Heck yeah it runs! :-)

7.3 turbo diesel. This year it's been from my house in St. Pete, FL, to Porcupine Fest in NH, across the US to Oregon, and then down to Cali where I am now.

It's funny that you say you had a friend in Portland with one: I did a significant part of the internal build in Portland. There are so many skoolie projects there.