Posted on December 11th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Been drivng the van for a week with no problems or issues. Everything is running good and smooth. The weather is good enough today that I brought it out and got some pictures and a video of the final product of this swap. Plus I put my notes here for anyone thinking of doing this […]
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Posted on November 30th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Today was a pretty easy day of working on the van. Just finishing up and putting the last things together.
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Posted on November 27th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
More odds and ends done today and I started fitting the radiator into the front end.
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Posted on November 26th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Managed to get a few odds and ends done today. But the big thing was the exhaust is totally welded up and done.
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Posted on November 24th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Lot of little stuff got done today including putting the accessories on the front of the engine and connecting up tons of random things. But it was worth it because it actually runs now.
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Posted on November 22nd, 2010 by Rick Thompson
I got a few more things done today. Mostly just getting the electrical stuff together. I also had to make a battery tray for the second starter battery.
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Posted on November 20th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Got a lot done on the Van today. I got the frame patched where it was rusted badly. The fuel tank has had the pump removed and cleaned out. And I joined the subframe back up to the body.
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Posted on November 19th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Today I got the 6.5L diesel engine and 4l80e transmission mounted to the subframe. It was not difficult to mount, it was just a very slow job.
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Posted on November 18th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
Took all day but I got the old drivetrain out of the Astro. Tomorrow I will fit the 6.5 and 4l80e onto the subframe.
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Posted on November 12th, 2010 by Rick Thompson
So I have had my Astro for long enough I decided what I wanted to do with it. I use it to haul a lot of stuff around and am wanting to make it able to haul and tow anything I need. The easiest way is to put a 6.5L diesel in it and the […]
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