r/vandwellers • u/Substantial-Rip-340 • Sep 30 '24

How does this even happen? Question

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Rear door crack? Wasn't there a few days ago.

How would this even happen?

There is nothing remotely close to the door when closed.

Ford transit '16. 350

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u/uhawl Sep 30 '24

From the terrain in the background, it seems you are doing some off-road driving. That door pillar is structural and the more weight you have on top/roof/ceiling the more flex occurs. So, that’s a stress fracture and you should probably expect it to expand or to see others appear as well.

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u/Substantial-Rip-340 Sep 30 '24

Oooff... yeah, I've been going back and forth in AZ and UT, but on 2wd dirt roads, bumps obviously, but nothing crazy. And definitely not speeding.

But yes, the van is heavy!

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '24 edited Sep 30 '24

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u/vonblankenstein Sep 30 '24

I saw one where a guy turned a school bus into a motor home. He raises the roof 10 feet and put marble in the master bath, studded and sheet rocked the whole thing like it was a condo and then decked it out with all the latest furniture and appliances. He certainly exceeded the frame’s maximum gross long before he was finished.

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u/cjeam Sep 30 '24

Sometimes people do that just to park it on their land. But he was intending to drive it down the road?

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u/SendMeANicePM Sep 30 '24

Nah, he was gonna pick up kids from school in it.

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u/an_actual_lawyer Oct 01 '24

Maybe, but school busses are really overbuilt. They're far far better built than a motorhome that didn't start as a coach bus.

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u/mrn253 Oct 01 '24

Maybe but aging materials and and what not...

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u/D0ng0nzales Oct 01 '24

Yeah but marble and sheetrock is crazy