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Lot of good looking vans. Looking back on mine just a few messages up, a lot can change in a few months. :dunce:
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This is my 95 tin top, drop spindles at front flip kit up back, Boyds alloys and Stilen body kit, i have managed to wreck most of the body kit around the country roads where i live so i am gonna take the body back to factory spec, and make a roll pan for the rear bumper area, once done i will be spraying matt black (hence name) in the rear section is a tiolet and cooking facilities......its my stealth camper....Johnny
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My 10 year old daughter has lovingly named it "The Big Green Booger"

Bought Evil_S10's dropped spindles, that should be arriving in Springtown sometime this week. Next purchase is a drop kit for the back end. Was wanting a 2" drop all the way around, to keep the existing rake. Was looking at using dropped leaf springs and longer rear shackles to pull that one off, but am open to suggestions.

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With the price of gas lower these days I decided to put the BFG AT's back on and the Chevy endcaps on my Cragar wheels.

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What was I thinking?



Pic with my new GMC Wheel Caps on my Cragar Nomad I Wheels

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still looks light years better than my rust bucket.

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Steve,
I prefer the old shorty's to tell the truth, and pretty much regret selling my '90 and buying the '99...but it is what is...
Your van looks great..
1999 AWD Astro purchased January 2007
2" Overland Vans Lift Kit, Add-a-Leaf, Shackles, Torsion Bars Cranked 1"
AGM Deep Cycle Marine Battery w/Isolator
Helwig Rear Anti-Sway Bar
Auburn Gear Pro Series Limited-Slip Differential
BFG AT KO 235/75/15
Cragar Nomad I Wheels

Dearly Departed 1990 RWD Shorty owned since day one.
Sold Feb 2007 with 193k miles.

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kings-x59 wrote:still looks light years better than my rust bucket.
kings.. in Texas you don't have a rust bucket.. you have a fade bucket. I'd bet the underside and rockers of your old Texas van is still cleaner than a 5 yr old in many other .. umm.. more northern locations.

a guy on my dakota site brought up a 90 dakota convertible (somewhat rare in a 'vert) faded to poop from Texas. got the truck, spare good motor for $700, trailered it home.. painted it original color and now has the thing for sale for a crazy amount of coin
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crash wrote:
kings-x59 wrote:still looks light years better than my rust bucket.

kings.. in Texas you don't have a rust bucket.. you have a fade bucket. I'd bet the underside and rockers of your old Texas van is still cleaner than a 5 yr old in many other .. umm.. more northern locations.

a guy on my dakota site brought up a 90 dakota convertible (somewhat rare in a 'vert) faded to poop from Texas. got the truck, spare good motor for $700, trailered it home.. painted it original color and now has the thing for sale for a crazy amount of coin
yep, nothing like up north. You really can't see the rust on the roof in that pic. Now that I look at it, that's an old pic - still had the one remaining center cap on the wheel. '89 was not such a good year for the b/c paint system. If I wash it, some of the paint comes off with the dirt.
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my '86 Safari Explorer daily driver

this is what it looked like when I got from the original owner whos also a family friend Ive known longer than the vans age. it had an external full size spare tire rack/cover on the rear to but its allready removed in this shot.

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and my most recent shot, alot has changed in 15+ years Ive owned it.

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2" overland-lift vs. stock
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girlfriends astro
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I love my van more than I should!
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European, your van looks great!
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Here's a link to my photobucket....a LONG time comming. http://s753.photobucket.com/albums/xx176/gabedanger/

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Post by Munken »

This was what she looked like before it all started. #-o
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And if you want to see her on Google Earth, copy and search this.

59°39'3.93"N 16°34'8.59"E

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