Bertjuh`s 92 Astro

[chevy57bert]

Time to get a Change.
Bought this van in 2002. Saw it while driving in my truck.
The regulations in Netherlands changed for private owners . So I started building this Van in 2006 and make a Camper-Van off it.
Found AS.com and thought, I`am not the only (Dutch) guy how owns a Astro Van
I`am not much of a speaker. So here the first pictures...

Bought in 2002.













Updates here: http://s105.photobucket.com/albums/m240 ... ?start=all

[LEVE]

Cool van.. Are you running that off propane or natural gas? If so, how's that working out for you? I know the in the Netherlands the price of petrol is either an arm or a leg.

[chevy57bert]

Cool van.. Are you running that off propane or natural gas? If so, how's that working out for you? I know the in the Netherlands the price of petrol is either an arm or a leg.

Running on LPG. cost almost 1/3 less than petrol.
I get me 2 45 ltr tanks and mount them under the floor.

[ihatemybike]

Yeah, we Dutchmen rock! Nice looking van too.

[chevy57bert]

Upper Ball Joint Replace / Sway Bar linkage

Before



Clean the surface good for proper seating



Use only MOOG Parts.





Before U bolt everything together first cut the Sway-Linkage for easy acces.



Use a Pray-bar to get the Sway-bar up.
And mount the rest off the linkage.



Final Pic. Don`t forget to grease the Ball joints.

[Jasen]

Look at those shiny new parts

[chevy57bert]

Changed the steering-column, the old one had a bad shifter issue.
Mod a 89 to fit the 92. welded the crossbar to the 89 column.

Here`s a link if you want to know how to part it out..

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=WNO5JMI6 it`s a PDF

http://www.fiero.nl/forum/Forum2/HTML/088020.html








Yeah doesn`t it look great
Got this changed. someone converted this for trailerhitch wiring ( Europe standards)

[astroturf]

Bert, What are you going to do with your old top? Thanks, Jim

[chevy57bert]

Bert, What are you going to do with your old top? Thanks, Jim

We did put it on the JY Astro. Then the JY Van could stay dry.

[astroturf]

Good Idea. Thanks

[Jasen]

Good Idea. Thanks

What, did you want him to paddle it over here for you

[Mr_Bowtie]

Nice work!

[chevy57bert]

Good Idea. Thanks

What, did you want him to paddle it over here for you

I paddle everywhere for a free JY tour

[Mr_Bowtie]

Good Idea. Thanks

What, did you want him to paddle it over here for you

I paddle everywhere for a free JY tour

Paddle over here go to the junkyards and ship the parts back that you can fit in the "boat" with ya.

[chevy57bert]

Did some up-grate on the dash wiring.

Some extra sockets .



Wiring for dash switches to control the roof lights.
One for White leds and Blue leds. The last one (Master switch) for all external lights. except the original / standard lighting.

[chevy57bert]

Remove rear axle components , Brake shoes , brake lines, shocks.
Still waiting for flip-kit to arrive

[Dirk]

Someone made a mistake mounting the brake shoes I guess, time to fix it Bert
There are two different sizes in one kit, if I remember correctly the large one goes on the front and the smaller one on the back.
Correct me if I'm wrong

[Leeann_93]

^ yep, one of each on each side...here's a pic of my Bravada's brakes (the same) - left is towards the back, right is towards the front.

[chevy57bert]

^ yep, one of each on each side...here's a pic of my Bravada's brakes (the same) - left is towards the back, right is towards the front.

Right. just like a Volvo Truck..

[astroturf]

Looking Good Bert