Lockleaf Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 Panel van with girl scout sticker.... Do you also have a free candy sign? :). Nice looking pair of vehicles right there. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 New wheel on... Trying out some 4" flush mount lights... 4 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted December 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2015 Here's wishing all of you a Happy Festivus! 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted January 30, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Ok, I have finally made some progress on the van! I cleaned and greased the shift gate and now it shifts like buttah! Ok, yeah... that's ALL I accomplished, but it is progress nonetheless. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted January 31, 2016 Report Share Posted January 31, 2016 Mmmmm buttery shifts.... Quote Link to comment
DaBlist Posted March 2, 2016 Report Share Posted March 2, 2016 Cool road trip story in this van http://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-ultimate-road-trip-from-sea-to-shining-sea/ 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted March 4, 2016 Report Share Posted March 4, 2016 Cool road trip story in this van http://www.drivingline.com/articles/the-ultimate-road-trip-from-sea-to-shining-sea/ Anything to do with that van would be cool. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted March 31, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 After watching me spend a day making little stainless steel buckets to "french" the taillights in, German says to me, "No, that looks no good. This is better." and holds up the rubber-donut mounted lights Datsunfreak showed y'all a few posts up. I flippantly said, "Sure, if you want to make those fit, I'll run them." He said, "Ok." and walked off. I thought nothing more of it. This morning I was surprised to find taillights installed in my van! He apparently stayed "late" after I left and trimmed the holes to make them fit. I wired them up and, I think, I am ready to test all the wiring and can finally "gussy up" the harness. So, with my plans for taillight installation thwarted, I decided to "fix" a rust hole and close off the old gas tank filler neck. Datsunfreak has a picture I sent him of the panel welded in and another of the Bondo smeared onto it. I'm sure they are as bad as the engine bay picture I took for my 1200 thread, so y'all may have to wait until Saturday for his pix. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 I decided to "fix" a rust hole and close off the old gas tank filler neck. Datsunfreak has a picture I sent him of the panel welded in and another of the Bondo smeared onto it. 1 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 I made another decision which is not going to be popular around here... I'm ditching the teardrop windows. After driving all around looking for new ones and/or ideas on how to fix the existing ones, I started grokking the side of the van and thought, "Those just don't look right on this van for some reason." I schlepped over to Metal Supermarkets, bought some steel, cut out two teardrops, and zooked them into the holes. Esteban, our live-in paint and body guy, is going to clean them up on Sunday. I also made a panel to delete the heater box while I was buying steel. So, I'm sure Datsunfreak will make posting of pictures tomorrow... unless "I'm dead to him" for welding up the windows. We'll see. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Tail lights... Started on the gas tank mounts but had to bail out halfway through because we ran out of time. Tim says he may come back and finish it tomorrow... The tank filler and sending unit will end up right below that square hole, which we will make a cover for later. It used to be where the battery went, but it was moved over behind the driver's seat where the floor is a little more "solid"... ^_^ 4 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 I was supposed to meet the P&B guy at the shop today to start prep on the bodywork but when I arrived, he wasn't there. T'was a good thing though as I wasn't dressed for working on it and had mom with me. I may swing by "out of my way home" one or two evenings thins week to grok it and/or maybe do some work. We'll see. Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted July 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2016 After languishing for three months now, the P&B guy approached me yesterday asking if we could move the van to the east side of the building so he can get back to work on it in the evenings in the shade. We didn't because the left rear brake is seized and he caught us as we were about to leave for lunch. I may swing by tomorrow and see if we can get enough hands, or more likely Toyota Tundra and chain, on the thing to drag it and bust that brake loose. I'm getting excited about having it match my 1200's paint scheme. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted July 4, 2016 Report Share Posted July 4, 2016 Saw an old Econoline yesterday and it DID say Falcon on it. (never noticed before) The one I had said Heavy Duty and was an old Hydro van. Quote Link to comment
racerx Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Yes, ford vans back in the dayz did have falcon econoline. I think they were more on the luxirious side (passenger) vs. Cargo type, cargo type is my next dream but a having a hard time finding one. They are also going up in value, been looking for 10 yrs. Now Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted July 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Racer X was my favorite character on Speed Racer. I have a booster seat from when I was but a wee child with "Tim's Racer X!" written in magic marker on the seat (with a backwards "S" onnacounta I was so young). The sound his car made was the most awesome. Thanks for having that avatar/screen name and bringing back those memories. I'm off to Amazon now to look for some SR DVDs. Oh snap! I think I just realized why the yellow and black paint scheme on my 1200 means so much to me! Gotta put big number 9s in white roundels on it now. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Ah the workings of the human mind. Quote Link to comment
Beef Weasel Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 You can turn a 300 into a supersonic missile! And it's invincible 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 You can turn a 300 into a supersonic missile! And it's invincible One of the best engines ford ever made. 1 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted July 17, 2016 Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 You can turn a 300 into a supersonic missile! And it's invincible One of the best engines ford ever made. Agreed, but it's HUGE. And requires lots of mods to fit in one of these vans. This engine bolts right in. :thumbup: Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Been sort of a malaise on this project since one of the wheels seized and we couldn't move it around... :sleep: Finally today got off the stick and pulled the rear drums, removed all the hardware, popped the drums back on, now she rolls just fine. Should be some bodywork progress to report next week. :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 Did some work today... Tim wrestling the gas tank into position... Straps bolted up and on to connecting wires for the sender... Doesn't sound like a lot, but it took FOREVER to get the straps to line up with the holes in the floor. The straps have to sort of "pinch" the tank, which will hold it in tighter, but makes them very difficult to install. Got those wires for the sender hooked up, as well as hooking up the fuel line to the tank. Also did some head scratching on seats, and somehow still not quite sure what we will do there. But now, in theory, we can pour some gas in it, and it will crank up and move under it's own power. Next step will likely be getting the doghouse back on, then rebuild the brakes. :thumbup: 2 Quote Link to comment
dimlight65 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 "But now, in theory, we can pour some gas in it, and it will crank up and move under it's own power." And stop when it hits something! I have all the bits to replace the drums on the front and rebuild the rears... we just haven't done that yet. 2 Quote Link to comment
datsunfreak Posted September 10, 2016 Report Share Posted September 10, 2016 And stop when it hits something! It would curl your hair to know how many cars I've driven with no brakes. Once to the tune of a 20+ mile trip. :rofl: 1 Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 11, 2016 Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Brakes are over rated, right up there with windshield wipers :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment
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