C'mon you guys. Post on! Ken? Maples? The Econobar?? Anyone? Don't be left out of this lovefest!! We dig pictures here!

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I need to make some new ones, they are all 2 years old, I've heen taking pics of other things.

I'll post some of mine on sunday, I was cleaning and detailing today

And Presenting the One and Only: "Econo-Bar!"

I love that bar!! Thanx again for sharing that.

My van needs cleaned up, inside and out, but at temps of 100 degree's, we haven't done anything with it. I also only take pics with the right settings, background is important, I'm looking for the one that has a rainbow ending on the van, you could say it's at rainbows end, or is the pot of gold.

Ok! Here's one

Nice pics Ken. have any recent ones of the clamshell doors in action?

BoneHead's Revenge

engine

Multiple pictures

That bar is right on. Love it!

-Chris

Thanks for the compliment Chris! Here's one for you!

NICE!

-Chris

Welcome aboard Chris! Took them off for now Cap'n. Need to do lots more work on them. Will probably get back out to working on them after Butler.

O. You are forgiven then.

how do you go about posting a picture in the thread page ?

You need to open an acount with a photo sharing site such as www.photobucket.com They are free to use.

Upload the picture to that site. Copy and paste the bottom link under the picture on that site to your reply here and your done.

Try to size the picture first so as that it is not too big or small.

O.K. Here's is the Ford.... Hope you like it, Still have a way to go...

That thing is in awesome shape. Nice van dude.

-Chris

HEY WE STILL GOTTA POST OUR PICS GUYS

COOL KEEP THEM COMING

Looks good Maples. What happend to the stuff (graphics?) on your front fender?

I learned, never put on fine decals, they start to peel up, dirt sticks in their place , once they start coming up, it's time to remove them. It was also time to go, started getting tired of looking at them, been gone over a year, just haven't upgraded my pictures. When I pulled them, I stripped the finish, clay bared it and layed on many coats of polish and wax. I want to get some fenders from a van the same color in the salvage yard and front doors to replace the dented up ones, they are bad shape, future project.

I might as well post up some pics to keep it goin. Chris

NICE VANS CHRIS HEY GUYS WE GOTTA KEEP THE POST UP ON THIS THREAD

bump...

Here is my 74. I need to take some updated pictures. [ February 28, 2006, 12:36 PM: Message edited by: Jeff L ]

This is my 82'.

my 79 tretech

I'll jump in: Here's BUMPY! The IRON VAN! 84 E-150, 351W H.O./C-6. Loaded except for power windows (good!), conversion by Landmark (duh). My brother totalled this van by running a red light and driving it into the side of a Tri-Met bus down in Portland, Oregon. So I had it hauled back up to Tacoma, chopped off the bent front frame rails, scored a 75 parts van and welded Bumpy back together (thats why it has the early grille etc...) I recently scraped Bumpy's passenger side up pretty good taking a corner too close in a parking garage, so Bumpy is now slated for a full cosmetic restoration/modification! Paint and interior will be redone and mildly customized. [ March 31, 2006, 01:37 AM: Message edited by: Reed ]

nice vans guys!!

bump

http://img212.imageshack.us/my.php?image=20060420image00063ju.jpg
This is brand new, after my fender flare install, I have it as my desktop wallpaper.

[ April 24, 2006, 06:39 PM: Message edited by: maples01 ]

I uploaded a bunch of new images to my CarDomain page.

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2056011

At the scrap yard last week, you could shed a tear, there was an early 70's Econoline in the pile of vehicles, top was smashed in to about mid high, still had the grill on it. The way it looked, I didn't see any rust at the bottom of it, may have been a decent van, there was a later 70's Econo on top of it crunched too.

Great candidate for a chop top.

I like your antenna shot Brandon!

