New guy from Florida

I've been looking for a window van for a few months now and i found one....













Definitely needs some paint and some love. We have 2 boys and 2 great danes so i need something big.

Let me know what you think.

john

Welcome to the site!!!!

welcome to the site nice van I am right down the road in New Port Richey

Howdy!

welcome!

Thanks all, i can't wait to start messing with it.

I need to replace the spring bushings very soon and i need to replace the weather strip around the non-fixed windows.

I've never driven one of these until now, every time i park it, i get out and i'm like 4 feet away from where i want to be. I guess there is a learning curve.

john

yes there is a learning curve - once when i had an 80s dodge extended van i was backing up and this light pole ran up and rear ended me! had a spare mounted on rear door so it hit spare and caved door in ! -nice van with original interior pieces - oo3

nice ride, looks pretty solid we dont see that much up here in the land of snow and salt

Looks good John, looks good and solid to start. I am just up 19.

oo3 wrote:yes there is a learning curve - once when i had an 80s dodge extended van i was backing up and this light pole ran up and rear ended me! had a spare mounted on rear door so it hit spare and caved door in ! -nice van with original interior pieces - oo3

I also hate when those telephone poles just sprout up out of nowhere!

Gotta watch out for the intersection curbs. They're usually "closer than they appear" while making a right turn.

Congrats on the new ride, int pieces do look not too bad, want to sell them!?! Parking by feel is fun!

Rock* wrote: Parking by feel is fun!

I like that!!

I drove it to work today, about 55 miles round trip. I've had old cars all my life but i've never had so many thumbs up and questions at a stop light. Man, that dog box gets hot!!!

john

looks like all your insulation is gone, i used industrial ductwork insulation, some rigid and some flexable glued it on with spray adhesive

I fatmatted the dog house, fixed the gas tank (someone backed into something), Installed a GM one wire alt (old one was charging at 19 volts) and installed an electric choke.

The other thing was i did the HEI module swap and got rid of the ballast, along with the mopar box.

I'm going to be driving it 50 miles a day and the less to go wrong, the better.

I need the fatmat the roof, nothing but a metal roof in the rain sounds like a bunch of marbles. I bought a 100ft i don't think it will go as far as i hope it will.

Welcome John,
Let me know if your ever heading north through the Jacksonville area! Would love to check out your van!!!

Dan

Well, i made my first long trip today with the van. I bought an engine in Fort Lauderdale, I left at 4am and got back home at 4pm!! I couldn't have asked for a better road trip. Van ran great, temp was 160ish the whole way.

I bought a 71 slant that has an offy intake, 6 into 1 header, mild cam (not sure yet), 390cfm 4 barrel and it's 10:1. It's complete from oil pan to air cleaner. Also got the matching 904 auto with the drive shaft.

My van has been eating alot of oil for some reason. It smokes pretty much any time i lift off the throttle. It doesn't smoke on start up but the plugs all look great (light golden brown and clean with no ash) I'm thinking exhaust guide or seal. If it was an oil ring i think i would see it in the plugs. And i'm talking about 5 quarts in about 3 weeks!!

The engine was to good of a deal to pass up and it saves me from down time on the van. Plus i really want to swap to an auto.

[i]Maybe -just a set of new rings & light hone job?? Yet if that is bad=?? might as well do a nice rebuild -bearings & all

sweet ride

Thanks, i just couldn't pass the deal on the engine, i'll go through it and make sure it's all good.

hey stoopid john(it does'nt feel right to write) welcome aboard...second i was looking for that air cleaner, are you keeping it? let me know, thanks..corrosive101

I have a /6 oil bath air cleaner if you need one...

shure i need one, but will it fit a BBD carter carb?, i did change my engine for a super six with a bbd that is too high for the lid to close( with super charger air filter), if you could tell me the diameter of the air filter,thanks...corrosive101

Hello Stoopid , the A-108 looks good and is a good choice to enjoy the family!! Have fun with it and welcome on board from Belgium!

Thanks guys,

I pulled the old engine and install the new one in on the same day. I had to mess with the carb linkage rods to make the 4 barrel to work and i wasn't real happy it, so i got a cable. The engine i got ended up having a "purple" cam shaft in it that has a 240 dur@50. That's huge for a slant!! It was 40 over and the compression ended up being 10.4-1.

All in all it's running good. I've pulled alot of engines in my day but it was my first to bring it out the front door!!

I will not need my air filter and i never had a filter in mine. I don't know if it was to have one in it or not.

SJ, that's one sharp lookin motor!!! Very nice. Keep the pic's coming....

Dan