Chevy & GMC Vans

Posted: **Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:44 pm**

Grumpy: Donuts in a snowy parking lot.

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 11:42 am**

yesterday-fought with rusty rear bumper bolts and ended up cutting the outer bumper brackets off...ground the lower shackle bolt off, then took the leaf spring to work and pressed the remnants out of the bushing...installed rear shackle bolt, axle brackets of flip kit...then found out i need longer bolts for the front shackle plates (bought my kit used and didn't pay close enough attention to the lengths of the bolts)

today-ran around town looking for the bolts, fastenal was closed, no other place has them, so i'm currently watching the rain bounce off the van until monday...

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 12:36 pm**

Those connectors are a pain in the ass to get apart, I've been there already. But are you sure those are the ones you want? I thought you were having solenoid problems.. That stuff is connected on the other side of the transmission, under the heat shield for the cat. Take out those two bolts and you'll see it. That one comes out real easy!

Scott

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:18 pm**

did some e-brake drifitng with the windstar (my e-brake is right beside the drivers seat like a car)

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 2:51 pm**

today-ran around town looking for the bolts, fastenal was closed, no other place has them, so i'm currently watching the rain bounce off the van until monday...

Gwendolyn,,,hate days like that, so little time and no parts. You must be like me, in smalltown USA. 30 mile drive to Wal-Mart.

Did ya get the pan installed ? Did mine today,,don't want to do another one anytime soon.

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 3:09 pm**

larry-yes..it's a 35 minute drive to any store/restaurant that's not a mom & pop joint, so getting things done around here is not easy if you don't plan ahead...i just got the bumper off yesterday, and in hopes of getting the flip kit installed and the van back on all fours, i haven't touched the roll pan yet...i did purchase a new welding mask today, since the 2 i had have grown legs and disappeared

it's rained since 11am here and welding in the rain is not something i recommend to anyone, it's a little shocking!! but tomorrow is supposed to be dry and since i can't finish the flip kit without bolts, i plan to weld in the patch piece i made for the hole in the driver's floorboard, if all goes well there, i may start attacking the roll pan after that...i saw your thread on your pan and it sure looks good!!! i'll let you know how mine turns out when i get to it...

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 4:49 pm**

sfeaver wrote:Those connectors are a pain in the ass to get apart, I've been there already. But are you sure those are the ones you want?

Urm, uh, yeah. I don't know what I'm doing, those are just the connections I saw.

Posted: **Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:15 pm**

d3athm3talh3ad Post subject: Re: What did you do to/with your van today?Posted: Sat Jan 10, 2009 6:09 pm

I get chills without my van.

Joined: Sat Jan 26, 2008 6:49 pm
Posts: 97
Location: Kentucky larry-yes..it's a 35 minute drive to any store/restaurant that's not a mom & pop joint, so getting things done around here is not easy if you don't plan ahead...i just got the bumper off yesterday, and in hopes of getting the flip kit installed and the van back on all fours, i haven't touched the roll pan yet...i did purchase a new welding mask today, since the 2 i had have grown legs and disappeared it's rained since 11am here and welding in the rain is not something i recommend to anyone, it's a little shocking!! but tomorrow is supposed to be dry and since i can't finish the flip kit without bolts, i plan to weld in the patch piece i made for the hole in the driver's floorboard, if all goes well there, i may start attacking the roll pan after that...i saw your thread on your pan and it sure looks good!!! i'll let you know how mine turns out when i get to it...

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-gwendolyn

'89 astro shorty cargo
djm spindles, eibach springs, djm flipkit

Yep,,living at the 96,,ya sure got to plan ahead which it seems I have trouble doing.

Look forward to the pan install pics.

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:05 am**

yesterday, again... started it up .. moved it back 10'.. cleared snow... pulled it forward 10'

it's not a bad thing though, being that i'm driving the 87 olds this winter it's saving the van from the killer salt on the roads which i'm real happy about $\:D/$

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:49 am**

Grumpy: Verified that it's not shifting into overdrive, again.

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:47 pm**

ordered some bolts from fastenal, and dream of lowness

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:49 pm**

d3athm3talh3ad wrote:ordered some bolts from fastenal, and dream of lowness

Is Fastenal a Canadian company or ... North American? They are here as well (BC Canada).

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 4:56 pm**

I don't know where there head office is, but they distribute fasteners worldwide.

Posted: **Mon Jan 12, 2009 7:51 pm**

Green: Dropped the pan.

Posted: **Tue Jan 13, 2009 3:47 am**

phr1$k37 wrote:
d3athm3talh3ad wrote:ordered some bolts from fastenal, and dream of lowness

Is Fastenal a Canadian company or ... North American? They are here as well (BC Canada).

Fastenal was founded in 1967 in Winona, MN ... they own and operate over 2,160 stores with locations in all 50 states, Canada, Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Europe, and China