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My shaggin wagon build thread
#748980 May 28th 2019 10:51 am
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[align:left][/align]I hope these post. I will give more details after work. Any questions just ask. I know I'll ask a bunch.

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Itszeorangesoda #748984 May 28th 2019 11:02 am
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oh yeahhhh....where ya gonna start? looks like ya got a project....would love to seen it back in the day

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Itszeorangesoda #748987 May 28th 2019 11:54 am
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I picked her up back in October. The 318 was seized but I got her freed up. I've been working on the brakes and just started ripping the interior out yesterday day. I've done water pump, new gas tank, electric fuel pump, new fuel lines, carb rebuild, gm hei, new tires kinda. Where in Florida you about.

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Itszeorangesoda #748990 May 28th 2019 3:59 pm
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Looks like a whole lotta work. Really dig those captains chairs though, they look like a good cleaning might bring em back to life

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Itszeorangesoda #748994 May 28th 2019 7:00 pm
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I sadly had to throw one out.

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Itszeorangesoda #749006 May 29th 2019 1:04 pm
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You're a braver man than I. Best of luck!


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Itszeorangesoda #749014 May 29th 2019 5:17 pm
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I think I might just be stupid haha

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Itszeorangesoda #749186 June 02nd 2019 11:11 pm
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1978 Dodge the one year wonder, I think you have a good project! Sometimes they look worse than they are.

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Itszeorangesoda #749199 June 03rd 2019 1:55 pm
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What's special about 78? It is a project though.

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Itszeorangesoda #749203 June 03rd 2019 2:34 pm
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The 1978 Dodge is a one-year-only model with many one-year-only parts, or so the parts books would have you believe.

The 1978 Dodge uses the front sheetmetal of the 71-77 vans, but the 79-up dash and rear sheetmetal. The front suspension is unique to the 78 model year (I believe) but the dash parts are compatible with the 79-up parts and the sheetmetal is compatible with the 71-77 or 79-up depending on what you are working on.


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Reed #749206 June 03rd 2019 2:57 pm
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Holy s**t haha

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Itszeorangesoda #749575 June 12th 2019 10:37 am
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I took her on her maiden voyage yesterday. I still have some quirks to work out such as pulling to one side with braking, dying off of idle, acceleration issues, and carb linkages. If anyone is down in Florida I would love to get some help. Beer and grass provided haha. Does anyone know where the cable links too and its purpose?

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Itszeorangesoda #749583 June 12th 2019 12:52 pm
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Talk to the Orlando Street Vans guys. I am sure they have some knowledgeable guys that can help out! Josh with the Electric Boogaloo Van did a bunch of work to his, which i believe is a 77.

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Itszeorangesoda #749586 June 12th 2019 1:13 pm
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I've talked to Josh but he's recently moved and busy with that. I text him regularly. He's the only vanner I know face to face.

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Itszeorangesoda #749592 June 12th 2019 2:30 pm
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Originally Posted by Itszeorangesoda
I've talked to Josh but he's recently moved and busy with that. I text him regularly. He's the only vanner I know face to face.

he is a good dude. hopefully somebody down there can help you out.

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Itszeorangesoda #749593 June 12th 2019 2:58 pm
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He's a awesome dude. Done helped me so much already.

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Itszeorangesoda #749629 June 13th 2019 4:35 pm
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What's the best way to rip up the carpet. I dont need to save it.

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Itszeorangesoda #749630 June 13th 2019 5:01 pm
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Good pair of gloves and a trash can. Maybe even a dust mask and glasses. Could be screwed down in places potentially so I’d have cordless drill at the ready. But yeah, rip it out!


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Death or victory #749631 June 13th 2019 5:21 pm
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Originally Posted by Deathorvictory
dust mask and glasses.


x 1,000

If it's old carpet you don't want to be breathing in any dust/crap or getting dust/crap in your eyes, trust me. I replaced my carpet without wearing anything and my sinuses were screwed up for a good week or 2.

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Itszeorangesoda #749817 June 19th 2019 8:19 am
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Does anyone have any experience on doing a gm tbi swap? I might be getting a throttle body and ecm from a 92 firebird that the guy pulled off in favor of carb. I'd still have to get a wiring harness from the junkyard.

