It Sucks My Van is STILL Off the Road...

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Re: It Sucks My Van is STILL Off the Road...

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How about WeCO. West Camp Out!

I like the second Syncro video best. There are some great Syncro videos on YouTube. Really makes them appealing... but then I remember the weak parts, limited availablity and price!
Matt
Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


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Matt,if you spent a little less time on U-tube and a little more time working on ,.... :-k ,more time....hhmmm more yeh that's it.. \:D/ on
MORE aka(Matt's Off Road Extravaganza) ,.........you won't be messing with perpectly good abreviations.
Now pay attention and tell use what got done on MORE this week :swords:

I want to see MORE getting done on this project .. :D
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someone need to go down there and give him some encouragement
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Cobra wrote:someone need to go down there and give him some encouragement
Yeah, I've been thinking about how fast the Vancouver crew can do a V8 swap...we could all convoy over the mountain pass in our vans and hit a campsite near there...
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T.Low wrote:
Cobra wrote:someone need to go down there and give him some encouragement
Yeah, I've been thinking about how fast the Vancouver crew can do a V8 swap...we could all convoy over the mountain pass in our vans and hit a campsite near there...
Yeah, yeah....

Better plan on staying awhile. I think the wiring is is going to be a real nightmare.....

As stated before, I have dedicated today... at least most of it... to working on the van. I should probably clarify though that I will have to spend some of that time digging out my van. My dad has a habit of stacking stuff in front of it and although I cleared it all out about a month ago, I see he's got more stuff piled up again. (But who can bitch? He's been kind enough to let my van park there for 2+ years!)

I expect I'll have an update tonight or tomorrow.
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-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


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mdmead you're in trouble now one morning you're going to wake up and there will be a bunce of vans lined up in front of your home
on a serious note that's pretty cool that he let it sit there my family probably would have tossed it out we look forward to your update :poke:
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Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
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G3500 front calipers
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Cobra wrote:mdmead you're in trouble now one morning you're going to wake up and there will be a bunce of vans lined up in front of your home
on a serious note that's pretty cool that he let it sit there my family probably would have tossed it out we look forward to your update :poke:


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We'll put him in his own motorhome and send him off for a week!



Anxious to hear what you got done today. I'm thinking its an inventory and assessment day.
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T.Low wrote:
Cobra wrote:mdmead you're in trouble now one morning you're going to wake up and there will be a bunce of vans lined up in front of your home
on a serious note that's pretty cool that he let it sit there my family probably would have tossed it out we look forward to your update :poke:



We'll put him in his own motorhome and send him off for a week!




Hey, I like that idea! And I'll leave the wife with you guys so she can help wrench!


Today was one of disappointment... I'll explain later in a different thread.
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-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


No new projects until the current ones are done!
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Bump


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T.Low wrote:Bump


:yawinkle:
Ass...

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Selah, WA
-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


No new projects until the current ones are done!
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:whistle:
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Bumpity,bump,bum :butthead: p
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You all suck.

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-96 GMC Safari AWD Hi-Top Conversion -->Stalled 5.3L swap & 5" lift
-74 Ford Bronco -->Far from perfect but mine!
-99 V-10 Ford Super Duty Super Cab 4x4 -->Stock with 285 Cooper ATs
-00 Ford Focus Wagon -->The Red Turd
-95 Ford 24' Class C Motorhome -->My big block sleeper
-07 Can-Am Outlander XT -->My yellow 4x4 quad for work & play
-04 Ski Doo REV Summit -->Still several chassis behind!


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Hey now, you know the ASV motto: :canuk: No AstroSafari Project Left Behind! :usa: :bounce: :cheers: :partyman:
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LOL what measures are taken to achieve this goal?

Will someone go to work for me?
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