I finally got my Ford in the signature line

http://img512.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpnosedr4mo.jpg
http://img108.imageshack.us/my.php?image=misspiggy0pm.jpg
Miss Piggy
4.9 C6

o.k. now i can be on here as well LOL

WOW! That thing looks clean. Good luck with it!

thanks Ken I was looking at the pick of the Beast the door is great nice work...

Thanx Harold. Don't do it to that van tho. Unless you fing fiberglass doors. The full size door is very heavy and it's a bitch getting it to work right.

Ken if you saw my welding skill you would know i would never even try to do that LOL. no the body on this one will stay stock going to do the body work and paint it thats all.

my welding skills were pretty bad when I started too, practice makes better!

Ken what is a good welder to buy ? for a small shop like i have.I'm setting up my shop at this time I had a old Lincolen ark welder but i gave it away it was on a tralier and to big for the shop. I would like to weld traliers and such with it small and big stuff ids there a good all around welder out there ? thanks for info..

There are lots of good welders out there. The one I have is huge. Got a great deal on it, and it will weld nearly anything.

The biggest thing I guess to keep in mind is to try and stay with a good brand name like Miller or Lincoln. They have been making welders forever and are probably the easiest to get supplies for. Although most supplies are universal. Wookie has a real nice Lincoln he let me borrow for a while. He is a retired professional welder. He may be able to give you a good model number.

Another thing to look for is expandability. In the future you may want to weld aluminum or othe metals, you may want to do some TIG welding. If possible try and get a unit that can be adapted at a later time do weld other metals.

Here's my 87 150 that used to be a wheelchair van for my grandma. Needless to say, it didn't look like this whe it was hers
.http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dinovan/my_van/

I'm not very good at linking yet sorry
http://www.angelfire.com/planet/dinovan/my_van/

so this yours or your grandma's van if yours fix it up


[ August 04, 2006, 08:57 AM: Message edited by: BoneHead ]

Hi guys, been a while. Thought I'd drop in and see what's up. Still enjoying the heck out of our van. Here's an old shot of mine on the left (white) and my buddy's 4 WD Super Duty. That thing can go practically anywhere!

The van's mine, they needed to get rid of it, I needed transportation, worked out for a great deal since I got it for only $600 and it has needed no major repairs to date (knock on wood.)

so dinovan where in kansas you from iam in wichita srating up a van culb here so far i have 2 members hoping more will join and want too have a lil get together in april 2007 out at lake afton

I'll have to see, I'm from the Wichita area, but I'll be at college then about 4 hours away.

Anyone know where to buy a Starter relay for a '63 Econoline with the 170cu motor

Autozone, it's just a starter relay, not model specific, found that out last month.

here's a cool window

Heres some of my 62....

Below is our '94 E150 "Space Shuttle" all decorated for Halloween 2005. It actually made the Car & Driver Weird Sightings page.

Ha! That's pretty Cool!

that is cool! great idea for a halloween parade! or to show at a Van event!!!

That's wild, well thought out.

Much better than one of my past Halloween costumes. I tied a rope off to the rear of my white 81 Dodge in college and went as a tampon. I thought it was a laugh riot.

okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

My 69 Mid Ford
I Purchased her in the Fall of 1982.

Sweet '69. I love that body style.

sweet ride pat!!

That is beautiful.

Very "SWEET"!
B.W.

What is blue and red?

http://hometown.aol.com/jfw82/myhomepage/jwbluered.html

Those are two serious mids. But the blue with Cragars is the one.

Lovem both!

*drool* Oh my God those are awesome vans. I like the red one (probably because I like the late-style grille).

One day...one day a mid-Ford I shall have.

Here are the 2 that I own.

1969 Pop-top - all original, 42K miles


1974 Quadravan - all original


Here are some I've owned in the past.






I guess I like the driver's sides better!

Chris

I thought the differences in the two grills was this:

The blue van has the steel grill that was chrome plated, and the red van has the aluminum grill center section only. I could be wrong, but I didn't know Ford had different designs for later models, just the choice between steel and aluminum. Anyody know for sure?

