Chevy & GMC Vans

No biggy ... the carpet pulls up right? Nothing a little "handyman's secret weapon" can't fix.

Lets see if anyone picks up on that reference XD

timelessbeing wrote:No biggy ... the carpet pulls up right? Nothing a little "handyman's secret weapon" can't fix.

Lets see if anyone picks up on that reference XD

If the ladies don't find you handsome, they should at least find ya handy!

;)

Durn toot'n!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lplt4Czezg
I love those segments

Well, I attempted the throttle body blade mod today. I am no astro expert and probably didn't have to pull the doghouse.

The entire time, I kept thinking....damn canadians!



Actually, I do like the torx bits and metric bolts. It's kind of like working on an Austrian Toyota.

Well-I finished up the "mod". What I did was remove all the pieces which left me with three holes. I used JB weld to fill the holes and then sanded them down the following day. The S-10 guys are pretty big into this mod-of course they can leave over their intake-we of course have to use a mirror.


As for the results, I do realize that we drive a giant, flying brick-and I have AWD. Any upgrade will be through these filters. What the mod does do is provide more air through the throttle body at lower input throttle. So, at 1-50 percent throttle, it "Feels" peppier. Full throttle is still full throttle.

I also removed the honeycomb thingy. Don't notice a difference-but I do feel better.

Anyway, put it all back together, noticed a difference and it doesn't have any codes. Couldn't be happier for a mod that cost me zero dollars.

I polished 3 of my aluminum wheels on the van. Had to remove them, polish them with a buffer attached to a drill, get the tight areas by hand, polish the lug nuts and center caps and then wax everything. Took 3 hours per wheel. I think I might have been better off just buying new ones! I'll finish it up tomorrow night. They look pretty damn good!

I just finished polishing my last wheel on the van. 3 hours each...3rd day in a row. At least they look halfway decent now. My new tires felt awesome during today's commute!

Washed it for the first time in 2 weeks that it been snowing.Salt had to go.

$90 tow bill on the "new" $350 van

loopie wrote:$90 tow bill on the "new" $350 van

AAA is a good thing. Grumpy has been towed twice without really hitting the pocketbook.

Yesterday, I blasted around Michigan snow-covered roads in my AWD Astro. I do not take it out everyday. The most exotic AWD vehicle I have ever driven was a Porsche 959, on a nice, dry, unregulated road, and the Astro in crappy weather makes me smile nearly as much. More snow tonight, more smiles tomorrow.

installed new wipers

mine hasn't been seeing much love lately other than fuel and washer fluid.. i strongly dislike winter

ihatemybike wrote:

loopie wrote:$90 tow bill on the "new" $350 van

AAA is a good thing. Grumpy has been towed twice without really hitting the pocketbook.

Naw...This is the first tow in over 15yrs. I have the Roadside assistance on my insurance tho...$50 mail-in-rebate I believe.

crash wrote:installed new wipers

mine hasn't been seeing much love lately other than fuel and washer fluid.. i strongly dislike winter

I have the fancy one-piece wipers but find that the passenger wiper does not make contact on the far right side. Is this just an astro van thing?

I got stock wipers and no it dont touch on far right side the 90 did not either.Right at bottom.