What did you do to/with your van today?
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- I am smitten with my van
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
FINALLY! I ordered my lift kit for tiny.
'00 Astro AWD- 4" OLV lift, 31x10.5" tires, Yakima rack and a whole lot of fun!
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
what size lift? i started with the 2" and 29"s but now i have the need for 31"s
95 safari awd-2" overland lift,29" ATs on 15x7 chrome truck rims
2000 astro 2wd g80-company truck/work van
2000 astro 2wd g80-company truck/work van
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- I am smitten with my van
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
I ordered the 4" and plan on running 31's. I'm working on a homemade retractable awning for it as well.
'00 Astro AWD- 4" OLV lift, 31x10.5" tires, Yakima rack and a whole lot of fun!
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- I plan to be buried in my van
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just finished washing my van finally got all the egg off.....
1998 GMC Safari AWD, BFGoodrich AllTerrain T/A
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone
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- I plan to be buried in my van
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- Location: Billings, MT, 'MERICA!
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
You ain't supposed to cook eggs on yer van, no matter how hot it gets.
Mike, Billings, MT, 'MERICA!
92 Safari SLE w/Z Motor (sold to a good home)
98 AWD Stro LS
93 Suburban Silverado 4x4
Look for the MISSING Alien in the Right Seat. AL, PHONE HOME!!!
92 Safari SLE w/Z Motor (sold to a good home)
98 AWD Stro LS
93 Suburban Silverado 4x4
Look for the MISSING Alien in the Right Seat. AL, PHONE HOME!!!
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- I sleep in my van
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- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
switched a four tires from 88 shorty to Astro (sd2brv) getting ready to move the vans around to make room for RV, bringing it home to start working on it.... install generator and repair some water damage at the rear, might be selling it to get bigger, better one.... buddy has a bounder, class a on craig's list, if I can sell mine soon enough I'll buy his, If I don't sell mine, at least it will be ready for camping later this year.... by then the Astro will be ready too, get to pick between the two, depending on how many people are going and location
2000 Astro, passenger van. Converted into a cargo van, used for Carpet cleaning (10 lbs of crap, in a 5 lb bag)
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
tinytherhino wrote:I ordered the 4" and plan on running 31's. I'm working on a homemade retractable awning for it as well.
Let me know how the awning progresses... I'ld like to put one on van as well.... picked up a 15' one off rv..... but think it might be too big, so it might end up on RV instead.
2000 Astro, passenger van. Converted into a cargo van, used for Carpet cleaning (10 lbs of crap, in a 5 lb bag)
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
... Had to loan it to my daughter because the Trans on her celica is toast and too expensive to fix for now!
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1991 Astro CL 170k, then stolen and drove into a building, junked.
1995 Astro 110k sold for a truck, wish I hadnt.
Current, 1997 Safari, Explorer High Top Conversion, love my moneypit. "Humpty Dumpty"
1991 Astro CL 170k, then stolen and drove into a building, junked.
1995 Astro 110k sold for a truck, wish I hadnt.
Current, 1997 Safari, Explorer High Top Conversion, love my moneypit. "Humpty Dumpty"
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- I plan to be buried in my van
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
I looked under to see something dripping near the rear of the trans. Shook my head and went back inside because my 4 year old didn't want to come outside so I could work on the van. :(
"I have a torque wrench and I am not afraid to use it."
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Put a weight distribution set up on it to pull the 27' camper. More to come in the Towing section
2003 AWD ASTRO Personal van
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- I sleep in my van
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Towed a crap load of gravel (about 2 cubic meters) in my utility trailer, man was it surprised.... to prep a pad for the tent trailer (and or the van) and then took a load of old sod (removed for the pad) to the dump.
oh ya did I mention my back sure knows I was running the goon spoon
oh ya did I mention my back sure knows I was running the goon spoon
2001 Astro LT AWD - SOLD @ 180,200KM
Now I got a 2006 Ford Expedition King Ranch 4 x 4
to pull a Hybrid RV - 2006 Kodiak 235
Calgary, Alberta
Now I got a 2006 Ford Expedition King Ranch 4 x 4
to pull a Hybrid RV - 2006 Kodiak 235
Calgary, Alberta
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Monday morning changed the cap and rotor, dumped in the bottle of injector cleaner
still hesitating and shuddering a bit .. detailed post can be read here--> turd power
gave the front carpet a good cleaning/vacuuming (was over due since last winter)
cleaned up the metal tabs where the slider hits the B pillar, added some dielectric grease. seems to have corrected the intermittent lock issue
still hesitating and shuddering a bit .. detailed post can be read here--> turd power
gave the front carpet a good cleaning/vacuuming (was over due since last winter)
cleaned up the metal tabs where the slider hits the B pillar, added some dielectric grease. seems to have corrected the intermittent lock issue
Rob
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
current rides:
04 Mazda 6 V6 5spd
vans owned:
97 Astro AWD (selling by summer .. i think) SOLD
99 Astro LS Sept 08 ASV VOM
94 Astro LT
93 Astro LT
96 Astro LT AWD * parts van*
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Put in a new coil, new wires, got part way through an oil change then it got too dark to continue.
"I have a torque wrench and I am not afraid to use it."
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
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- I plan to be buried in my van
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- Joined: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:14 pm
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
Finished the oil change, got everything back together. It started really easily, and runs nice a smooth.
"I have a torque wrench and I am not afraid to use it."
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
Jim
1997 GMC Safari RWD, Power Windows and Locks, 7 passenger, a/c, rear heat
http://rileysowner.blogspot.com/
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- I sleep in my van
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Re: What did you do to/with your van today?
an oil change on safari and carpet cleaning machine.... while waiting for the phone to ring....... finally did after 2, so got to go to work for a while and scheduled a couple jobs for later in the week
2000 Astro, passenger van. Converted into a cargo van, used for Carpet cleaning (10 lbs of crap, in a 5 lb bag)