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Old 01-02-2017, 06:12 PM   #1
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85 astro van

I always wanted a van here are some pics of the one a got a while back
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Old 01-02-2017, 06:15 PM   #2
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Here is some more
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Old 01-02-2017, 06:19 PM   #3
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We got all the Door jams already painted
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Old 01-02-2017, 06:21 PM   #4
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Once it's all painted we picked up some new tires for it
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Old 01-03-2017, 11:27 PM   #5
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Re: 85 astro van

Interesting. Keep the pics coming.
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Old 01-04-2017, 06:40 PM   #6
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More still isn't cleared
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Old 01-05-2017, 01:21 AM   #8
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Re: 85 astro van

Six tires - gotta love that!

How's the inside going to be finished out?
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:30 AM   #9
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Re: 85 astro van

Right now the front is stock blue with grey tweed in the rear I want to build a couch Ali the way to the rear with 4 subs mounted at the bottom, and a 40 in plus tv behind the front seats and wrap everything in bright red vinyl and tweed. I want this van to feel like it's stuck in the 90s
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Old 01-05-2017, 05:40 AM   #10
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With clear on
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Old 01-05-2017, 08:51 PM   #11
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Here is some pics with it pushed outside
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Old 01-06-2017, 02:53 PM   #12
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I wonder how the rear tires will hold up with the scrub that will happen on turns.

Paint looks great, you are going to get a lot of double take looks when people notice the extra wheels.
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Old 01-06-2017, 03:56 PM   #13
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Yeah I bet it'll get some looks probably people thinking I'm crazy though there is not any strange wear the stock tires
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Old 01-06-2017, 04:06 PM   #14
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Re: 85 astro van

Just got me a 96 AWD Safari for camping/hiking. Was concerned its a little long for turning around on Forest Service roads. Then I see this.
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Old 01-06-2017, 08:46 PM   #15
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Yeah hopefully it fits in my garage
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Old 01-06-2017, 09:12 PM   #16
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You on AstroSafari.com (or AstroSafarivans.com) ? Lots of info on those sites.
Neither as good as this one. Pretty decent vans, with a few quirks.
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I've looked on the on some searches through Google but I'm not a member maybe I'll join
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Wheels polished and new tires put on
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I drove an Astro for a pretty good while and really enjoyed it.
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Old 01-15-2017, 09:04 PM   #20
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To be honest I always just wanted to do a cool van I really wanted to do a late 70s zwb van
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Me too. As a teenager my stepdad came from Texas in a old dodge van. That was totally custom. We had several vans really. I like vans just as much as trucks.
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What happened with the cool dual axle Astro?
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