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Old 10-10-2013, 10:05 AM   #11
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Did it really only have 600 miles on it when you bought it, or is that a typo?

Nice looking van, both before and after your upgrades!

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Old 10-10-2013, 01:24 PM   #12
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Nice looking in black but quite warm in the sun. Welcome there !
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Old 10-10-2013, 05:59 PM   #13
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Van looks great.

That bench/bed looks like exactly what I'm looking for. Where did you find it? Any pictures of it folded up?
I found it on the web. Saved some money going that route and I prefer the cloth seat for sleeping purposes. Here's a photo of one folded up.
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Old 10-10-2013, 06:01 PM   #14
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Did it really only have 600 miles on it when you bought it, or is that a typo?

Nice looking van, both before and after your upgrades!
No typo! Still breaking in the engine...
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Old 10-10-2013, 06:03 PM   #15
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Nice looking in black but quite warm in the sun. Welcome there !
I have always loved black and always will. Fortunately I live in Oregon and any time it's warm in the sun it will be a welcomed change... haha.
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Old 10-10-2013, 07:13 PM   #16
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Nice looking setup! Rob and the crew at VS are great. We've been enjoying or VS rig since fall of 2010.
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Old 10-10-2013, 10:14 PM   #17
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Kelso snow is flying! Let's make sure we hook up. My sofa bed is due in any day. My buddy just got a new rmk pro for snowmoboarding.
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Old 10-11-2013, 10:06 AM   #18
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Yeah, it'd be rad to meet up and have a bigger sled crew out there. Sounds like your buddy's going to be setting track on deep days!
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Old 10-14-2013, 09:22 PM   #19
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nice, simple interior....who did that?

thanks
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Old 10-15-2013, 04:44 PM   #20
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I finally got my suspension setup all dialed in.
I went with an adjustable track bar (seemed to be a necessary move after installing the suspension), adjustable control arms pushing the front axle forward 1.5", Bilstein 5160's all the way around, a rear add a leaf and a 2" block to give the rear a little more lift than the front.
Any chance of some pic's, I've love to see what was done to the suspension.
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