Jesse Ybarra sent me these pictures of
a Fleetvan that he has been working on for a friend. Those of you that
attended the FC Roundup probably now this truck. What an awesome job that
has been done to this vehicle! Jesse managed to squeeze this one in around
all the other projects he has going on. Below are details of all the work
performed by Jesse and his crew to bring this Fleetvan back to life.
"This
now pimped, in Phoenix, FJ3 FleetVan is now ready to be on it's way to Miami,
the metal and mechanical work is done and ready for a Miami local paint shop, it
runs good with the Dauntless V6 / Turbo 350 / 4.27 gears and new Delcotron
alternator. Ken has been sick so I finished what I wanted to do, it is to hot
here to paint.
It belongs to Johnny Russ of Miami.
Notice the new Peterbuilt semi truck air suspension seats, the new hand formed
sheet metal: grill upper, grill, new front fender grill mounting panels from
headlights to the grill, fender mounting panel sections that replaced, what was
cut out for ugly external mounted radiator, door metal was rusted through, new
metal skin repair panels, replaced the rust areas. New front inner fender wheel
wells, new rear wheel wells were specially made to replace metal, that was cut
out for bigger tires and new front frame boxed sections then replaced where
frame was cut out for radiator.
The engine: new locking motor mounts replaced where it had chains holding the
engine in place, fan had 12" bolts with double 4" spacers to go over front
crossmember, to reach the outside mounted radiator, was all replaced with a new
radiator that is for a V8 Vega conversion, the crossflow radiator is mounted
with an electric fan. New speedo and instruments."
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