wantahertzdonut
Observer
Silverado, CA? Is this a regular thing? I'm practically right down the street and go by there a lot to go biking or driving up Maple Springs. PM me if this happens again!
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Silverado, CA? Is this a regular thing? I'm practically right down the street and go by there a lot to go biking or driving up Maple Springs. PM me if this happens again!
wantahertzdonut
Observer
Beware of those wheels. They look like the old Firestone widowmakers.
FROADER
Adventurer
Yes, Silverado, CA. It was my first time going and inthink this was only the second one, but sounds like it will be an annual thing. I saw a thread about it in this forum.
fritz
Traveler
And it arrived. The weather looks a lot nicer where it left. Thank you Jim (bozwell13) for a smooth transaction.
wow its in such great shape! I would love to find vans in this condition to bring back here. everything more than 10years old is often rusted to its death.
ben2go
Adventurer
Awesome! Can you point me in the direction of your build thread? Come on, you know you've started one, even if it's only in your head. :coffeedrink:
. 2 beauties
fritz
Traveler
The build is only in my head right now. First thing will be to protect the beautiful undercarriage. It is incredible how clean the underside is. Lots of salt on the roads here so I won't be driving it at all until spring
wanderer-rrorc
Explorer
a lot of guys up here are doing that oil based underbody coating Fluid Film..in case you havent seen it...
I drive fords so the body is always protected with leaking power steering fliud!! LOL
ben2go
Adventurer
In that case, you have plenty of build time. You should be done and ready for trips by the spring thaw. :sombrero:
fritz
Traveler
Have an extensive regimen that I will be following including many coats of different paints, body waxes and fluid film.
Had a VW Vanagon Westfalia which is a constant fight against seam rust.
Numbchux
Member
Picked up a new project a couple months ago. 94 e150 high-top conversion van with a 351. Had the original window sticker in it, sticker price in 1994 was $36k! It's got a few hundred under 100k miles on it, and due to some serious neglect, I picked it up for $300
It was at this point we realized that the fiberglass running boards weren't going to fit between the trailer fenders:
20171112_124517 by Numbchux, on Flickr
Luckily the guy I bought it from had a cordless impact driver handy
17.5' of van with a 12' wheelbase on a 14+2 trailer:
20171112_145203 by Numbchux, on Flickr
Far too tongue heavy, but the Duramax towed it without any trouble
And a nice daylight picture once I got it home.
2017-12-19_02-09-38 by Numbchux, on Flickr
It hadn't been run in a couple years, and it's not been driven much over it's life. Virtually zero cosmetic rust, and the frame looks pretty solid. That said, all the brake lines are rusted, one of the cowl-to-hood seals had come loose and allowed water down into the engine bay. As a result the throttle body sticks, belt idler, alternator and smog pump are all seized.
With a good battery, it started right up, though. Burned off that belt immediately. Fuel filter is rusted through.
I've started on the brakes. Couldn't get the fittings or bleeders to come out of the wheel cylinders, so I replaced them. I was able to remove one return spring and sneak them out and back in without touching the rest of the shoe hardware. I got a roll of NiCopp brake line and a pack of stainless fittings so I can start making new lines.
Once it has brakes, I'll pull it into the garage and get under it to delete that smog pump. I'm just going to grab a cheap used alternator for now, and once I'm sure I've got the major things worked out, I'll get a 200a one.
I stumbled across part numbers for an OE dual battery tray.....all discontinued of course, but it's got me thinking.
Anyway, I've got a 10 month old daughter, wife and new mortgage on an old house, so progress will be slow. But hopefully I can put a TTB D50 under the front...
It was at this point we realized that the fiberglass running boards weren't going to fit between the trailer fenders:
20171112_124517 by Numbchux, on Flickr
Luckily the guy I bought it from had a cordless impact driver handy
17.5' of van with a 12' wheelbase on a 14+2 trailer:
20171112_145203 by Numbchux, on Flickr
Far too tongue heavy, but the Duramax towed it without any trouble
And a nice daylight picture once I got it home.
2017-12-19_02-09-38 by Numbchux, on Flickr
It hadn't been run in a couple years, and it's not been driven much over it's life. Virtually zero cosmetic rust, and the frame looks pretty solid. That said, all the brake lines are rusted, one of the cowl-to-hood seals had come loose and allowed water down into the engine bay. As a result the throttle body sticks, belt idler, alternator and smog pump are all seized.
With a good battery, it started right up, though. Burned off that belt immediately. Fuel filter is rusted through.
I've started on the brakes. Couldn't get the fittings or bleeders to come out of the wheel cylinders, so I replaced them. I was able to remove one return spring and sneak them out and back in without touching the rest of the shoe hardware. I got a roll of NiCopp brake line and a pack of stainless fittings so I can start making new lines.
Once it has brakes, I'll pull it into the garage and get under it to delete that smog pump. I'm just going to grab a cheap used alternator for now, and once I'm sure I've got the major things worked out, I'll get a 200a one.
I stumbled across part numbers for an OE dual battery tray.....all discontinued of course, but it's got me thinking.
Anyway, I've got a 10 month old daughter, wife and new mortgage on an old house, so progress will be slow. But hopefully I can put a TTB D50 under the front...
wanderer-rrorc
Explorer
Build thread!!!