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wildone
climber
GHOST TOWN
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Topic Author's Original Post - Jan 26, 2009 - 07:23am PT
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A 1964 Econoline 100 van.
That's right bitches. Be jealous.
Not this one above but very similar.
And radical.
It has it's issues (electrical, brakes), and I've got some vintage shop manuals on the way in the mail (thank you internet).
This rig is bad.
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Captain...or Skully
Social climber
North of the Owyhees
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Jan 26, 2009 - 08:18am PT
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Now ya just paint it camo, & POW! you've arrived.
Big potential, sketchy sounding issues, though.
Enjoy!
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mcreel
climber
Barcelona, Spain
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Jan 26, 2009 - 08:45am PT
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So, you got a sparkle in your eye?
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KathyS
Trad climber
Poughkeepsie, NY
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Jan 26, 2009 - 09:32am PT
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That picture has to be a fake. I mean, who's garage is that squeaky clean?
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quartziteflight
climber
dirthy souf hoes throwing dirty souf bows!
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Jan 26, 2009 - 09:44am PT
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Nice! Who are you gonna kidnap first?
pimp ride! Look at those wheels!
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Danielle Winters
Trad climber
Alaska
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Jan 26, 2009 - 09:50am PT
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Hey! "that looks just like" the van they used on" SCOOBY~ DOOOOO."Just need a big dog and a pound of Hippy Lettuce and your set to go. LOL
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Levy
Big Wall climber
So Cal
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Jan 26, 2009 - 10:03am PT
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It's the Mystery Machine! The van from Scooby-Do. Danielle beat me to it.
Nice score, I hope it runs as nice as it looks on the exterior.
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SteveW
Trad climber
The state of confusion
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Jan 26, 2009 - 10:14am PT
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My question is how'd you get it in the garage?
It looks just about 3-4" too high to make it through the door!
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NMClimber
climber
Red River NM
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Jan 26, 2009 - 10:18am PT
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That is awesome! My wife and I had a '64 when we lived in Durango in 1990. She would carpool up to the ski area early in the morning for work and they would fight over who would sit on the motor to keep warm.
A little hint if you live in a cold area. You can take the headlight grill off and put a thin piece of plastic over the vent then put the grill back on. Your heater will work much better.
We have never seen one like ours though. Ours had double doors on both sides and the back. Does yours have 3 on the tree?
We had brake issues as well. When you pressed the pedal, the brakes worked fine, but if you pushed too hard as in a panic stop, the pedal would "snap" past the normal travel of the pedal and actually lock to the floor and lock up the brakes. Then we would have to use a screw driver to pry the pedal back up to unlock the brakes, SCARY!
We should have never sold it to a couple of hippies for 800.00$
Tyler
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 26, 2009 - 01:22pm PT
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hey there... say, good luck with the van... and take care with the brakes...
say, the "four inches" too big to fit in the garage, reminds me of perspective-drawing, in school.... if it looks odd, its an off-angle issue, to our brain's view... sure hope so, right... or there'll be a mite of trouble, come backing-out time...
very happy for you and your new van,
god bless! :) and take care...
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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Jan 26, 2009 - 01:30pm PT
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My eyes went to the title of this thread just after closing out the one about the $1,900.00 rack o gear for sale..... hahahahah
Why no pics of YOUR new baby? Got to get her in fit shape before showing her off? Or is it a mail-order bride, still in transit??
Don't forget to photo detail the work - you know how we love the van reno TR's!
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klk
Trad climber
cali
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Jan 26, 2009 - 01:32pm PT
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nice.
a old buddy of mine in hemet, bill, had one that he used for his regular work van as well as climbing rig.
but yeah, we will need real pix . . ..
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Moof
Big Wall climber
A cube at my soul sucking job in Oregon
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Jan 26, 2009 - 02:06pm PT
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Got to love old vans, where the crumple zone is the footwell. Good times. 3 moving parts, and their not just worn out, their comfortable!
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DJS
Trad climber
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Jan 26, 2009 - 03:15pm PT
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TOTALLY FREAKING AWESOME!!!!
I love old vans like that. Does yours have the Krager wheels like the one in the pic? They give it a great look.
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dee ee
Mountain climber
citizen of planet Earth
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Jan 26, 2009 - 07:23pm PT
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Sweet! You can live in that baby.
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Thorgon
Big Wall climber
Sedro Woolley, WA
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Jan 26, 2009 - 07:46pm PT
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Way to go, man!
Thor
Still like those, damn, VW's meself!!
Talk about issues! Put a Covair engine
in my 69!! That thing would move!
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Jan 26, 2009 - 08:52pm PT
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Does "100" reflect the wheelbase? As in one inch longer than the WB of the various Saab 900's I've owned, - the wheelbase was the name designation for the Saab 99's from which they evolved.
I took my first Driver Test™ in the family Ford Club Wagon Chateau 123, (econoline with a headliner) that I once measured at 14' feet long; 123" could well have been the wheelbase.
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