Just bought a 1967 van

Hope it had time to dry before the rain...

rocky69rhodes wrote:had to drop the tank to put on back bumper  after putting it back up had to drop it again for the otherside cause I couldn't line up holesr" />

I made a custom wrench with Z bend so I could get the bumper bracket nuts on the bolts without dropping the tank, still took hours!

vanny wrote:Rocky, you definitely have the FEVER! You're in the right place for it...the only prescription is...More work on the van! Don't fight the feeling, brother-man!

Sounds like a case of Vanitis....like ebola, no known cure!

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Looks like another Krylon Kowboy!!! I admire anyone who can paint with a spray can! Whenever I've tried, it just ends up with lots of runs and looks awful. Probably trying to put it on too thick for lack of patience!!

I had my share of runs I needed to sand out on the white base coat

Thats Alot of spray paint. How many stores you have to go to??

HaHa!!!!!!!!!!! I remember when my Dad painted our old 1948 Pontiac--- with a BRUSH!! There was then a auto paint u could apply with a brush as I remember -seen same stuff years later too!! The car came out very nice too - although --- u could see some brush strokes if u were close & looked hard @ it!! Stayed great looking for years too!!Never did peel or fade!! Likely had somegreat LEAD Base in it too !!!!!!!!!!!!

Back on page 2, I see some pretty nasty rust on the roof line just above the rain gutter.

It's fairly certain that the entire roof is like that and will just bust through using a wire wheel on a drill.

What'd you do about that?

I ground it down to bare metal it was just on the surface an on the rain gutters I had it welded

had to buy a new battery today have spent nearly as much as I paid for the van to get it on the road ok so most was for cosmetic stuff an not engine related

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,,are you driving it around or just overhauling it in the parking lot?

I drove it around the building once but the landlords say no more working on it on the property so I have to go next door to work on it

,,,so the Woodlawn Colonial repair shop has closed down,,,,,,,,

yes but I can work on it at the IGA parking lot next door

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I like it!

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Cool, amazing what some people can do with spray cans! One of a kind for sure!!! Please post more pics when it's done...

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