by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 11/28/2017 at 09:42
by "Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
Published 11/28/2017 at 09:42
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After 13 months, my ‘71 GMC Vandura moves under its own power! Not very far, granted, but it moved. I need to get the engine cover in place because the radiator fan sends a gale through the cab, but I’m about ready to try and drive it down the street.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/28/2017 at 09:52, STARS: 0
you have to change your avatar and put glasses on it, since now i seen 2 videos of you with glasses.
"Spanfeller is a twat" (theaspiringengineer)
11/28/2017 at 10:09, STARS: 0
Vans are cool again now?
Deck it out, brah!
but seriously, congratulations on getting it moving!
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/28/2017 at 10:29, STARS: 3
He doesn’t really wear glasses. It’s a Clark Kent sort of thing.
"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn)
11/28/2017 at 10:33, STARS: 0
ROAD TRIP!
"RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht" (ramblininexile)
11/28/2017 at 10:41, STARS: 0
Did you ever get the rust issue at the windshield seal lip taken care of? I feel remiss that I didn’t follow closely enough to know.
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/28/2017 at 10:45, STARS: 1
needs more stickers
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 10:50, STARS: 0
That’s a good idea...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 10:52, STARS: 0
Thank you. One day, I will drive it to the Atlantic Ocean. But not this summer...
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 0
No. The van has largely sat lo these past 13 months. But that is changing...
When I’m ready to fool with that, I’ll be sure and reach out.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 10:53, STARS: 0
No creeper...
"Wacko" (wacko--)
11/28/2017 at 11:15, STARS: 2
only in the garage
"lone_liberal" (token-liberal)
11/28/2017 at 11:16, STARS: 0
That feeling when a project becomes an automobile is just the best.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 11:23, STARS: 2
It’s not an automobile yet, but at least it has a strong pulse. I’m going to do some more bleeding of the brakes tonight to make sure I can trust them, then get the engine cover in place and before week’s end, maybe a trip around the block.
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
11/28/2017 at 14:33, STARS: 0
Let it warm up and that gale is the best interior heater you can find. Significantly more effective than the factory one.
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 14:40, STARS: 1
Perhaps, but the factory heat does not include any fumes...
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/28/2017 at 16:08, STARS: 0
Awesome - congrats! :D
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 17:35, STARS: 0
Thanks. Very satisfying, it was.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/28/2017 at 17:56, STARS: 0
I imagine! I really wish I could get my life in gear to get a project car of my own...then again, if I import a 126, it will be in less ‘project-y’ than your van is! :P
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 17:58, STARS: 0
Yeah, well, I had to turn 50 before I finally got mine. And watch a few dozen episodes of Roadkill...
"shop-teacher" (shop-teacher)
11/28/2017 at 18:08, STARS: 0
Huzzah!
"gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee" (gogmorgo)
11/28/2017 at 18:52, STARS: 0
True enough I guess. Although if your engine lets out fumes, you’ve got leaks that need fixing. But all in good time. It’s a great feeling to have a long-term project move under its own power for the first time in a while.
"RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars" (rallydarkstrike)
11/28/2017 at 19:51, STARS: 0
Nothing wrong with waiting, it just gets tiring sometimes :P
Financial and job security come first, sadly :/
"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
11/28/2017 at 21:01, STARS: 0
Crankcase ventilation issues...