Here she is, day one:
Stats:
1994 Dodge Caravan Base Model (Former Fleet vehicle)
Windsor built Canadavan!
3.0 V6
A670 3-speed leaky automatic
Cruise, tilt, AC and thats it!
Bought on 8/10/2008 for $500 from some old fat guy.
129K when purchased, now has 136K
First modification was rear tinted windows! I got tired of having to drive around in a fish bowl.
Since the old guy never took good care of it, I had to replace the following due to mileage/age/broken:
Drivers side hub & CV Axle (twice)
Complete tune-up (All original ignition parts!)
Valve cover gaskets
Timing belt
Water pump
Hoses
Serp. Belt
All three motor mounts
Rear shocks
Drivers seat (broken by old fat guy)
Added stuff/modifications:
Overhead information center
Factory CD/Cassette stereo
New dash speakers
Tranny cooler
New front bumper
CB Radio
Hubcap delete
I have a set of white Snowflake wheels from a Spirit ES to install, just need the $$$ for some new rubber!
It rides very nice and smooth, runs excellent. Not bad for still being under $1,000 in parts including the purchase price of the van.
As she sits now:
The beast behind the blue cloud of oil smoke:
Now, the big project is to delete that automatic. Dispite the fact it shift perfect, it leaks and is a huge drag on the V6 making my 99' Neon soo much faster.
So, I have this stuff:
A543 from a 97K Dodge Daytona IROC
A set of perfect axles from the same IROC
Shifter, cables, clutch pedal assembly and cross member from a 94' Voyager
A computer from a 1994 Dodge Shadow ES 3.0 5-spd
Now, I have to put it all in..which I will have to find the time for!