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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
86ed #688890 May 21st 2015 8:43 am
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Monday i drove 450 miles round trip to Oregon and got this bitchin hood for $200; spent about $90 in gas also. Its all fiberglass and is stamped Holley 17050. Think i'll paint it black. Not sure when however. [Linked Image] [Linked Image] [Linked Image] [Linked Image]



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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #688903 May 21st 2015 7:43 pm
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Frscke1, Very cool making the cover of LMC. 86ed nice looking hood, good find. cheers

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #688925 May 22nd 2015 12:22 pm
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Finally we have some nice weather, so I took the chance and removed the aluminum window of the Army Goose. Their was some rust in one lower corner visible, which had to take care of, and I also want a window to see through.

I had luck and their was no hole rusted into the windowframe, so only sanding all the rust away - and at one seem on the front above the headlight on the driverside -, than priming and finally painting.

The new used window is cleaned up and I hope to install it this weekend, so that I can drive the Army Goose out of the garage.


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Driven distance by myself: 33,853 miles / 54,494 km
Filled up diesel: 1,276.88 gal / 4,833.51 liter
average mileage over this: 26.51 miles per gallon or 8.87 Liter per 100 km
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #689224 May 27th 2015 12:39 am
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I actually did something rather fun; today I installed a 2nd flat panel LED array to illuminate the interior of my glovebox in true overkill style! You'd expect nothing less from me, right? ;)

I was fortunate enough to have had a '79 Dodge B100 with a translucent plastic glove box liner (which I kept and installed in my 81 Dodge B250) rather than the later black plastic liner, so as an experiment I'd installed a single flat panel LED array about a month ago to see if I could pump more light into the glove box.

I liked the results so very well that I ordered a 2nd LED panel, and today I soldered the two LED panels together and fabricated a mount for them so they could illuminate the entire side of the glovebox.

I made up a piece of clear heavy Mylar, with a 90 degree flange lip along its bottom, to affix the two self-adhesive backed LED panels on. I'm simply wedging this assembly in place between the two flashers (which I'd recently converted to modern 3-terminal solid state devices) and the metal lip of the dashboard. If I ever require access to the flashers, I can simply tip the Mylar with the LED panels out of the way.


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These LED arrays are beastly bright things; the photos of them in place were taken in broad daylight! -Nothing's ever going to be hiding in any dark recesses of my glovebox now! smile


-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
Ram4ever #689248 May 27th 2015 12:16 pm
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Looking good.

I installed two of this panels 4 years ago in my travel trailer.
The light in the restroom has a 230 Volt bulb and had a 12 Volt bulb with a bad plastic socket.
And since this soccet caused problems not only in the restroom but also above the bed I removed it in the lamp in the restroom and put two of the panels in.

They are so bright at night, that you not only have light inside the restroom. If you open the door, part of the travel trailer is also illuminated.


Hubert The Goose
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http://www.thegallopinggoose.de

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Driven distance by myself: 33,853 miles / 54,494 km
Filled up diesel: 1,276.88 gal / 4,833.51 liter
average mileage over this: 26.51 miles per gallon or 8.87 Liter per 100 km
Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #690733 June 24th 2015 7:50 pm
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Today I fixed my AC system. I had the AC system in van completely rebuilt a few years ago. it wasn't cheap, but the guy did good work and replaced many parts the previous shop should have but didn't.

Earlier this year I tried to use the AC but the air wasn't cold. I decided to try and troubleshoot it myself before taking it in to be serviced. I discovered that the system was low on refrigerant and that was all that was wrong. Yay! Now my AC blows out 46 degree Fahrenheit air. That will come in handy in the near future of 90-100 degree weather around here.

I still need to open up the rear walls and fix the leaks in the ducting from the rear AC fan to the rear vent outlets, but that is a project for another day.


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Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #690739 June 24th 2015 10:12 pm
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Hi Reed, Glad it was a easy fix, cool is good cheers

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #690742 June 24th 2015 11:00 pm
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Glad you got it blowin cold. As I've gotten older I sometimes wish my van had a/c. We've definitely had plenty of very warm days, and hotter than normal coming up. Crazy dry and hot weather in Washington this year.

Re: What Did You do To your Van Today?
wrcsixeight #690755 June 25th 2015 1:46 am
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Thanks guys! Yep, it has been HOT and DRY lately. I need to still track down a radiator fluid leak and then tear apart the back of the van to figure out how exhaust is getting in while I drive and repair the rear AC ducting. All before the next road trip on July 17. Gotta get busy!


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