It's great that you kept something that your grandfather must of cherished. We are too much of a "throw away" society. Respect
@screamingcatchannel96243 жыл бұрын
My uncle has a '74 It did not run for over 6 years until we got it working and driving this year!
@1970e300FANATIC11 жыл бұрын
Awesome video... Glad you kept this video up even though you sold it... You documented great history...excellent narrating. The late 70's Xplorer vans are scarce, almost impossible to find these days.
@MultiRabe8 жыл бұрын
Now this is a CAMPER VAN! Not a computer chip anywhere in this baby! And she doesn't look too bad seeing how old she is. Nice video
@FrankiesFancy5 жыл бұрын
I don't care what anyone says...I LOVE the door panels and that blue shag carpet! Too bad its not for sale! The 70s was the best decade of my life and that really brings back memories! Listen to Sammy Johns song "Chevy Van" from the mid 70s...it will get you in the mood while you're working on her :)
@redneck0488 жыл бұрын
Nice van, I love the old dodges. I had trouble with my door, but all it required was a hinge adjustment. The bolts are fun to get to, they are behind the interior vent door. I found out not to drop tools down the vent because it took me almost an hour to fish out my ratchet and socket.... fun times.
@michaelwhite282314 күн бұрын
Wow. A potty in a van of this vintage is rare. Love the blue shag.
@1970e300FANATIC12 жыл бұрын
...a very rare and beautiful van! Those Xplorer vans are scarce these days.
@cornelieusfields20628 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video. You gave your Grand father much respect. You did a heart warming video God Bless you and your fam
@2busysecretary4 жыл бұрын
That was so fun to look at! I know your Grandpa is so please you appreciate that van and kept it.
@surferbri53467 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful, you used to see these on highways everywhere
@saipuakivikaupias11 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed the show. It's nice to know a few others out there appreciate a rare gem like this. :)
@danielpeterson27584 жыл бұрын
I'll be inheriting my grandfathers 1973 Xplorer!
@Rolexwearer4 жыл бұрын
Super cool. My grandfather had something similar to it also. We would travel everywhere in it. Had to have the windows down at all times. Everyime my grandfather looked to the left he would fart. Not good.
@Vamanaswastika6 жыл бұрын
Excellent van this is a rare one hadn't seen one these for a long time. Luckily your uncle didn't accidentally shoot the propane tanks. We wouldn't be looking at this beauty.
@ProfessorVanessa10 жыл бұрын
What a cool old van, great story about the bullet hole! lol
@Cydia9429 жыл бұрын
Dexter I love your show big fan. 8=>
@thefredsax12 жыл бұрын
Let's hear it run...I bet it sounds great!
@branchsnapper22283 жыл бұрын
Incredible van
@MrElf319 жыл бұрын
sweet van man keep it rolling and enjoy it yourself you will soon under stand Grampa's joy with it :)
@Blastfence17 жыл бұрын
Really cool! But I wish you would have pulled that mattress out so we could see better.
@thecrazymanfromireland8 жыл бұрын
That van looks like brand new brillent job n restoring it great job
@nathanielmoeykens61943 жыл бұрын
Nice van, I have a 1971 Xplorer. Arizona vehicle all it's life. Runs great love it!
@michaelstovall90247 жыл бұрын
Hello, Looks like a Fine Ride. If you ever decide to pass it on to someone else,I would be an interested Buyer. I admire the 78-80 years as they usually reflectthe original integrity of the improved Xplorers after the previous years. Here inHouston, they are few and far between, have seen only 3 in 10 years. Still lookingfor one even today. Regards, Michael
@michaelhorsford4037 жыл бұрын
damn things in great shape cool to have
@richbright5405 жыл бұрын
*Sweet-Vintage-Dodge* Oh what a prize and a perfect size for me to see this *Home-almost-Free* The mountains an the prairie it's not all that scary. Thank you for the view
@skywalker28525 жыл бұрын
Beautiful exterior!
@scottyking359711 жыл бұрын
Cool van man. Dodge made really cool vans/rv's. I have a 90 b250 conversion van and I really enjoy it, do wish it had the extra head room though.
@justlive569 жыл бұрын
Nice van man. I wouldn't sell it if I were you
@rebeccasmith953610 жыл бұрын
Looks great for its age!
@saipuakivikaupias12 жыл бұрын
The van was manufactured by Dodge in Dec 1977. Xplorer constructed this camper in early 1978. When Grandpa bought this new, it was titled as a '78.
