by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 05/24/2017 at 11:08
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 05/24/2017 at 11:08
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STARS: 6
"19JRC99" (19jrc99)
05/24/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 1
I offer my support.
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/24/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 5
Doo eettt.
Complete suspension overhaul, new drivetrain, uprated brakes, big steelie wheels with those hubcaps, and don’t touch the body. It would be epic.
"Lumpy44, Proprietor Of Fine Gif" (lumpy44)
05/24/2017 at 11:13, STARS: 4
Much Roadkill, many dollars, wow.
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
05/24/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 2
*Heavy breathing*
"My X-type is too a real Jaguar" (TomSlick)
05/24/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 1
I love step sides
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/24/2017 at 11:27, STARS: 2
This has Die-Trying written all over it
"E92M3" (E46M3)
05/24/2017 at 11:32, STARS: 1
If it was a styleside maybe....
"Pickup_man" (zekeh)
05/24/2017 at 11:44, STARS: 3
I approve of this.
"fintail" (fintail)
05/24/2017 at 11:52, STARS: 2
This is the kind of patina that the manicured facial hair and sleeve tattoo set would kill for.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 11:54, STARS: 0
I think this one goes beyond
patina
. The last current tag was `1985 and it looks like it’s been sitting there all 22 years hence.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/24/2017 at 11:55, STARS: 0
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 0
At least. Personally, I thought folks would laugh at that truck. Too far gone to mess with, IMHO. But if you found a serviceable hood for it...
We can reinstall the Adobe stuff next month and look at LR and PS together.
Let me know when you take in the iMac for a heart transplant.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/24/2017 at 12:02, STARS: 1
Too far gone?
Oh wait, you live in Cali. :)
On the east coast this would bring some coin. I don’t see a single panel with rust blowout.
"fintail" (fintail)
05/24/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 0
It’s a lot more than sanding off paint and letting the metal sit outside for a few weeks anyway.
I wonder what the story is, that truck wasn’t terribly old in 1985, 32 years ago :) I still see this generation on the road up here, but stepsides are pretty uncommon.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:07, STARS: 0
The front edge of the hood...
"RallyWrench" (rndlitebmw)
05/24/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 0
If you could get it running, all you’d have to do is slam it to the ground on a set of wide steel wheels to make a handsome profit from somebody seeking instant rat style cred. Hell, you could probably get it into SEMA with a free crate engine. It’d make a hell of a cool Bonneville or nostalgia drag pusher truck with a couple of 2x4's on the front.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0
If you buy that you need to know this website. You know I can help too, but this will be your bible for many items.
I can’t recall the formula but the hot-rod guys in Midwest have a DIY mix that looks like oiled rust metal. It resists further rust but looks good on a rat-rod level. Its becoming more the trend around here instead of spending money on a pricey paint job. Out west you guys have more options. Here we have to worry about preservation a bit more.
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/24/2017 at 12:11, STARS: 1
I figure that’s a maybe. Needs work but you don’t see daylight or engine bay through the hole.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:15, STARS: 0
Not. Buying. That. Truck. But thank you. (And I confess: that statement includes a particle of temptation resistance.)
There is something that I
could
use your help on: I want to convert the ‘71 Vandura P1500 to power steering. That should be very doable, shouldn’t it? Except for mounting the pump to a 250 straight-six, would the steering gear exchange readily with other vans? Could I take the entire column
et al
with tilt wheel and so on, and install it in the ‘71?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:17, STARS: 0
And I just ordered an original shop manual from eBay...
http://oppositelock.kinja.com/i-bought-something-hopefully-helpful-1795507937
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:19, STARS: 1
I found a T5 trans from a ‘93 S10 listed on Ebay in West Virginia. I’ve been bugging the guy there to get me a photo of the front face and the tag. He said that in umpty-nine years in the biz, I’m only the second person to ask about at
World Class
T5. So I gave him the link to Jay’s Lugnutz/Weebly blog, which is extraordinary...
"Pixel" (Improbcat)
05/24/2017 at 12:29, STARS: 2
You California guys don’t know from rust.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:32, STARS: 0
Ignorance is bliss.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 12:33, STARS: 0
Because two layers of metal...
"crowmolly" (crowmolly)
05/24/2017 at 12:37, STARS: 0
Eh. Probably not too bad a repair. Even if it is, it’s an easy bolt on part.
Admittedly I’ve looked at and bought way worse stuff.
