The BAD AST Project - Faze II

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It got plenty warm out there today... Mother nature AND the torches... We moved the Astro into the shop and got busy...
It didn't take long to get it lifted up so we could do some looking and head scratching.

Getting the suspensions stripped out is the goal while still being able to slip the new chassis in place and not be obstructed by the lift arms.


We made a game plan and started the removel process...
Mel ran the hot wrench after we had stripped most of the little things from underneath. Fuel tank straps, brackets, PB Cables, front and rear bumpers, etc. The "pile" was growing.
The rear suspension is toast!

Man, what a feeling it is to be getting this far! I told Mel I never dreamed the van would get to this point...

The "pile"...

I'll sit on this stuff for a while just in case I do need anything.... I don't see that happening but, you never know.

Well, here she is in all her nakedness.... Just a hulk now...

The back half...

Looking underneath, through the empty engine compartment, at the lift points. We set the arms right under the old rails. Shouldn't be in the way at all.

Yoiu can see there are two 2x4's under the rail just to get more reach. She sits nice and solid on the lift...

This is where we knocked off for the day at about 1:30. Too hot outside. We had some lunch and discussed the future work. Still tons to do but today was a good "look what we did!" day.
Thanks for looking.
Mark