*TAP* *TAP* *TAP* .................. is this thing on?
WOW! I can't believe I haven't posted since 2010!! Let me get you caught up. I finally got my van back in 2010. Though I live in the Yukon, my wife and I got married back in Ontario. I had originally left my van in storage with my folks for the first three years of moving to the Yukon. My wife and I got hitched and then drove the van back across Canada as our romantic honeymoon. We tented and slept on the platform bed once it got colder.
Here's one of my favorite shots from a layover in Canmore, Alberta.
My van is used in the summertime and parked in the winter time. I use the van primarily for transportation of my giant scale remote control airplanes. My RC planes do not fit in the family Versa hatchback.
Here's a video of mine. There's some shots of the van in the first 2mins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNiTFWawIo
I just put 4 new tires on the van due to cracking around the rim. The tread was still good but I wasn't going to risk a blowout with my planes in the van. My power steering gearbox is whining so I dumped in some stop leak stuff. Other than that, she's been running well.
I've got some rust showing through after about 8 years since the rust repair.I'm still on a very tight budget and must do things cheap so I will continue to do my own rust repairs, more posts on that later......
I've decided that after three vans and 15 or so years of customizing my van with the 'boogie van' or 'radical' look, it's time for a change. I really like the look of a 70's model stock van; especially with the black and white grilles. I've been doing a lot of searching on the internet of various images of vans and trucks. I finally decided on how I wanted to change my van up and then I found this image of a model kit. This model kit is exactly what I was picturing, this is the route that I'm going, (I'm keeping the chrome rims and bumpers):
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There have been several paint schemes swirling around in my mind, (including tremclad red oxide primer with flat black accessories), but I've finally made up my mind.
I removed the flare kit and down spoiler earlier this week. Tonight, I removed the rear spoiler, roof horns and windshield visor. Tomorrow,(if I have time), I will remove the hood ornament and I will begin filling holes on the rood. I gotta say, I'm really happy with how it's looking so far. I'm going for more of a street van/rally look but I can't get away from a hint of radical custom van because of the corner windows. I'm planning to keep the brake light covers on but I may change my mind. I kind of want to remove the side emblems and bow tie off the grille and put on an old-school "GMC" on the hood like on the earlier vans but I'm not sure about that yet.
Gotta run! I forgot to mention that things have really changed for me since 2010......... I have a 2 year old daughter and a boy coming in a month. I'm a very happy Daddy. :)
Here's one of my favorite shots from a layover in Canmore, Alberta.
My van is used in the summertime and parked in the winter time. I use the van primarily for transportation of my giant scale remote control airplanes. My RC planes do not fit in the family Versa hatchback.
Here's a video of mine. There's some shots of the van in the first 2mins.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyNiTFWawIo
I just put 4 new tires on the van due to cracking around the rim. The tread was still good but I wasn't going to risk a blowout with my planes in the van. My power steering gearbox is whining so I dumped in some stop leak stuff. Other than that, she's been running well.
I've got some rust showing through after about 8 years since the rust repair.I'm still on a very tight budget and must do things cheap so I will continue to do my own rust repairs, more posts on that later......
I've decided that after three vans and 15 or so years of customizing my van with the 'boogie van' or 'radical' look, it's time for a change. I really like the look of a 70's model stock van; especially with the black and white grilles. I've been doing a lot of searching on the internet of various images of vans and trucks. I finally decided on how I wanted to change my van up and then I found this image of a model kit. This model kit is exactly what I was picturing, this is the route that I'm going, (I'm keeping the chrome rims and bumpers):
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There have been several paint schemes swirling around in my mind, (including tremclad red oxide primer with flat black accessories), but I've finally made up my mind.
I removed the flare kit and down spoiler earlier this week. Tonight, I removed the rear spoiler, roof horns and windshield visor. Tomorrow,(if I have time), I will remove the hood ornament and I will begin filling holes on the rood. I gotta say, I'm really happy with how it's looking so far. I'm going for more of a street van/rally look but I can't get away from a hint of radical custom van because of the corner windows. I'm planning to keep the brake light covers on but I may change my mind. I kind of want to remove the side emblems and bow tie off the grille and put on an old-school "GMC" on the hood like on the earlier vans but I'm not sure about that yet.
Gotta run! I forgot to mention that things have really changed for me since 2010......... I have a 2 year old daughter and a boy coming in a month. I'm a very happy Daddy. :)