Chris

Emievel Looks like U 2 have a thing for 4x4 vans! I can totally relate! that 74 quadravan that U still own is super sweet!

http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/slugtrkr/?action=view&current=vans1046.jpg
vans1046.jpg

owner

Well I'll add my 76 E150...Metamorphosis...

Hey Guys,
Who owns those two mid's? (Blue and Red). That Blue one is amazing!Well they both are, but...
I'm looking to buy one very soon and that's exactly what I want! Anyone else have one similar?

Blue and red mid, sounds like John, Quiet one. I'm sure he won't sell, but there are quite a few mids showing up on here. Check the classifieds section.

Found a couple in my area, just not quite right. White one on www.collectorcartraderonline.com (too much) considering it would take another 5000 to get it the way I want. And another that needs too much work. I'm not quite ready to buy, but I'm checking every day.

Dragon Slayer 78 E150

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here is my first try posting in a forum... hope it works
this is my van Wolf Den as it looks today....

Okay, lets try again..... duh!

Looks Fester

Those are nice and bright Fester.

Still got to get the skirts back on it... hide the lights them selves... and got to replace one tube too... broke it trying to get my fat a** under the van one day....

Well, at least the second picture worked

Looking good buddy!

all i got right now- about another month before the van comes home then ill get more

Thats cool!

Looks like a nice start..

Heres mine- well my daily

You can see mine at my cardomain page

Very nice for a daily driver..

Thanks, My Dad bought it new. And I got it from him a while back. It's stock as can be right now execpt for the exhaust. I have a few others also but this one has a special place in my heart! Maybe I'll get some of the 4x4 pictures up soon-and the shorty!!

I made this topic a sticky so maybe we can get some more pics.... gone on guys, POST UP!

Hell, I don't know how to post a bloody pic, so here's the link to my Truckin' Readers Rides page.
http://rides.truckinweb.com/ride/1190840/arnieb/1983/ford/e-100-econoline/index.html

Hope it works.


Arnie

Great van.... save the pics to a PHOTOBUCKET account, free to open, and then it is REAL easy to post here...

and THAT IS A SWEET VAN too!

Mine

I love your van Boomer it is very sweet.. and thanks for the extra parts

No problem, I'm glad somebody could use them. I was gonna give the door strap to the guy with the full custom with the pinto window in the back, but he wasn't around when I went walking. Can't remember his name, was it Spaceman?

And congrats to Courtney on her trophy, I think she was the happiest vanner who recieved one. I hope I got her name right, I met so many people...

Yes it was Boomer.

Very cool van Boomer.Sorry we didn't get to chat at the Nats

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Saw on the road today, well, at BIG LOTS in the parking lot...

Ok, figured I would post up a few pics of the Fords in my club.

Tom's 73.

Richard's


Tom's

Sam's

Sluggo's

Those are sweet Brad,thanks for posting.

that mid ford is sick

I would like to join the W. of C. Van club. Where do you meet next?

nice pop top,very clean

If anyone is interested in purchasing a Nice MF E200/ 32000 orig miles, Pm me if i don't post info next week as i left the # in the big truck. Its not mine, but close to my work.

Love those mid fords

Wow! Nice Mids guys! Pop top, that thing looks nearly new, and so does yours Trucker. aboard by the way!

Here's a couple more pics I took yesterday.

Wow, those are nice !

That mid is so sweet!

That Econo is pretty sweet tooo.......

.......Wookee

I'm lovin' that mid-Ford!

NICE does not even begin to cover those....!

Really nice mid

Cool, my dad has a 1994 Ford E350 Extended with a 7.3 idi in it.

Thats a nice one.

That silver paint with chrome grill and bumpers, HOT HOT HOT!!!
I'm a Chevy guy, but I luv this van!

