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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 4:37 pm
by 97CargoCrawler
I ordered a new set of manifold gaskets and tracked my tranny. Gaskets and tranny should be here in 2 days! Looks like I got a lot of work to do. I have been without my DD van since the middle of May. I have really missed it! And I missed all the sexy legs in traffic too....how I LOVE my lifted van!
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:08 pm
by VanGoGo
Started tearing stuff apart to change the intake gaskets, injectors look pretty crusty so decided good time to upgrade, looks like van will sit a couple days until the parts arrive from RockAuto!
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 10:31 am
by 97CargoCrawler
Oh nice! I'll be doing the same this weekend. Are you gonna replace the valve cover gaskets too? I'm just wondering how much of a PITA that is and if there is even enough room to do it....
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:39 pm
by LiftedAWDAstro
Stuck a new 800 CCA battery in mine...was dieing after about 12 hours. Other than that I have been driving it! I used a $30 off coupon from Advance Auto Parts...enter BIG30 for orders over $75.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 1:49 pm
by JTalley
Poured in some brake fluid... Still trying to figure out all my other problems. Why does it all break at once?
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 6:14 pm
by Cobra
it's more fun that way
98:went to pick up new rims for the 97 man oh man i need to fix those idler arms.....
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2011 9:18 pm
by safari kev
have ahd an ad on craigslist for front end sheetmetal (selling it)
got 2 calls: 1 guy wanted a rear diff, another guy wants my transmission. what part of I'm just selling sheetmetal dont people understand?
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 2:59 pm
by 97CargoCrawler
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 3:31 pm
by 97CargoCrawler
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2011 6:32 pm
by HPbyStan
Put new rear discs and pads on my 2004 today.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:30 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
I got a package as well...
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Thu Sep 29, 2011 10:37 am
by Cobra
are those snow plow mounts for the astro? I thought they discontinued them?
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 5:42 am
by leadtrombone
I finally got around to doing my front brakes. New rotors/hubs and bearings and new pads of course. I got a quote from my local aafes garage and the labor would have been $170.00 for the two hours job. And shockingly it only took me a touch over two hours. Usually it takes me longer to do things. I took a couple of pics. But I got too "in" to the job to remember to really document the experience. Oh well.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2011 10:41 am
by LiftedAWDAstro
Cobra wrote:are those snow plow mounts for the astro? I thought they discontinued them?
Yes they are. I called Snowbear and they did discontinue the Astro/Safari mounts but still had 2 sets in stock!
I ordered a set as I will be getting a used plow from a buddy of mine. He had it on his Kubota RTV 900 for a few years and he recently sold that. I sold the Fisher V-plow I had on the truck to finance another project that I still need to post about. My plan is to park the truck for the winter as it gets around 8.5 mpg in the cold weather.
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 3:10 am
by SnoDrtRider
Registered the van yesterday and installed the plates... sea trials begin.
