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


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    New guy here with 67 Marlin blue Super Van!!

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    Post by canudigit Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:37 am

    Whats up guys! I'm new here, name is Sergio and I'm from NJ. Back in November I bid on a 67 SuperVan in Arizona and had the guy drop it off at my buddies house in Tempe. Couple weeks back on my spring break (High School Engineering Tech [SHOP] teacher), I decided it was time to get out to the desert and bring it home, so I got my one way ticket and ordered a bunch of parts and loaded a bunch of tools into a suit case and away I went!  Long story shortened...... Got to AZ, Van fired right up, We drove it around, steering wandered and steering effort in steering wheel didn't feel smooth, fixed a bunch of things (brakes and shocks and tires and new mustang radiator and t-stat housing and fuel lines and whatever else) Tightened up the tie rods cuz they hadnt been seated in their tapers.

    I fixed a bunch of stuff in AZ, but the steering was still iffy. It was in dire need of king pin bushings on the drivers side, but that wasn't going to happen until I got back to NJ.

    SOOO as I drove rt66 and other cool roads on my way North East, my co-pilot Tony and I would stop and camp in Walmart parking lots. We made it all the way to Springfield,MO pulled into a gas station and heard a crunch from the steering wheel, and it tightened a bit, but it became smooth once the wheels were straight, so I pressed on towards St. Louis. I felt super tired and decided to stop in Lebanon, MO walmart for the night. I pull into the lot and start driving around looking for a good place to stop when suddenly.. Crack, pop, and the wheel got tight when turning left and it wound itself out when turning right. I was freaking out, but at 2am there isn't much you can do. Woke up the next morning and tried finding a box locally. No luck. No junk yards. No parts stores. No craigslist... So I posted on the H.A.M.B. and luckily a man with a collection of salvage cars 3hrs away in Pocahontas AR sent me a message saying he had one for $50...

    Fixed it in a parking lot. Drove 1100miles straight home because I couldnt miss another day of work (school).

    The kids love it. I love it and I've got plans for it.

    The end..

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    Post by Big W Thu Apr 21, 2016 10:44 am

    Kool story....Nothing better then a road trip....specially if your bringing home a new ride.
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    Post by uante Thu Apr 21, 2016 11:42 am

    Welcome to the forum Sergio and congrats on the van and making it Home! Too bad I didn't know you were here in Tempe, would have been cool to meet you and see your van before you left.
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    Post by QCT Thu Apr 21, 2016 12:06 pm

    Congrats Sergio! Great to hear you made it back. Also cool to hear another van made it east! Last year I purchased a 1966 Econoline Travel Wagon from out near San Francisco. The seller suggested driving it across the country vs having it transported. Glad I didn't! So many issues he never disclosed and some work he did was all half ass.. Still trying to get a few things straightened out! It was fortunate you had your buddy out there and were able to go over it prior to coming back east.

    You'll find this forum very helpful. Here is a link that may help you get some photos posted.

    https://vintage-vans.forumotion.com/t119-posting-pictures-using-forum-s-servimg
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    Post by vanny Thu Apr 21, 2016 3:46 pm

    Cool story Sergio. Gotta love those school vacations!!! One of the perks of teaching! Glad to hear you made it back safely.

    So, is this going to be a "Class" project? What a Fantastic way to introduce the next generation of automotive mechanics, etc, how to work on "Old School' vehicles!

    Can't wait to see your project. Let me know if you still can't get the picture posting figured out. I've sent some step by step instructions to a few people and they've been able to post so just let me know if you'd like me to send them to you.


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    Post by Barnabas Thu Apr 21, 2016 6:06 pm

    Great story. Can't wait for the pics.

    Former Industrial Arts Shop teacher here. Thanks for helping to raise up the next generation of workers.
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    Post by canudigit Fri Apr 22, 2016 9:40 am

    updated with pics! now how do I flip and rotate some of them. They were flipped when i uploaded them.. scratch
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    I saved them in Microsoft Paint and rotated them. For some reason paint is the only app I've been able to save them right-side-up and then bring them in without them getting flipped again...

    Tarzan know where Tarzan go!!! lol!


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    Post by canudigit Fri Apr 22, 2016 3:39 pm

    how vanny? HOW!!?? afro
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    Post by canudigit Tue Apr 26, 2016 8:44 am

    Thanks for the help! Hopefully you guys noticed the pictures of the steering sector box torn apart with the bearing cages demolished. Let's make sure this doesn't happen to anyone. It could've happened to me while on the highway doing 70. Everyone check and grease your steering boxes. If the steering isn't smooth, chances are your bearings are toast. If you have front end play (tie-rods, King pins, wheel bearings, out of balance wheels, worn spring shackles and bushings), it won't take much to knock out the tiny little bearings in the steering box that locate and support the steering column as it moves the recirculating ball gear in mesh with the steering sector gear.
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    Post by Tice84 Wed Apr 27, 2016 10:53 pm

    Great story, even better with pics!
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    Post by canudigit Thu May 26, 2016 11:18 am

    from the pictures, i hope everyone can follow along my adventure. the axle had to get sleeved. nobody in the area wanted to sleeve it, so I guess I had to buy another axle. I picked up the other axle which was owned by George with a couple old econoline/falcons. His axle was much worse than mine, but i spent so much god damned time cleaning the crud to tear it apart for inspection. what a waste. i got my money back, but no compensation for the disassembly and cleaning. have you ever seen a cracked king pin? check out the bushings on his spindles. one of them was hammered so badly it started coming out past the king pin. needless to say I had one option left, fix my own axle. I chucked it up in the mill, indexed it as best as I could and started boring it out. I made a sleeve on the lathe out of some hardened steel and when I pressed them together with green loctite I almost shit myself. Used the cylinder hone to size them and then ended up reaming them to size. everything fit great. I used early 61-63 .010 oversized king pins that i modified to fit. I then took the spindles to the machine shop for a hone and $80 later we were on the money. Some extra grease zerks so I can push the old grease from which ever side I please and some chassis black paint from east wood. We are GTG.

    My students fabbed up a new exhaust using stainless. they rebuilt the leafspring bushings and shackles. Got a hold of some ford ranger alloys for $100 and rebuilt the BMC. Installed a coolant over flow tank. Straightened the bent up steering rod in the press. Replaced motor and trans mounts. Last minute I had to rebuild and replace the steering box. I took the steering wheel off to fix the horn and the turn signal canceller, but the steering wheel wouldnt go back on. The splines were too rusty and no matter how much wire brushing or light sanding I did, There was no luck in sight. Found new bearings for the steering box a while back, so in they went. Next morning took a trip to Delaware for a hot rod wedding. went down the road like a beauty.
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    Post by Seth G Thu May 26, 2016 1:05 pm

    That was a hell of an adventure! Glad it worked out, nice looking van! I love all the progress pics, keep em coming.
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    Post by OutofSight Thu May 26, 2016 7:38 pm

    Right on dude!
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    Post by Casimier Fri May 27, 2016 10:36 am

    Sergio
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