Yes, it's true, I did.

[ShuttlePilot]

Congrats, I think. I hope you will be able to bring us along, especially through pictures, with the project.

When I read your intro to this I had a memory of this video from another group I follow. It has a certain familiarity to it but a much different outcome. Not van related but in our social circle, you bought the Bugatti.

-Eric

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oe-rU03uJhI

[arctictraveller]

[QUOTE=ShuttlePilot;250580]Congrats, I think. I hope you will be able to bring us along, especially through pictures, with the project.

When I read your intro to this I had a memory of this video from another group I follow. It has a certain familiarity to it but a much different outcome. Quote


Too funny, my thought process exactly right to the end. What the hell have I done?

[86Scotty]

Originally Posted by rallypanam

I said what? I must have been drinking!

Just kidding, I still think you should sell your 5.4 GTRV to 86Scotty for $1200 and keep this one for yourself!

There Robb, fixed that for you.

[Eric06E350]

Best of luck! Can't wait to see your results!

[arctictraveller]

Originally Posted by 86Scotty

There Robb, fixed that for you.

ive always marveled at how willing Robb is to offer helpful advice. Trouble is, pretty much everything he touches turns to gold, not so much for me.

[TomsBeast]

Originally Posted by arctictraveller

...I just touched the transfer case and my finger went through the case, causing the salt / oil mix to poor out...

You probably remember my encounter with packed Bonneville salt eating a hole through my BW T-case, after a couple years, because I missed a teaspoon of built up salt. I'm surprised in your case, that the salt/fresh water mix ate completely through the case so quickly!



Water must have filled through the air vent while it was stuck in the Pismo stream, higher tide turned it into 100% sea water, which displaced the lighter than water oil high, heavier salt water sank low, and the salt started eating the magnesium casting from the inside out, like it was Alkeseltzer


But like you said, you've got another T-case. That alone would drive 99% of the prospective buyers away. With your recent experience that will be an 10hr job is all. It's the only thing on that van that's magnesium, so there's that.


I think I'd be saving the body, drilling holes in the bottoms of the doors, and low points in the rear quarter panels, peeling back all the floor coverings if that hasn't already been done.


Have you thought about a tow dolly, and towing it yourself with your van? Or maybe flat towing it with a tow bar?