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| | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 | Sounds like you got a real winner there Zombie - congrats!!
Don't ya just hate those old ads that showed people sitting on top of a van playing guitar... it just didn't work out that simply in real life!
My maxi van's roof was caved in so badly from overloading (it had *2* cargo racks!) that it pooled water and rusted badly. I had to pull the headliner and insulation and use several jacks with 2x4 boards to push it back up. All the ribs were bent too, just like Sasktrini ran into. When I got it back up to the correct shape I shot new foam in the gaps to damp out any flexing as much as possible.
Don't let that rust get away from you - it moves fast!
Clear skies!
-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van It's what you learn after you know it all, that counts... Are you living to work, or working to live? Learning from my own mistakes is good, learning from yours would be much better! | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,497 "Canadian guy who lives way the heck out west" | "Canadian guy who lives way the heck out west" Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,497 | Recall mine... I think it was a trampoline! I have straightened it out some, but I won't really know until I start real bodywork.
Corey aka sasktrini, Saskatoon, SK, Canada | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 642 addict | addict Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 642 | That's a good looking van for the first one.
My maxi van's roof was caved in so badly from overloading (it had *2* cargo racks!) that it pooled water and rusted badly. I had to pull the headliner and insulation and use several jacks with 2x4 boards to push it back up. All the ribs were bent too, just like Sasktrini ran into. When I got it back up to the correct shape I shot new foam in the gaps to damp out any flexing as much as possible.
It all depends on the roof rack | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 4,463 Likes: 12 | Dang!! I call a party on Hoofbeats's roof!! That's one heck of a rack... and I like the design that keeps the luggage off the roof. Say Zombie, you should do yourself a favor and get an original Chrysler manual for your van... Haynes and Chiltons are riddled with errors, and miss many important details. You can find manuals on eBay, or you can get them on CD from places like www.moparmanuals.com, where I bought mine. Your Chiltons and Haynes may become very lonely once you've got the real thing. Clear skies!
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-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van It's what you learn after you know it all, that counts... Are you living to work, or working to live? Learning from my own mistakes is good, learning from yours would be much better! | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,473 Likes: 1 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 3,473 Likes: 1 | and keep up the work we will see you soon we hope
Cheers! Been There, done that, Member of those.... Built for comfort not for speed ....Well speed too !... I am a vanner, Promise me the world, give me nothing, I'll be back ... next year ! | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 275 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 275 | Zombie.. I don't know why you were apologizing to the "Chevy Guys"... it's the Ford guys you should be apologizing to... ha!
Nice van.. I don't care if it's a 1st, 2nd or third.. It's a nice van. | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 9,428 Likes: 2 carpal tunnel | carpal tunnel Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 9,428 Likes: 2 | Congrats on the new van ! I got a good laugh from your location
Loonie Toon Truckers... New Jersey Chapter | | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 30 newbie | OP newbie Joined: Aug 2009 Posts: 30 | I'm definitley not gonna let that lttle bit of rust turn into a big patch. Good idea on the Chrysler manual too. There is a lot of stuff the Chilton and Haynes miss. I'm having a hell of a time trying to find some decent rims. These people around keep trying to sell me the new style rims. I don't like or even want those. The ones that look like they'll crack when you drive. One guy even suggested I put 20's on it. Um not no but hell no!! Evidently Cragar is REALLY proud of their 40 year old classic SS design. They still want 230 bucks a piece for them. I found centerline style rims that may work. The DMV here won't let me put functioning Lake pipes on. Blah Fascists!! I tried to tell the guy I wasn't bypassing the muffler just rerouting the pipes. He wouldn't listen...Texas and their crappy motor vehicle laws....geez... 1992 Dodge B250, 318 - 5.2L
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| | | Re: Almost not a virgin vanner | Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,139 old hand | old hand Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 1,139 | Zombie, bring that bad boy down to Mild to Wild, with a set of new Cats, we can get those pipes hooked up!! Lakes make the Van Look way Cool! Welcome!! Dan
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