What are you up to?

Also today, headed over to the local salvage yard to get an S10 door gasket to go on my doghouse, look for a bench seat (fail), and a small fan to hook up under the doghouse Donivan style. There were a few interesting cars, but mostly Dodge neons and a lot of really crappy 80's cars.

My netxt project once the van is "Best in Show" ready may be a third gen El Camino


The sticker in the window says "Ralph Nader for President"! haha


Someone got about half way thru cutting the entire nose off of this and then quit.








Nice set of seats in this Fiero, but wrong color for me. They also had a few old GMC Jimmy's and Blazers and the seats in those looked perfect for our vans.

I didn't quit! The batteries on my sawzall died trying to cut through the frame rails. I was hoping to get back to it this weekend but scheduling didn't work out. Hopefully I can get back sometime this week. Sandyvan, let me know if you wanna help out Sarah and I started pulling stuff off that van on Christmas Eve day. We got 4 doors, wiring harnesses, the side step, and also picked up some folding rear seats out of an Aerostar. It was a fun time and her first time at a pick and pull.

Starting the day


Working on pulling some wiring harnesses


Sarah unbolting the side step


After a good Christmas Eve day with our new Christmas presents loaded up


It was disappointing that we couldn't get the front off, as you noticed we were almost there!

Matt & Sarah

almost finished with the inside front cab, little more cant wait. pics to come.....

Aw man, you beat me to the folding seats! None of the ones I found would turn into a bed, an the regular one's were just not good enough to mess with. Still holding out for some early tube frame seats.

Yeah, I looked at that Econoline and thought, man, it sure has been picked! Send me a PM when you're ready to go back and I'll see if I can break free.

PS - any girl that goes along to Ecology is a keeper!!

If someone could kindly add the pics from this Facebook link

https://www.facebook.com/#!/photo.php?fbid=4084595642705&set=a.1937866775825.2093753.1517050374&type=1&theater

you will see what I'm up to. I got these wheels on Tuesday from Ron in Temperance,Mi. who is the new owner of Don's 63 Falcon van. You probably remember Don was the guy trying to find Dagenham 4 speed rebuild parts a year or 2 ago but wound up buying a 3 speed setup off me to swap it out with,then he found a guy thru Hemmings to fix the 4 speed and reinstalled it. The wheels were on his van but the wheel wells had been hacked out to make them fit. I hooked the new owner Ron up with repair panels I bought off Hellfish in exchange for the wheels and we both are happy. The wheels fit in my wells perfectly since mines tubbed and narrowed.

they look good under there Tim..

whats on the plate? heart attack and a cola...............LOL

What's the specs on the tire rim combo? Those things are HOT!!

Wow added my lunch from a year ago pic too,thx guys:-)
The rims are oddballs measuring 11" wide. I would have expected them to be either 10's or 12's. They are exact bolt pattern too,not unilug.The tires are L 60 14's.
The front's I haven't test fit yet but the rims are 8" wide. I know they fit ok when they were on the 63 that they came off of but mine is lowered so it may not be the same. I have other skinnier ones I can use if it's an issue.
The rear though,fit just like I wanted. Guess I just got lucky.

I also wanted to add that the new owner Ron plans on bringing the van to Baker's this year. The attendance just keeps getting bigger:-)

Bagging the old Girl, one step closer.

Very Ambitious...Nice Work!

How is the new ride, is it mushy or firm?

westcoastvanner wrote:How is the new ride, is it mushy or firm?

That I can't answer till spring. Still have the complete power train out, engine rebuild, new 700R4 and 9" diff that has been narrowed with bags back there aswell. It better ride nice.

temperature this morning -27 celsius (-16,6 fahrenheit), no problem! Off to friends workshop to install a 2din radio with navi and all the other gizmos to wifes daily drive! Have a nice weekens all of You!

Henrik, I hope your friends workshop is heated. Keep the wife happy cause if the wife aint happy, aint nobody happy!!!

Lyrad, hopefully we'll get an early spring this year so you can test out all your hard work.

I'll be under the truck looking for a gas leak.
It will be almost 50 degrees F today.
So, it won't be that bad.
Southern California BABY!
I hear ya.

Jim in NJ aka Casimier

Casimier, wouldn't surfboards sell just as great in Cal as they do in Jersey?

Was out and ran some errands today. No big deal normally, but it's the middle of freakin' January.. Cool !

yeah it was nice in ohio today also,

Thant's right Vanny
surfboards do sell in CA
Family is here or I'd be in Costa Rica with the truck

Joe I'm with ya 28 degrees out and a pre game time grocery run. Bill
frickn cold and frickn cool!

Not to pour salt into the wound, but it is a very nice 78 and sunny here in SoCAL