The Alaskan

[Fugly]

Lookin good so far

 

[jonb8]

Thanks Fugly, Today was the fun day, finally got to do the frame swap.. Lots to do but the hard part is finally over...

 

[Sigg]

Congrats man! So impressed you’re able to do all this!


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[Fugly]

All coming together slowly but surely...
The return will be getting out and using it ...
Having fun and enjoying the results of the build...

 

[jonb8]

Thanks guy's, it ran today so tomorrow I have to bleed brakes, hook up shifter cable and tighten up the radiator grill area and I'll be ridin again...

 

[jonb8]

Drove it home today, everything is working like it should. I've missed driving the big van. Big difference in a week...

 

[Fugly]

Looks mighty nice....

 

[jonb8]

Another long weekend on the Alaskan, New rotors and got the drums turned. Had a vibe when I got in the brakes hard. Put in a brake controller and wired the van for trailer brakes and lights, it'll be good to be able to pull my trailer again. Also got the hole cut for the transfer case shifter and the front driveshaft back in, so I'm officially 4x4 again... I do believe I'm ready to Daily Drive it again.....Wooot Woooot...

 

[AbleGuy]

Congrats man! So impressed you’re able to do all this!
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The boldness of your ambitions here just blows me away. Stories like these are truly what make this an awesome forum. Thanks mucho for sharing this impressive, challenging project!

 

[jonb8]

The boldness of your ambitions here just blows me away. Stories like these are truly what make this an awesome forum. Thanks mucho for sharing this impressive, challenging project!

Thanks sometimes I look at the mess I'm in and think "You bring it all on yourself" You could live without this stuff... LOL

 

[jonb8]

I got the interior gutted yesterday, I needed to get an idea on what kind of mess I was in with the fiberglass cap. It has a lot of curves but there is wood strips in bedded in the fiberglass so that was nice to see... I don't think it should be to bad.. I also got my Iceco fridge, inverter and maxfan ordered...

 

[jonb8]

Working on the van floor today, so nice to be making sawdust instead off all the mechanical crap I've been doing for months..

 

[OverlandNA]

Putting a hatch in to get at the fuel pump?

 

[jonb8]

Putting a hatch in to get at the fuel pump?

Never thought about it, I spent a lot of time on the fuel tank when it was apart so It would be easy to drop... Thanks I'll put some thought into that

 

[luthj]

I am digging the VCR and CRT TV. Brings back fond memories of 1990s road trips in the big vans.

What are your plans for cabinetry (if any)? Those windows are pretty tall, so would make it interesting.