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by Great A'Tuin
Fri Jul 08, 2011 9:25 am
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Starteing to wind our way back from the woods of N. ID to the desert of Boise.
We'll camp tonite and be in town tomorrow...
by Great A'Tuin
Wed Jul 06, 2011 8:06 am
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Jim,
Thanks! We'll be on the road all day, and celebrate when we get to the park :cheers:

john
by Great A'Tuin
Wed Jul 06, 2011 7:41 am
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Headed from Wallace to Glacier NP today...

Vince, the van looks great! I can't wait to see it =D>
by Great A'Tuin
Tue Jul 05, 2011 8:48 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Drove around N. ID for a few dozen more miles...

Vince, did you take your avatar pic in my driveway?? :yawinkle:

You were busy today!
by Great A'Tuin
Mon Jul 04, 2011 5:38 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Drove around the mountains n. of Wallace, ID. Thought I had real problem when I nstarted to feel a miss and smelled rubber burning. Found a spark plug wire had popped off. Fixed and resumed touring until stopped by snow...
by Great A'Tuin
Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:17 pm
Forum: Lifting & Lowering
Topic: 4" Lift
Replies: 4
Views: 4489

Re: 4" Lift

That is an AWESOME signature pic!
BTW, I did the same think to space my shroud (befre the electric fan conversion) and used a bit of foam pipe isulation shoved in the gap to seal the shroud.
by Great A'Tuin
Sat Jul 02, 2011 9:12 pm
Forum: Camping & Outdoors
Topic: Astrofari Expedition 2012
Replies: 19
Views: 10907

Re: Astrofari Expedition 2012

I'm planning an expedition to the Steens Mountains in OR later this summer and I have 3 hillclimbs to tow my race car to in September, so I'm likely not in.
Sounds like a great idea, however, and if the location is right...maaayyyybbbeee...
by Great A'Tuin
Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:36 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Hello From The 96 Mile Marker
Replies: 7
Views: 2744

Re: Hello From The 96 Mile Marker

Very nice! Too bad I just bought an old Colt Agent for cc.
Although, I might be interested in one when it will fit my P7...
by Great A'Tuin
Sat Jul 02, 2011 8:29 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Drove Great A'tuin from Boise to Moscow, ID with 3 bikes and a week's worth of gear. Headed to the Coeur D'Alene Trail tomorrow.
Got about 17mpg through the mountians and w/crazy 4th traffic.
by Great A'Tuin
Sun Jun 19, 2011 8:50 am
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Yesterday I hauled home a set of front brake/hub/CV assemblies for one of my old Saabs, scored a Schwinn road bike at the same time and on the way home I found a cheap hydraulic pipe bender for $10 at a yard sale. Today I installed a set of front window vents. Would love to see a pic of your pipe b...
by Great A'Tuin
Mon Jun 13, 2011 7:24 pm
Forum: General
Topic: What did you do to/with your van today?
Replies: 2560
Views: 720330

Re: What did you do to/with your van today?

Yesterday I hauled home a set of front brake/hub/CV assemblies for one of my old Saabs, scored a Schwinn road bike at the same time and on the way home I found a cheap hydraulic pipe bender for $10 at a yard sale.

Today I installed a set of front window vents.
by Great A'Tuin
Sun Jun 05, 2011 4:50 pm
Forum: General
Topic: You know you love your AstroFari when ____...
Replies: 48
Views: 14770

Re: You know you love your AstroFari when ____...

...when the budgets for all your other mechanical projects get diverted to the van!
by Great A'Tuin
Wed Jun 01, 2011 7:43 pm
Forum: General
Topic: You know you love your AstroFari when ____...
Replies: 48
Views: 14770

Re: You know you love your AstroFari when ____...

Multnomah Falls in the Columbia Gorge...
by Great A'Tuin
Mon May 30, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: BRAKES
Topic: Installed Big Brakes this weekend
Replies: 11
Views: 8385

Re: Installed Big Brakes this weekend

More directly the answer is yes you use the lager pad too. Most of the local junkyards I dig through have plenty of older (90's) Chevy/GMC trucks and vans. Our vans have a caliper w/ a 2 3/4" piston, the 2500 4wd Chevy/GMC trucks have a 3 1/16" piston. I just walked around until I found o...
by Great A'Tuin
Sun May 29, 2011 8:43 pm
Forum: BRAKES
Topic: Installed Big Brakes this weekend
Replies: 11
Views: 8385

Re: Installed Big Brakes this weekend

oldsmoker wrote: How do you come across brand new rotors at a junk yard?!
Pure blind luck as far as I can tell.