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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762290 June 14th 2020 10:56 pm
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I just got back from 4 days in Joshua Tree. I picked up some parts for the van on the way back to the world from a friend of mine in Arcadia. I'm still on the hunt for a bubble sunroof.

Out in the desert there were so many projects just waiting to be found. I saw several first gen Econolines just hanging out in fields.

Here was one a local shop owner had.

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He picked it up from the original owner's estate, it spent its whole life in the desert covered in green house paint. It is a short 8 door panel van, 6 cylinder with an automatic.

I believe it was featured in either Custom Vanner or Rolling Heavy a bit ago.

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I also made a new friend.

Also, this was really cool outside of Tulare, CA. It has been there since the 1960's.

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I am entertaining the thought of going back later this year to try and find a first gen.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762292 June 14th 2020 11:08 pm
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Love that license plate.
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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762302 June 15th 2020 3:45 am
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Love the bumper sticker more. smile

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762303 June 15th 2020 3:48 am
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Regarding your Tall friend; I remember this Big guy holding a muffler outside a shop in Los Angeles back in the day smile

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762308 June 15th 2020 8:37 am
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Changed the intake on my 78 g van. Been chasing down a ton of running issues.seems like this is par for the course.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762332 June 15th 2020 6:01 pm
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I went down to the junkyard today on my lunch break to scope out an '83 high top Econoline. I was able to get some small parts that will work on my mid, unfortunately I had to leave some more time consuming parts behind. If I was still in the market, there were some rad captains chairs and pedestals in the van.

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Stoked for these parts.

I also ordered some vintage 80's Suntune gauges for the Mustang but got a few extras for the van including an econometer. All were NOS and it is a real shame to use them. But, the 70's/80's original street look is a must for me. No going back.

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Now if I can only get a Suntune tach with the blue stripe to match. The Mustang has a red stripe and is Suntune II, all circa 1987.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #762359 June 16th 2020 1:58 am
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Way to go Charlie ! Very nice find. You are truly a Lucky Man !

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wrcsixeight #762371 June 16th 2020 7:29 am
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Nice score ya got there. Like the guages.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
newkirkinc1 #762490 June 18th 2020 6:45 pm
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Originally Posted by SDMickey
Way to go Charlie ! Very nice find. You are truly a Lucky Man !

Originally Posted by newkirkinc1
Nice score ya got there. Like the guages.



Thank you, I am so stoked for them. There won't be enough hours in the day on Saturday to do everything that I have planned. laugh

I'll take some pics later, but I just picked up my door panels. I had one of my maintenance guys cut them for me due to my lack of tools. I went with the paneled MDF from Lowe's for the barn doors and some sheets of 3/8" plywood for the door panels. Once I test fit on Saturday, I will mark for adjustment, drill pilot holes, and hopefully be able to wrap the door panels with vinyl.

My goal is to have the majority of the interior ready to go once she comes back from paint and body so I can slap it all (well, 80% at least) together in a weekend.

Once the charging issue is sorted out, I can focus on sanding the interior to prep for insulation. Thank goodness all the shows this year are being cancelled. *Sarcasm*


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
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