AWD Safari build (getting to ground zero)

[nonhog]

Ron Burgundy is looking nice these days..

Thanks! Its better than it was that's for sure.

Looks good! I'll be following as my 2001 Astro AWD is about to make a transformation. Looks good with the cladding off and thanks for mentioning the wheel eraser, where do you get them?

Thank Zerskier, he posted the picture and I Goggled it. Bought a couple from Amazon and only needed the one.

 

[nonhog]

Well not much fun with the van lately, Been on blocks for weeks. Did manage to redo the heater resistor, new cap/rotor/plugs. Rear brakes done, waiting for me to replace axle seals and fish the pinion gears back into place. Fun part is designing and welding up some reinforcements to the roof to be able to use the roof w/o fear of caving it in. Working on it.
Oh and swapping the fuel pump as I think the little dying, hard start episode over at my neighbors house seemed like pump going bad. I don't care its getting a new A/C Delco pump. Hope that keeps her running.

Did get out to the beach a couple months ago. I'm getting very anxious to get exploring with it.

 

[nonhog]

Roof rack is up and working, few mods needed. Lets just say it wont be posted on the rack thread. Not so pretty. Good news the RTT on the van fits in the garage. The bad news based on the same low profile rack.
is I had to mount it all the way to the back which tent wise works just fine, rear gate opens but makes everything worse aerodynamically. Cant win them all.
Lots left to do, first camp trip went well. My wife thinks it less comfortable than her Avalon (09) but much more comfortable than mine (99). So that's good.

 

[nonhog]

Not much progress this last year, I've been slowed way down with health issues. Have been out with the van a few times. Had a locker installed, pretty happy about that.
Slowly building a swivel seat base for the passenger, and just started on my skid plate.