Vanning.com logo
Boxdin
Site Navigation


Advertisements
Recent Posts
Good day
by lukester - March 28th 2024 12:26 pm
Crazy mods
by MufflerMan Mike - March 28th 2024 9:38 am
Lew Greger
by MufflerMan Mike - March 27th 2024 5:15 pm
1987 G20 Gypsy
by SDMickey - March 25th 2024 9:39 pm
Featured Links


Previous Thread
Next Thread
Print Thread
Rate Thread
Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 10 11
Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
#400265 July 25th 2010 11:20 am
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
journeyman
OP Offline
journeyman
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
I bought my 1990 Chevy van G20 in 2006 at a local dealer. It has a 5.7 Tbi V8. There where 217000 miles on it, but me and my wife just fell in love with it!

[Linked Image]

This year I am restoring the Van. It’s a lot of work, but I know it will pay off!
Here is the story of the Van as far as I know it:
The Van came out of the factory in september 1989, and was new imported in januari 1990 to the netherlands. It came as a low-top cargo Van with a 5.0 V8 in it.
A few peaople owned it before me and one of them converted it to a high-top, took away the sliding door and put cargo doors in it. He also removed the 5.0 engine and put a 5.7 engine in it.
I have spoken to that owner just a few weeks ago, and he was pleasantly surprised when he heard my plans of restoring his old Van.

The restoring story sofar:
Fist of all I took out all the chairs, that was easy. But then I began removing the carpests… ohh what a hell of a job! I now kno what makes a Van so heavy, it has a lot of stuff init, but you can’t see that.

[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]


When I took out the wooden underfloor, I was pleasantly surprissed, almost no rus at all. I removed the bit of rust and primed and painted the whole floor. After that I put back the wooden underfloor again.
Then it was time to take off the roof. After removing all the screws I carefully lifted the roof with a big kind off jack cm by cm. Together wit a strong neighbour we took the roof of an putted it on my trailer.

[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]


Now I was able to remove all the rust and sealant and what I saw didn’t scare me. Only just above the passenger door there was rust dammage.

[Linked Image]

26-06-2010

The Van is now brought to a big shed of a friend of mine, here I can work dry and safe! I brought it myself on a trailer I lended.

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]

[Linked Image]

I’m gonna take off all the paint, so I have enough to do the next months!
Now I took out the front windshield and it didn’t break! The frame underneath it was pretty bad as I expected.

[Linked Image]

I also took out the passengerdoor and the dashboard. Now you can see what a mess it is with all those wires!

[Linked Image]


13-06-2010
Today I removed all the stickers. Pfff, what a hell of a job, my fingers hurt a lot!
I also removed the left big window, but that wasn’t easy! Also removed the grille, headlights etc.

15-06-2010

Today I’ve been talking to a painter, and the prise I have to pa to have the Van painted was less then I expected!!
Bought a big partytent (4 x 8 mtr) for over the Van while I Am working on the Van.

[Linked Image]

18-06-2010

Today I removed the runningboards. On the left side by the rear tire there was a lot of rust.
[Linked Image]

20-06-2010

Today I began sanding the roof. I took away all the little holes with filler and the sanding went on and on….

[Linked Image]

26-06-2010

Today the welder came and we began taking out bad peaces and made it like new!

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]


The welder is very exact and the work doesn’t go fast, but he does it very well!!

03-07-2010

Today it was a welding day. Again we did a lot of work on the right side.

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]



12-07-2010

Welding evening

[Linked Image]


13-07-2010

Welding again

[Linked Image]

15-07-2010
Still removing...

[Linked Image]
[Linked Image]

What a big job. But I like it!!


Honesty is the best policy!

1975 Chevy Van G10 Short (5.7)
1990 Chevy Van G20 (5.0 TBI)
My Facebook page: http://facebook.com/chevy.driver1
AdSense long
Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
VanandpickuplunaticNL #400267 July 25th 2010 11:29 am
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 7,662
Likes: 2
W
carpal tunnel
Offline
carpal tunnel
W
Joined: Apr 2003
Posts: 7,662
Likes: 2
Nice work so far......

