for those that remember him , Gary passed away this morning around 6am of a heart attach

He could be a PIA , but he was a good hearted guy !!!! i'll miss him !!!

heres to never being sick again Gary !!!!

Smiliesafari wrote:A lot of the old crew are on Facebook. I keep in touch with several of them.

yes there are Skip

Dennis , gary , Lynne , peter they're all on my friends list .

this site will be 10 years old in September , just wondering how many of the ol'timers are still here & still have astro/safari's ????

new radiator , new spider injectors & gaskets , new tranny cooler lines , new oil pan gasket , new axle seals on the front , new sway bar end links , oil change & inspection ..... should be good to go for awhile lol

Captn. Crunch wrote:Now that's a handsome rig! I like how the stripes match. Is that really camping if you never touch dirt?

the vans a 94 with white & blue .... the campers a 94 with white & green . couldn't have had that happen if i planned it !

as long as theres a fire pit ...... it sure is !!!

funny how some things just fall apart .......

but the camping must NEVER end !

yup the battery chasis ground is a cheap 14 guage wire & they either break or get rusty on the terminal on the van . I think Zam has a write up here on upgrading the grounds .
make sure & clean up your battery terminals & the ground connection on the Alt bracket too .

I see him on facebook all the time . he's no longer got any vans other than company rigs & last i knew he was driving a Toyota F5 .
i'll let him know you were lookin for Him Bubba

235 /70/15's fit up front without rubbing . i ran them on most of my astro's .

I agree with these guys . replace the front sway bar ends , put a hellwig rear sway bar on , good shocks & tires & it'll be a completely different ride !!! oh yeah , don't forget to change the idler arms too . MOOG parts while expensive ..... will last alot longer than the cheaper ones .

she runs like a dream !!! had to do the rear brakes .... but you said they might need it . no biggie :) i sold my 95 to my kid cuz his jeep died & they have a newborn 3 months old & i couldn't see them going with no vehicle for long with the baby .... so in the spring i'll buy Deb a new vehi...

So .... Dean , you've researched this .... dropping the 05 ???? cuz i'm seriously thinking about it . any sites or links you can point me to . this won't happen till next winter , so i have time to get the info & gather parts . The only thing i'm finding with a quick search is lowering springs f...

Those wheels accent the white van very nicely !!!!

utica is still a little more than an hour away , but give me a heads up when & maybe i can get some time to make the trip or hold off a PKG going that way .