Bought a 1964 Econoline today!

friend of mine worked for the electric co and their trucks didn’t have a/c then, but they got free ice. he made one and it worked pretty good. but they got free ice.

We bought one of these http://www.kooleraire.com/index.htm last year before heading to Petit Jean. Allz I can say is they don't work well in high humidity, which is what we always have here!!!

Could have bought more beer with that money!

crowen57 wrote:We bought one of these http://www.kooleraire.com/index.htm last year before heading to Petit Jean. Allz I can say is they don't work well in high humidity, which is what we always have here!!!

Could have bought more beer with that money!

Glad you posted that, ive seen those before and wondered how well they worked.

As far as the beer, more beer is always good. Im a home brewer and always have beer on tap here at the house. Yum!

All that carpeting looked like a PITA to remove. What were they thinking with the patch on the dash? Glad it's in good shape, Ray.

[quote=“Rayallen”]d. Im a home brewer and always have beer on tap here at the house. Yum![/quote]

hmmm, maybe I need to check out this home brew next time we are in SA. I used to home brew years ago.

we recently had a fantastic meal at the The Monterey (king william area) down there, they started us off with free german kolsch

austinmodhouse wrote:[quote=“Rayallen”]d. Im a home brewer and always have beer on tap here at the house. Yum!

hmmm, maybe I need to check out this home brew next time we are in SA. I used to home brew years ago.

we recently had a fantastic meal at the The Monterey (king william area) down there, they started us off with free german kolsch [/quote]

King williams district is a nice area. My favorite place to drink a brewski or two is there. The "Friendly Spot"

Just placed my order for DDDiscbrakes master cylinder kit and basic kit. Spoke to Dennis, a nice guy. Should get here in a couple of weeks. Sending me a list so that I can buy the rotars, calipers etc. here locally. Woo Hoo!

hoping I can keep this under $900 total on the conversion from drum to disc, we shall see what deals I can get.

The van got its 1st bath today. I had to use a power washer to get most of the dirt off. Its been at least a decade while since its had its last bath. Much better if I say so myself

Want to find someone to buff it out for me and wax it...

Nice Van!!!!

G-Man wrote:Nice Van!!!!

Thanks G-Man, Im loving it. Cant wait to take it on its 1st camping trip this October.

PASSED its inspection today, woo hoo. Man im glad I live in TEXAS. Cost me a whopping $15.50 and its easy as hell to pass.

congratulations on the inspection! looking good too.

I’ve revivied many a chalky paint jobs myself using 3m compounds. not that hard to do yourself. I bet it’ll bring up a nice shine.

austinmodhouse wrote:congratulations on the inspection! looking good too.

I’ve revivied many a chalky paint jobs myself using 3m compounds. not that hard to do yourself. I bet it’ll bring up a nice shine.

Sweet I will look into there products and see what I can find.

Got some goodies in the mail today from D&D

My dual master Cylinder and disc brake mounting brackets

My oil light has been coming on the last couple of drives I went on.

Went to the simplest thing 1st and switched out the oil sending unit today. Took it for a drive and its not coming on anymore :)Im wanting to install a fuel pressure gauge here soon just so that I have a more reliable reading. Think im going to put it on the dog house.

While under the van yesterday I noticed I had a gas leak, upon further inspection I found the fuel hose had a crack. Replaced that today to.

still havnt installed the new dual master cylinder or disc. Was put on hold so I can get some other things 1st. Wanted to figure out the oil light and need to get a new champion rad here soon.

My list of needs and wants seem to grow everyday...

good driving weather too. if you can avoid the smoke.

austinmodhouse wrote:good driving weather too. if you can avoid the smoke.

I know man, its about time some cooler weather got here. Bring on the rain and we will be set.

Did this last week guys, decided to go with a mechanical oil pressure gauge for a more accurate reading and I wanted to keep my idiot lights for originality and to keep with a warning light.

I was able to do this with various brass fitting to run the oil tube and still have a Oil pressure switch


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My oil pressure hovers at right around 40psi and I have no leaks at the brass fittings. Happy Camper

I do plan on getting rid of the ash try and fabricating some new metal and have the oil pressure gauge there later down the road.

my next project removal of gas tank for cleaning, new fuel filter and carb work. Van died on me this weekend by the house luckily. Enough gas not getting to the motor...

Already called some places, most around my area run around $200 for vat/Cleaning and sealing.

I put a tach where my ash tray was on Vanishing Breed.

that por-15 fuel tank restoration kit works well if you want to DIY. are you still using the solid metal fuel line? that might have gunk in it clogging up the fuel delivery.