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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560706 May 07th 2012 11:56 pm
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gave it a good bath and vacumed the inside


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
Deb #560725 May 08th 2012 7:53 am
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Originally Posted by Deb
Parked her for good. After driving her everyday for 15 1/2 years, through life changes, jobs, truck-ins, good weather and bad, Betsy can no longer go down the road safely. My steering wheel was up and down instead of the correct way so I mentioned this to Rick. As the steering wheel was being moved, I'm staring past the drivers wheel and noticed (and HEARD) the steering box literally jumping up and down and back and forth. I thought for sure the front end was going to collapse. Six men have looked at her and told me there is no hope, she is too rusted out. I am so sad I can't stand it. She still looks good and purrs like a kitten. It's going to take a huge bottle of Jack on a bad weekend for me to tear her apart and ship her away. I'm seriously thinking of taking out my etched windows and turning her into a flower bed. I just can't think of her leaving my driveway.
On a happier note, Rick finally got his 8-door back out of the shop it had been in over 2 years. He's a happy man, I'm a sad girl frown

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That's a shame.....Isn't there any way you can get a spare frame, at least the front section and join it up (either by welding or bolting)??
There must be some vanners in your area that could give some advise. smile


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560754 May 08th 2012 10:38 am
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deb, a replacement subframe can be had for her at the jy, its a little work to swap everything out, but your van CAN be saved!


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560798 May 08th 2012 1:06 pm
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Threw a huge tarp over it since I woke up this morning with a wet bed frown I found the leak coming in through one of the built in window shade screws. Not sure how to fix it but I'm going to start by putting silicone along the joint where the fiberglass top meets the van body. Fingers crossed that works.
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wrcsixeight #560828 May 08th 2012 3:52 pm
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Just took the interior window trim off and found these two huge holes in the metal *sigh* now I know where the water is coming in, I just gotta find it on the outside of the van so I can seal it.

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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560835 May 08th 2012 4:03 pm
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dropped off my driveshaft to be cut down, found/remarked/installed all my dipsticks and picked up some wiring connectors for my alternator wire.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560836 May 08th 2012 4:04 pm
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Good luck a wet bed is no fun


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #560838 May 08th 2012 4:06 pm
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Depends on why/how it got wet!


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draggnastro #560840 May 08th 2012 4:12 pm
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Originally Posted by draggnastro
Depends on why/how it got wet!


Heh, there was no fun in my bed getting wet today.


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