What did you do to/with your van today?

LiftedAWDAstro · Post by **LiftedAWDAstro** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 4:51 pm

Opened the rear end up again and re-set the backlash and preload. Ran it up on blocks and found it is as loud or louder than before!

infinite.chris · Post by **infinite.chris** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 6:07 pm

Did tons oh stuff with the goodies from the junkyard. Swapped taillights, center console and dash. I know everyone likes pictures here so...

Changed over my glovebox, a little dirty, but some spit polish and it'll be good as new:

Just need more grey stuff to match the color I'm going with in the future (Dark Navy ^^)

Got a new / different radio console. Can't really tell the diffference, but it fits tighter now.

Didn't get my headlight / markerlight toggle swapped but I also found my dimmer switch had shorted out:

Switched tails, old ones got hit by sprayover by previous owner

And it's worth mentioning, here's my catch-all in the front:

Got a couple more center hub covers (now have four)

And le toys (the Ford 8n is my dad's):

Two thoughts: any time I'm going hunting in a junkyard in the future, first thing I'm looking for is a seat cover. They make great "shopping bags" and two.. I need to make sure to fill my pockets with tiny goodies. the washers with nuts attached, fuses, etc etc. that stuff is hard to find, and also a b*tch to lose when taking things apart.

ruecifur · Post by **ruecifur** » Sun Oct 07, 2012 9:58 am

Not today but over the past week I installed S10 3+1 packs in the rear, added helwig rear sway bar, 2" body pucks, cranked up the torsion bars, new shocks all around, new idlers, new driverside hub unit, changed the t-case fluid, oil change, alignment, mounted the safari rack from my old jeep, mounted an arb awning, and ripped off all the body molding.

LiftedAWDAstro · Post by **LiftedAWDAstro** » Mon Oct 08, 2012 1:28 pm

NICE!

Cobra · Post by **Cobra** » Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:42 pm

crossed 360k kms (something like 223k miles) today, van just keeps going energizer bunny just can't keep up

LiftedAWDAstro · Post by **LiftedAWDAstro** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:02 am

Nice! Your oil pressure is kinda high...like 275 psi! Must be one of those high pressure pumps.

Cobra · Post by **Cobra** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:32 pm

my gauges are special

Mr_Roboto · Post by **Mr_Roboto** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 10:25 pm

Got loose at about 25-30mph test driving the van tonight. Needs a ton of tuning still, but is coming along finally. Oh yeah installed the crossmember bolts.

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 8:45 am

van is in the bodyshop getting worked on

also, the cadillac runs. still needs an exhaust system though. Its just a wee bit loud.

LiftedAWDAstro · Post by **LiftedAWDAstro** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 10:14 am

Installed new backup lights...

markmitchinnh · Post by **markmitchinnh** » Thu Oct 25, 2012 1:55 pm

I lowered the 1995 4.3 V6 into my 89 Astro RS motor mounts bolts are in and two trans to motor bolts are in, I will resume this in the morning.

Mr_Roboto · Post by **Mr_Roboto** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 1:42 am

drilled some holes in the adapter plate for the single plane conversion. Need to cut out the big hole. Thinking jigsaw. We'll see how it does on aluminum.

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Mon Oct 29, 2012 8:27 pm

swung by the body shop. my van is almost ready and looks better than when I bought it.

H2OJoe · Post by **H2OJoe** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 8:17 pm

Looks good. Did you have an accident?

safari kev · Post by **safari kev** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:19 pm

H2OJoe wrote:Looks good. Did you have an accident?

yes...about a month ago. some guy came off a entrance ramp and changed lanes across the front of my van. it destroyed my fender, bumper, cracked the grille, and took about a foot off the front of the running board.

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