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Now THAT is a great tip!!

Since the Astro/Safari is basically a unibody van with a front subframe, there's no full chassis to swap a body onto, but this is basically what I mentioned above - you CAN theoretically swap the front subframe/engine cradle from a donor. C'mon, it's only like six bolts and a mess of wires and...

Here's one spot where us Astro guys get into trouble. So far as I know, nobody makes a selectable locker for the 7-5/8" rear. There have been a number of solutions proposed. Some on the ASV forum have done custom 9" rears. I believe the GM 12-bolt or 14-bolt from a fullsize van might fit, and...

Check w/ Derek to be sure, but I seem to remember him saying it was actually easier for him to do his pop-top magic on a stock roof van, rather than trying to remove a hi-top and turn it into a pop-top. Seeing his work, I definitely wish I'd waited until he could fit me into his schedule!

I'm glad to have inspired someone else in the same way that I was inspired. Pay a visit to the Astro nuts over at astrosafarivans.org for all the info, but the short version is this: In order to swap a 2WD Astro/Safari to AWD requires a complete front subframe from the donor AWD van. The...

Great Data Bruce!! I feel pretty good about those results.

I hope you're using the word "Oriental" in some "Ironic" sense... As no ultra-PC dirty hippy bleeding heart liberal would ever use that word seriously.

This was what pushed me into Passenger van as well. Astro/Safari had optional rear AC (a whole second evaporator/fan system) and rear heat (2nd heater core, etc., actually mounted more mid-ship), which was not available in cargo or upfitter (bare chassis) vans. Also, my passenger van has...

Another note: If you're planning to pick one up in-store (even if you're going to "buy" it online), check the shelf price first!! Both times I've bought Platinum DieHards at my local sears, the price on the shelf was $20-$40 less than the sale price online. The first time I got an adjustment...

Terry, that looks like a good car stereo. Been trying to find an equivalent to my JVC KD-BT100 that I LOVE (have two if them in two cars), but is now impossible to find. Never understood why a basic music player w/ BT is so hard to come by for a decent price, but that looks like it fits the...

You might want to look into 4x4 buses or ambulances. Try skoolie.net for info on camper-converting school buses. Seats for child seats could be a problem for anything but a passenger vehicle that was intended to have seats installed. School buses don't require seatbelts in most places, so...

Looks like you had a lot of fun. Great job!

I can see it: http://www.compactappliance.com/Scratch-Dent/Clearance_Items-Scratch_and_Dent,default,sc.html?psortb1=category-pos_Clearance_Items-Scratch_and_Dent On the right hand side, under "clearance items". And there's an 86qt fridge/freezer in there right now! Better yet, the "open box"...

GTRV Safari in Vancouver http://vancouver.en.craigslist.ca/van/cto/2541302517.html No affiliation, just grabbed by my craigslist searches. No mention of AWD, unfortunately, but maybe the seller forgot? :) This isn't a bad price either way, since you'd pay pretty close to that price just for...

Mike, as far as anyone has said, the legal prohibition is against importing such cans for SALE. I have never seen any language that existing cans cannot be used. It's pretty much the same boat as when california outlawed certain of the dirtier types of small engines (boat motors, weed...

Eww.

We have the Res-Q-Me tools (http://www.resqme.com/) on our keychains for the "just in case" factor. I can attest that the belt cutter goes through belts like hot butter - I had a baby carseat fixed with the LATCH system and the tensioner/release had jammed so I couldn't undo the seat. After 45...

I use Jumper cable all the time for stuff like this. Somewhere I have probably a dozen big battery clamps in a box. Part of the difference in the cables will be flexibility. Welding cable is meant to be easy to move around (for the welder) so it has the highest number of small strands, so...

Agreed on the notion of dropping your coin on one or two good lenses before blowing the wad on the latest frame. We like the Tamron 18mm-270mm for a good walkaround lense. Makes composition easy, and on our DX format camera it makes for a hell of the zoom. Paired that with a 35mm/f1.8 prime...

<whistles....> purdy.