Now that is sweet

since i've got me a couple of Ford's i might aswell throw in a few pics. Not a Van but close enough

My 54


My 55 before i had to do something with the paintjob


My 55 with new paint

well hers my pride and joy, shes my first van,not finished yet(only just started really)
http://s589.photobucket.com/albums/ss339/frankm_album/

Very nice paint.

MID FORD VANS UNITED WAT DO YOU THINK!! ANYONE! ANYONE!

HERES MY TO GIRLS
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And 78's

PURDY mark, very PURDY!

Tom Chronister's 73 Econo. Just out of the body shop with new paint. Molded flares,spoiler,running boards,& gas tank cover. Also new padded vinyl top. Should be back at the paint shop today for murals & striping. Brad

Wow, that is sweet!

Dam nice! Keep us updated on the final artwork! Love those Mids!

Awesome Mid

Sweet mid

Very Nice....

Well, the vans name is 'Silverado Station' & it will have western themed murals on the sides above the middle belt lines.
Tom's driving it to New York,so you can check it out at the Nats! Brad

can't believe I haven't posted a picture of mine yet...

nice van

Here is my 1976 E 150 Ford ""THE MACHINE""

Are you bringing it to the Nats?

Not This year,Bummer

I seen that van before

Sad,I wanted to see it again.It's been a long time since I saw it.I found some old pics and video I took of it.

Yah Wizard She had little bubbles coming and the paint has been on it since I was 17.I really hated to strip her.I loved gary reeds pinstriping.It stayed on there for so long.I will be putting pics up pretty soon.
I want to meet you I missed you last yr at the nats and you were parked across from my club Keep it tight vanners

Yes sir that's where I was.I want to meet you too.I guess I'll be in my Ford since FOMOCO is coming.I was going to bring the Dodge.

The Machine and Wizards Ford are my two favorite late Fords. All that history.....

Thanks Catfish,I guess Dragon Slayer is going to the NATS

Update! Tom's 73 won't be making the trip back to the Nats this year. The painter has been thrashing over a week on the murals & just couldn't get it done. Brad

Thank You Catfish,Hope to meet u at the Nats as well?

It's a shame Tom couldn't get her done.

AWhhh, I was hoping for the photo opp of it and the Shelby together.
What's he bringing now?? The pickup and the early?

I'm thinking the OTHER painter DID get done

Nope,Neither van got finished. He's bringing California Dream'n early.

Oh, well! There is always next time.

man that sad

Well, Tom just got his Econo out of the paint shop last Thursday. Loaded it & drove to Summer Madness event out here in Cali. Van took 1st in class & Best van in show. Here's a few pics of the murals & striping. I will get better pics this weekend. Brad

NICE! Congrats to Tom on the awards!

Very Sweet Congrats

Very Nice Indeed.Have Fun & Congrats on the new ones.

KEEP ON TRUCKIN

Now that is nice,congrats to him on the awards.

Well I started working on My Ford ""THE MACHINE"" I did the undercarriage and I'm doing some wiring on it and it will go off to get a new look.Hoping to be complete by 2011.I will try and take pics in progress.

NICE! Some great looking work so far, keep it up and keep us posted! Thanks for sharing!

THE VAN THAT STARTED IT ALL....


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THE ONE THAT WE ARE WORKING ON......

Here is a couple more of "The Machine" in progress.

Looking good. . . . . . keep us posted

I suppose some one should say Excalibur wone 1 place in my clase at Summber Maddes so I well do it .
Charley and a lot more

Once I get my Ford, I'll post a pic..

I maybe getting a 80's e-250 panel
only widows on back doors

Cool,Hope you get it.

What do you use to strip the paint to the bare metal? Im always curious.

Here's me in 2000 with the 1971 Econoline 100 I traded one of my beloved Colts for.

Nice mid Ford, all owners need to get the windshield gasket replaced by a pro, there is a flaw in them from the factory, Ford put spongy material in it that causes rot in the passenger lower corner.

Here it is

I like that, what is the hood from? Looks like a modified Ambulance hood ?

