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#524023 - December 27th 2011 2:03 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: lostinthe70eees]
FinallyaVanner old hand Registered: June 04th 2010 12:47 pm Posts: 905 Loc: Westchester Calif.	OK rub it in. At least lostinthe70eees you can open a door and see your van. All I have are pics of it going through cosmetic surgery. I could drive the 50 min. drive to see her. Looks like I picked the wrong week for sniffin glue!! All you hard core 2% vanners; Say hello and be nice to your van/s every waking day. Drive your vans often, because you don't know when they may go!! Man separation anxiety sucks. I want my van back. I can even look at pics of it. Just doesn't help. This may sound weird, but she is a part of me. Hopefully I will have her back by the next outing here in L.A.Hopefully. Richard _________________________ It is better to have Van'd once in your life, then to never had Van'd at all!
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#524024 - December 27th 2011 2:09 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: FinallyaVanner]
lostinthe70eees veteran Registered: November 12th 2009 7:24 pm Posts: 1655 Loc: Green Bay, Wisconsin	Originally Posted By: FinallyaVanner OK rub it in. At least lostinthe70eees you can open a door and see your van. All I have are pics of it going through cosmetic surgery. I could drive the 50 min. drive to see her. Looks like I picked the wrong week for sniffin glue!! All you hard core 2% vanners; Say hello and be nice to your van/s every waking day. Drive your vans often, because you don't know when they may go!! Man separation anxiety sucks. I want my van back. I can even look at pics of it. Just doesn't help. This may sound weird, but she is a part of me. Hopefully I will have her back by the next outing here in L.A.Hopefully. Richard I feel the same, you get attached and it does become a part of you. One thing you need is a vintage Dodge van plate on the front. PS I have one. _________________________ http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3904099/1981-gmc-vandura-g2500
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#524033 - December 27th 2011 2:44 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: lostinthe70eees]
FinallyaVanner old hand Registered: June 04th 2010 12:47 pm Posts: 905 Loc: Westchester Calif.	lostinthe70eees; I was thinking of that, but Calif. has a two plate law, but that was because of the Red Light Cameras. Now they are supposed to be going, gone kaput. To me they were a waist of money. Intersection collisions were down, but rear end collisions were UP!!! So maybe the two plate law will change or not be enforced. Yet with all the financial difficulties Calif. is having, I wouldn't bet on it!!! Thanks for the offer all the same. Who knows I may hit you up later! Richard _________________________ It is better to have Van'd once in your life, then to never had Van'd at all!
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#524052 - December 27th 2011 3:42 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: HighwayStar]
Bullet old hand Registered: September 10th 2009 9:14 pm Posts: 1016 Loc: Bristol, TN	Originally Posted By: HighwayStar Very interesting guys....so if I have them blasted and chrome powder coated and didn't like them, I can always paint {body color}over the powdercoat on the insides with chrome fins for the retro look... I would for sure inquire whether they will use sand or glass beads. Sand will stick and stay in the aluminum because of the porosity of the aluminum, it is more aggressive and depending on the grit, can take more air pressure to blast with it. I am sure they want to rough up the wheels to get a good surface for the powder to adhere to. The body color would look good, probably better than just argent. Since they will be blasting them back clean anyway, you can take two of them, tape off the fins, spray one argent and the other gold, use a scotchbrite to shine up the fins a little and slip them up on the van and see what you think. They would also look good with a cast iron gray between the spokes. It's extra work but sometimes the best way to decide is just try it. _________________________ '85 GMC Shorty '99 AWD Astro '55 Chevy 150 ex-racer "I thought you weren't allowed to talk to guys with vans??"
