Chevy & GMC Vans

doyoulikeithere wrote:

astroturf wrote:I like the calender mod... ROFL
Jim

Yup those 2 shown, are the culprits on that one, Lol, Nothing is safe from the wrath of children....

Wait til they get a license and want the keys to your favorite van...

LOLz, Jim

astroturf wrote:I know Grumpy is AWD, But how much of a difference in torque is there between the 2?

Really hard to say. Both have Cadillac Northstar throttle body plates and get off the line pretty good, but Green's transmission has a relatively fresh hopped up rebuild and Grumpy's transmission is stock, starting to slip and uses Lucas Transmission Fix to operate normally.

Thanks Aaron

Jim

Removed one broken swap bar link and replaced the other one missing on the 94LT.Had to put wt on the a-frames with a jack to catch the first threads.Put on two tires from the shop van that I had mounted on the two 94 LT rims on the front.Back to having matching corroded rims.

used it to tow my wee litle boat to the lake so I could fish with one of my kids.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnNKnkKVquw[/youtube]
Didnt catch any...

98:hopped in van and hit the brakes and heard whining hopped out grabbed a bottle of power steer fluid and filled the bone dry reservoir immediately noticed bubbles forming around a fitting on my master cylinder looks like i finally found the leak i had been looking for

doyoulikeithere wrote:used it to tow my wee litle boat to the lake so I could fish with one of my kids.
Didnt catch any...

Great Vid Mike...

You caught time with yer boy, and that's a Great Catch.

Jim

astroturf wrote:You caught time with yer boy, and that's a Great Catch. Jim

Yup, and of course the van always plays a starring role! Jeeze they grow fast!
Today is Chad's 13th birthday, so I'm sure he will want it to be "his" turn to go fishing tonight.
all 4 of us combined weigh too much to safely all ride in the wee lil boat, so we gotta take turns.
Nice Tasty Coastal Cut-throat trout are biting these days, mmmm.

Having a van is great for collecting stuff, like boats, trailers, motors etc...

I hauled a bunch of stuff over to the new place... Technically it was yesterday, since it's after midnight, but I haven't slept yet, so we can call it "today."
With those mattresses, the highway was kinda frightening. We had a bit of a south wind, and I was headed east. Every time that wind picked up I could feel the van rock. I half expected my right tires to pick up off the ground, but they didn't.

Filled it up...

Got 18.5 mpg

Jim

After fighting with a stuck servo cover and tearing a valve body gasket, Grumpy is now part Corvette.

cool
I havent been on in a while so here what I've done so far.
started stripping surfin safari for parts. removed doghouse glovebox ccupholder thingy, my stereo system, the red bucket seats, and the intake manifold. still have to remove: driveshaft, top of motor, engine accessories (fan, pulleys, etc)- thats all sitting in the van interior- all badging, taillights. might take the flip out glass panels too. I dont plan on letting much go to the boneyard since I'm only gonna get scrap value for it.
ben driving the road beast around town. she gets roughly the same mileage as surfin safari (same engine after all). tow/haul mode is awesome. makes the van feel alot more torquey. I havent timed 0-60, but it pulls alot harder about 40mph than the old van (it'll throw you back in the seat) and has a numerically higher rear gear so I'd guess sub 9 second (old van was 9 second flat). not bad for a van.
also did my first burnout in the van today (in reverse). its alot harder to get this van to make tracks since the tires are pretty good (they're kuhmos).
still have to put on new air shocks. mechanic says all 4 shocks are blown on the van (that explains the sea sick feeling above 70 mph)

oh- and I've been getting my caddy interior back together (I know I know, its not an astrofari) thanks to some '93 olds bravada seats and matching console. wired up a new radio in the center console. reinstalled factory radio in dashboard. I still need to raise the console 2 inches so its more comfortable (so I can rest my arm on it and reach the wheel)

Heres some better pics with the color match bumper and headlight bezels.

Thanks Alex...

That looks really Good.

Jim