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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: RodStRace]
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07/22/11 09:33 AM
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Sorry to hear about your father...  For any idea on the van why don't you go the hot rod way i did on my A-100 when i was in high school. You know all gutted with a 440 stuffed in it.  Heck i want someone to do that again so i can get a ride in it! 
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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: MidPenMopar]
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07/22/11 10:36 AM
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Chino Valley
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For any idea on the van why don't you go the hot rod way i did on my A-100 when i was in high school.
You know all gutted with a 440 stuffed in it. Heck i want someone to do that again so i can get a ride in it!
I wasn't going to go crazy with it at first, just a nice clean retro deal. Then the body/paint grew into a monster. I already have a warmed up 360 sitting in the garage, so that was a given. The trans is freshened up too.
However, the whole thing has slightly morphed into more of a show/fairgrounds/cruise night deal, so I have considered a BB. I have an extra A-100 trans so I'd need to get a BB 727 and have the parts assembled. I assume the engine mounts would be very close, maybe a bit of fab work. The big question then is cooling. I'd like to know what you did on yours. Let me know more about what you di and what you'd do different. I do have an extra 400 engine in the garage now too. 
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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: RodStRace]
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07/22/11 06:23 PM
07/22/11 06:23 PM
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For any idea on the van why don't you go the hot rod way i did on my A-100 when i was in high school.
You know all gutted with a 440 stuffed in it. Heck i want someone to do that again so i can get a ride in it!
I wasn't going to go crazy with it at first, just a nice clean retro deal. Then the body/paint grew into a monster. I already have a warmed up 360 sitting in the garage, so that was a given. The trans is freshened up too.
However, the whole thing has slightly morphed into more of a show/fairgrounds/cruise night deal, so I have considered a BB. I have an extra A-100 trans so I'd need to get a BB 727 and have the parts assembled. I assume the engine mounts would be very close, maybe a bit of fab work. The big question then is cooling. I'd like to know what you did on yours. Let me know more about what you di and what you'd do different. I do have an extra 400 engine in the garage now too.
Heck i just used the stock radiator that came with the 318 and never had any issues but then i left the engine housing off all the time. So maybe that helped??
Oh and yes it was LOUD!!! 
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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: RodStRace]
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08/10/11 02:56 PM
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Escondido, CA
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Just catching up after returning from vacation, my condolences about your dad.
I've been offered a Travelco parts van for $100, not really interested, are you? If not next contender would be Nick's Garage...
Ran
"Hey mister, something's wrong with your car, it idles roughly" - number one comment I got in Israel when daily driving a 70 Barracuda with a lopey cam.
Currently working on - 1966 Dodge A100 van 318/auto
Finally - disc brakes on the front.
In the plans - rear disc brakes, B&M 250 blower
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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: RodStRace]
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10/18/11 04:14 PM
10/18/11 04:14 PM
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Escondido, CA
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Oops, forgot about the fall fling...Any good vans?
"Hey mister, something's wrong with your car, it idles roughly" - number one comment I got in Israel when daily driving a 70 Barracuda with a lopey cam.
Currently working on - 1966 Dodge A100 van 318/auto
Finally - disc brakes on the front.
In the plans - rear disc brakes, B&M 250 blower
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Re: Got myself an A100!
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10/18/11 05:34 PM
10/18/11 05:34 PM
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Chino Valley
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When I was there a very nice A-100 (Yellow), a ratty/cool A-108 (White with a clown freehanded on both sides) and an early B (Blue).
I haven't put my pics on the computer yet. They are shown in the FF thread.
Last edited by RodStRace; 10/19/11 04:49 PM.
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Re: Got myself an A100!
[Re: RodStRace]
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10/22/11 12:24 PM
10/22/11 12:24 PM
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Central Utah
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When I was there a very nice A-100 (Yellow), a ratty/cool A-108 (White with a clown freehanded on both sides) and an early B (Blue).
I haven't put my pics on the computer yet. They are shown in the FF thread.
I thought that it was more of a tiki than a clown. 
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