Features Econoline Madness Who's got one?

Remembered seeing this picture a few years ago, and after a bit of searching I found it again. Sorry for the bad quality. Apparently it was featured in an old Overdrive mag?

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And the picture...

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i always had a feeling that was a photoshopped pic. not sure. this one isnt tho. http://www.fastlanecars.com/classic-cars/car-for-sale.aspx?ct=1964-Ford-Econoline-Custom-Pickup-Semi&c=7B37EE6C-88C8-4689-96E1-E8794A5E488F

 

A childhood friend of mine is the service manager where that is for sale.

 

The D&D Break Kit IS the way to go.

 

We have a CarsnCoffee event brightnearly the first Saturday of each month here in the DFW area. Draws about 500 cars plus. Rolled out in the Econoline yesterday and even at 7am the lot was so full cars were double parked all through the aisles. Lots of cool classics, exotics, European vintage, bikes.. Quite a wide range of people passing through checking out all the cars.. . Common question about the Econoline, "where's the engine?" lol.

I have had a few sets of wheels on this truck but this set is gonna stay. American Racing 17x8 and 17x9, fits great .. I like the wide wheels out back.

 

So my van has decided to start acting up on me. 1966 with a 240 & manual tranny. At the top end of 2nd and 3rd the van will start to shutter and acts like it wants to die. I have to push in the clutch and rev it a few times for it to come back to life. I reset the points gap and checked the timing. All should be fine there. The vacuum advance seems to be O.K. At first it was just doing it at freeway speeds but now it is happening around town. Any ideas??

 

Air, fuel, compression, spark. We can assume that you have air down in Long Beach. Unless the compression magically went away, you are left with fuel and spark.

Check the coil, condenser, and the fuel pump.

 

It sounds like you're not getting enough fuel at higher speeds. It might be a problem with the pump, or the carb.

That "big rig" Econo is kinda neat. That first photo may be Photoshopped, or they built a small scale trailer.

 

Glad I found this thread---
Picked up this '62 e100 last week-- ohhh doggy

 

Here's my buddy Ben's. Total "survivor" custom van...the flares are done in conduit and fiberglass and the paint looks as old as the bodywork.

 

that survivor custom is awesome, needs a teardrop window

 

Do eny of you have a 4 speed column And Rods for sale or a Auto column and cable/ rod ? Im going to Swap in 351 Ho and top loader 4 speed if can find a column. But have a c6 if all else fails .

 

Here's a real nice example that I shot at Detroit last weekend:

 

Wow very nice!

 

Had a 64 in the 70's painted it butter yellow. Hand painted a caricture picture of a 64 ecno doing a wheelstand from a magazine picture I seen. . I'm no artist so I projected the pic on both sides using a over head projector. One side had the doors drawn in the other not. My sister was a teacher at the time so I barrowed a overhead projector to do the job. I named the van, Van Gogh like the artist guy, get it! I swapped out the 170 for the 200 which had more main bearings and loaded it with speed goodies. Lumpy 3/4 Crane cam and valve train. Big Holly two barrel, Clifford Research headers, dual exhuast with Hush Thrush mufflers. Jumbo "G" something er others Bais Plys. Chrome reverse rims with Crager centers. King pins went bad and I got rid of it. I wish I still had it. I do drive a bone stock 1975,351 auto, factory one way glass, opening rear windows Econoline in the summer now.

 

Thanks for posting a picture of my van. I haven't mastered posting photos. We also had my Daughter Allison's Econoline Truck there in the Billetproof display.

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The redlines with red drums is a nice touch, Steve

 

Thanks Joe, I was kinda undecided on the drums. Got a lot of compliments on them so far. I painted them red when the van was white.

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Question on rear suspension set up. Can the leafs (which are mounted outboard of the frame and on top of the axle), be instead mounted to directly under the frame with new shackle mounts and set up to have the axle on top of the leafs?

 

You going to start cutting up that nice truck ?. Some one on the vintage vans board talks about doing that , just cant remember how the post was listed.

 

I did it on our 61 truck. I've need told you can't run the original tank though. We run a fuel cell.

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Almost done.

 

Nice!!

 

Well it looks pretty straightforward, just hang the leafs that way and gain 2-3" of tire clearance.. but for now I'm just talking..

 

I just finished doing that this weekend. I used spring sliders and tried to keep it at stock height. There is interference with the filler neck, but otherwise the tank should fit. I just need to relocate the filler

 

Anyone have a doghouse hood prop like the one on the other page they want to sell

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Post up some pics when you can. What size rear wheel are you planning for?

 

thats how mine is set up. i have 15"x12"s on there now, but probably could fit 15"x14"s if the right tire could be had. mickey thompson's get way to tall when they get that wide. i have dunlop's 295-50-15 on it. you will have to "clad" the unibodys frame with some thicker metal where you install the new leafs, perchs, shackle mounts. i used 1/4". also, i run the stock tank, but because of the gas filler tube one leaf is about one inch shorter to clear it. then you'll cut the wheel house and add 3-1/2" of flat metal to get your space for your fat tires.

 

Thats how I Did mine move front over and 1 inch tube at rear through frame at bottem side tank filler wont work with stock leaf if you use a shorter leaf on that side as twichy said would work . my rear end is 53 1/2 and have had bfg 315/50s 13 wide 27 tall on 15 x 10 3 3/4 back space . I did a 6 inch frame notch also as I Had it very low at one time . Good luck they sure look cool with big tire under them ! But if it was up to do agine that black 64 Freak Show Truck is the cats ass ! with cut fenders and 15x 8s and 10x32 tire a lot less work if you lift up front you will have to make a z'ed 4 inch of drop steering link . for 4 inch lift link from steer arm to spindle to fix the bump steer. Sorry for Rambling on