Started on June 21 by Rufledt

1987 Ford E-150 Conversion van

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purchased 1986 as an ‘87 model by my dad, ‘conversioned’ in 87 by DMC in milwaukee. 302 windsor EFI with AOD tranny, 1/2 ton. currently sporting: -ford racing shorty headers -gibson 3” exhaust shortened to exit in front of rear tire and cat gutted -hypertech chip -ignition super coil -some ignition thing that doens’t work well -K&N filter -tranny oil cooler -air rear suspention to pump up for towing -something with the front brakes to prevent brake fade while towing -Oak wood everywhere -brown, less brown, and gold on brown paint job -american racing gold anodized aluminum 15” wheels -pinstriped brown interior fabric (pics later) -VCR! complete with massive 4” sort of color TV -MP3 player compatible head unit -heated seat on driver’s side -‘custom’ bright lights not pictured (4 sets of auto zone lights wired to relays to come on wiht brights so i have 10 beams out the front for only $80!) -BIG sway hitch, more than this thing needs -2 gas tanks totaling about 42 gallons, so you can have the range of a super hybrid, with the milage of a fat truck -timing tuned for premium 0-60 = 12.5 seconds -tow limit = used to tow 5000lbs but according to the manual 1800 lbs -125,000 miles -always starts in the winter -17-ish highway mpg if i drive slow with no A/C (yeah, like that’ll happen) -seats 7 legaly, 12+ with the window shades down -rear bed sleeps 2 ‘snugly’ -cooler holds 32 cans -wanted by all of my friends, who are also broke i think i covered it all… its more the memories than the actual van thats awesome

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Oct. 04
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Just moved to Boston and this thing carried all of my stuff. It was 1400lbs …

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junkbuggie
Dec. 20, 2009, 11:52 p.m.

sweet van dude!

Rufledt
Dec. 21, 2009, 1:39 a.m.

thanks! still runnin strong. made it from wisconsin to new york and back this summer. only burned 1 qt or oil!

Woody
Oct. 10, 2011, 8:45 p.m.

No, it's the van that's awesome...

Rufledt
Oct. 12, 2011, 9:01 a.m.

Yeah, the van is pretty awesome, but the memories are more awesome. Main example- I took 7 girls to prom. That's right, 7. Why 7? because the van wouldn't fit any more girls wearing giant dresses.

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