We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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lol timeless
thatd be good for that vancouver traffic

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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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ahaha. nice. is it a skoolie or a police bus???
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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That would make a great chase vehicle. \:D/
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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yeah in jurassic park
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

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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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just pinch the trunk of the fleeing vehicle under a tire....and apprehend the losers :)
~Scott & Heather
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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sides now enclosed with 1/8" thick aluminum sheet...coach is fully reflectixed and insulated...ready for skinning the interior with ply. here's a pic or two:

http://www.scottmichaelbennett.com/
~Scott & Heather
2001 Astro AWD LT
All about me, my girl, & our van with loads of pics:
viewtopic.php?f=20&t=5281
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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WOW, you guys have been busy. Lookin' good. \:D/
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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sure does look interesting
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

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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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just found out that we can run 40-50% motor oil through that old two stroke :) saves us some money. filtered of course....
~Scott & Heather
2001 Astro AWD LT
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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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Don't you just love the old Detroits? :muhaha: That is why there is an emergency engine shut down.
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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Re: We bought a VERY VERY BIG van :-)

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LiftedAWDAstro wrote:Don't you just love the old Detroits? :muhaha: That is why there is an emergency engine shut down.
that's exactly right :) apparently you know a thing or two about DD's :)
~Scott & Heather
2001 Astro AWD LT
All about me, my girl, & our van with loads of pics:
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