This is my 95 tin top, drop spindles at front flip kit up back, Boyds alloys and Stilen body kit, i have managed to wreck most of the body kit around the country roads where i live so i am gonna take the body back to factory spec, and make a roll pan for the rear bumper area, once done i will be spraying matt black (hence name) in the rear section is a tiolet and cooking facilities......its my stealth camper....Johnny
My 10 year old daughter has lovingly named it "The Big Green Booger"
Bought Evil_S10's dropped spindles, that should be arriving in Springtown sometime this week. Next purchase is a drop kit for the back end. Was wanting a 2" drop all the way around, to keep the existing rake. Was looking at using dropped leaf springs and longer rear shackles to pull that one off, but am open to suggestions.
still looks light years better than my rust bucket.
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
Steve,
I prefer the old shorty's to tell the truth, and pretty much regret selling my '90 and buying the '99...but it is what is...
Your van looks great..
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
Cragar Nomad I Wheels
Dearly Departed 1990 RWD Shorty owned since day one.
Sold Feb 2007 with 193k miles.
kings-x59 wrote:still looks light years better than my rust bucket.
kings.. in Texas you don't have a rust bucket.. you have a fade bucket. I'd bet the underside and rockers of your old Texas van is still cleaner than a 5 yr old in many other .. umm.. more northern locations.
a guy on my dakota site brought up a 90 dakota convertible (somewhat rare in a 'vert) faded to poop from Texas. got the truck, spare good motor for $700, trailered it home.. painted it original color and now has the thing for sale for a crazy amount of coin
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kings-x59 wrote:still looks light years better than my rust bucket.
kings.. in Texas you don't have a rust bucket.. you have a fade bucket. I'd bet the underside and rockers of your old Texas van is still cleaner than a 5 yr old in many other .. umm.. more northern locations.
a guy on my dakota site brought up a 90 dakota convertible (somewhat rare in a 'vert) faded to poop from Texas. got the truck, spare good motor for $700, trailered it home.. painted it original color and now has the thing for sale for a crazy amount of coin
yep, nothing like up north. You really can't see the rust on the roof in that pic. Now that I look at it, that's an old pic - still had the one remaining center cap on the wheel. '89 was not such a good year for the b/c paint system. If I wash it, some of the paint comes off with the dirt.
'89 Astro, 4.3L, TBI. Minor intake and exhaust mods. Rebuilt 700R4 trans (by me). Corvette servo, 0.5" boost valve, police grade 1-2 accumulator spring (shifts fast and solid). B&M stacked plate trans cooler. Bilstein shocks. Belltech sway bars front and back. New head unit, speakers and subwoofer. Needs paint and a new headliner.
name's Steve
I can't remember all I've forgotten about that....
this is what it looked like when I got from the original owner whos also a family friend Ive known longer than the vans age. it had an external full size spare tire rack/cover on the rear to but its allready removed in this shot.
and my most recent shot, alot has changed in 15+ years Ive owned it.