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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    Post by tower9 March 16th 2014, 23:14

    Thought id share some pics of my 67 A108 that I purchased the first of the year. Since then I've been getting her ready to be a beach-cruiser / camper. Among other things I've  given the engine a thorough going over and had the entire brake system rebuilt, new wheels / tires, the front grill and rear step bumper powered coated, the front bumper straightened and chromed. Built a belly pan for it. Thoroughly cleaned out the original interior/exterior, put some laminate wood flooring in the rear cargo area and just got her back from the upholstery shop. The custom wood hinged platform box was built in by the original owner.Still have to get the curtains fabricated & the tracks installed and few other little things, but I think she is coming along. The body is all original never been worked on or painted; I just tried to polish it up a little bit. Hope you enjoy the pics!
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    Post by BoneMan March 16th 2014, 23:35

    Very nice. Keep up the great work.
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    Post by JariV March 16th 2014, 23:39

    Your van looks really nice. A true survivor. What engine does it have?
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    Post by A100 Wrench March 17th 2014, 06:09

    Looking good!!!
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    Post by tower9 March 17th 2014, 11:12

    The engine is a 318 & it has the A727 transmission.
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    Post by Guest March 17th 2014, 11:55

    hot damn that purdy!
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    Post by millwright71 March 17th 2014, 12:20

    That thing is Saweeeeeeet! True survivor there. Have fun with it!!!!!
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    Post by 66mnecotruck March 17th 2014, 12:26

    Wow! very nice, what color of white is that?Smile
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    Post by dix March 17th 2014, 12:29

    nice looking van.


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    Post by Big W March 17th 2014, 15:59

    Nice looking van you have.
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    Post by tower9 March 17th 2014, 19:43

    I don't know what the dodge called that color in 67, but it is a kinda eggshell or grayish white. I just took the original masonite header board panels down to re-condition them from the stains they have from condensation and I could not believe the incredible shape the roof is in. I mean I wasn't expecting holes because its pretty solid from the top side, but man it looks like it just came out of the factory. take a look below.
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    i almost don't want to cover it back up…..
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    Post by 66mnecotruck March 17th 2014, 20:06

    No kidding! That is pretty fresh looking. Even on our differing computer screens I can tell it is a warmer white, like ford performance white. I love it!
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    Post by Guest March 17th 2014, 20:51

    you gotta be shitting me! its new!
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    Post by tower9 March 17th 2014, 22:01

    yeah its pretty amazing. If you look real close you can see a small amount of very light surface "rust" directly above a couple of the cross members where it looks like they weren't able to get much paint. But its in amazing shape.
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    Post by tower9 March 22nd 2014, 21:57

    I got the auxiliary power hooked up today and finished fabricating and installing the magazine rack.

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    Also finished insulating and refinishing the original masonite header board

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    Post by dix March 23rd 2014, 03:07

    Nice, keep it going your doing great.!!!!


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    Post by Joe Van March 23rd 2014, 04:56

    MAN that's one CLEAN A108 ..!!!..Nice job on the seats and I like the storage/bed area and am speechless on the roof..!!!..GREAT CLEAN Project...Enjoy.. cheers
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    Post by dodge man March 23rd 2014, 13:18

    really nice and clean, love the 108, keep the pictures coming as you work on it,
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    Post by tower9 April 2nd 2014, 22:50

    Finally got the curtains fabricated and installed which was the last of the interior modifications I was going to do. Had the front spring bushings replaced and the springs cleaned and painted & got the king pins and king pin bushings replaced and the front end aligned. Ready for our inaugural camping trip in a couple weeks to Refugio state beach. Getting those bushings replaced really helped lesson that front end from wandering at freeway speeds. Looking forward to the inaugural trip.

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    Post by vanny April 3rd 2014, 03:47

    That's the nicest survivor I think I've seen. Simply beautiful!!! She's a beauty and you're doing a Fantastic job at keeping her that way! Nice finishing touch with those curtains!


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    Post by tower9 April 4th 2014, 16:55

    Okay, so now im really stoked; I got the final piece of the puzzle (the roof racks) up and on the van. They look right. Cant wait to hit the road.

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    I have just enough clearance to keep her parked in the garage with roof racks on
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    Post by 66mnecotruck April 4th 2014, 17:30

    What a classic look! very nice.
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    Post by dodge man April 4th 2014, 17:54

    READY FOR THE BEACH,, LOOKS GOOD UP THERE,
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    Post by diamond dave April 16th 2014, 19:57

    looks great! i'm digging that bed/ shelf area with tons of storage underneath.
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    Post by edfields March 30th 2016, 13:58

    Are you running auxiliary power from a second battery? Are you using a stock-output alternator and have no charging issues?

    Looks great.

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