@saipuakivikaupias11 жыл бұрын
Sold to a lucky guy up in North Dakota
@darrellsalmons88979 жыл бұрын
Wish it was mine I would b on the road on my way to florida now lol. Thats my plan
@stevewoods7556 жыл бұрын
I am at 3:56, but I love, your neighbors barking dog comment, maybe the will see your Vlog. Your neighbor hit the van and then dragged the bumper, and your uncle shot it! TOO F'ing funny. Just your matter of fact delivery!!!!
@cbthethird10 жыл бұрын
pretty rad van
@josephhaga1 Жыл бұрын
My parents had one. I want one
@357raider10 жыл бұрын
I LIKE IT. NICE
@dougsocia89406 жыл бұрын
Wow I have this same van a Ray Frank model cool
@andreamurphy11265 жыл бұрын
I feel so sorry for that Dog who has to Bark all Day due to Boredom. Have you offered to walk it or play w it ? Wow, nice Van. Too Bad it wasn't covered with a Tarp before all the damage from water. Our 1974 Station Wagon had Lap belts .
@bryantmatthews938 жыл бұрын
i have a 79 chrysler voyager it was assembled in 01/79 mines is the 15 passenger van
@mtothem133711 жыл бұрын
It looks so wierd when the tires are so far from the back, the the back swing out alot when you turn?
@laronis3 жыл бұрын
I wished my Class B RV was that height, i would love to be able to park it in the garage. But mine is about 9' tall so i cannot, plus the wind blows it around like crazy. Best to paint the blue stripe white and get rid of it. Check out Explorer Steve"s youtube channel and look at the before and after of his Explorer. Looks INCREDIBLE once he got rid of those stupid stripes.
@lindamarie6574 Жыл бұрын
Now this is cool😃!
@smallhomeideas10 жыл бұрын
Soooooooo rad.
@atommachine11 жыл бұрын
nice van
@carlorocky9 жыл бұрын
The urban assault vehicle.
@nobodyyouknow2229 жыл бұрын
interesting look inside.. not too many of these around, for some obvious reasons.
@daviedollaz15539 жыл бұрын
Thats That uncle rico joint lol
@kittensugars10 жыл бұрын
Darn, I was hoping it was for sale. Sweet camper van, and nice vid. I am looking for a vehicle to use for living and moving around....ditching the apartment/city BS. :)
@dougsocia89406 жыл бұрын
kittensugars I got that van $13,000
@thethomaslm8 жыл бұрын
i love it ;)
@pirateshack93153 ай бұрын
SWEEEEET !!!!!!!
@Xplorer22810 жыл бұрын
Anybody know if having a dropped floor like this has any drawbacks? Does it make traveling certain terrain difficult? Has anyone had any problems with this?
@saipuakivikaupias10 жыл бұрын
My grandpa took this van all over, on and off road, with no problems. The dropped floor on this ride isn't much lower than anything else underneath the body.
@MattsRageFitGarage12 жыл бұрын
That's not a 1978, if it was a 1978 the back tail lights would be the bigger and wider vertical tail lights and not the small horizontal lights. Also the dash and instrument cluster would be the newer style dash like you'd see in the 1978-1995 vans. Yours looks to be a 1976 or 1977, looks good though.
@kymesmith6 жыл бұрын
1986FordF-250 It's not a '77. I have a '77 Xplorer 307 and she's very different inside and out. I'm only the 3rd owner and she (Arlene) only has 44k miles! In addition to being in amazing condition with crazy low mileage, she's apparently also extremely rare - I have scoured the internet looking for others (to get remodel ideas) and have only been able to find ONE in an old "for sale" post!!!
@acrazedmaniac6 жыл бұрын
own 9 dodge vans (72 to78 and one 90)... in 78 they mixed a lot of them up doing the .. conversion to the 78-79. Can see all kinds of 78,s. with the 70,s stuff still on some of them. Most have over 500,000 miles on them.
@jasoncarpp77424 жыл бұрын
Awesome looking van! I reckon anyone could boondock in something like this and still be comfortable. If I had something like this, I'd install a 5.9 litre Cummins turbo diesel engine.
@mnmotosnowmo3 жыл бұрын
Wish you'd start it up so we could hear it!