I think that was one of Hanks designs. I know lots of vans had them years ago.

Yeah its all fiber glass i picked it up at the nats 2yrs ago for 2 bills

Thanks. And how did you know I had a leaky windshield gasket?! LOL. The first thing I did when I bought it was silicone it up to stop the leaks.

Yeah, I like those side air scoops.

You gonna stick something in em Georgi? Or just leave em open?

Like I said, Ford put foam in the gasket, it aids in the future leak to totally destroy the frame, glad the shop that did mine had experience.

Not sure yet the van is stripped and getting preped for paint yeahhhhh ill keep you posted

good pics

Here is an older pic of my Ford.

Finally got my mom working on going through their old pictures and she took some digital pics of these old prints. The first is from around 1974 and the next is about 1978. The subject vehicle is our 1972 E100 window van ordered new and picked up in autumn 1971, which my dad made into a camper that slept all 6 of us (at the size some of us were, that was possible!). In the second picture you can see we'd added some aftermarket sliding windows on the left side. This van was about the cheapest, bare bones, stripper model you could get, except for the 302, windows, and of course, the sliding door. No other options.

Heres mine the day I got it home and off the trailer:

Sweet van Daryl. That looks really clean in and out.

Its fairly clean considering the age. Inside needs a good steam bath, and outside needs a toothbrush to all the seams. Standard WA state green slime growing everywhere. (You cant let rigs sit under fir trees in this state for more than a week).

Very little rust that I can find on the body, and just one big dent on the drivers side from a trailer accident by the previous owner.

Needs all the window seals replaced, and I think door seals also, and the captains chairs arms are all really loose.

Oh, and *ALL* of the suspension rubber is shot, good thing bronco parts are cheap hahaha.

I like it

nice van! i like the backward facing capn chairs.

draggin , they are not permenant , they are called swivel pedestals . they are illegal now in the newer vans , i forget what years they stopped them , but you find them in most retro custom vans .

The new Dodge Caravan has them from second row back. The only reason they became illegal was seat belt laws. If the seat belts are integrated int the seats (as the new Caravans are) then the seats and swivel bases are legal.

Installing seats from another vehicle in your van is a whole other

Ya, all 4 captains swivel, and all 4 have seatbelts. Even the rear bench/bed has belts (but they are not pulled thru the hinge area in the picture.



The driver seat doesnt really swivel anymore, as the four wheel drive lever is in the way. I havnt played with it a ton to see if I pull it back into 4-lo if that moves the lever enough out of the way.

Ive decided that for as little "heavy" towing I will be doing with it, I'll just go to 33" all-terrain tires instead of trying to make an overdrive setup work. I'll look for a powerstroke 6.0 trans cooler for it too. They are awesome! But they cost as much as I paid for the entire van.

A cargo basket for the roof, with front and rear HIDs and I'll be stylin'

I rebuilt a Pathfinder for a couple and I cut their shifter off and made the two halves thread together just above the rubber boot. This way they could leave the handle off and swivel the seats and screw on the handle when needed.

Here's my rig...

Lots of good looking Fords here.

I was gonna suggest that, as it's what I'd do, heck, my CJ-5 in 2wd the handle wasn't more than 4" off of the floor.

The Machine had to be moved to a different shop.The other was to pricey for me.Do you vanners remember Bob Gorske Road studio back in the day.Bob ended up with cancer a few yrs back and had to take a leave of work.He has not touched a van since Roger Moyles Sinsational ""orange chevy with the tiger on the back""Also did a van called Naturally Art Bondage from pioneer valley vans.I'm trying to come up with some paint ideas.maybe still incorporate the heartbeats.

Check out Bob's site here::

http://www.roadestudio.com/

My van isn't much to look at now, but maybe someday.

2000 E350 7.3 turbo-diesel. I love this thing.





She's a workhorse:

I like the speaker setup, is that ported under them, I want 4 10's ported in the rear.

