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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 08:00 AM
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Glad to see you working on the van. I figured you were raped and pillaged by hobos and left for dead.

Brackets look good. Are those shock mounts factory for a van? They appear taller than 150 or 250 mounts.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 08:18 AM
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Nope,no hobos around here.. Lol


The shock mounts are off the 92 F350 the axles and springs came from.

The only parts I have had to buy so far is some steel, spring bushings, one u bolt and front brake lines. Every thing else I had in the parts shed. I am in the process of swapping to a flatter pitman arm so the drag link clears the springs. But it looks like the 92 F350 steering will work just fine.

The trans I'm using is a C6 out of a 78 F150. The t case is out of the same pickup the springs n axles are from..

I'm also thinking of slapping my 203 rang box in there for ****s n giggles.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Its ready for a trans, t case and new exhaust.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 05:29 PM
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You so need to panel up the windows and get a Viking airbrush job on the sides that looked like it came straight off a Molly Hatchet Album. maybe add an extra 2-4" lift on the rear, a Spoiler on the top and a heart shaped window in the upper rear corner.


All in all though, it looks great. can't wait to see the finished product.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 06:31 PM
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by them pikturs it sure looks to me like you are missing a wedge between the passenger spring and axle perch.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 06:34 PM
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Both sides are the same with the exception of some black paint........



Edit: There r no blocks under the springs, zero rates to move axle forward....
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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ok, it looks like there is a gap between the spring and axle.
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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O, the one edge of the zero rate has a curved edge
 
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Old Nov 13, 2011 | 07:05 PM
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Tom the piece your calling a gap i believe is a silver colored piece there... atleast where i think your looking
 
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Old Nov 14, 2011 | 03:33 AM
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now that you said with black paint added i realized you had a silver painted wedge there. but if you don't look at it closely it looks like a gap between the spring and axle.
 
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Old Nov 15, 2011 | 09:24 AM
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is the zero rate in the 1" or 1.5" position? Mine came in the other day. Looks like a pretty slick deal.
 
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1.5 position. They seem to work pritty good
 
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lets see some more pics off the rest of the conversion
 
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lets see some more pics off the rest of the conversion
Trans, tcase and driveshafts wil be this weekend
 
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Old Nov 20, 2011 | 09:51 AM
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Well I have a rear drive shaft to get made, and get the shift lever done. Wasn't too excited about the crossmember, but I didn't have any other metal in the shop to make one from scrap...


Had to pull the valve body out of the oldtrans and the new to swap out the shift levers on the side. The 203 range box didn't go in due to some clearance issues I didn't want to deal with right now....
 
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