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#524055 - December 27th 2011 4:14 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: HighwayStar]
vanatic05 Vanaholic Registered: June 02nd 2005 12:00 pm Posts: 5114 Loc: Auburn IL	Originally Posted By: HighwayStar Originally Posted By: Bullet Originally Posted By: HighwayStar Originally Posted By: HighwayStar I have been fitting the rims I got with the van and went to Summit Racing and found new lug nuts and washers to mount them...I might try something I haven't seen done to these rims before, I'm going to take them to a powdercoat shop and maybe have them sprayed bright silver metallic or powdercoat chrome... I also have some brand new Western hub covers coming I got off of ebay for 28 bucks shipped. They're black and chrome with ribs down the side and a chrome 'WESTERN' on top of the cap outlined in black. I'm thinking this might look real cool when done, will see.. Just got a price from the shop to do the powdercoat to the wheels...60 bucks each including the sandblasting . I'm going down next week to look at the color chips...he says he has a real nice bright argent silver sparkle I might like or chrome , will see ..... I've seen a couple bumpers powdercoated with the chrome, they looked good, from 20 ft you couldn't tell the difference. I'm not sure how it would look with all the texture between the fins tho'. You think the bright argent silver might look better ? I'm experimenting here..and open to criticism ... Hard to tell from photos but we sandblasted these wheels on Jerry's 72 then wet sanded the fin tops and outer portions of the wheel then used a small air grinder with buffing wheel attached to polish them to a nice shine. We used the hammered Rustoleum black for the inner portion of the wheels and a cast aluminum on the back side. They are holding up great on their second year. I can get you some close ups if needed. _________________________ Darrin Bentley Director: Vanatics Van Club Member of Bad Boys of Illinois 92 GMC 3500 454/4bbl Partner on Project 2nd Generation roiboi65@yahoo.com www.vanatics.com www.cardomain.com/ride/2385823/1
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#524067 - December 27th 2011 4:33 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: vanatic05]
FinallyaVanner old hand Registered: June 04th 2010 12:47 pm Posts: 905 Loc: Westchester Calif.	To me I'd think that Argent would be more forgiving then chrome for imperfections. And the color powder coat will conceal minor pits and divots. You might want to ask what their medium is sand, glass, walnut shells, plastic pellets and so on. you'd want the one that does the best job with the least damage. So when they tell you post it or look it up to see if it is what you want. These rims and this van fell into the right hands. It's going to look great!!!!! Keep us posted!! And don't forget pics. Richard _________________________ It is better to have Van'd once in your life, then to never had Van'd at all!
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#524076 - December 27th 2011 5:13 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: wrcsixeight]
draggnastro pooh-bah Registered: May 09th 2006 12:00 pm Posts: 4454 Loc: Springfield, Illinois	Started pulling the front end apart getting ready to yank the motor _________________________ 87 Dodge Ram Van 150- Southeast of Disorder Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL Member Florida Van Council Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL
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#524077 - December 27th 2011 5:16 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: wrcsixeight]
al55 veteran Registered: November 01st 2011 4:11 pm Posts: 2379 Loc: Grand Bay NB	Had to clean the snow off it.
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#524104 - December 27th 2011 7:12 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: wrcsixeight]
JoeCollins addict Registered: August 04th 2011 6:18 pm Posts: 498 Loc: Los Angeles, CA	put on some much needed mirrors
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#524107 - December 27th 2011 7:26 pm Re: What Did You do To your Van Today? [Re: Bullet]
HighwayStar carpal tunnel Registered: June 11th 2010 9:39 am Posts: 9309 Loc: Burton, Ohio "Cleveland suburb...	Originally Posted By: Bullet Originally Posted By: HighwayStar Very interesting guys....so if I have them blasted and chrome powder coated and didn't like them, I can always paint {body color}over the powdercoat on the insides with chrome fins for the retro look... I would for sure inquire whether they will use sand or glass beads. Sand will stick and stay in the aluminum because of the porosity of the aluminum, it is more aggressive and depending on the grit, can take more air pressure to blast with it. I am sure they want to rough up the wheels to get a good surface for the powder to adhere to. The body color would look good, probably better than just argent. Since they will be blasting them back clean anyway, you can take two of them, tape off the fins, spray one argent and the other gold, use a scotchbrite to shine up the fins a little and slip them up on the van and see what you think. They would also look good with a cast iron gray between the spokes. It's extra work but sometimes the best way to decide is just try it. Thanks for all the info Bullet...Im looking for a brighter look and It's hard not to just go with S/S Cragars....but I keep thinkin I can do something with these rims I'll like... _________________________ ............" REALITY IS JUST AN ELABORATE ILLUSION"..................
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