Vannin' Home Forums General Discussion Paint and Bodywork HighwayStar get's its flares on...............

First let me say thank you to Richard {FinallyaVanner}..one of the nicest caring guys on this site....he PM'ed me last month and asked me if I wanted his old flares and chin spoiler for the cost of shipping....I gracefully said sure so they came by Greyhound from Cali to redneck Ohio... and here we are !!!

Tires are 295-50-15 with 15x10 chrome wagon wheels and yes it took some slicin and dicen to make them fit and not rub...
Rears are on order from Summit {15x10 also} and I will be going with 315-50-15's when I get the bucks up for them....this is a cash project so that's why it's taking so long....hope I don't bore y'all but heck we all like pics ..right !.......

Also note the pic of my Cummins Dodge and my son's dog Lady{awesome pit mix}...Nick my son was doin-the-drivin around the yard while I took the pics...

niceee , and those wagon wheels are going to look kickass to .

that thing looks pretty nice, nice Cummins btw

van looks dynamite pete, and the dog looks pretty nice too.

Thanks guys ..just gotta get the rears on to make it complete and drivable.....

I see your dog quit smoking and doesnt have nicotine poison any more he got some color back in him....llol

Looks great! Going to mold in the flairs or like they are? Either way looks great to me.

Man they look good on your van. I am sure it took some work to make the flares and spoiler that nice. I like the way the front looks!!! The spoiler really highlights the bumper and grille. Nice and bright!! OK let me get this straight, you have 295/50R15 on the front and are going to have 315/50R15(I had a '75 Vette with those on the rear)on the back. Heck all you need is front and rear sway bars, urethane bushings, and gas shocks all around and you are ready for the first annual Van Indy.
Man I don't think I have ever seen so much meat on a street legal,non 4x4 van! It's going to look Truly Bad Ass! You are definitely going to have to post pics of that.

As for the Cummins Dodge that is one beast. I have seen them with over 350,000 miles on them. A guy I knew had two duallys with fifths. With a little over that many miles on them. He would tow a 5 car trailer back and forth between Texas and Calif. And the drive train was in great shape and going strong!! The body though was showing its age.
The secret with those running so long is changing all the oils, fluids and filters regularly!!! He was proof!!

Well I am glad it worked out and you could use them. They would have just sat here and probably got broken.
Nothing better then helping a fellow vanner.



Richard

.......... yup !