Dons day,,,,,,,

Don you have a nice place there

,,,the van helped out,,,,,,,,

Wow, what a view! I've looked at corn fields my whole life!!

,,,,,,and you need to plan ahead,,,,,this was a little Christmas tree sitting in a pot on the table, so we put it in the ground in front of the garage,,,,,and then suddenly its 70 feet tall,,,,,,

and there was more to that tree than meets the eye,,,,,,,

That Van just takes a licking and keeps on ticking...with a lot of TLC from Don the VanMan!!!
(Is that van OSHA approved base for the ladder???)

,,,,yeah,,,,,,,I got a view,,,,,,,,

Man, that's a little TOO Close for comfort!!! Maybe the concrete pads will create a no burn zone to help protect the homestead...I was out there during one of those wildfires and had to change hotels because the fires were getting really close. I guess that's part of the Paradise tax you guys pay out there on the left coast.

Wow.

The fires are responsible for the changes,,,,,I had to evacuate with only my motorhome in the 2003 fire,,,,,,,I thought I would never see my house and van again,,,,,so when I got back,  the Chevy Van says how could you leave me here to burn?????? So I had to make it up to him,,,,,then  in 2007  the fires come again,,,,,mandatory evacuation,,,,,fire burns down the water station,,,,no water,,,,,I aint going anywhere,,,,,I live off the water in the hot water tank,,,,,that tree is dying from the last fire, so each day I go up it and cut down branches,,,,then after I got the stump out,,,,,,I might as well put some concrete there, so thats how it began......

There is always something trying to take our stuff...in IA it was the twisters and hail. You got a beautiful spot there.

Seen a Dodge Van at Pick a Part today,,,,, got the Drag Link off it,,,,,,,

Is that blood or lipstick?

Hmmmm... "Blood-soaked glove and some lacerations to boot." You musta really wanted that Dodge Draglink Gov.

Well,,,,,,,I did not want to see the van crushed with a drag link on it,,,,,,,seems to me the Dodge guys are always looking for them,,,,,,and I got the tools to take them off,,,,,,,,cuts and scrapes are just part of  taking off parts in a wrecking yard,,,,,,,,

That's dedication Gov! Nice Job! I gots to find one for my econo since the transport company put a mean WOW in mine!

I was hoping you had to fight off some babe that needed the drag link more than you, and you won. You win either way:)

,,,,,,I was fighting the rust and spiders,,,,,,and the grease that was harder than epoxy,,,,,,

,,,I saved these parts off a Dodge Van,,,,,,,Right hand thread Hub,,,,,,11 inch drum,,,,,Drag Link

"Blood, Sweat and Gears." I probably woulda looked at the van, marveled at it, and moved on to be honest. You're pretty much the Man, Gov...

,,,,,,,you're lucky I didnt just walk past that Ford front axle and windshield of yours......

so,,,,,,,the information  on our Chevy/GMC 3 speed transmissions,,,,,,

Van Diego is lucky to have you around to get things back in order. That's one nice looking Chevy!

....got to pack the front wheel bearings,,,,, a G30 van has some pretty impressive disk brakes on it,,,,,,