@NIGHTHAWKZONE9 жыл бұрын
SO NICE'
@geoffreybywater990910 жыл бұрын
Geoff uk mint van
@simonlagree46559 жыл бұрын
Your You Tube caption says " Not For Sale " but the sign on the camper says otherwise. Oversight ? Change of heart ?
@saipuakivikaupias9 жыл бұрын
Simon Lagree This is the video tour I made when I had the van on the market. It was sold to a young guy in ND who wanted to fix it up. I always wanted to do the same, but couldn't get to it so I thought I would pass the baton to another, after much internal debate. I fixed it up to this point over a five year period, namely mechanical as it sat for a number of years in my grandpa's yard. The looks I got, driving down the road, were of admiration or utter disgust. I was flattered by both. Truthfully, I was surprised no one in my extended family wanted to take this on. We all took trips with grandpa in this van.
@dougsocia89406 жыл бұрын
Simon Lagree we have that van for sale $13,000 take a look
@FrankiesFancy5 жыл бұрын
Great. Now he's probably going to F it up and remove the 70s charm. Damn.
@raymondoliver73815 жыл бұрын
@@dougsocia8940 you sell the van ?
@dougsocia89405 жыл бұрын
@@raymondoliver7381 we sold ours I dont know about this guy
@Xplorer22810 жыл бұрын
Would ya'll consider this van to be stealth? Do you think that most people, including cops, would look at this and assume someone is living in it?
@pamdavid79 жыл бұрын
How much did you sell this for?
@HyperCubedFaery7 жыл бұрын
How much did the tires cost?
@RED11111111119 жыл бұрын
++++ NEED SOME HELP PLEASE++++ MY OIL SLEEVE CAME OUT WHEN I PULLED MY DIPSTICK OUT TO CHECK MY OIL.. CAN YOU LOOK ON YOUR ENGINE TO SEE WHAT THE OIL DIPSTICK SLEEVE BRACKET ATTACHES TO ON YOURS? IS IT THE ALTINATOR AND IF SO, IS IT THE BACK OR FRONT OF THE ALTINATOR IT ATTACHES TO??? YOUR HELP WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED.. THANKS!!
@MrElf319 жыл бұрын
Red 1 If I remember mine back in '82 the dipstick is just pressed into the engine block so if yours came out you just take a pair of needle nose pliers and press them inside to expand it just barely then tap that tube back in with a board on top of-course. now some had a holder spot welded to the side and that will (if it has one) bolt to the exhaust manifold bolt that has a threaded end beyond the head.
@MrElf319 жыл бұрын
Red one other thing ,around the sleeve at the bottom where it sets inside the block, add a ring of the high temperature silicone
@kiteprojectca10 жыл бұрын
I want buy a vans like that, where i can find one? Canada-Usa, anybody know where i need to reach?
@johndelduco568310 жыл бұрын
Can you tell me where you got the matres made. I have the same van would like a new matress
@saipuakivikaupias10 жыл бұрын
Hi John, this place made my mattress. www.idealmattressfurniture.com/ I believe it cose me around $250 but it's been a few years.
@johndelduco568310 жыл бұрын
saipuakivikaupias Thank you very much!
@8digitPDX9 жыл бұрын
I am looking at one that another guy has for sale and I am curious, under the hood of your 78, was it still smog exempt at that point or does it have all the extra vacuum junk and smog pump? I seem to remember RVs of that era still had relatively simple 1960s style engine compartments due to smog exemptions on larger trucks.
@saipuakivikaupias9 жыл бұрын
No I don't recall any of the extra smog goodies in this van
@8digitPDX9 жыл бұрын
saipuakivikaupias Thanks
@fcktheonlythingmissingisu37926 жыл бұрын
8digitPDX My brother owned a 1978 dodge tradesman 200, 400 CI big block, 727 transmission, the rearend was a true posi-traction turn the front tires and can it the ass end whips right around(on dry pavement). NO POLLUTION ANYTHING, installed dual exhaust. Never any work to engine tranny or rearend 400,000 miles on it when my brother sold it.
@CarvinLandAfterDark5 жыл бұрын
Really nice van, where did you find these 8 lugs wheels, they look so cool!
@zalo_tuandriverga8 жыл бұрын
still?
@pamdavid79 жыл бұрын
Did the person that bought it make any youtube videos about it?
@saipuakivikaupias9 жыл бұрын
David DeRoche I should try and track him down and get an update. He told me he'd send me some progress pics.
