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Man can you do that to my 86 b250...lol, that is a tough van.

Thanks Astro,

With the turn to warmer weather I got the bug to get moving on this project.
Needed to fill the old radio gap from where the head unit used to reside, and figured I’d relocate those extra gauges that used to be by my right knee (that is unintentionally kick every time I’d get in).
I 3D printed a face plate that clips, in that holds the gauges in my line of sight.

Looking sweet!

That is too cool. Really like how you angled them towards you.

spent the past weekend being productive whilst isolating myself and made an overlay grill for the Van. Started as a GMC phantom grill and cut up from there. I think it turned out pretty good for less than 100$ investment and a few hours of my time. I know these third gen dodges are hard to find a custom grill for on the cheap so i decided to make one instead. Hope this idea helps the other third genners here.

Nice! What did you attach it with? That looks really cool!

I attached it with several black cable ties on the black framing of the overlay to the original grill, in addition to several self tapping screws. it feels quite sturdy, especially in comparison of the plastic original grill. I'm just glad i finally came up with a way to make a cost effective improvement to the front of my van; the glory grills are wicked but just a little out of my budget right now.

Looks like it was made for it, good job man.

After another long hiatus from signing in here theres been a couple updates to my dodge.
After a few camping trips and a couple change ups to the interior, I think its set up the way i like. It still needs a bunch of detail finishing but its 80% there. The thru storage under the bed is alot better than the old lift top bed I had, and the futon hinges work great for converting the bed to a couch.

Also started playing with actual paint for the first time, after taking care of my roof rust, installing a sunroof, and seam sealing the gutters I needed to paint the roof and I chose this gold urethane single stage; came out Ok but its definitely a 10 footer. also painted my doghouse and visor which came out way better than the roof.

Ive been daily driving this thing for about a month now and overall im pleased with my cam selection.
its not a power house, but it'll get out of its own way now. and has a good idle.
https://www.compcams.com/high-energy-212-212-hydraulic-flat-cam-for-chrysler-273-360.html