by nyc108hopeful Tue Nov 22, 2022 8:25 amI've had my a108 for two years now and while I consider winter projects I thought I would post here though I usually post on the DODGE A100 and FARGO VAN CLUB facebook group and instagram
Here was the van at the beginning of 2022 as I only take her off the road for salt
You can sub to the channel if you like but there are a few fixes and upgrade videos. The most recent change was to go from a large turbo muffler to a Flowmaster Delta 50 (plenty of before vids)
If you are instagram I post our travels with Boogie here
https://www.instagram.com/thebeachbusri/
I've done a lot to this van over the two years but I definitely started with a great base to begin with. There maybe a disc upgrade at some point but give the axles it isnt as simple and likely would mean going to newer 15in or 16in wheels if I wanted bigger brakes. After a recent trip to Big Sur the idea of cooking my drums if I want to do some big travels was something that got to me. I would also consider doing this if the plan was to add a tow hitch but with 3.23 rear swap I did I think I would want to plan on adding some power for highway hauling. I toy with the idea if a small trailer for bringing a motorcycle or a Scamp style RV. That said I recently saw a 70s Dodge Balboa in person and think adding an RV B van that I could also rent out locally on Outdoorsy could be fun.
Possible Projects:
- discs
- cam (maybe hughes whiplash)
- ldb4 intake
- wheels and tires
- larger gas tank with vapor return
Reality is I use the van all the time for 9 of 12 months out of the year and it really needs nothing unless I start pushing the useage in other areas. Neither I and especially not the wife plan to camp/sleep in it so in all likelihood it will just receive TLC but I tend to have trouble leaving things alone.
Here was the van at the beginning of 2022 as I only take her off the road for salt
You can sub to the channel if you like but there are a few fixes and upgrade videos. The most recent change was to go from a large turbo muffler to a Flowmaster Delta 50 (plenty of before vids)
If you are instagram I post our travels with Boogie here
https://www.instagram.com/thebeachbusri/
I've done a lot to this van over the two years but I definitely started with a great base to begin with. There maybe a disc upgrade at some point but give the axles it isnt as simple and likely would mean going to newer 15in or 16in wheels if I wanted bigger brakes. After a recent trip to Big Sur the idea of cooking my drums if I want to do some big travels was something that got to me. I would also consider doing this if the plan was to add a tow hitch but with 3.23 rear swap I did I think I would want to plan on adding some power for highway hauling. I toy with the idea if a small trailer for bringing a motorcycle or a Scamp style RV. That said I recently saw a 70s Dodge Balboa in person and think adding an RV B van that I could also rent out locally on Outdoorsy could be fun.
Possible Projects:
- discs
- cam (maybe hughes whiplash)
- ldb4 intake
- wheels and tires
- larger gas tank with vapor return
Reality is I use the van all the time for 9 of 12 months out of the year and it really needs nothing unless I start pushing the useage in other areas. Neither I and especially not the wife plan to camp/sleep in it so in all likelihood it will just receive TLC but I tend to have trouble leaving things alone.