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Itszeorangesoda #749824 June 19th 2019 10:36 am
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No experience with a conversion, but one of the better TBI support forums is on thirdgen.org, supporting 3rd gen. F-bodies like the '92 Firebird that is your donor.

https://www.thirdgen.org/forums/tbi/

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Itszeorangesoda #750018 June 25th 2019 9:16 pm
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So I've started reworking the tbi harness, I've gotten rid of all the emissions stuff and trans control. I'm only reworking it for fuel and spark. I currently have the 4 pin module on it instead of the mopar ignition box so wiring will be easy on ignition side. I just got the tbi unit harness and ecm out off a 92 gmc Sierra. I'm gonna keep carb on it so I can try to make it to the meet next month. I just replaced the starter it was long over due, sometimes it work other times it just spins the starter clutch. I finally added a fuel pressure regulator and after all this she dont want to idle unless she's on the yellow cam.

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Itszeorangesoda #750028 June 26th 2019 11:16 am
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thirdgen.org has some useful info, got answers on a tune port problem on that site.


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Itszeorangesoda #750033 June 26th 2019 1:47 pm
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I've been using binderplanet for tbi information.

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Itszeorangesoda #750041 June 26th 2019 8:30 pm
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Before I swap the tbi, I want to drive it a little on the carb. It doesn't want to idle. Does anyone have any initial settings for a carter bbd carb. Its 78 year.

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Itszeorangesoda #750042 June 26th 2019 8:47 pm
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Carburetor rebuild and adjustment and operations manual is available for free download here:

https://app.box.com/s/15dt5qav20ccxcnzp9e4

Generic BBD settings can be found here:

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Itszeorangesoda #750050 June 27th 2019 2:04 pm
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Thank you. It already rebuilt it few months ago and i had it running off of controlled flooding lmao.

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Itszeorangesoda #750118 June 30th 2019 2:45 pm
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Alright so the van looks like it has a blown head gasket so I just ordered all the parts and ima tear into it on the 4th. I'm just gonna do the tbi swap then too. I got all the parts except for a knock sensor and temp and o2 sensor but since I'm gonna pull the head. I'll weld in the bung into the exhaust.

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Itszeorangesoda #750465 July 09th 2019 10:05 pm
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So in the meantime, I have gotten all the sensors and have finished trimming down the harness to everything I need but left enough on each wire I cut in case I wanted to add it on later. I still need to grab a lil check engine light to add but other than that she's done. I've tore into the engine and did the head gaskets, I dropped the head on the gasket and had to get a new felpro one but after that slip up she's all together except the manifold. I'm still cleaning it up to add all the sensors and modules. While I was pulling the exhaust. I went ahead and added a o2 bung. Autozone had to special order one so I grabbed a doorman help anti fouler, cut it in half and welded it in. Works perfect.

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Nice! cheers


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Itszeorangesoda #750498 July 10th 2019 12:45 pm
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Does your photo hosting have .jpg file types? Your photos are hyperlinks.


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Itszeorangesoda #750502 July 10th 2019 1:16 pm
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I honestly dont know. I'm on mobile and that site seems to only work for me.

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[img]http://imgur.com/a/ayyikEX[/img] see If this works?

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Itszeorangesoda #750571 July 12th 2019 10:13 pm
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From here: https://ibb.co/dKSbzvx

Choose "embed codes" Then copy and paste the "BBcode" for full image

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Itszeorangesoda #750574 July 12th 2019 10:37 pm
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Oh ok I see it now. Thank you.
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Itszeorangesoda #750577 July 13th 2019 10:44 am
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Kewl.
A friend of OSV is a friend of mine.
We're members of Outcast Vanners, the Ga chapter. We get down to the Sunshine state on a regular basis, always enjoy the old school style truck-ins of Orlando Street Vans, maybe we'll see ya.

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Itszeorangesoda #750581 July 13th 2019 2:37 pm
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Maybe I'm going to be moving in February back home to Maryland. I need to get the van ready by then.

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