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LOL. I meant "Squashed" LOL you know, like an accordian? Sorry. :)
On your side door, it may be the damage that is causing it to open hard, or it may not be. Any of these sliding doors can give you trouble for a number of reasons, they are just a funky idea. GM, well, they can come up with all kinds of stupid things to do and you end up with more chances of problems. I am not familier with this particular van. I have done plenty of work on them but not enough recently to say much about that door. I do know that a little lubricant can do wonders! I just recently went out to "fix" the sliding door in my Windstar only to find that a simple squirt of WD-40 fixed it right up.
But from the looks of the buckle in the quarter, you are probably right. And without a pull on the back of the frame on a frame rack, that is something you will need to learn to live with. OR, you can simply adjust the door to match the new "customized" door opening. :)
Brian
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I have somebody that I think will help me pulling the floor out. But I will still cut out and replace the wrinkled sheet metal. I'm going to ask if I can trade labor for labor.
I understand squashed, when I saw "swashed" I thought we had got on the subject of drapes or sword fighting. :whacked:
Lon
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Arrrrrrrrr ye matty. :)
Brian
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I have discovered a couple of gremlins with the wrecked van, so I wont be repairing the crash damage. I'm going to go ahead with my V8 swap into the cargo van. This is due to time, I cant cut apart and repair crash damage and do a motor swap quick enough for this to be a viable option. I bought the wrecked van for parts anyway, but when I drove to my house I thought that it drove and ran to good to be a parts van.
I think I will keep the shell after I'm done stripping it. I really want to do the mid engine big block in a swingarm thing. And with no back doors cooling shouldnt be a problem.:)
Thanks for the advice and help.
Lon