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03-12-2013 01:00 AM
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Thanks.I bookmarked it.
Thanks.I bookmarked it.
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01-29-2013 10:58 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Sorry to hear of your loss Mark
Sorry to hear of your loss Mark
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12-21-2012 05:22 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Happy B-day,Merry Xmass and H-N/YR.Mark-you could...
Happy B-day,Merry Xmass and H-N/YR.Mark-you could get ahold of Skip over at ASV to compere what he did with his R & P conversion on his Safari.His is a well tested/proven conversion given with him...
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07-05-2012 05:51 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Yeah Mark.You know long threads sometimes details...
Yeah Mark.You know long threads sometimes details get over looked or lost.Thanks.
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07-05-2012 01:05 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Mark,I know your working on the shifter.Please...
Mark,I know your working on the shifter.Please excuse this question.It is kind of related to the doghouse.Did you do something to eliminate those dreaded inside screws that attach the cover at the...
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03-28-2012 04:39 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Yeah Mark-it is coming together nicely.You think...
Yeah Mark-it is coming together nicely.You think your going to driving it by the end of the summer??.
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01-29-2012 07:22 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Mark I use a retired guy too. Oh...
Mark I use a retired guy too.
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01-22-2012 02:26 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Mark here is a pic of Darren's Gull wing.What...
Mark here is a pic of Darren's Gull wing.What brings about these suggestions is you saying your working around the slider track.
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01-22-2012 01:27 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Mark forget the flames.........ya I hate them...
Mark forget the flames.........ya I hate them too,but this gives you a idea what a shaved slider would look like:
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w33/garysgifts/Ole%20Yellar/1024.jpg
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01-21-2012 06:53 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Shave the slider Mark??.
Shave the slider Mark??.
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10-30-2011 08:43 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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My thought Mark is the Astro's are pretty...
My thought Mark is the Astro's are pretty heavy.In the range of 4,000lbs +.So my thought is you trying to save wt anywhere you can.That does take a fair amount of a engine to get it to move. have you...
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10-29-2011 08:35 PM
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So Mark short of a different cut-out for the...
So Mark short of a different cut-out for the flooring and dog house for the on center drive train,are you retaining the stock flooring and not tinning it??.BTW looks really good bud.
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10-24-2011 11:31 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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The cage finish weld I was talking about are the...
The cage finish weld I was talking about are the ones by the roof.Often those are welded as best you can considering the ceiling.I was suggesting a cage height adjustment given a top chop.
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10-24-2011 09:26 AM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Any body mods planed??. Chop...
Any body mods planed??. Chop top,channeling,etc??. Given that,now maybe you start the roll bar/cage tacking it in and then remove the body to finish weld it all around.
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09-15-2011 08:15 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Mark, Yrs ago while Jeg's chassis shop was still...
Mark,
Yrs ago while Jeg's chassis shop was still in operation we stopped by after a Indy Drag Racers auction to pick up a rolling 9.90 chassis.I watched them cut out four link brackets on a plasma... -
08-14-2011 02:27 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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Van does look somewhat like one that was on the...
Van does look somewhat like one that was on the Astro sites with a user name of Nitropro.Been awhile since I had seen it,but the last time it was in color.
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08-14-2011 01:25 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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You got two??.:LOL:How about the axles??.Flange...
You got two??.:LOL:How about the axles??.Flange any one you want??.
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08-14-2011 12:56 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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If you look at a Currie or Mosier,I do think you...
If you look at a Currie or Mosier,I do think you would spend more for them.In fact spend more with almost anyone else.Might worth a call just to shop it.These guys have been in the business in circle...
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08-14-2011 12:32 PM
Thread: Bad Ast Astro Van Build
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On my Astro build I found a shop the will build a...
On my Astro build I found a shop the will build a Ford 9" exactly to the one of a kind Astro offset and copy the mounting.It is a alloy axle with a nodular center where you add your gears and posi...
Since that center X is there to prevent twist of the main rails I believe it's plenty stout, Navy. If anyone wants to look, show them the second side as your example!!
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