Great Stuff .... lol I own a '65 240 six heavy duty cargo supervan and couldn't have said it better myself ... kidneys anybody?

 

actually, the brakes are not undersized. most of us just overdrive the brakes!
and as far as directional stability of a drunken sailor, well, lets just say tha cars have a little trouble keeping up with me in the twisties!

i have been very happy with my 170/ 3speed setup for several years now. it amazes me how much that little motor has taken, and what kind of fuel mileage it gets.

i love my little econo!


jim

 

Then your opinion is probably a little biased?

 

i love my little econo!


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I agree with you here. I can't wait to get my econo stripped down and redo it right and have fun with it again.
The only thing that will be different is the new wife will want me to put in seat belts.
That would be better than doing a face impression in the windsheild.

 

i am more than just a little biased, i am beyond biased!

when i am driving my econo, people say i have this great big poop eatin grin on my face. i think they might be right!


jim

 

I love getting the thumbs up from people when I was driving mine 15 years ago. All the young kids thinking it is a great custom job and not knowing that these were the 1/4 tons of the 60's. It gives them an education of the different vehicles that manufactures made.

 

Oh the only customizing I plan to do is take the roof skin off a 64 van that is for parts here and make a tonnou cover for the truck box. I want to make it that it has hydralic hinge lifts and a set of hinges with pins that I can remove it if I want too.

 

Hey, has anybody considered putting RV air in their van? They got some really slimed down stuff now. I saw one that would raise up 9" above the roof and only 3" inside the van. It's got a aerodynamic design and could be incorparated in the paint scheme I'm thinking about. I live in Vegas and my old vans going to be like a toasted oven this summer!

 

I have seen old Whirlpool window air conditioners mounted in the rear door window. One of those small 5000 BTU units ought to work pretty good.

Only one drawback that I see, you need a really long extension cord.

 

Very Very long extension cord ..................lol

 

The 300 six is one of the most powerful engines out there, especially low end. I would definately go w the 300.

 

will a 240 or 300 mount were a 170 is now ?

 

Man dig this one out of the archives didn't you.

A 260 V8 will fit nice without much in modifications. But a 260 has overheating issues.
Next is a 289 or 302 from the 60's or early 70's. There will be some modifications needed to the doghouse and possibly the floor.
Larger engines start cutting floors and rad support redesigns.
I like the 260 if your not doing much driving, just for shows.

By the way. Welcome to the site.
But I'm a sucker for the inlines. I plan to stay with my 170 and 300's.

The 300 should bolt in where the 170 engine was. The difference will be the motor mounts and the 300 requires a bigger rad. They are usually longer.

 

yes, a 300 will bolt right in to where a 240 once sat, but if the 240 is still good, is it worth it?

Here's my write up about swapping a 302 for the 170 that was in my 65. I run through a lot of details including the 300.

Econoline: Engine swap! - THE H.A.M.B.

 

Some things wrong so far are the heater does not work......brrr! Any ideas before we take it in and get ripped off? The other is the brakes are sponggy, and it seems to be getting 9gals to the mile.........lol Any thoughts to improve gas milage?