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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #308936 July 17th 2009 12:00 pm
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Originally Posted by wookee
Originally Posted by Beast_Lee
Good lookin' early... What were the changes you were hoping to get done...?


I was hoping to block sand off all of the black primer that is on the van right now and get it under its first coat of base color.
There are a couple of vans out there with a simular color on them right now.Phat Bastard and the really clean A 100 out of Canada......

As far as white knucle ride goes this van lives up to its name "The Beast".
The van is powered buy a slightly worked over 350 crate engine.

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I am still running the stock straight front axel with no power sterring and drum brakes.The power to weight ratio is leaning to the power side.Sitinng over the wheels and just ahead of the motor mounts you can feel the engine torqueing the frame rails more so then you would in a car whose rails are way out front.This gives the van a looser feel to it.
Setting over top of the wheels and close to the windshield.The sensation of speed is also increased big time.Add the sound of the 350 winding out tight under your butt(5 grand 1st gear shifts).It makes for a pretty wild ride.It does not help that I do DRIVE HER LIKE I STOLE HER.....LOL

Thanks for the complaments.It was fun to have her back out.

.........Wookee




awesome.. next time I get a ride angel ??


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
vanatic05 #308941 July 17th 2009 12:09 pm
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Definatly Darren!!!!!

I was saving you some money. If i would have taken you for a ride you would have went home looking for a hot V/8 to drop in Courtneys early......LOL

.......Wookee


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #308942 July 17th 2009 12:12 pm
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haha true..Paul from Hy Rollin was trying to set me up with 460 for Court's mid shift shift


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
vanatic05 #308944 July 17th 2009 12:15 pm
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Wookie, i think i know what color you are looking for and got to say I am a big fan of that color. angel But everybrand is a little bit different, Mine is the ford color called orange crush, It almost looks Red in the right light but normally looks orange.

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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
Lil_Ed #309266 July 18th 2009 11:03 am
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I already have the color on my dash and around my windshield it is an 05 Chevy Colarado color.

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Darren, I don't speak Ford very well. I do believe a strong small block 289 to 302 would be a very sweet engine for your Econo.


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #310247 July 21st 2009 11:38 am
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It was nice seeing the Beast out again. I can't wait to see it in color.


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
Superbeast #351500 December 30th 2009 1:06 pm
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just bringing this post back up to the top.

My new years resalution is to do more work to this Old Girl this year.
I came back to vanning in this van.She is a very dependable driver.
I spent allot of my free time on a couple late modles the last couple of summers.
I want to do some changes to this van before this years "Nationals"

I have been pricing up new carpet.I will be compltely taking this vans current interior out.
I did get some work done on one of the ceiling panels.

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This wood color should match nice with the exterior color I want to go with.
I want to go with a gray naugahyde(which I all ready have) on the rest of the ceiling panels.
I will be working this cedar into the wall panels and console under the dash.......

I did have the old girl out the week before the snow.I had to drive her like I stole her just to let her know I still love her.......

.......Wookee


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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #351504 December 30th 2009 1:35 pm
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Great Van can I get my wheel chair in it to take a ride
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Re: "The Beast" is back.....
wookee #351505 December 30th 2009 1:36 pm
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that wood interior is gonna look great joe. I can't believe you're pulling out the whole interior. Kind of exciting though. Funny how you worked on those late models so much but the early is still at your house and some of those late models are gone.


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