Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | You know, looking at that third from the last picture, I don't think it's going to work. With the angle of the rear door frame the glass needs to go down on an angle and it looks like it will hit the front of the door before it goes all the way down. HAHAHA!!!! I was looking at mine last night and planned on say that same thing today. Now I'm even more curious if he can pull it off.
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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | The front of the van is slightly curved and the grill is slightly cuved too. This results in the end points sitting deeper into the floor pan than the rest of the grill. My initial reaction was to cut out the floor. Glad I didn't, cooked up a much cleaner solution. Resessed pockets, one at wither end to hold the bracket at either end. This will keep the grill nicely stuffed into the van with only a very subtle change to the front and minimal consumption of the space inside the cab. Did the first end last night, came out GREAT! With the drill press I'll be able to make nice straight holes in the brackets. I want the brackets to be as invisible as possible when I'm done. After I'm happy with the brackets I'll weld up the top of the resessed box from the inside of the cab. There was a hole in the middle of the floor where the air plume drain hose came down. I'm welding that up to make room for the middle bracket. I'll just re-route that drain hose a few inches to the left or right of that.
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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | You know, looking at that third from the last picture, I don't think it's going to work. With the angle of the rear door frame the glass needs to go down on an angle and it looks like it will hit the front of the door before it goes all the way down. HAHAHA!!!! I was looking at mine last night and planned on say that same thing today. Now I'm even more curious if he can pull it off. I posted on his blog to see what he says. Not sure if I'll get an email when he replies, so I'll have to try and remember to check back. On my early I thought about it, but my front window glass will only be about 8" tall, if that! | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 |
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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | There's picture of an A-100 pick up on the Yahoo Group site where the guy had eliminated the wing winder. Apparently it worked for him.
It has a Corvette engine in it too.
Nate Breece | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | ????? REALLY????? ohhhh do you have a link?
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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 veteran | OP veteran Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,207 Likes: 1 | This guy pulled it off, but he did a 5" chop. ( I love those flares....)
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| | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 Supreme Master | Supreme Master Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 21,211 Likes: 25 | ????? REALLY????? ohhhh do you have a link? Dang...no sorry I don't.
Nate Breece | | | Re: I'm in the Garage! YEAH! | Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 Madman! | Madman! Joined: Oct 2001 Posts: 28,125 | This guy pulled it off, but he did a 5" chop. ( I love those flares....) This guy is near me. I actually ran into him at the Turkey Rod run this year. Didn't think at the time, but I shoulda made a date to meet up with him and check this van out. Wonder if I got any info for him somewhere? | | |
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