Features Econoline Madness Who's got one?

with that killer paint job investing in disc brakes would be well worth the uprade. sure hate to see that paint get messed up.

 

Ya i think thats way up there on my list of to do's. i also need new shocks and some stuff like that.

 

that paint job looks great!! nice use of a buick grille, too!

 

Thanks I thought the stock grill left somthing to bbe desired, and its what i had in my garage.

 

I have one ! a 77 It's called Death Row ..

 

wow lots of Vanners here .. Awesome Vans By the way ..

 

I just picked up a 62 van & have been crawling all over that thing looking for a fuse box ?!! anybody have any hints ? it has so much little electrical shit spliced in all over the place .... dam hippy mood lights
thanks
ryan

 

Your van kicks so much ass......Now we need a corvair van thread so I can post mine lol

 

Try on the bottom end of the headight switch.................

 

That looks just like the Road Agent!

 

yeah, it's attached to the back of the headlight switch. Strange, but true. It also only has about 3 fuses.

 

Fuses...you dont need no stinking fuses...

They are fun to get to. took me awhile to find. Get an old manual from the egay...they are priceless.

 

you can get a brand new reprint from Mac's for about the same price

 

Thats good information I never did find mine, my head lights, tail lights and blinkers all work so i didn't look too hard.

 

thanks for the fuse answer ! i thought i was losing my mind !!!

 

Death Row is BAD ASS!

 

Got a little more work done on the Strange Days shop truck over the holiday.
I put an interior wall on the inside of the bed so that when crap rolls and moves around back there it wont bang up the outside body.
Yeah, I know everyone hates diamondplate aluminum, but it seemed appropriate here and I really like the look.
Although unfinished , we took it to lunch the other day and an older couple came over and were checking it out. Finally he looks me and says "What is it?"
The first comment we get on the new truck is "What is it?"
Seems kinda funny now, but I was wounded for a while.
Gonna put herculiner on the bottom of the bed this weekend.

 

Looking good Chaz

 

now this is tits

 

now this is truely tits

 

There are some bitchin rides in this thread. I just picked up one Over the weekend. Pic's will be posted as soon as I get some good one's of it. Until then could somebody tell me where to get new bushing for the spring's.

 

What brand are the wheels?

 

Mac's, RockAuto.com, AutoZone, etc. Those kinds of parts aren't hard to find. Join both the Yahoo groups for great tips and info

 

Chaz...looks good. Are you going with the black herculiner? Great idea on protecting those sides. I havent hauled crap in mine in fear of screw up body worse.

I have yet to tackle my tailgate. Still fighting with the insurance company.

 

Cool little chev

 

any more info on the a/c option?

also, how does one lower an Econoline?

 

This has been covered a LOT, so do a search for the details, but in a nutshell, there's no easy way to do it, and then driveability is an issue. If you wantto do more than a small amount it can be done well but requires major fabrication and chassis engineering

 

any more info on the a/c?

a manufacturers name?

 

I actually bought that AC unit one ebay.
It is in the back of my Econoline

Rik

 

also, how does one lower an Econoline?[/quote]


Take the wheels off?

All depends on how low you wanna go. The lower the more work. I lowered mine twice. Easiest way is to pull some leafs front and back. Then if that aint enough get a dropped axle in the front and flip the rear but be prepared to cutt and weld a little.

Mine drives better than it did but its got a ton of work in it.