What are you up to?

Went on a bike trip last weekend 300 miles by tallbike, Lansing to Mackinaw City. My 13th year on DALMAC, I usually ride a normal bike on this, but since I was doing the easy route I rode the tallbike. I did see a couple vans, one was in Harrison, the town that had the NATS a few years ago.

getting ready to leave Lansing

the van in Harrison V-8 powerglide sportvan

van in Mackinaw City had a cool steering wheel

At the bridge Sunday afternoon.

Excellent picture with the MAC in the background, I was wondering how you were doing on the trip everytime I dodged a bicycle with the dump truck friday. Very cool !

Try to do something on the van every few days finished taking the vent windows out of the parts van so I can overhaul them and put them in my van.Also have the window fuzzies and channel runs/glove box liner coming from wookee now I need to order the rubber vent window seals. Bill

new skins on the '64. she rides awesome, and i totally love whitewalls!

Just installed new shocks and took a very long weekend run of over 500 miles through Ohio, KY & WV running the hills.

GREAT TIME!

Got lots of compliments and interest in the old girl everywhere I stopped.

put plugs in the truck getting it ready for racing this weekend, then i gave it a bath. tomorrow it will get a nice fresh coat of wax and interior cleaned out

Did a little work on the 67. New intake/exhaust gasket set and rebuilt the carb. HEY DON, I GOT IT RIGHT THIS TIME!!!!!

Had a small dip in the roof and another brace in the right spot took care of it, Bill

Started working on the engine and add-on wiring. Attempting to minimize any use of the old Van wiring.
That looks good Bill, using some of the bones out of the parts van?

Digz Ya I didn't think much about it when i got the parts van, but I have found several things I really needed. Bill

Got the big van out for the second time this year (7 mpg). Got a seasonal spot on Ky. Lake. Now I get to drive my van more. It's 100 miles round trip from the house.

I love the idea of adding in extra roof braces. They're pretty easy to remove from a donor van, and even easier to weld into yours. Aside from adding strength to the van and roof, you can put them right where you need them for attaching your custom interior!

Looks like I put about 2500 miles on my 67 Chevy 90 "no-door" during September.

Really cruising around a 4 state area.

Not one break down......250 6 banger/power-glide & points. As dependable as you can get. Screw the modern stuff..........I'll stick with the old easy & tried & true.

Big plans over the winter for the old girl.

I'm IN LOVE! & the Spitfire & bike are getting kinda jealous.

Heading to the JY tommorow for the Gas filler door and lic. plate conversion parts. Plan on soda blasting next week if the weather cools down a bit. Been 95-98 degrees for the last month and a half. Just to frickin hot to work on the van. Started builting the framework for the tunnel yesterday, plan on cutting for it next week as well.

post some pics of the tunnel if you can got an econoline im thinkin about doin a tunnel on weathers great in tampa area today took the bike out fall is in the air

Just finished packaging up this piece of roof off the parts van and going to ups to send it to a fellow vanner. Bill

wow, we had our first day of winter yesterday, and on my way to pick up some snowtires for the gf's audi.... the van showed me how much she hated winter! wouldn't make it up a tiny hill, then when i went to turn around, the ass end slid in the ditch!!

YEP.......no posi-traction rear end and no weight back there makes for one slippery ride in the winter. Not to mention no snow tires.

Started on the new tunnel and got a call from Bill (Bills66). He's working on get the V8 doghouse and Battery tray assy out of the parts van. So the tunnel is on hold for now. Got the parts for the gas filler and Lic. plate conversion and some cool lights for inside from the JY.


Tunnel cage....


Lic. plate bracket....


Gas filler door.....

Dan looks like your pickin on the Fords LOL

I have a 2-3 hour pass today and some charged batterys for my saw .I am going to do some cutting on the parts van today. Bill

BILLS66 wrote:I have a 2-3 hour pass today and some charged batterys for my saw .I am going to do some cutting on the parts van today. Bill

2-3 hour pass huh???........
In my neck of the woods ya just drag it home......set it off to the side and have at it.... at your leisure ............then part out & scrap what's left.

And the junkyards around here remove the parts for you.

City people have life rough.............I couldn't handle it............

But at least you're leaving the mess at the salvage yard I reckon.........