Vicki's photo shoot

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Vicki's photo shoot

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I decided to go camera crazy this morning, heres so 'glamor' shots of Vicki...

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nice van.
do you have any shots of the tire carrier with the tire off , it must be a starcraft installed item?
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Good lookin van dude!


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tbhager94 wrote:nice van.
do you have any shots of the tire carrier with the tire off , it must be a starcraft installed item?
I plan on taking it off, its such an eyesore. I don't think its Starcraft installed because theres no mounting equipment on the door, its just being held on by a a hook and a bolt. So when I take it off there'll be a hole in the door but I may have to get new doors anyway.
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What direction do you plan on taking your van? Street cruiser, hot rod, off-roader, etc...
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I just want to restore it to stock (showroom) condition.
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that tire carrier sounds like something that could fall off if ya hit a bad pothole.
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tbhager94 wrote:that tire carrier sounds like something that could fall off if ya hit a bad pothole.
I was just thinking the same thing, I don't know how it holds so still. Hell, if it fell off while I was driving, I'd be a visual improvement :)
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ScoobyDoo82 wrote:I just want to restore it to stock (showroom) condition.
With upgrades right? Such as rims, stereo, maybe paint?

When I had my '94 I used Goof-Off to remove the silver from the grill and headlight bezels. I felt it made the van look tougher.

It appears that you have the stock wagon wheels painted black (at least in the front). I think that if you ditch those hubcaps and went with chrome rings and lug nuts it would look pretty sharp.
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ihatemybike wrote:
ScoobyDoo82 wrote:I just want to restore it to stock (showroom) condition.
With upgrades right? Such as rims, stereo, maybe paint?

When I had my '94 I used Goof-Off to remove the silver from the grill and headlight bezels. I felt it made the van look tougher.

It appears that you have the stock wagon wheels painted black (at least in the front). I think that if you ditch those hubcaps and went with chrome rings and lug nuts it would look pretty sharp.
Yes, minor upgrades like new head unit, paint, clear corners, subtle upgrades not BAM IN YOUR FACE upgrades. And about the chrome rings idea, I already tried it out, I thought it looked pretty good, maybe if I touched up the rims with some black paint a little.

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That does look better. I'd run to the JY and try to find the center caps with the logo still in place. Toss those old hubcaps.
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Well, theres these specific hubcaps I want for it, if I cant find those, I'm gonna make a trip to the u-pull-it and get the center caps for it. The paint on the rims is bad, chipped and faded and whatnot so touching them up would look good.
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Let's see pics of the caps you're thinking about.
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potskie wrote:Good lookin van dude!


See squiddy that's how you do it! :P :muhaha:
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Klementine's just shy, that's all. She's not some runway model like Vicki.
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CaptSquid wrote:
potskie wrote:Good lookin van dude!


See squiddy that's how you do it! :P :muhaha:
Potskie? Besa me coulo!

Klementine's just shy, that's all. She's not some runway model like Vicki.
Because Vicki has Balls!!...... :supz:
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