"Hammerdown" (hammerdown32)
05/24/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 1
I don’t think you can restore anything more cheaply than a square body. Stupid cheap replacement panels, plentiful junkyard parts, good aftermarket.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 13:05, STARS: 0
YES , very easy swaps. Look at parts for 250 from any early 70's 250 engine. I quickly looked at the 1973 setup. Your van is actually a G10 or G1500 not a P. The P trucks are cab and chassis or motor home setups. Column and steering gear box from almost any van from late 60s to 8os should work. I’d just make sure to try and buy them from the same van so you get the steering couplers and all. The other consideration is keeping it within a range that the column switches/harness are compatible with your era. You’ll need to look at (photograph) the column plugs. Try to find no later than 1984 with tilt and no intermittent wipers or you’ll be forced to upgrade the wiper motor, etc as well. You might have to anyway or may need to cut and splice some harness. The switches inside the non-tilt and tilt are completely different.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 0
I had already assumed that I would need a great many butt splices to connect the horn and such. As long as the turn signals work, everything else can be toggled on the dashboard. In fact, they probably are.
Would the same apply generally to brakes?
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 13:50, STARS: 1
Yes, a lot of the brake parts can be swapped between those years.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
05/24/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 1
This has Muscle Truck potential.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
05/24/2017 at 13:56, STARS: 0
Hopefully next week.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 14:22, STARS: 0
That potential and $60k and you could have something really muscular.
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
05/24/2017 at 14:43, STARS: 0
Or a TV/Magazine/YouTube show with parts lying around. And sponsors.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 15:04, STARS: 0
Sponsors?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 15:12, STARS: 0
What do you think of this?
"Takuro Spirit" (takurospirit)
05/24/2017 at 15:15, STARS: 0
Companies that give free products like engines and suspensions to people with media presence to help finish their builds.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/24/2017 at 15:33, STARS: 0
mine is quite close to that...... mine is a 77 shortbed, stepside 350 v8 in emerald green........
mine is a 4x4, manual transmission(sm465), with a np205 transfer case(1.96:1 gear to gear low range) and i have put together a smallblock *cough 305 cough* v8 ready to go into it
i managed to pick up the truck for right at $500. took me FOREVER and a day to get a hold of it. i had already asked everyone that i knew, and looked in every backyard front yard, barn, garage, outhouse, chicken house, field, and farm, that i could find, for OVER 5 years....... finally asked the right guy. mine has a “fully customized” body(doesnt have a straight panel ANYWHERE, not even the roof. and the interior is GONE, not there. i am going to paint brush it black, like i did the brindle front fender that is going to go on it. it is actually smooth, but it shows the layers.
that truck that you posted sure is pretty, has some nice straight panels. its a real nice shade of green too. its just begging to get driven....... NICE find......
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 15:39, STARS: 0
Looks good if the pump works. Thats some hard to find discontinued stuff and its all together.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 15:41, STARS: 0
I don’t think the pump is included, but I also think it’s “Saginaw Type 1,” so should be easy to find a reman somewhere. You think the price point is okay?
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 15:43, STARS: 0
What kind of paint are you going to use?
I think that truck I posted has been sitting there since 1985. Looks like, anyhow.
Check out this Ebay listing:
I want to make my van have power steering. This looks like the place to start.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/24/2017 at 15:48, STARS: 0
i already own its slightly bigger sister
right now i am about “project poor”.......
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 15:51, STARS: 0
Considering the rarity, yes. You might do some quick searches of yards in your area and see if there is a better deal but the chance of nothing else out there is getting high.
"Die-Trying" (die-trying)
05/24/2017 at 16:03, STARS: 1
they are a little TOO proud of that bracket. realistically you can hunt around the junkyards, and pull that power steering bracket off just about any inline 6 that has one on it........
i am going to cheap out, and use the super cheap, super durable, be there FOREVER rustoleum in a can. i am going to more than likely tiger stripe it so that it looks like it has a brindle paint job.
its going to have 2 or three super heavy coats of rustoleum can black, and two or three layers of gray and brown primer between those. it is going to take about a million years to block sand it back flat, BUT..........THE GLORY.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 17:08, STARS: 0
So if I’m unconcerned about making fancy switches on the column do anything other than turn signal and horn, could I use any column up through 95?
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 19:44, STARS: 0
no, newer columns and turn/cruise levers would be more trouble than its worth. Remember the phrase K.I.S.S. ... Keep It Simple Stupid. Its a good philosophy.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/24/2017 at 23:06, STARS: 0
Check my Ebay:
From my parts guy:
PS Pump, $46
PS Gearbox, $127
Pressure Hose, $27
Return Hose, $9
You saw the brackets.
I’m going to stick with the stock column for a while and a more modern steering wheel.
"Dave the car guy , still here" (a3dave)
05/24/2017 at 23:11, STARS: 0
Okay, good deal. I love building up a supply of stuff for a job. Just posted the rally pics from the weekend on Oppo, check them out. I’m almost finished with the remodeling at home and will be able to start some upgrades to the Audi soon. My next project after home stuff will be adding the Porsche Boxster brakes.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
05/25/2017 at 06:20, STARS: 0
Are you doing the remodeling work yourself?
"pip bip - choose Corrour" (hhgttg69)
05/25/2017 at 07:30, STARS: 0
patina