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Yes, I love that movie and the big, angry trucks. I've been following this thread hoping for something like this:
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Sir, we have a large, unknown object appearing on the radar! Object appears to be boxy, heavy, and slow. Oh dear... WE ARE CONFIRMED FOR VAN. I REPEAT, WE ARE CONFIRMED FOR VAN!  THIS IS NOT A DRILL!    So yeah, I found an engine. Meet my latest acquisition, a 1992 Chevy G20 Van. Comes with a 350 engine, a new battery, and is basically going to be our rolling parts car for the swap. Drives pretty good, but I think stale gas is giving it some issues. I drove it around for about 10 mins or so then it started cutting out. It actually has working A/C, which is fantastic, and only only one of the windows works. I had to tape the other up to keep it closed. Body is pretty much done, but I'm not buying it for that. Interior is pretty sweet though, it's been gutted and has Wood floors! Tomorrow I'll be bringing it home, to do a full diagnosis, so expect more pictures then.
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Jul 30, 2016 21:01
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VAN BUDDIES Dat 150hp TBI L05.
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Jul 31, 2016 02:14
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HOLY loving VAN
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Jul 31, 2016 06:36
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ExplodingSims posted:
IT"S A VAN
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Jul 31, 2016 06:38
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buy a saws all
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Jul 31, 2016 07:54
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Put rusty spikes all over it in impractical places, so you are ready to die historic on the fury road
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Jul 31, 2016 08:25
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Delivery McGee posted:There used to be an antiques store/used Rolls-Royce and other old exotics dealership in Dallas, right across from the main entrance to Love Field. It was a warehouse, one side was the antirques and the other side was car showroom. As someone who lives in DFW, and works walking distance from Love, this interests me greatly. Right at Cedar Springs & Mockingbird, or was the main entrance elsewhere in the past? These days there's a Shell, a Tesla showroom behind the Shell, and some fast food places. The Tesla showroom looks like it was partly a warehouse at one point.
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Jul 31, 2016 11:00
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More vans is a good omen for AI.
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Jul 31, 2016 15:48
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So I've finally read through all this (and the 14" thread), wow. Besides being consumed with emptiness for being completely caught up, I just wanted to say that if for whatever reason you get that monstrosity in the vicinity of midstate South Carolina, I can offer indefinite shop space/storage at a minimum, and possibly food and lodging. Or if terminally stranded (again, somewhere adjacent to sc), I could probably come and get you and the truck to Florida. ...Not with the trailer above pictured, my buddy has a 20k dual axle, tandem wheel gooseneck with an electric winch I can borrow.
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Jul 31, 2016 23:38
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some texas redneck posted:As someone who lives in DFW, and works walking distance from Love, this interests me greatly. Right at Cedar Springs & Mockingbird, or was the main entrance elsewhere in the past? These days there's a Shell, a Tesla showroom behind the Shell, and some fast food places. The Tesla showroom looks like it was partly a warehouse at one point. Yeah, it was that whole big building behind the Shell where Tesla is now. It's been extensively remodeled since, at least on the outside; back then it was obviously a former warehouse.
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Aug 1, 2016 00:20
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Bad Angus! Bad!
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So, operation Abuse_AAA_Towing_Service to recover RustVan was a critical success! (If AAA asks, this is a 1998 Mercury Mountaineer  )Van was loaded up, shipped back to Orlando, and I got some halfway decent pics of the interior. Side note, this thing was so low on gas, the two truck driver couldn't get it started when he had the bed sloped down. Oops. I put some fresh gas in it when I got it home, and that seemed to stop it's random dying issue. Took out for a quick spin, to drive it to a storage yard it'll be living at for now.Got it up to 55mph. Seems to drive ok. Acceleration is a joke though. I'm sure it needs a full fluid change, new spark plugs, and probably a new belt. But that's for future me to deal with, right now me deals with PICTURES: Tell me, what separates the good vans from the great vans? WOOD loving FLOORING!  What pushes it over the top? SWEET INTERIOR LIGHTING!  Not to mention a FREE Broken CRT tv and a WORKING VCR. HO poo poo SON! AND A FREE VACUUM!? loving. SCORE.  Little bit high on the mileage side.  And a sweet wood center console WITH a cassette deck.  And when I bought this thing, I thought the radio was broken. So today, while I was waiting for the tow with my girlfriend, I tested it out. Not only did work, but this song: This loving song. Of all songs starts blasting out during the chorus. It's a loving sign man!  NOTHINGS GONNA STOP US NOW Also, while I was waiting for the tow truck, I was looking around the lot and saw this thing:  Is this a stock thing? I"ve never seen a VW truck thing like this. If it a custom job it's very well done. It's also a manual, so that's pretty neat. ExplodingSims fucked around with this message at 00:31 on Aug 1, 2016 |
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Aug 1, 2016 00:29
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It's a kit http://www.smythkitcars.com/ They have MK5 kits now, too, neat!