@pamdavid79 жыл бұрын
that would be nice
@donnafredricks63728 жыл бұрын
I have one just like this. Its a 1979 Xplorer, rust free from texas. I am trying to establish a value so I can sell it. Any ideas? donna
@TheGhjgjgjgjgjg8 жыл бұрын
+Donna Fredricks Its probably worth more than you think.These old vans have become collectible and there is a lot of interest in them right now because people want the van life,just keep that in mind.
@donnafredricks63728 жыл бұрын
+TheGhjgjgjgjgjg Thanks for the advice. My boyfriend and I bought this in Texas and traveled around the south. We loved it especially because it was a van motorhome. He has since passed away and I need to sell it. Thanks for responding.
@john73658 жыл бұрын
Do you still have this???
@dougsocia89406 жыл бұрын
We got the same van but ours is pimped out and driven every where coast to coast over and over
@benwright98537 жыл бұрын
Still 4 sale by chance?
@rjr12275 жыл бұрын
Yea......I could live in here
@pierremoosebroker495110 жыл бұрын
please list the asking price , location
@pierremoosebroker495110 жыл бұрын
sorry...i see it , not for sale
@benwright98537 жыл бұрын
r what'd it sell for?
@cju31885 жыл бұрын
Bad ass
@wayneash925110 жыл бұрын
How mutch im interesred
@zendog573 жыл бұрын
You have a FOR SALE sign in the video but in your description you say not for sale? Is it for sale?
@saipuakivikaupias3 жыл бұрын
Not for sale
@dub9444 ай бұрын
What kind of wheels are these?!
@ZombieSheeple10 жыл бұрын
Price
@stephenhansen89068 жыл бұрын
is this for sale
@waynebastianelli83913 жыл бұрын
Where is it now
@hardtime11111 жыл бұрын
Is it sold
@43Magicman7 жыл бұрын
Sold for $1500.00
@vallevaan10 жыл бұрын
Ei helvetti mikä nimi :D
@U.S.SlaveOfficial10 жыл бұрын
I'd spray with monstaliner
@charliebush5667 Жыл бұрын
How much do you want for it
@styldsteel18 жыл бұрын
What is a 5 point 9 liter? That's not American.Cubic American inches please?
@saipuakivikaupias8 жыл бұрын
+styldsteel1 360, see above description
@styldsteel18 жыл бұрын
saipuakivikaupias OK ty. I thought for a moment the united States was converting to the metric system for a moment. i got concerned
@saipuakivikaupias8 жыл бұрын
+styldsteel1 Metric system? I wish! Then I'd have to buy only one set of tools.
@styldsteel18 жыл бұрын
I say the auto manufactures should cut the crap and use American inches. To remove a bolt from my 08 mustang I have to use milimeters. I'm sure Henry is thrilled.
@ericvest72792 жыл бұрын
Price?
@ms.sammanthalee51564 жыл бұрын
check your local law inforce ment on nose laws are annoyances and see what you can do to have those things cleared up if u waant jusa saayin...
Should have never sold her. I bet you're kicking yourself now, lol
@pookeeboo934010 жыл бұрын
dude you breathe really heavy for someone whos just standing there i feel like im going to hyper ventalate after listening to you
@dougsocia89406 жыл бұрын
We selling our van same as this van $13,000 take a look at ours
@adamwatson76592 жыл бұрын
34 years old? 1😅🤣😂try 44 years old
@nicbreal Жыл бұрын
Inice
@jamessignorelli852 Жыл бұрын
Sorry bro but these things are nothin but junk . You are wise to get rid of it . The problems , not with the camper conversion , but the van itself . It will beat the crap out of you going down the road because the original German design was changed in the front suspension wayg to much to save production cost . It lies with the ideler arm and the lower inner control arm bushings . They "GRAB LINES" Or so the condition was coined . The transmissions were a military design that did not do well after 1966 . They would slip going from 2nd to 3rd and would burn up . And since it's not a Chevy that tranny cost 4 times as much to re build . Not only that , combine all this with less than sensitive people that call themselves mechanics That can't aligned one and the trans shops that will not give you a warranty on anything for "MOPARS" And all you have is a driveway bomb . I used to love MOPARS , but good ol American greed screwed that up . EVERYONE THINKS THEY SHOULD LIVE ON THE HILL THE WAY THE FOREIGNERS DO . AND THEY DONT HAVE BRAINS OR KNOWHOW TO LIVE IN A TENT IN A JUNKYARD !