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    Vans as overlander vehicles

    Well have not had mine out, I have spent the last few months waking the old girl from a 17 year sleep. She is about ready to hit the road
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    40 year old dream van.

    Living in the republic of mass there are no roads with out people, lol. I do enjoy 2 am rides for that reason. Though at that hour there is a good chance you are sharing the road with some wild life.
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    40 year old dream van.

    Should have spent more time working on the old girl but got out on my other old girl sunday. 84 flhtc
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    40 year old dream van.

    New shoes are in
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    40 year old dream van.

    Well did a final tune last night, set the timing, tuned the carb. Just got to check the choke for cold start. I'm very happy with how well it runs. I should have the tires and rims back today from being mounted and ballenced. Plates should be here tomorrow, then I can do a few runs down the...
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    40 year old dream van.

    That sounds very cool, would love to see some pics. Hes living the dream. Good luck to him!
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    40 year old dream van.

    Well between work, and working on the van I haven't been online much. but I should be driving the van this week. lots of thing have been fixed and updated. Once I do a shake down run it will be on to using it for what it was built for
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    Event Cancelled - Eastern Mass Meetup

    Ill be sure to make it this month. bed it the 29 or aug.
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    40 year old dream van.

    sounds like quite the rig. hopefully mine will be up and running soon. Got a little side tracket with my work truck loosing a motor. got to fix the stuff that brings in the money first.
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    Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV

    They are out there, I saw have seen several for under 20k. But it also depends on how much work you want to or can do your self. I have had the van in my shop for a month. Working on it when I can, but it sat for 17 years. so rite off was 2 new fuel tanks and a new carb. then on to new rad...
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    Let's see those full size rigs - Trucks & SUV

    well...... I traded my 72 Scout for it. I probily could have sold it for 5k so I'm figuring that's what the van cost me.
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    The Old Goat

    Love It! I was in Pa Tuesday saw one heading up 81, thought to myself gawd I wish they still made stuff with style like that!
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    Pull behind pop up camper?

    When I had my Scout I had a few cheep tent campers. I used them as base camps, never took em very far off road. worked well that way. But as for traveling long distance on logging roads and such I think they would have come apart at the seems.
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    Massachusetts Sound Off!

    Sorry work here to
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    The Time Machine 2

    Well not so fun stuff yet, right side exhaust manifold gasket replaced, started to pull the front apart for water pump replacement and found the right side galley breached. This thing would never have cooled rite. Again avalible new, I'm just not use to that. I guess seeing I am so close to the...
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    Has Overlanding Become Trendy?

    In my mind there is no question it has become trendy. But it is what it is. I grew up traveling with my folks and sister in a 72 f100 with a cap and a sleeping platform. I learned to love the out doors, seeing new places and meeting new people. I started doing it on my own when I was about 20...
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    The Time Machine 2

    got the carb on, started on 1st crank, nice and smooth like it ran yesterday. yard drove her. so very happy. now on to belts, hoses and fluids. Then comes the fun stuff!
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    The Time Machine 2

    Finaly got back to her, wheel cyls replaced, lines replaced both tanks in and fresh gas in them, gonna throw a new holley on in the am and she should be moving under her own power for the first time in a long time.
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    Budget hummer h3 rig

    Love the h3!