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Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754446 November 25th 2019 7:17 pm
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Shaping up nicely. I saw you on ChopCult too. I posted a pic of my black ram van there.


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Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Death or victory #754447 November 25th 2019 8:40 pm
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Originally Posted by Deathorvictory
Shaping up nicely. I saw you on ChopCult too. I posted a pic of my black ram van there.


That's a great van, I dig it.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754584 December 01st 2019 5:16 pm
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I mocked up the side pipes, but was unable to bolt them in at the moment. She is starting to look meaner, a real street machine.

Water pump and alternator have been replaced. Coming up soon will be the intake and the carb to try and get her running better. I'm also planning on removing my distributor and pertronix from the Mustang once I convert over to an MSD set up.

[Linked Image] I picked up a stowaway at some point also.

I went to a local junkyard today to check out a late 70's Dodge in the lot. There I was able to score a pair of seats for $15 each. The driver side has a tear in it but the passenger looks great. I also snagged a lower air dam off that Dodge. Everything else was trash. I do regret not grabbing the rear pop out windows but it was pouring rain and I don't need them.

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You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754597 December 02nd 2019 10:29 am
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awesome project! i love how little rust those Cali vans have...
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Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754617 December 02nd 2019 8:41 pm
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Nice score!


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Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754630 December 03rd 2019 9:01 pm
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Thank you everyone, I am loving this van the more I get under the hood on her. After playing around with the aftermarket radiator, I just wasn't happy with it. I took the stock one to a shop for a recore. It's a bit pricey, but it is the OEM part and as of now, she isn't a hot rod. I should have that back by the end of this week in time to take it down on Saturday. I have the Edelbrock 289 Performer intake on my Mustang and I really like the performance for a little V8. I am working on removing a lot of the old vacuum lines and filters from the late 60's that serve no purpose anymore. With any luck, she should be somewhat roadworthy by New Years. I just hate storing it almost 2 hours away because that means I can only work on her once a week.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754921 December 14th 2019 8:31 pm
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I finally buttoned up the front today. New water pump, alternator, and belt. I’m waiting on my Edelbrock intake and carb before I take the top apart. I also just received my HEI distributor with plugs.
The plugs and wires should be here today. I’ve also started going through some of the crap wiring, it was easy because most of it isn’t even crimped. It’s just all twisted wires around live connections.
I fully hope to have the van running and tuned by the first of the year so I can start assembling the front end again before moving onto suspension.
I’m also annoyed with the Patriot pipes I purchased. I’ve been trying to install them and I’ve stripped two slag screws and have had four holes so far be too large despite drilling the guide holes smaller as required. I’m just going to get a muffler shop to weld some brackets at this point and be done with it.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754940 December 16th 2019 12:00 am
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Well, Christmas came early this year. Scored four mags for the van that need a small amount of work, but they’re not bent and there’s no curb rash. Some light sanding and mag polish will really bring them out. The two tires are trash and will get replaced with some white letter tires.


You hear the thunder of stampeding rhinos, elephants and tacky tigers
This town ain't big enough for the both of us
And it ain't me who's gonna leave
Re: 1969 Econoline Shorty
Charlie 99909 #754941 December 16th 2019 12:12 am
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Have you done a test fit? That doesn’t look like a typical 5.5” dia. bolt pattern


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