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wow thats a cool van cant wait to see it come back to life

Cleaned her a bit this morning before I put her in the garage to start ripping out the interior and trying to get the motor to run.
Wheels before:

Wheels after cleaning:

This was just a quick cleaning with a sponge and fine steel wool. I'll keep working on them. The van had 10 years of dirt and moss on it that washed off well. There is very little rust on this van...I do have a few spots to attend to but very little.

thats a big difference , looks like that van is in really good shape for setting outside for ten years .

Rims came bac real nice man! hows dry rot on tires? Thats what got me after 14yrs sittin in garage! How did body clean up? You got some work ahead of ya on dat interior I like the way the windows are filled in,is that metal? whats it look like from inside of it? Sweet find thats for sure! If ya dont mind askin wut ya give 4 it??? inquiring minds wana know

OMG that came out nice ,
hey want to trade a chevy ? LOL Just kidding

Three of the tires are pretty good.... they have good tread and not too dry. One tire is a different brand and flat and won't hold air. The front windows are metal and the three holes I was told were made from 3 different size exhaust pipes. It's about a 3/4 inches thick. The body cleaned up pretty good but I have a few small rust spots to take care of and I want to add a roll pan and mold the flares in so I will be putting the whole van in primer until I figure out what I want to do for paint. As for price, I paid $2,400.

Joe....did you see the pictures I posted of the interior? It's re

Joe....did you see the pictures I posted of the interior? It's real torn up but you were asking what the interior looked like.

yeah buddy ,
You have to tear it out anyway for paint and body work . I'm sure it's a bit musty to ? You may as well start over from scratch .