VAN

[Cookie Monster]

YOU PASSED UP THAT EPIC JDM DATSUN TRUCK FOR THIS POS?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Who said that the carpeting had to go on the floor?

Hmmm....

YOU PASSED UP THAT EPIC JDM DATSUN TRUCK FOR THIS POS?

FULL FLOATING REAR AXLE. COME GET SOME! 

[hounddog]

I like the diesel idea, add water injection for smoke and you have something.  

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz2Oh_DGo7M&feature=related

[Eye of the Tiger]

Wow, that van looks just like mine, except...

[hounddog]

[Cookie Monster]

Anywho, how does it drive? The only E series I've driven is one of those box truck type thingies that Northlands posted.

The seat was broken so it wouldn't move back. Made driving it a bitch.

[Eye of the Tiger]

-First thing I'm going to do is change all of the fluids. Anything that is a fluid, even the blinker fluid.
-Fix the HVAC fan. It don't quite work at all. Probably a fuse, but we'll see.
-Grease all the grease fittings. Grease all the hinges. Fix the sticky hood latch
-Paint the rusty bumpers, and touch up a few rust spots on the body.
-I needs an actual stereo with a CD/MP3 player. I'll get one at Walmart for $80 or something.
-After I get a stereo, I might want to change out the door lock cylinders and so I can have a working key for those.
-The cargo floor is nasty. I'll clean it up, and maybe even paint it.

I also need some m0ds...

Shift kit for towing, and general van hooliganism:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/TRG-AODE-HD2/
It already has a trans cooler; should be okay there.

I bet I can fab up a cold-air intake, too. moar power.

[Soup DeVille]

Who said that the carpeting had to go on the floor?

Or even on the inside?

[Eye of the Tiger]

Anywho, how does it drive? The only E series I've driven is one of those box truck type thingies that Northlands posted.

The seat was broken so it wouldn't move back. Made driving it a bitch.

It drives like a VAN. What else can I say?
2o6 knows. It has mad TORQUE CONVERTER CRAWL.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Or even on the inside?

Oh, boy



My van is not a furry

[68_427]

You should just Herculine as much as possible.

[Cookie Monster]

It drives like a VAN. What else can I say?
2o6 knows. It has mad TORQUE CONVERTER CRAWL.

The Dodge Ram 2500 V8 I drive at work hauls ass. Those vans are actually decently light and have a good amount of torque/power.

[Eye of the Tiger]

You should just Herculine as much as possible.

I am leery of Herculining the interior cargo floor. It really requires a good hosing down to clean it because of the texture. That would mean filling my van with water... OMG VAN JACUZZI

[68_427]

I am leery of Herculining the interior cargo floor. It really requires a good hosing down to clean it because of the texture. That would mean filling my van with water... OMG VAN JACUZZI

It'd be easier to load and unload if the floor were slick, and not grippy Herculiner.

[Cookie Monster]

I am leery of Herculining the interior cargo floor. It really requires a good hosing down to clean it because of the texture. That would mean filling my van with water... OMG VAN JACUZZI

The van at work also has Herculiner all over the cargo floor. It works quite well, but it was pretty stanky in there for a while till it aired out.

[Eye of the Tiger]

The Dodge Ram 2500 V8 I drive at work hauls ass. Those vans are actually decently light and have a good amount of torque/power.

4.2 V6 does not haul ass, but it scoots itself well enough.
I think the official specs are 191 HP @ 4800 RPM, and 244 LB/FT @ 2750 RPM.
With a curb weight over 5,000 lbs, I don't expect much. It's heavy duty.

Come to think of it, I'll have to check for sure if the rear end is a 3.55, 3.73, or 4.09. I'm just guessing 3.73.

[Eye of the Tiger]

It'd be easier to load and unload if the floor were slick, and not grippy Herculiner.

Yeah, I should just install hardwood floors.

[MX793]

My van is not a furry

Perhaps not now, but with a little glue and some indoor/outdoor carpeting....

[Eye of the Tiger]

The van at work also has Herculiner all over the cargo floor. It works quite well, but it was pretty stanky in there for a while till it aired out.

There are different bed-liner type coatings out there. Herculiner has actual chunks of rubber in it, so it's really grippy. The Duplicolor bed liner is basically just a tough black paint.

[Secret Chimp]

I drove a 2011 ULAWL V8 Econoline last year. It was sloooow. The gas pedal just made more noise.

[Eye of the Tiger]

I drove a 2011 ULAWL V8 Econoline last year. It was sloooow. The gas pedal just made more noise.

My van is much faster than a ULAWLL. Those things are 1) extra extra heavy, and 2) beat to all hell and shit on.

[Laconian]

This is fucking hilarious. I think you could turn your car ownership history into a successful standup comedy act.

[Soup DeVille]

Oh, boy

My van is not a furry

What better way is there to say "murr" to the world?

[CALL_911]

This is fucking hilarious. I think you could turn your car ownership history into a successful standup comedy act.

+1

This got a lol out of me.

[Eye of the Tiger]

What better way is there to say "murr" to the world?

Is there a way to make the exhaust sound like it's murring?

[Eye of the Tiger]

HAR DEE HAR HAR.

I can't do the furry exterior thing. It'll get so dirty. Real furries are clean animals.

[Rupert]

This is fucking hilarious. I think you could turn your car ownership history into a successful standup comedy act.

Yes, big time.

[68_427]

I think you need zoomies.  That way the exhaust won't warm up the load floor.

[Rupert]

This is ridiculous, Nick.

[2o6]

We should have a race!





Holy cow, these vans are slow when fully laden. It's a rolling road block.