What did you do to/with your van today?

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Mon May 23, 2011 4:38 pm

posted my '97 safari and the fron end parts in the for sale section of the site.

ihatemybike · Post by **ihatemybike** » Tue May 24, 2011 4:27 pm

Green: Past couple days drove it to Salt Lake City, UT. Was supposed to be driving the Liberty to Moab, UT, but it developed an intake valve issue on cylinder #2. Friend in SLC is loaning us a Jeep to run in Moab.

doyoulikeithere · Post by **doyoulikeithere** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:29 pm

Driving home from work as usual, thought a sidetrack was in order so looked for a road to try out.
pulled off of highway 18 to investigate an interesting looking road.
Took video and uploaded it to youtube, see...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dcub66YuDcs

Post by **MountainManJoe** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:02 pm

@doyoulikeithere
Maybe the helicopter looking for your "garden".

doyoulikeithere · Post by **doyoulikeithere** » Tue May 24, 2011 10:32 pm

timelessbeing wrote:@doyoulikeithere
Maybe the helicopter looking for your "garden".

No, I didnt video THAT road, Lol, no seriously, ha ha, but Doubtfull.
The pigs fly a bell helicopter around and around in the valley here each fall with equipment to spot those ever elusive guerilla gardens.
They put on a pretty big show of it each year for a few weeks. That big assS61 was defiantly in the logging business.
I have video of one lifting up a big dock on my youtube channel.

1Gary · Post by **1Gary** » Wed May 25, 2011 2:25 am

Pulled the wood roof molding off the shop van to see how the high top is attached so a transfer to Ole Yellar can be planned.Surprised to see wood blocking for shims and found rope lighting that I didn't know was there.They are wired to a three panel switch that I guess wasn't wired in anymore.I am going to salvage the shape of the over head counsel to build a custom white oak one for Ole Yellar and the switch panel to wire in new rope lights for the rear of it.Talked to my fabricator about bringing over his plasma cuter to cut out the top of Ole Yellar.Pixs to follow.

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Wed May 25, 2011 7:24 pm

decided that I'm now taking parts requests off the '97 van- figure no one would want a rolling chassis with a bad core support. I'm just gonna sell what I can and junk the rest. anyone need parts?
also- motor was pulled from gray van today. intake gaskets were leaking and replaced. new starter from conversion van was installed on gray van's engine.
also found out conversion van has its own heater and AC system in the back. cool! (or hot) lol

thegreenmachine · Post by **thegreenmachine** » Wed May 25, 2011 8:02 pm

drove it to work, pulled the Genie man lift (26,000Lbs) outta the mud. drove home, bought a sand box, put 750Lbs of sand in the back, the ass end barely sagged.Now its parked and i have to unload it. but, after two beer, I'll do it in the morning, my working day is over.

Will post pics of aforementioned man lift tomorrow.

justice · Post by **justice** » Wed May 25, 2011 8:33 pm

oil change and transmission service..

I think i may need to replace the fan clutch..

doyoulikeithere · Post by **doyoulikeithere** » Thu May 26, 2011 6:11 pm

drove to work with the new custom home made tail pipe I finished & installed last night.

astroturf · Post by **astroturf** » Thu May 26, 2011 6:15 pm

Worshiped the gas pump...

For it gave me 19.7 mpg this morning.

Praise be the gas pump.

LOLz, Jim

JTalley · Post by **JTalley** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:16 pm

Armor All'd the dash earlier! It looks a lot better because I hadn't cleaned it for a few months and these gravel roads around here get pretty dusty at 50-65 mph.

astroturf · Post by **astroturf** » Thu May 26, 2011 7:41 pm

JTalley wrote:Armor All'd the dash earlier! It looks a lot better because I hadn't cleaned it for a few months and these gravel roads around here get pretty dusty at 50-65 mph.

Rule 6b Rule 6b

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Thu May 26, 2011 8:10 pm

dude- you just ruined you dash. armor all makes plastic disintergrate and crack.
oh- and my conversion van now runs ($2300 later). it also has a tow package (has a button for towing/ hauling on the shifting stalk) I also semi cleaned the drivers door and vaccumed the carpet. hauled out 1 black trash bag of trash after the prev owner cleaned it out. also found a bunch of twizzler pieces. mmmmm

JTalley · Post by **JTalley** » Thu May 26, 2011 10:12 pm

safari kev wrote:dude- you just ruined you dash. armor all makes plastic disintergrate and crack.

You gotta be kidding me...

astroturf wrote:Rule 6b Rule 6b

I forgot to do a "before" pic, so there's not much to compare it to. The windshield was rather dirty as well, so there wasn't much of a good angle to get an after pic either...
Don't worry, though, because tomorrow I might clean the windshield and then I can get a good pic of both the dash and the windshield!

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