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torkum 10-03-2010 08:50 PM

Clarksville Guys Helping Out
 
:-innocent Heard that Mitch and some other guys from Clarksville went today to help Maples out with the '73 Van, installed a wheelchair lift :-jammin Great job guys :-X22

Neal 97 250 10-04-2010 07:03 AM

Congrats guys. That is awesome. You rock.
Thanks for reporting this Tim. There is alot that goes on here in Tn. that doesn't make it to the boards I know. But this is the stuff that is definately worth reporting.

Customcab 10-04-2010 09:51 AM

Yeah; Thanks Tim for recognizing the Clarksville gang!
We had a great time (DT 466man) Taylor & (DAJudge51) Larry; enjoy meeting Mark (Maples01) and leaning him a hand. Man that lift was heavy; and his 73 Econoline van is in awesome shape; going to be a great cruiser for him.
This guy is as cool as they come!
I consider it a pleasure meeting Chapter members with his attitude on life.

macgiobuin 10-04-2010 11:37 AM

What a wonderful thing you guys did! They deserve a big hand from us all.

maples01 10-04-2010 03:54 PM

Yeah, I really appreciated it, I kept telling people it was heavy, it's formed from 1/8" and 1/4" steel, around 4' x 3' in size, manual says 310 - 325 pounds.
I gotta work on the bolts next, then my hand controls, I need to get it ready to tow to east TN, time to make some more brackets. LoL

I have a couple racks of ribs, would love to get my smoker loaded up to take out there and cookout for you guys.

maples01 10-04-2010 03:56 PM

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Customcab 10-04-2010 08:56 PM

Mark;
As mention glad to help; enjoyed every minute of lifting that thing. Will GTG soon and finish the project with ya!
Keep us informed on your status with your van; I'll try to help out when I / We can!

maples01 10-05-2010 12:50 AM

I gotta get out and pickup a grommet and circuit breaker, get some ends put on my power cable too, thinking about putting the battery in the rear on the drivers side, under the bed, relocate it from under the hood.

Greywolf 10-05-2010 12:58 AM

Right on people!

maples01 10-12-2010 12:14 AM

It's bolted in, now I need a rear battery, and wired up, after that I'll have to spend time doing electrical traces, it doesn't want to work VIA the switch, but hot wired to the motor, that thing is extremely fast, twice as fast as my current one in the 99.
I have to head to Madison, appears I scored a power seat like the one in the 99, I need some mini van bucket seats to get me going.
I need it in east TN next, got it lined up for heavy modifying in Easly SC.


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