More problems with the E-150 van corroded wire shorted out the pick-up coil no start the van is stop dead once again a cloud of bad luck is over my van as I work and fix and more fixing!,but I gotta work this out and continue on. I brought  a new pick-up coil, I thought  it will be a easy swamp but I was wrong,The distributor had to come out  the engine to be work on, I also had to buy a tool to remove the hold down bolt plus I had to break down the distributor to get to the pick-up coil. Old distributor and of cause I broke a few screw on it and now I need to buy a new  distributor assembly online.

Got back from NYC the bronx. back to work on the E-150 dead battery again charge it once again I checked out  few prices on batteries and I am going to get one soon. first  time in a while that I got gas from a station fill it up with some good gas. It rain today and the wiper blade on the van are no good so I pick up pair from auto zone part store, I got a chance to open up the van on the highway doing around 65MPH with no problem she handle pretty good. while I am on the highway i stop by the building 19 store to pick up a roll of carpet to wrap up the inside with wall to wall carpet.

Now that the van is starting right up just find now I can work on the exhaust pipe.
I cut out the old one and pre set up pipe to check fitting before welding the exhaust muffler and pipe in place. I took a picture of the bottom part of the van and I am going to rust proof it with ( POR-15 ) or some other product that can convert rust. I can say, It's been a good day working on the van because I got everything done that I wanted to do on the van today.

Today is the day! I needed to figure out what is really wrong with my van with the (No Crank) issue. This problem has been on my mind for some time now and it's driving me crazy. I have to get to the bottom of the electrical mess. I slow down everything  and got myself together and clear my mind, so I got my volt meter out and tested every connection that have to do with the Ignition system. I have change a few electrical parts already  like the ( Ignition switch, starter solenoid, starter, voltage regulator& wire connector, repairing two fuse links, battery, rear brake light socket, coil wire connector).  fixed all the bad connection and replace bad parts and finally I got the van Running!!!! It feel good to hear the engine working again... was a learning experience with electrical issue. THE E-150 IS RUNNING AGAIN......  

Once all the the electrical corrosion is taking care of and engine is running good I will like to degrease the motor and transmission and repaint it  the way the factory did when it was new. This will give it a clean look, like the floor in the cab painted it black it look real good from before.

The corrosion is playing a big part in my rust repair process and now it's started to attack the engine electrical part and it making me crazy. I have change a few part already and it look like I am going to be changing manny more parts before I can get the engine to run correct. In the beginning of this project I was planning in my mind that it will take me about two year to get the van to look good and to running great. I don't think so, It's going to take a lot longer plus winter is here and soon I will have to stop work, but I'll do my best.

 I haven't been working on the van because the van will not turn over at all, the van started before and now its nothing but clicking sound. So I had to order some parts like the starter solenoid, Ignition starter switch and the fuel filter is rusted and it is leaking so I order that filter as well.... I need to get the van started soon so I can weld in the new exhaust pipe,muffler and the tail pipe. This time around I have some help to sand down the van for primer.

Here waitting on Sandy The perfect storm on the east coast, it's only windy and rainning off and on can't wait when the storm is over so I can continue working on the E150 trying to get the van winter ready. I receive my exhaust pipe and mufler need to weld it in as soon I get a clear sunny day to install it. I am going to buy some wood 4x8 sheet panel for the interior walls and wall to wall carpet.

It's all coming slowly together one section at a time. I hope I can get all my work on the van done before the winter snow hit the ground, so much to get done but I will get it done...

Well today I got up early because a storm call (sandy) is going to hit my area, so I have to perpaired any un-prime steel with primer and plus I got a Chance to prep  and clean the cab's floor apply some primer and then some few coast of glossy black paint to finish up the interior before I lay down a new carpet. I finish up the weld on the lower door panel and primed it for now untill the storm pass.

 Back at it again, this time like always it's the RUST the big problem for this old ford van of mines. The lower part of the front driver side door panel needed some rust repair work, I have to redo a 9 year old repair that I did back then when I first brought tha van in 2003, now it's 2012 and it;s time to make the repair  right with the right tools that I have this time around. It's becoming real fun to work out the rusted out bad section right out of my van.

The homemade rocker and drop back panel are welded in place, with a little bondo filler and it will look great. This part was kinda hard to fabricate with out the right tools but I did it and it look factory. Now it's time to get to the lower door skin repair, that is the next job on my to do list....it's a now stop action.

  

 

Here is the handmade rocker panel that I fabricated I'll install the rocker panel in a few day cuase I am still working on other section of the body that are not done yet.

  

 I have been bizzy working on these section lot more work needed to be done like the driver's front rocker panel which I handmade and fabricated the drop back panel as well.