That is the second conversion van I have seen from across the pond that does not have the big bay windows in ether rear quarter panels......

.......Wookee


Its a "Van Thing"
A life style you have to LIVE to understand!

[Linked Image]

Vintage Chevy Van Club
Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
VanandpickuplunaticNL #400268 July 25th 2010 11:32 am
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 12,847
Maniac
Offline
Maniac
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 12,847
WOW.....Big job for sure, Progress looks awesome.


[Linked Image]




Proud member: Shenandoah Valley Vans


............" REALITY IS JUST AN ELABORATE ILLUSION"..................

Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
HighwayStar #400274 July 25th 2010 11:55 am
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 32,696
Likes: 172
Old Timer
Offline
Old Timer
Joined: Feb 2002
Posts: 32,696
Likes: 172
Thats a big job and looks like your doing one fine job.


Jim & Lucy Newkirk
1965 Chevy Bad Influence
1981 Chevy-the Love Shack
2012 Chevy Van , 2020 chevy van
2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet.
Club Vannerz.
vanninvanner@comcast.net
Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
wookee #400303 July 25th 2010 3:54 pm
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
journeyman
OP Offline
journeyman
Joined: Jul 2010
Posts: 60
Originally Posted by wookee
Nice work so far......

That is the second conversion van I have seen from across the pond that does not have the big bay windows in ether rear quarter panels......

.......Wookee


That's because it was a cargo Van at first. After a few years someone converted it.

Here in Holland we have several types of road taxes for our cars. Company cars pay less road tax but need to qualify to a bunch of rules. One of them is that they are not allowed to have windows at the rear sides.
Thats why you see a lot of these Van's here in Holland smile


Honesty is the best policy!

1975 Chevy Van G10 Short (5.7)
1990 Chevy Van G20 (5.0 TBI)
My Facebook page: http://facebook.com/chevy.driver1
Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
VanandpickuplunaticNL #400350 July 25th 2010 8:25 pm
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 4,460
D
pooh-bah
Offline
pooh-bah
D
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 4,460
Looks like a good start! Cant wait to see it done!


2003 Grand Caravan

Member Vanatics Van Club-Spfld, IL
Member Florida Van Council
Member Central Florida Vans,-Orlando, FL

[Linked Image]

Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
draggnastro #400355 July 25th 2010 8:51 pm
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,586
Likes: 1
pooh-bah
Offline
pooh-bah
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 3,586
Likes: 1
Looks like a Mini Overhaulin : ) good luck


[Linked Image]
Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
c1run1 #400377 July 25th 2010 11:20 pm
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,113
Likes: 2
pooh-bah
Offline
pooh-bah
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 3,113
Likes: 2
great progress so far! can't wait to see it in fresh paint. good luck on it

Re: Restoring my 1990 Chevy Van G20
86ed #400439 July 26th 2010 10:16 am
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 28,125
Madman!
Offline
Madman!
Joined: Oct 2001
Posts: 28,125
yeah Nice work so far! Keep us posted as you go!


Ken Schwarz
Tricky Truckers, N.J.
Van Clan Plus One, Canada
Manse Vans, Finland
Rebel Vanners, N.J. "USA"
Toopa Sinner Tribe, N.C.

www.showvans.com

http://www.cardomain.com/ride/360991

[Linked Image]

"Coolness ALWAYS trumps comfort"
Page 1 of 11 1 2 3 10 11

Moderated by  Astro 

Link Copied to Clipboard
Donate


Upcoming Events
discovery
Who's Online Now
0 members (), 18 guests, and 4 robots.
Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod
Newest Members
TheDrunkenGunsmith, Jac, LOVclassics, ZenMuffin, Milkman530
12724 Registered Users
Top Posters (30 Days)
SDMickey 125
CatFish 25
frscke1 25
Wedgy 21
Forum Statistics
Forums68
Topics35,746
Posts537,916
Members12,725
Most Online177
May 8th, 2013

Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.4