New to VV - 1969 A-108 Sportsman 318cid

So glad to find VV.

New owner, just purchased "Wilbur" January 01, 2015.  Runs and Drives but looking to break her down soon starting with fuel systems and brakes, wheels and tires, working my way through the engine and then to the interior.

Van has 36000 original miles, and is in great shape, needs a paint job and some interior refreshing.  Van was a "church bus" and i believe I am the 3rd owner.





Kevin
Portland, OR

The condition of the lower sheetmetal on that bus is unbelievable. Seems like no rust anywhere. Congrats on a great find.

Thank, I got pretty lucky, it runs pretty darn good and wont take a lot to get it up to purring and looking like a kitten !!

nice find. welcome to vintage vans..

Welcome to VV, enjoy the ride

Well done and welcome!

Welcome, If you have question, were just a few clicks away.

Welcome to VV. That's a great looking van you have there.

Man, what a nice unmolested specimen you found. Congrats and welcome to the site. You're in good company here.

welcome from ohio. great looking van ya got there. stick around and join the fun.

Thank You so much everyone. I have been looking for a "69" Dodge for a while, started at muscle cars (too expensive for a decent one) then to W-100 short box, and had trouble finding one. Typed in "69 dodge a100" by accident on Craigslist and this popped up. I said to myself, man is that ugly, then the more I looked at it it hough, How very cool and unique." The rest is history. Its a good cult van for Portland, Oregon ;-)

My family is avid kayakers, and the boats will fit in the van without a problem, so it will be a Kayak hauler...

Welcome and enjoy the adventure!

Low Miles and Unmolested = Great Van to start with. Good Luck!!

Spent the last few months tackling the engine bay, and related mechanical items. Probably a week left and it will be back on the road.

Engine R&R 318cid and 727 LoadFlight tranny
New:
Tranny Pan Gasket
Torque Converter
Oil Pan Gasket
Oil pump
Water pump
Replace Rear Rear main Seal
Starter
Alternator
R and R Raditor, Cleaned and repaied
Replace the Water Plugs
upgrade to 4 BBL Edelbrock Carb and manifold
R and R the doghouse, Paint and reinsulated
New Exhaust with headers and side pipes
Electronic Ignition

Looking Good!!! However I would switch out the rubber fuel line from the pump to carb with a metal one for safety. Just sayin

looks like you went with the streetrod headers, did they clear the starter ?? or did you use a gear reduction starter , the van is coming along great. did you do any thing with the voltage regulator??? the old factory one burnt down a lot of these vans ?? you can find a electronic one for about $14.00 this is a must,let me know if we can help..

gary h wrote:Looking Good!!!   However I would switch out the rubber fuel line from the pump to carb with a metal one for safety.  Just sayin

Oh Yeah, for sure. We are doing all steel fuel lines. we did that just to get it started and tune. the final version will be steel ;-)

Thank you for the suggestion, there may be something else i overlooked and good to catch it now