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Aug 1, 2016 00:30
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Arizona Sweet Tea bro 
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Aug 1, 2016 02:02
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ExplodingSims posted:Also, while I was waiting for the tow truck, I was looking around the lot and saw this thing: It's almost like someone saw an SV6 ute, and thought "I want to look like that" 
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Aug 1, 2016 02:45
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I wonder how badly you compromise the golf/jetta's frame by sawing off the back half and then bolting in a bed and a bunch of fiberglass panels. ...because I kind of really want that, but it looks dangerous. e. Oh their website addresses this, they claim it's actually stiffer and stronger than before. 
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Aug 1, 2016 03:08
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Geirskogul posted:Arizona Sweet Tea bro It's the best Arizona tea. Although black and white is also really good. Those miles are nothing for that motor. Good score.
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Aug 1, 2016 03:24
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That interior is identical to Fish's van in VA. Vacuum and all...
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Aug 1, 2016 05:18
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sharkytm posted:That interior is identical to Fish's van in VA. Vacuum and all... Because they are the exact same model and model year  ExplodingSims posted:Acceleration is a joke though. 150hp with a 2.56 rear end ratio WOO
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Aug 1, 2016 05:37
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That van's gonna look like it got fist hosed by a chest burster on MDMA by the time I get that engine out.
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Aug 1, 2016 08:00
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So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following... ExplodingSims has purchased a truck in XXX Truck is shipped to goon YYY in ZZZ ExplodingSims is going to meet 14" in ZZZ to fix said truck ExplodingSims has purchased at Van in Florida ExplodingSims is going to drive said van to ZZZ as an engine donor? 14" is going to fly to meet ExplodingSims at ZZZ? OR 14" is going to drive the Civic to ZZZ? Profit??
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Aug 1, 2016 16:06
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slothrop posted:So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following...
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14 BAR RIFF posted:So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following...
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The Door Frame posted:So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following...  This just keeps getting better. You guys have a road trip mixtape yet? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOnXsMVwWuI
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Aug 2, 2016 04:28
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I think you need some Van Halen on the mixtape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w-NshzYK9y0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VaEdKwXJhM
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Aug 2, 2016 04:57
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More good music for the van ride https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgzGwKwLmgM
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Aug 2, 2016 05:05
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slothrop posted:So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following... XXXis BFE, Montana, ZZZ is, IIRC, BFE, Nebraska or near enough? Between the OP and 14", it's a proper transcontinental bender. And if by "profit" you mean "drive it back to Florida with the van engine, then put to-be-determined absolute balls-out badass engine in and restomod the gently caress out of it" you've pretty much got it, as far as I'm aware.
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Aug 2, 2016 07:09
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slothrop posted:So for the slow among us (me), please fill in the gaps/correct the following... That's pretty much it. Plans from here on out are: I fix the van and get in driving condition. I get time off work and go up to Tallahassee to pick up my other friend I roped into this. We set off across the country. 14" meets up with us. THINGS HAPPEN  Success!
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Aug 2, 2016 22:59
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ExplodingSims posted:That's pretty much it. Plans from here on out are: Can't help but notice that "call the Roadkill dudes" is missing from your list.
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Aug 3, 2016 03:43
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Boaz MacPhereson posted:Can't help but notice that "call the Roadkill dudes" is missing from your list. You sure they don't have a pre-emptive restraining order regarding 14"?
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Aug 3, 2016 10:19
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literally a fish posted:Because they are the exact same model and model year Probably more like Gladiator put the same interior in every conversion they did.
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Liquid Communism posted:You sure they don't have a pre-emptive restraining order regarding 14"? If they've been lurking AI, I wouldn't put it past them.
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Aug 3, 2016 13:43
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I just wanted to pet the Roadkill, George 
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Aug 3, 2016 15:43
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That's okay. You can come to the Roadkill garage and see all of the pretty cars and *BLAM*
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Aug 3, 2016 16:23
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Geirskogul posted:and *BAM* 
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Aug 3, 2016 16:45
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We'll just dzus him back together.
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Aug 5, 2016 06:42
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Faerunner posted:
Satellite High with an appropriate track: https://vimeo.com/40393795
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Aug 7, 2016 07:11
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Midjack posted:Satellite High with an appropriate track: This is loving brilliant.
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Aug 7, 2016 07:18
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Midjack posted:Satellite High with an appropriate track: gently caress yes.
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So, this project's not totally dead! I bought a sweet stand light!  I brought this thing to work and it's already paid for itself. I might just buy another one! In other news, I finally got the title for the Van in the mail. Hopefully on Monday I'll be able to get it registered and tagged, so I can start driving around to get a feel for it. So far it seems pretty decent. With fresh gas it starts right up and seems to stay running. But I plan to hit it with a total fluid change, new spark plugs, and give it a through Seafoam treatment and see what that does. After that, it's time to take it on the freeway and romp on it for a bit. The only potential problems are that it might need a new water pump. But I guess we'll find that out when we get up to speed. From what little I've driven it seemed like maintained temp ok.
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