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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
nikothenomad #743368 November 30th 2018 8:08 pm
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Originally Posted by nikothenomad
Got the final torques on the suspension put back together, did my own alignment and took her for a test ride.

Returned from stiffer to oem softer coils and springs (soooooo much more enjoyable)
New upper and lower control arms and ball joints
New idler arms
New (integrated shim) brake pads since shims on last pads came loose and stuck to the piston
Painted everything I had time to paint while it was all apart

YEAH!


Hallelujah!!
But now it's too cold to pick peaches......
Y'all gonna head for Florida??

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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743380 December 01st 2018 12:32 am
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Yes'um CatFish. Most definitely. GA is way too gray of a winter for us.


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1988 Dodge B250 5.9l 360 Ram CamperVan / 727 Tranny / Rochester Quadrajet Carb
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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743416 December 02nd 2018 11:10 am
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Dropped it off at the doctor for new front & rear shocks and the addition of progressive helper springs in the rear to stiffen it up some. Also finally having the Swiss cheese driver side floor pan replaced while it's in the shop.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743434 December 03rd 2018 1:25 am
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Took the grandson out romping to show what he's in for when its his ... "YUP PAPA I def want it N Ill never sell it !" He's 15 now .. Im 61 he has some time to dream .... but his name is on the pink


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ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
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'92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743605 December 08th 2018 10:09 pm
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Started ripping out wet carpet. Found the leak, ordered some new weather stripping.

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743656 December 10th 2018 3:22 pm
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Got 75% done on the carpet but stopped cold at the rear bolts for the bench seat brackets. I'd have to get under it to take them off which isn't happening in my driveway. Off to the upholstery shop I go, as I might as well take care of the droopy headliner.

I have a major sinus pain and pressure migrane now, I guess there was some mold goin on in there.

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743719 December 12th 2018 8:48 pm
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Installed new door weather stripping, hopefully stops the leak, we'll see on Friday.

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743831 December 18th 2018 2:17 pm
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Went by an upholstery shop to see what they could do....they were very nice and offered to help take out the bolts if I was going to do my own install, and put them back in after the new carpet was in. But I'm pretty sure any mechanic would do this for me.

I could also not even bother taking out the bolts, cut the old stuff out around them, and make minimal holes in the new carpet at their locations. What to do...

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #743853 December 19th 2018 12:01 am
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I was gifted a Jegs TBI "salad bowl" last Christmas but hadn't put it on yet because the air cleaner base needed to be trimmed to have a wider opening.

Tonight I had a family friend use his plasma cutter to trim the air cleaner base opening to about the air filter's 8 inch inner diameter with enough of the raised ring left over to help keep the filter in place, then he grinded it smooth, now I just need to paint it with some high temp paint.

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After:

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The "salad bowl" which replaces the oem choke collar, still have to try to adjust the transmission dipstick tube out of the way.

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1995 Emerald Green Chevy G20 350TBI Gladiator conversion
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