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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615539 May 12th 2013 7:10 pm
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I parked in front of my building, dropped an extension cord out of my 2nd-story apartment window, hooked up my drill with the 3M Stripe-Off Wheel, and (6 hours later) finally stripped all the Mark III graphics off my van.

Urban van work at its finest!

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There were a few areas where the paint was cracked, and some of it came off with the graphics (hence the temporary primer job.) Next step: Some minor bodywork and sanding, and a whole lot of touch-up paint.

Since I park it on the streets of New York every night, I really can rationalize a new paint job (even if I could afford it!) The plan for the summer is to touch-up the white the best I can, and then put on some new wheels and cooler graphics.



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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
HighwayStar #615543 May 12th 2013 7:24 pm
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Hi, LOOKING GOOD, WHAT did you clean the underside with before paint? steam clean?

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615559 May 12th 2013 9:07 pm
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Dropped the gas tank and cleaned it up, painted with POR-15


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65 ChevyVan Pontiac OHC 6/TH2004R
68 ChevyVan 108 454/4L80E
86 Dodge "Yeah, it's got a 318"
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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615573 May 12th 2013 10:36 pm
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We pulled the van cover off, installed a new door seal on the gull wing door, and drove down to the gas station to get some fuel so we will be ready for Friday's trip down to Spring Fever.

Dave


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78 Full Custom Chevy
Ramblin Vans - HVC
Honorary Mild to Wild Van Member - Houston, TX.
She's not a trailer queen, she is just on vacation!
She even pulls trailers!

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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615575 May 12th 2013 10:41 pm
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Removed the grill, the hood, the front doors, the battery and the heater core getting ready for the next phase of my van build: a tilt front end and gullwing front doors!

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615795 May 13th 2013 8:02 pm
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So im getting ready to go do a little 3 day tour up in san francisco stockton and sacramento.
So i spent my day installing MSD plugwires and autolite platinums.
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And i also wired up the 700r4 tcc lockup switch.
I just wired it to an aircraft type 1-way switch for simplicity.
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it works great, its like having an extra gear.






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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
oldskoolsurfer #615825 May 13th 2013 9:58 pm
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oldskoolsurferdude, that switch looks badass!




Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615846 May 13th 2013 11:02 pm
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[Linked Image]

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Not much, not much at all


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65 ChevyVan Pontiac OHC 6/TH2004R
68 ChevyVan 108 454/4L80E
86 Dodge "Yeah, it's got a 318"
83 ChevyVan Shorty- B2%B Pt II
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #615854 May 14th 2013 12:00 am
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My 99 has been gone a few weeks, the check engine light came on after getting it home with a new transmission, it's a lean issue on both sides, in my quest to repair it, the wheelchair lift quit working. I went through all my wiring diagrams and brainstormed to figure the lift out, dad came over, we meddled with the micro switches, adjusting their timing, figured it was solved, but thought it best to get it looked at, the shop said, bad circuit panel, not seen it since, as they are looking for one.
My mid Ford is my daily driver, I have been adjusting the choke, finally got it to the point where it will disengage, may need a manual one next winter, not sure I didn't mess it up, but every Friday it goes to the classic cruise in.
Tomorrow I hope to wire brush the passenger floor, and sand it for rust conversion, then bedliner paint, do the drivers side later, gotta see that I don't have to buy another can to roll it on thick.
I need to clean up the front, shoot paint on the firewall one day so it looks cleaner, I just mounted a polished stainless steel radiator overflow tank the other night. I need to get some photos to upload.

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