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my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:42 am
by draggnastro
Heres some pics of where im at so far on her.

The day i brought her home
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the dash and inside day 1
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and the back day 1 all cleaned up with the seat out
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peeling all the nasty purple window tint off using a trick i learned. as well as you can see the nasty headliner and trip panels
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back doors before

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back doors after painting trim, reupholstering door panel and tint(painting) the back windows black. I camp in this van so i wanted them opaque

new headliner up. My poor wife had to help me with that one

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pic of most of the inside done, nothing on the lower panels because the bed will cover all that up

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the wood thats going on the floor.

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Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 9:46 am
by draggnastro
both side windows paImageinted as well


shaving the slider handle, made it open with the key and it is a gullwing now.
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Thats it for now, i redid the dash as well but havent got any pics of it up yet since i decided to change the color. Ill post em up when i get it done.

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 1:09 pm
by reaper
Right on!
A 5 Speeder :bounce:
Looks good so far

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 5:45 pm
by astrozam
Very shaggadelic :cheers:

lookin good so far, keep the pics rollin when you get the chance.

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:19 pm
by kings-x59
so some further detail on how you did the headliner would be much appreciated, mine's held up with saggy stoppers right now and getting baggier by the day :prayer:

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 10:57 am
by draggnastro
the headliner was fairly easy. I dont have any detailed pics but ill tell you how i did it. 1st thing is pull all your interior trim out. there is a little screw behind the pieces that go over the front door so be careful or you will break them like i did. unscrew the dome lights, be careful pulling the headliner out as it has velcro pieces that hold it up and you will rip the board. pull it down and strip all the old fabric off it and sweep/vacuum the dilapidated foam dust off of it making sure its very clean. Pick up the material of your choice cut it to fit both pieces of the headliner and use the orange can of permatex headliner adhesive, you will need 2-3 cans. spray it on as the directions say, lay your fabric on and work all the air pockets out. wait 5 minutes for it to set up and reinstall it. Or bring it over and ill help ya! :cheers:

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:29 pm
by draggnastro
here ya go, some more pics of the wood floor and gullwing.

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Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:30 pm
by draggnastro
starting on the bed tomorrow and test painting the hood to see if i like my toner white/ford blue stripe color scheme.

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:03 pm
by astroturf
Very Nice...

Jim

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:16 pm
by Lockboy1691
man you are so lucky to have found a five speed van! I have been looking around for one and haven't seen diddly :prayer:

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 2:25 pm
by draggnastro
i been lookin for one for 9 years and found one 1300 miles from where i started and 60 miles from where i live now. Best thing no rust what soever.

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 10:23 pm
by Lockboy1691
well i guess i have to wait a few more years but hopefully not [-o<

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 8:50 am
by draggnastro
do a nationwide CL search. theres gotta be one out there somewhere.

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 5:28 pm
by Lockboy1691
well i just bought a 94' and lockdoc and i are doing a V8 swap to it and a few custom things to make it look fancier. we got a 350 small block for $400 and just picked it up tonight

Re: my project 88 5 speed Astro.

Posted: Fri Sep 24, 2010 1:41 pm
by draggnastro
sweet! you wanna get rid of the visor on the one in your pic? i seriously tossed around sellin my Astro to get a fullsize but i cant let it go, so im going to roll it for a couple years and then do a tandem conversion maybe.