by Next project is to take off the front springs. The front end is 3 inches higher than the rear because there is an extra leaf in there,,,,it now has 7. And I could cut him a tree tire while I am at it.
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donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
Looks like someone used a torch to cut off the old springs, so I had to build up the area around the bolt today.
VANagain- Number of posts : 1048
Location : San Diego, CA
Age : 63
Registration date : 2008-05-16
Geez, Vanish, after reading through this long thread, I hate to say it but this no-door was a real lemon!
Vanish- Admin
- Number of posts : 5155
Location : Hesperia Cal
Registration date : 2008-05-02
Yep... I not sure if it's a Lemon..... or just Plain 40 years of worn out !!!!!!!!! The Good news is it's starting to take shape now ...... Thanks to Don......
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donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
And he will have one nice glass of Lemonade when it's done!
donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
And today I pulled off the front suspension,,,,,,,
VANagain- Number of posts : 1048
Location : San Diego, CA
Age : 63
Registration date : 2008-05-16
That's a joke at my house. My mom has never seen my house but hears about all the work I'm doing on it, so she says in a hushed voice, "I think you got a lemon..."
Like Don told me, no matter what van we pick up, we gotta go through everything. And by now these vans usually need everything!
Don, you're making it look easy, rolling that new front end under there!
Like Don told me, no matter what van we pick up, we gotta go through everything. And by now these vans usually need everything!
Don, you're making it look easy, rolling that new front end under there!
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
I guess you are more qualified to to talk about Lemons than the rest of us,,,,,,,,,,,,
savage- Number of posts : 2632
Location : Where Rust Never Sleeps in Ft Wayne IN
Registration date : 2008-05-15
Don, You have any problem getting everthing lined up ,to bolt back together???
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
It went back together in minutes, I had the new front suspension all apart. I just lifted a spring up and slid the front bolt in, lifted the rear and slid the shackle in, raised the axle up with a floor jack so that the centering bolts lined up into the bottom of the springs and dropped the U bolts right down and tightened it all up.
donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
Now back to the sway bar,,,,,,Since I put that dual line master cylinder in, you need to make up some spacers to lower the sway bar mounts so it runs under it. If you don't have the threaded inserts in the frame, you need to heat up some 3/8" threaded rod into a U- bolt and hook it up into the frame and hang down so you can bolt on some 2" square tubing for a spacer.
VANagain- Number of posts : 1048
Location : San Diego, CA
Age : 63
Registration date : 2008-05-16
That is so clever how you "hooked" the threaded rod through the frame. At first I didn't get it, looking at the photos, but then I understood that you can feed the u-bolt in one hole and get it to come out the other. And then you've in effect got two studs coming out!
Of course us Sportvan owners don't need to bother!
Of course us Sportvan owners don't need to bother!
donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
I got 3 new exhaust systems made up for me, Vanish and VanAgain,,,,,,but someone don't want to share,,,,,,
64chevy- Number of posts : 364
Location : Rocket Ranch Lompoc, CA
Registration date : 2008-05-18
No mufflers...??? Is that the latest performance mod for these earlies?
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
Oh,,,,,,,It sounded like you were already running your van that way at Econowest,,,,,,,,,
64chevy- Number of posts : 364
Location : Rocket Ranch Lompoc, CA
Registration date : 2008-05-18
Yea..I was. But it was a short pipe and a little noisy inside. And I was leary of a ticket. Maybe I should have passed on spending $75 for a muffler and instead just added some length to the exhaust. At least that would have gotten the sound out the back where the CHP wouldn't have any problem hearing it.
VANagain- Number of posts : 1048
Location : San Diego, CA
Age : 63
Registration date : 2008-05-16
Those exhaust pipes look great!! Who's not going to share? I'll set aside some cash for you for next time you visit!
donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
The Blue No Door told me he wants all 3 exhaust systems put on him so he can have headers,,,,,,,but that ain't going to happen,,,,,,all 3 vans get the same exhaust system,,,,,
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
So,,,,,,,Vanish brings me a radiator, trans cooler, a 4 way hazard switch, and another years registration,,,,,,,,,,,,I think this is the Blue No Door,,,,,,,,The starter sometimes won't crank so I slap one of those Ford relays on it and cranks great now,,,,,
G-Man- Mayor
- Number of posts : 30743
Location : Fowlerville, MI
Age : 63
Registration date : 2008-05-06
Don, whats left to do to the No Door??? Also get us a picture where you mount that trans cooler
donivan65- Governor
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Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
Ok,,,,slapped the radiator in,,,,new heater hoses,,,,and that cooler,,,,24",,,,,I guess it would be most efficient if I mounted it on the bumper,,,,but somebody would probably complain,,,,I think under the floor, in front of the stop light switch, will be its home,,,,,and I need to modify this 2nd Gen bellypan,,,,since now a Swaybar is all of the sudden in the way,,,,,,
wideload- Moderator 1st Class
- Number of posts : 1389
Location : Kevil, Kentucky
Age : 71
Registration date : 2008-05-11
Don does the knob and stem come out of the four-way flasher like it does in a headlight switch ? Would the stem from a headlight switch work for a replacement? The switch is on my 65 but there's no knob or stem.
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donivan65- Governor
- Number of posts : 12245
Location : San Diego, California
Registration date : 2008-05-12
So where is yours mounted,,,,does it look factory? I seen these mounted next to the fuse box on some SportVans WAY OUT OF THE WAY,,,,and this one has 2 male and 1 female connector on it as to be put into series with the turn signal switch connector. But 1st Gens only have 1 connector, so maybe this is for a 2nd Gen,,,,,and the thing that would of got rid of this would of been if you got the button on the opposite side of the turn signal to press for 4 ways,,,,,,do you have that button on any of the 2nd gens? So I might have to work hard to get these lights to flash,,,,,,and the knob only comes out 1/4", it unscrews and has a bulb in there,,,,,
savage- Number of posts : 2632
Location : Where Rust Never Sleeps in Ft Wayne IN
Registration date : 2008-05-15
Don those end look just like the ones on my 64 & 65's. I got the 2 plugs coming from TS and the 1 from vans harness. My guess is you plug the 2 off flaser in to the 1 on vans harness and the 1 on flasser into the 2 on TS?? How about mouting it on the other side of where the heater switch is??
Vanish- Admin
- Number of posts : 5155
Location : Hesperia Cal
Registration date : 2008-05-02
Man Some One always has Plans for that front Bumper !!!!!! Man we should Tak it Off !!!!!!!!!
Before !!!!!!!
Now !!!!!!.......................................... But I must say I Like Dons version Better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Before !!!!!!!
Now !!!!!!.......................................... But I must say I Like Dons version Better !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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