just picked up this van
1974 E200
motor is a rebuilt 86 straight six 300 4.9l, not running-
My buddy Billy T. found Rob & Lorene's ad on kijiji, Razor & i drove down with the car dolley to check it out. gotta have it... put down a deposit, but had to leave it there, wasnt ready to go till the weekend.
Me & razor went back friday, Lorene worked hard finding boxes & boxes of parts that Rob had collected over the years, filled my caravan & half the Ford. Rob came home & Found more! van was 9'' too wide for the dolley. stupid stupid me. Hung out for another hour waiting for the tow truck, I didnt really want to leave; these are some good people, but the tow truck wasnt gonna wait all night.
Since I dont have a backyard (see garage video) & my front yard is already full of cars, vans and trailers Razor Let me park it at his place- now i got both my old vans stored there, thanks Ray, sorry Tanja (his old lady).
now what?
1961-67 FORD ECONOLINE VANS & PICKUPS ECONO-WEST ANNUAL MEET ROSE BOWL PASADENA
VIEW SOME OF THE 1961-1967 FORD ECONOLINE VANS AND PICKUPS AS WELL AS SOME OTHER MAKES AT THE ANNUAL "ECONO-WEST" MEET HELD AT THE ROSE BOWL IN PASADENA CALIFORNIA APRIL 11, 2009. OUR CLUB WHEELS OF CONFUSION WAS IN ATTENDANCE WITH FIVE VANS
1974 Ford Club Wagon E100 Econoline Van For Sale!
www.539c.com Well-preserved van with 58700 miles on the original engine. Stored winters, the cool Mystery Machine is perfect for the hipster/surfer looking to get noticed.
My 1971 Ford Econoline Custon job 1981
This is a project I did back in 1981, I customized the inside of my old 1971 Ford Econoline E150.
I paid $300 for the van in 1979, I bought it from an electronics supplyer I worked for in the late 70's.
I was a counter man as well as a driver for them.
I always wanted a custom van and doing it myself was the only way I could afford to do it.
The body & paint never got done.
custom dodge van
1979 DODGE B200 Sportsman Van. this Van was my second legal roadworthy vehicle I bought it 10-12? years ago and just kept dumping money into it. lots of good memories & DNA in this thing- If stains could talk!
Engine is a 5.9l 360 i put a new intake, 4 barrel carb, new breather and some aluminum valve covers on it this summer. Over the past few years (since i bought my house) I have really neglected this van & im sorry. but come spring ill be back to work making her a big garage to sleep in, heated floors to keep her tires warm at night & everything.
the other dodge was an old bell phone van. Cut panels off painted it, took it camping and before the end of the night it was destroyed.
Engine rebuild part 1
We are rebuilding a GM 350 5.7 engine. Now in this particular case we are also going to upgrade the engine to a 383 6.0 This is called building a "stroker" motor. In other words we are increasing the "stroke" of the engine which increased the torq & horsepower.
If you are able & wanting to rebuild an engine, this video should give you a good overview of what to do. If you are having someone else build an engine for you, you will be able to see what's involved in the process
