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97CargoCrawler wrote:I'm about to drill 40 holes in my vans roof..... :yikes:
Make sure that you sedate it first... Then it can't hear you say oops.

LOLz, Jim

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Sounds like you're putting in speed hole to make it go faster. Debating on dropping my trans today. We'll see I guess.
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Ordered some new wheels today.
eBay # 300 349 717 950
Lookin for a deal on some Michelins now.
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Impossible is just a degree of difficulty....
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Low 50s F in So Wisconsin today so I Armor All'd all the door to body rubber moldings to keep them soft to cut down on wind noise during the rest of the winter.
'04 White AWD Astro cargo
'00 Astro / El Camino
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I earned enough coin tonight to buy a new Detroit TrueTrac locker, 4.11 Yukon gears and a Yukon Master Install Kit.

Business is gooooood! :muhaha:
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97CargoCrawler wrote:I earned enough coin tonight to buy a new Detroit TrueTrac locker, 4.11 Yukon gears and a Yukon Master Install Kit.

Business is gooooood! :muhaha:
Congrats on that Crawler...

What is it that you do? And... Where does he get all of those wonderful toys?

Jim

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astroturf wrote:
97CargoCrawler wrote:I earned enough coin tonight to buy a new Detroit TrueTrac locker, 4.11 Yukon gears and a Yukon Master Install Kit.

Business is gooooood! :muhaha:
Congrats on that Crawler...

What is it that you do? And... Where does he get all of those wonderful toys?

Jim
Male escort. :muhaha:

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U da MAN...
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Installed a brand new "Free Marc Emery" Badge....
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Gosh, I went and spent more money today. I bought an Orange Electronic P409S Retrofit Tire Pressure Monitoring System for my new wheels and tires. I also found the remainder of the parts I needed for my 11" brake upgrade on Ebay. I think I have everything now.

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FGVAazsxd 0,3./. wrote:Installed a brand new "Free Marc Emery" Badge....
Had to google that one. I quit all the fun stuff back in '95 during the Budweiser shortage,,,



got so bad at one point I couldn't keep a supply in the house for more than a few hours at a time and the damn store downstairs closed on Sunday! :cry:
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97CargoCrawler wrote:Gosh, I went and spent more money today. I bought an Orange Electronic P409S Retrofit Tire Pressure Monitoring System for my new wheels and tires. I also found the remainder of the parts I needed for my 11" brake upgrade on Ebay. I think I have everything now.

:guitar:
Nice! Will that monitoring system show individual pressures?

All I do is drive my van...I guess that's the point. Gonna clean the interior and may wash the exterior today. Supposed to be in the low 40's and sunny. :supz:
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1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
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Yes, pressures and temps. Orange has one with GPS built in to but I read it sucked so I passed on that one. I'm installing the sensors tonight.
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GPS crawler???
man, if you can't find your tires,,,, :whistle:


you might find them on mine but you live to far away! :muhaha:
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'05 Astro AWD, lifted, 6 liter, cammed, ported and programmed for fast.
'93 cargo, work in progress

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Checked the odometer and realized I had put about 4,000 miles in the last 7 weeks! Lube, oil and filter done today. Washed the inside of the windshield as it was dirty. Tonight we drove 60 miles to go snowshoeing. Ben wimped out and only ran 6.64 miles. We walked 2.34 miles...gotta love our Garmin GPS watches. :muhaha:
Current rides:
2013 Toyota Tundra DC 4x4
2008 Dodge Nitro 4x4
2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S Special Edition

Mileage spreadsheet

Vans owned:
1986 Safari 2.5L 4 speed manual - scrapped
1995 Astro 2WD conversion 4.11 posi, shift kit, DHC rock rails - sold to Skippy
1998 Astro 4x4 D44, D60, NP231, full hydraulic system with 9k# Milemarker winch and snow plow - sold to Lockdoc
2003 Astro AWD all stock - traded for a 3/4 ton truck
2005 AWD, 4.10's - sold to skippy
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