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Here is where I am at currently. I bought the van last summer, it's a 1998 AWD, had 32k miles on it. I bought it to carry our gear when we were on tour, and it has been great so far. So far I have done a few things... Boyd Coddington rims, gibson catback, blacked out front, custom stereo, durango bench seat, upgraded the interior to have the overhead console, and lighted mirrors. I am presently trying to convert the interior to black... So I have welded the durango bench seat to the old astro frame so it still snaps in. 03 Eclipse Black Leather Front seats, and the Expedition center console (Needs to be molded in). Rear LED Taillights. Let me know what you guys think. And to the pics:

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Exterior
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Black Leather Durango Seat, welded to old frame, and seatbelts re-used
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Front Eclipse Seats, Expedition Console
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Overhead Console, New Headliner, Dome Lights with LED's
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Rear LED Taillights

Thats all I got for now...
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Great pics, that back seat looks comfy!
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I photoshopped this, and this is roughly the direction I want to head for the exterior. Nothing to extreme...yet.

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Looks good! Photoshop as well :)
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Lookin good :)

I like that your going to make the interior black. i myself am gonna redo my interior to be black :)
Are you gonna do anything with the dash/trim? (Ie: Paint it.. or cover it?)
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"Rock Your Guts Tour" wow? hah ha that sounds like party time!!!
Big Blue looks comfy and nice to slumber in while the one driver keeps rolling the tour forward :)
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Jboy,

I am going to dye part of the dash black, the speedo bezel, and radio part. However, since the console turned out so good I am contemplating doing more (such as the part of the door, thats really bugging me). I got black floor mats as well, maybe black carpet once we get done with the tour this year.

phr1$k37,

It's funny, my girlfriends family calls it the "Party Van." The seats are a huge improvement so far, I will find out how well they will do in April. I don't know how I made it home from a show we did in Danbury, CT. Left here at 11am, got there at 6pm, played the show, hung for a bit, arrived home at close to 6am, 12 hours of driving in big blue one day, not sure how I didnt fall asleep. FYI "Rock Your Guts Tour," this spring again we are hitting the road and raising money/awareness about crohns and colitis disease. :rock:
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