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Well I finally picked up an Econoline after over a years search, I found it in the for sale listings on the forum
it slipped by my daily craigslist search.
About the pickup: Its a 1962 with the 144. Runs and drives but definitely needs work in all areas like I would assume
all of them do. I have the front grill and It came with an unrepairable front bumper with some sort of brush guard
welded to it and a rear tailgate that is ruff to say the least. The side pictured here is the good side, a bit ruffer on the other side.
A few spots of rust but overall better than many I went to look at. So far I acquired a 69 camaro rear bumper for the front
(not my idea saw it somewhere on the web), some pontiac lights for the rear and Ive started collecting everything I need
to rewire as there is some really old stuff with many splices and even areas where the insulation is cracking off (kinda scary, first thing I did
was toss a fire extinguisher in the cab. But really so far Ive just been scraping gunk off the bottom, greasing it up and trying to
decide what to attack first. Probably wire first, then brakes, then suspension. The 144 runs decent but I would like to put a 200
in it later so only some basic maintenance is going into the "go" stuff. I heard the 66 and later 200's are the best option because they
have the dual bolt patterns for the bellhousing and I would like to trade trannys as well, at least to the later 3 speed with the
syncro? first gear so you don't have to come to a stop to get it in first. Would love any suggestions.
About me: Mostly a motorcycle guy, so this pickup will come in handy when my shade tree mechanics goes wrong. My real
name is Mike and I'm 33 years old. This is my first project car. I'm no genius but I can weld, turn a wrench so I figure I
will do fine with a little help. Any other guys here from Denver? I know I saw a few early vans at Carnage on Larimer last year
and was wondering if anyone will be attending this year.
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Came complete with a "no more gun control" sticker on the dash. (the gauges were out temporarily)
[/img]Well I finally picked up an Econoline after over a years search, I found it in the for sale listings on the forum
it slipped by my daily craigslist search.
About the pickup: Its a 1962 with the 144. Runs and drives but definitely needs work in all areas like I would assume
all of them do. I have the front grill and It came with an unrepairable front bumper with some sort of brush guard
welded to it and a rear tailgate that is ruff to say the least. The side pictured here is the good side, a bit ruffer on the other side.
A few spots of rust but overall better than many I went to look at. So far I acquired a 69 camaro rear bumper for the front
(not my idea saw it somewhere on the web), some pontiac lights for the rear and Ive started collecting everything I need
to rewire as there is some really old stuff with many splices and even areas where the insulation is cracking off (kinda scary, first thing I did
was toss a fire extinguisher in the cab. But really so far Ive just been scraping gunk off the bottom, greasing it up and trying to
decide what to attack first. Probably wire first, then brakes, then suspension. The 144 runs decent but I would like to put a 200
in it later so only some basic maintenance is going into the "go" stuff. I heard the 66 and later 200's are the best option because they
have the dual bolt patterns for the bellhousing and I would like to trade trannys as well, at least to the later 3 speed with the
syncro? first gear so you don't have to come to a stop to get it in first. Would love any suggestions.
About me: Mostly a motorcycle guy, so this pickup will come in handy when my shade tree mechanics goes wrong. My real
name is Mike and I'm 33 years old. This is my first project car. I'm no genius but I can weld, turn a wrench so I figure I
will do fine with a little help. Any other guys here from Denver? I know I saw a few early vans at Carnage on Larimer last year
and was wondering if anyone will be attending this year.
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[/img]Came complete with a "no more gun control" sticker on the dash. (the gauges were out temporarily)
