Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 addict | addict Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 | A detail, which got lost sometimes between 1998 and 2000 was a roof-rack with clearance-lights, antennas, horns und trucker-figures. Planned since a long time, today I started to build up this roof-rack, but with my personal touch. I used small torpedo style clearance lights, and instead the trucker-figures I plan to install a Death Proof Duck, which will sit above the center clearance light. Horns and antennas still need to be bought, and at the moment everything is only temporary installed, since I plan to let the roof-rack paint the same colour as the roof. The reason, why the lights are installed on a roofcarrier is, that clearnce lights in orange are not allowed in germany. And lights without a european proof-sign (E with a number) are also not allowed. With a roof-rack I can cover the hole for the duannual technical-check-up to prevent problems. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 Festerus Vannimus | Festerus Vannimus Joined: May 2007 Posts: 9,854 Likes: 8 | The Bully is looking great. . . .will the polizie not say anything when driving day to day ? Either way, like I said, looking good so far.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 addict | addict Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 490 | I'm not sure, what they will say. But I'm driving it not as a daily-driver, only during summertime and to events. At the moment, all except the stearing-wheel and the front signallights with additonal markerlights (like in the US). But until now, no problems. And many truckers have clearance lights to, so it's not unusual on the roads / interstates over here, but the duannual technical check-up got new guidelines some years ago regarding additional lights.
And thank you for the nice comment. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 112 member | member Joined: Aug 2013 Posts: 112 | Found an original fiberglass hood on ebay and received it on Friday. Had to fab up a latch bracket to make it work on my 89 as it was made for 71-77s I think. Had some issues as its an old hood but after some glass work and 3M panel bond its on the van and looking good !!! Love it ! I'm going in to the shop this morning to balance my motor and start assembling it. A .030 over 350, scat crank ,speed pro, ported vortec heads and mild hydraulic roller. I want it to pull strong from idle to 4500. I could care lees about higher RPMS as its my daily driver and want to use it for pulling my trailer to the track once in a while. Paint very soon too !! | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 veteran | veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,290 Likes: 137 | Found an original fiberglass hood on ebay and received it on Friday. I'm dying to snag a scoop hood like that for mine. I was actually watching that one on eBay. Think it was called a "boogie van hood." I have too many other little bugs to work out on my van first though before I dive to heavily into the cosmetic stuff. Sweet score and a bitchin' ride. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: May 2006 Posts: 3,113 Likes: 2 | Hood looks sweet! Looks good black I think. | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 pooh-bah | pooh-bah Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 3,772 | Had the rear transmission mount replaced and new fill tube gasket. Hope I'm done with leaks.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 veteran | veteran Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,108 | Found an original fiberglass hood on ebay and received it on Friday. Had to fab up a latch bracket to make it work on my 89 as it was made for 71-77s I think. Had some issues as its an old hood but after some glass work and 3M panel bond its on the van and looking good !!! Love it ! I'm going in to the shop this morning to balance my motor and start assembling it. A .030 over 350, scat crank ,speed pro, ported vortec heads and mild hydraulic roller. I want it to pull strong from idle to 4500. I could care lees about higher RPMS as its my daily driver and want to use it for pulling my trailer to the track once in a while. Paint very soon too !! I'm diggin it.... | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 12,847 Maniac | Maniac Joined: Jun 2010 Posts: 12,847 | nice score on the hood keech... Proud member: Shenandoah Valley Vans ............" REALITY IS JUST AN ELABORATE ILLUSION".................. | | |
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