and started to read what a disaster this thing is so the next day went and bought a sprinter . The next day got my money back from ford . So happy with the sprinter 144 AWD

Have a FTC which I love - perfect for my camping purposes. Was thinking of upgrading to a Trail … not any more. Thanks for the video and all the tips.😊

Cut the 'music'

Body lift or differential drop, keeps the CV Axles as straight as possible and helps to keep them at lower angle when lifting a vehicle using aftermarket suspension. Since you work in this field, you should know this.

Anyone know if there are nice after market fender flares that look like the trails? I really like the look those bring. Just not for $12k. 😅

Happy I saw this video. My eyes were set on a trail. But will get the normal transit and get more with upgrades after.

No thanks to any Ford van. Terrible quality

Just ordered a W2X Cargo. Really glad I didn't go with Trail. When I thought the Trail was awesome, it not having a windowless option was a deal breaker for me. But not Cargo seems much better. I want the flairs and grills of the trail one day though ha ha

I wouldn't pay the added $12k but it should be noted the 4x4/awd Sprinters use the same type of spacer block lift from the factory, with no actual increase in ground clearance over a 2WD.

Fair play. Its junk.

learned something new today (marker lights are actually a requirement for over 80")..thanks!

Background music should be in the background if it’s necessary at all.

Yep. I tried building one of these on Ford's website a couple years ago. Got up to $70K real fast, without really adding that much in the way of trail or off-road capability. Said nah, I'm going Sprinter 4x4. Glad I did.

Problems with power saving mode on ford transit custom sport model 2022 hard to start after two to three days sitting idle, older models you could delete that mode now not an option. Battery on trickle charge to overcome option , to me not good enough, ford sells these vans take your money , then goes missing when you call them out on this issue, no integrity very disappointed Ford Australia!!!

Great video.. thanks.... in the future you might consider losing the background music. Or at least turn it down 90 percent. Thanks again... nice job on the van. Cutting Edge.

Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

So much more money for spacers and A arms lol insane

Aftermarket!

I already converted my Ford Transit. Sad to hear Ford cheated out on the Trail. I hear thare's a Facebook group the been complaining about all the problems with the trail. I love mine and am glad I upgraded it all on my own and not Ford.

OBSERVATION wow, the consumer duped again for an extra $25k for upgrades that do nothing except look cool.

You forgot Gruyère and Emmentaler.

Trail seemed like an overpriced money grab, based only on the specs ford listed. Don't recall the premium they are charging for this but seemed way too much.

You just confirmed why I'm glad I didn't add things that could be done aftermarket so they could be more specific to my needs and the weight distribution in my van. I love my Transit AWD and would still go that route if I was to do another conversion but Ford does some weird designing for sure. I hope they fixed their swivel seats so you don't have to open the doors to swivel them and that they made it so the swivel lever moves with the seat so you don't have to break your back trying to move them back to driving position. Do you guys do suspension upgrades? Thanks for great info!

Wow disappointed with @ford

Wow! Great review! So helpful with my future Ford Transit purchase.

Ford should refund the trail owners their $12k, should they go with smaller tire size solution. False advertising is against the law in California.

Thanks for the great advice it’s 12k additional for a transit trail with less than mediocre suspension from stock . I think I can get after market parts That are better and for less money ….i do love The grille and fender falres

You can do a lot of upgrades for the 12k Ford charges for the Trail package.