by Murdock Wed Aug 12, 2020 12:10 amIt has been quite a while and I am finally at a point to tear back into the Van and get to the unfinished things. A brief catch-up: Engine, front suspension, fuel tank, and brakes were all replaced. Front brakes updated to discs, 3 point seat belts installed.
The van has been in running/driving condition but has been in storage for a few years. I have started it up and driven it very seldom, just enough to keep anything from seizing up. I purchased a house last fall that has a decent size garage. I finally got the van out of storage and set up here to start tackling the remaining items, the largest being the body work. I just picked up a '91 AOD out of a mustang, Ill be swapping it in place of the C4 currently in there.
I made the first steps by stripping the old interior. It was a quick thrown together interior the PO did to get it down the road, it worked for a bit but I always knew it had to be pulled. I discovered more rust than I anticipated, the spots I am concerned with fixing are the roof supports. It will be covered by a headliner but I want to make a real fix.
I also have door hinge pins to deal with as my rear right door hinges are both broken . I have ordered some replacements but I am having a hard time getting the old ones out. I have been soaking them in PB blaster for a couple of days to no avail. I am going to apply some heat tomorrow and see where it leads me.
I decided I needed to dust off my welding chops so I took some old bed frames left behind and built a storage shelf for all of my parts. next will be some floor patching then moving on to the roof.
The 91 AOD i picked up I am going to drain it, clean the pan, and change the filter then cross my fingers. They gave me the cross member with it so i am going to try and use it for the swap.
The van has been in running/driving condition but has been in storage for a few years. I have started it up and driven it very seldom, just enough to keep anything from seizing up. I purchased a house last fall that has a decent size garage. I finally got the van out of storage and set up here to start tackling the remaining items, the largest being the body work. I just picked up a '91 AOD out of a mustang, Ill be swapping it in place of the C4 currently in there.
I made the first steps by stripping the old interior. It was a quick thrown together interior the PO did to get it down the road, it worked for a bit but I always knew it had to be pulled. I discovered more rust than I anticipated, the spots I am concerned with fixing are the roof supports. It will be covered by a headliner but I want to make a real fix.
I also have door hinge pins to deal with as my rear right door hinges are both broken . I have ordered some replacements but I am having a hard time getting the old ones out. I have been soaking them in PB blaster for a couple of days to no avail. I am going to apply some heat tomorrow and see where it leads me.
I decided I needed to dust off my welding chops so I took some old bed frames left behind and built a storage shelf for all of my parts. next will be some floor patching then moving on to the roof.
The 91 AOD i picked up I am going to drain it, clean the pan, and change the filter then cross my fingers. They gave me the cross member with it so i am going to try and use it for the swap.
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