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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 | I’ve been collecting parts to do some semi major mechanical work since my van has the horrible Chrysler lean burn computer controlled carb advance, which is also a 2 barrel. I have some leaking coolant too around a freeze plug so I decided I would completely overhaul the intake, carb, ignition and cooling system. I may even replace the timing chain since I’ll be right there replacing the water pump. It’ll also give me better access to more freeze plugs I can swap out. Will not be a fun job at all but once it’s done, it should really be a nicer driving van overall. My girlfriends dad used to have a 72 tradesmans and amazingly, he kept his old holley, edelbrock intake (which are not easily or cheap to find!) and one day they came to visit and he checked out the van and told me he would send me all of his old parts to use! For free! I’m gonna hang onto the old Holley for parts, it’s a 750 cfm so it’s too much carb for a 318. I recently bought a Summit 600 cfm carb which is made by Holley so their design is very similar, actually nicer to me since the fuel bowls are not two separate pieces plus there is a fuel level sight plugs which makes dialing in float height pretty nice. Anyways this should look cool when it’s all back in there. Real neat part for me is that he kept a rebuild kit which also has jets and a few little goodies but the original box and other pieces are so cool!
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 old hand | old hand Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,266 Likes: 43 |
1987 B250 - Painkiller
| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 Post Junkie | Post Junkie Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 | Ditto Matman: Sweet ride.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 376 Likes: 2 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 376 Likes: 2 | cheers D O V.......SDMickey After that pic was taken I stripped it down and had it repainted, got it back together and fitted new cragars and tyres. then decided to fit pwr windows and locks, work in progress, thinking about an overhead shelf for CB, CD ETC. But dont really want to pull down the roof lining etc..
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 Master Yard Rat | Master Yard Rat Joined: Sep 2019 Posts: 1,510 Likes: 172 | Man, nothing like vintage parts.
Speaking of, I went to my dad’s shop to work on the van today and was greeted with a sweet surprise. Last year, my brother bought a 1984 Chevy stepside for a song with the idea of a quick flip. The owner had a lot of cool 80’s street parts with it. Well, apparently he found about 40 different car magazines from the mid to late 70’s that he didn’t want anymore and gave them to my dad. Many of these magazines cover a lot of cool street freaks and vans from the era. I want to scan some of the articles and many of the ads for Van parts when I get some time and upload it here for everyone to reference.
Van-wise today, I discovered my battery isn’t charging and did some more wiring work. So far nothing has changed.
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: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 Post Junkie | Post Junkie Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 | What a great "extra" find with the magazines. Man I wish I had kept my Trucking Magazines from back in the day. Can't wait for the pics. You always come across great finds Charlie. You're a Lucky Man.
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 | Got my 85 Dodge ready for Mountain Mayhem next week
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| | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 Post Junkie | Post Junkie Joined: Jul 2019 Posts: 11,241 Likes: 412 | Good work Astrocreep66 ! | | | Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? | Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 294 Likes: 6 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Oct 2016 Posts: 294 Likes: 6 | The lock switch bezels on both sides had cracked so I ordered a replacement set off eBay. The electrical pin layout is different for a 95, so I transplanted the original switches over to the new bezels, and now they're not falling out of the door anymore. (1993 and earlier G-vans use the diagonal 3 pin switch, 94-96s and some 93s use the other switch.)
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