I just picked this 86 in surprisingly great shape

New pic of my "improved" van

Great pics every one

Club members Denimachine Ford.

Love it

Always liked the Denim Machine..

Not as cool as the Denim Machine or some of the other vans posted,but here is our Ford.

1990 E 150

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Nice

Very nice FORDS ! Keep the pictures coming guys and gals !

Hey mapples me and a friend made the box it has 4 12" subs and is E-L ported it sound great of course that my van in the old paint here it it now

We took the kids out in Freedom to see some Christmas lights last night.
Freedom in front of the Columbia county court house
Lake City Fl
Dec 16th 2011

Looks good Luke, Thats my favorite body style Ford

Heres ours, i know it needs redone , thats after winter.

Now this is a style I can get in to ! Very cool !

N ice Fords everyone....keep-em coming man...

I think you should need to do lots more work for them. Will probably get back out to working on them after Butler.

My 87 E-250 4x4

351w C6 D44/60





Hopefully I'll have some dough to throw at the body and powertrain before the 2013 season starts

Bad azz down to business van man !!!

NICE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Awesome!

Love 4x4 Fords. . . They just "look right" to me.

Great vans friends

http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/slugtrkr/?action=view&current=vanwax004.jpg

http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/slugtrkr/?action=view&current=vanwax003.jpg

http://s88.photobucket.com/albums/k195/slugtrkr/?action=view&current=vanwax002.jpg

Fixed those pics for ya. . . Very nice van !

Very nice

Nice & clean

Very nice looking van. My families first van was of the same vintage, my dad customized the interior himself.

Beautiful vintage camper.....

My 65 Ford transit has come home

Wow..don't see one of these everyday..NEAT !

Wow, looks new! Very nice.

WOW ! That thing looks like it has no miles and is brand new ! Very Impressive to say the least . . . .

Need some help just bought a 74 shorty no window econo need a source for flares gull wing visorand

www.customvan.com
or
www.trucknvan.com

1982

today

turned 30 in february and got my first van in april. 1989 e150 supervan with Penthouse. Gonna be a low-buck dirtbike camping rig

VERY NICE VAN !

A few new pics of Freedom.
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Looks good Luke. I wish my late Ford looked that good.
That southern sunshine has been very mean to my old dog.

Here is my Ford. Fresh to me. I should get more pictures but now it is covered in snow.

Nice Ford

I picked mine up last summer. 1978 'Heat in the Street'



It's a work in progress ;)

Love that color! Nice find!

GREAT LOOKIN VAN !

Nice looking van, I like the color.

Very nice.

nice van

'69, dude!

Looking good.

Hey guys stoked to be a part of this! Just picked up this killer '72! and getting a fresh start with it!

My 72' that I scored a couple weeks back. Never thought I would be able to find a second gen that I could afford.. NEVER EVER thought I would find a panel/windowless!!!

Reviving this thread with a picture of my '75 shorty.

i liked the ford's had this clubwagon a few years back,it was used for courtesy bus p/up drop off patron's at a casino club, ext 11 seater! had a 460 running on lpg, r,h,d, was missing a lot of thing's like ac,heater, some trim,(i built the drink holder from a picture)

Now this thread has kept me busy for a while. Some great looking Fords in here!

I'm been slowly working on a 84 shorty. Coming up on a year with it and am in love. I have a bunch of cars but really enjoy my time in this old van the most.

About when I got it.


As of about a month ago.


I'm in the process of de-chroming most of the trim now and taking care of some water leaks at a few bad seals.

I was going to post a photo of my 10 year old son's 1983 Ford E150
I don't think my photo links are working?

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[img]https://flic.kr/p/G9wZ38[/img]

Looks goood to me ...

Nice looking shorty. Clean.

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Haven't named her yet. I'm thinking maybe WoolyBooger.

I dig those 8 lug slot mags. Where did you find them? Are they still available?