Don Juan 679 Posted March 26, 2019 I recently aquired a van, a Ford van. 1988 E250 Club wagon XLT. 7.3 Diesel IDI N.A It has 360k kilometers on it. I am going to fix some rust and windshield needs to be replaced before it passes the inspections. Going to put updates here on what I do with it, progress, pictures, videos and so on. Pictures of my car and what ive done so far. https://imgur.com/a/utgg8qf 2 2 Rock, Dylan, Velo and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Noah 496 Posted March 27, 2019 I hate people with those annoying light strip things 1 Don Juan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted March 28, 2019 11 hours ago, Noah said: I hate people with those annoying light strip things I took them down as they didnt really fit the vehicle look i am going for. So only using the xenon kits now. It is annoying when people dont dim, so I like to remind them... Having good highbeams is a must in Norway as at winter time there is basicly only an hour or 2 of daylight. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dylan 558 Posted March 28, 2019 4 hours ago, Don Juan said: I took them down as they didnt really fit the vehicle look i am going for. So only using the xenon kits now. It is annoying when people dont dim, so I like to remind them... Having good highbeams is a must in Norway as at winter time there is basicly only an hour or 2 of daylight. are you keeping the Baja Lights? are you going full conversion into a traveling home deal? 1 Don Juan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted March 29, 2019 18 hours ago, vexer said: are you keeping the Baja Lights? are you going full conversion into a traveling home deal? As for now I will keep the seats in and just use it as a car to go drinking in with friends. 9 seats makes for a great vehicle to go to parties with and festivals with my trailer. Maybe in the future I will convert it to a recreational van. 4x xenon high beams are more than enough lights really. The ledbars was mounted only to see if i liked the look. 1 Dylan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dylan 558 Posted March 29, 2019 4 hours ago, Don Juan said: As for now I will keep the seats in and just use it as a car to go drinking in with friends. 9 seats makes for a great vehicle to go to parties with and festivals with my trailer. Maybe in the future I will convert it to a recreational van. 4x xenon high beams are more than enough lights really. The ledbars was mounted only to see if i liked the look. Keep this thread updated for sure, I love vans would love to see where you end up with it. 1 Don Juan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted March 30, 2019 23 hours ago, vexer said: Keep this thread updated for sure, I love vans would love to see where you end up with it. Yeah I will. I will post when i fix things and when i add stuff, next on list is fixing exhaust and some lights. will also add some audio upgrades Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
xmen 983 Posted April 1, 2019 "Audio upgrades" 1 Don Juan reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted April 2, 2019 On 4/1/2019 at 11:46 AM, xmen said: "Audio upgrades" Ayy, dont know if i will put anything really big in, but i have 2 10inch woofers laying around Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Velo 2077 Posted April 23, 2019 That's an interesting project, will keep eyes on this thread. The rust could be worse Here's a parts truck i picked up a few weeks ago https://snag.gy/T8ERY2.jpg https://snag.gy/HjZ02J.jpg It could always be worse Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted May 10, 2019 (edited) https://m.imgur.com/a/i1rnjB4 Started welding today, made some progresd but there are strict rules here about how it should be done so some parts will take a lot of time as it has to look like original parts. But now there isnt a gaping fucking hole in my chassis anymore atleast. On 4/23/2019 at 2:44 AM, Velo said: That's an interesting project, will keep eyes on this thread. The rust could be worse Here's a parts truck i picked up a few weeks ago https://snag.gy/T8ERY2.jpg https://snag.gy/HjZ02J.jpg It could always be worse That is one rotten chevvy! I'm sure it doesn't have the diesel engine right? Posted a hidden video of me just driving around if it interests any of you. Edited May 10, 2019 by Don Juan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dylan 558 Posted August 15, 2019 On 4/22/2019 at 5:44 PM, Velo said: That's an interesting project, will keep eyes on this thread. The rust could be worse Here's a parts truck i picked up a few weeks ago https://snag.gy/T8ERY2.jpg https://snag.gy/HjZ02J.jpg It could always be worse Jesus fuck velo that thing has more rust than Mater Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Velo 2077 Posted October 22, 2019 (edited) On 8/15/2019 at 1:08 AM, vexer said: Jesus fuck velo that thing has more rust than Mater xD Sorry, I just noticed this. That truck was sitting at the shop my dad worked at for about 25 years. My dad actually parked it where it sat lmao. Surprisingly the dash and a few other things were in good shape. Pulled what I wanted and a scrapper gave me $200 for the body. On 5/10/2019 at 5:13 PM, Don Juan said: https://m.imgur.com/a/i1rnjB4 Started welding today, made some progresd but there are strict rules here about how it should be done so some parts will take a lot of time as it has to look like original parts. But now there isnt a gaping fucking hole in my chassis anymore atleast. That is one rotten chevvy! I'm sure it doesn't have the diesel engine right? Posted a hidden video of me just driving around if it interests any of you. Glad to see her out and about. The dash reminds me of my old 79 that fell apart. I always wanted a 80-early 90s ford pickup with the 7-tree. Either that or a square body or 90s dodge with the 12 valve cummins. My old boss had a 96 with a 12 valve, 5 speed and a utility bed. Even with 15 bags of concrete in the back, i dumped the clutch in to 2nd while stopped and the bitch wouldn't die. That thing was a beast. And dang you have a lot of tunnels over there. On a side-note, something about this thread is filling my fucking ram up. someone ping staff Edited October 22, 2019 by Velo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Don Juan 679 Posted October 23, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 3:34 AM, Velo said: xD Sorry, I just noticed this. That truck was sitting at the shop my dad worked at for about 25 years. My dad actually parked it where it sat lmao. Surprisingly the dash and a few other things were in good shape. Pulled what I wanted and a scrapper gave me $200 for the body. Glad to see her out and about. The dash reminds me of my old 79 that fell apart. I always wanted a 80-early 90s ford pickup with the 7-tree. Either that or a square body or 90s dodge with the 12 valve cummins. My old boss had a 96 with a 12 valve, 5 speed and a utility bed. Even with 15 bags of concrete in the back, i dumped the clutch in to 2nd while stopped and the bitch wouldn't die. That thing was a beast. And dang you have a lot of tunnels over there. On a side-note, something about this thread is filling my fucking ram up. someone ping staff I picked up a 89 f 250 with a 7.tree and a c6 2 weeks ago. 5k, theyre getting pretty expensive. Also the van is on hold cus the tranny keeps pissing itself and i got other projects to prioritze in the winter, like my avensis and jeep gc 5.2 1 Velo reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Velo 2077 Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) Nice dude, i'm jealous. The only ones I can find around here are usually sacked out, or falling apart from sitting too long. I can understand many projects. I got a grandma van (03 buick) to replace my silverado as DD because it's beginning to fall apart. Gonna park the truck for a while. I plan on going through all the suspension because it makes lots of noises when I do anything now and the engine is getting worn out as well. Oil pressure's dropping and it's losing coolant somewhere. I've been meaning to build up a 6 liter that's sitting in the garage with a spun bearing so I can drop that in. Will probably just wing it with a crankshaft kit that includes bearings since they're cheap as well as a stage 1 or stage 2 cam and send it. Here's a completely unrelated video of crossing the chesapeake bay bridge tunnel in virginia with the truck: Edited December 18, 2019 by Velo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites