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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 04th 2011 2:22 am
I closed the deal this past Sunday and picked up a 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty with flairs, sunroof and vent. As soon as I figure out the easy way to post photo's I will.
Posted By: aftoyboy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 04th 2011 3:00 am
You need firefox browser then upload your pictures to photobucket.com then whenyou hover over a picture click on "IMG Code" it will automatically copy then come back to your vanning.com thread and respond in "Full reply Screen" then rick click in white area and click paste, it will show just the image code, if you'd like there's an option to preview just click "Preview Reply" to see where your images are in the message and you can tweek it from there.
Hope this helps good luck and hope to see some pictures real soon!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 04th 2011 12:14 pm
I have never used Firefox, is that required or is it just easier than IE?

Thanks, Scott
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 04th 2011 1:08 pm
Firefox isnt necessary, but the site runs smoother. I have to run on I.E. for the moment and its working fine for me. Just not as fast.
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 05th 2011 2:05 pm
Congratulations on the van! chevy

And yes most of us use www.photobucket.com for posting pictures on this site. It is free and very easy to use. There is a thread about posting pictures in the computer help section.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 05th 2011 2:19 pm
I have AT&T DSL and Flickr is included so I guess I will try that first. Thanks to all.
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 05th 2011 2:39 pm
You can also post pictures from flickr. There is a share button next to the picture that will give you links. I think you need to copy the short url and post it here.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 2:24 am
Ok I think I have it, these pictures are how it was when bought.

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Posted By: MrHoney Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 2:40 am
Can I ask what that went for ? I like to know what I missed out on.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 2:59 am
$2,500 and solid piece.

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Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 3:09 am
Very nice score!!! What are the plans?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 11:51 am
Unfortunatley I am going gut most of the interior, I have kids so I need to put a sofa with seatbelts in (I already have a full set of furniture). I have already started making lots of changes, we are going camping this weekend so I have busy getting the sofa in, I will post more pictures today.
Posted By: vanfun Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 12:08 pm
Very nice score gongrats and if it is as nice as it looks you got a bargain!! cheers
Posted By: River_Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 12:20 pm
Cool find. Buff it out and find some nice wider wheels. Good price.
Posted By: Mutt Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 06th 2011 12:59 pm
very cool!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 12:47 am
Yes I agree the wheels were first on the list, I think these will do.
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Posted By: GhostRyder Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 1:49 am
man i want a shorty .
Posted By: aftoyboy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 3:52 am
She is a beauty! Sure wish mine were in as good of condition, but hey you get what you paid for as mine was $400 bucks. Keep us posted on your progress!
Posted By: chevyvan93 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 5:01 am
Welcome, nice van, you want to get rid of that cabinet and bed
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 10:48 am
very nice,the new wheels look great..... cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 12:27 pm
Originally Posted by chevyvan93
Welcome, nice van, you want to get rid of that cabinet and bed


Chevyvan93, does that mean you are interested in what I took out? The bed itself was just plywood and 2x4's, the cabinet was built from 2x4's also and I have most of it including the cooler (looks like mini fridge). We did not rip the stuff out, we took it apart one screw at a time.

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Posted By: double Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 12:36 pm
have to love it when the kids help. very nice van
Posted By: River_Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 07th 2011 12:58 pm
Love the family participation. I shouldve took pics of my nine year old girl when she helped me do that to my van. First time she used a drill but you couldnt tell
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 1:43 am

Cleaned up the front end, removed the air dam, it was cracked, broken and repared in 2 spots, its was abs like the flairs and was warped out of shape in the center, I also removed the fog lights and driving lights.

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Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 1:49 am
I think the front end looks a lot better now. cheers
Posted By: Radarlove Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 1:53 am
Looks Great!
Posted By: Keep_On_Truckin_WNY Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 2:56 am
i totally understand the need for hauling kids -that's why i put my '84 together the way i did... sure cleaned up nicely and those Cragars look sweet...

it's awesome that you got your kids to help - mine's still a little too young to do most things,but he still helps me on occasion...

why did you take the lights off...?
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 4:11 am
cleaned up real nice smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 1:58 pm
Originally Posted by Keep_On_Truckin_WNY
i totally understand the need for hauling kids -that's why i put my '84 together the way i did... sure cleaned up nicely and those Cragars look sweet...

it's awesome that you got your kids to help - mine's still a little too young to do most things,but he still helps me on occasion...

why did you take the lights off...?


The fog lights were not my style at all and then I pulled the driving lights also to see it without and just ended up looking better to me.
Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 4:13 pm
Very nice
Posted By: lostinthe70eees Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 11th 2011 8:28 pm
Looking good! I myself like fog lights on the bottom of the front bumper! Keep on Truckin!
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 12th 2011 12:27 am
i think it looks better now, sweet van!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 12:43 am
I have an Emperial cooler I took out if anybody is interested.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 1:07 am
These are some pictures of the changes we made for camping last weekend, I had to rip up the old decking replaced it, installed lap belts and the new furniture I will eventually use. After this I will tear it all out and install new carpet, walls, ceiling etc.

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Posted By: F350 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 1:08 am
Nice looking van. Makes me want a Chevy.

The pain looks like it could be buffed to perfection.

Too bad the interior had to go. Looks a perfect setup for a frequent traveler / living in it.
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 1:48 am
Very Nice!! much better shape and deal than the vantastic conversion you were looking at. That seating arrangement looks great in there style color and fit. I like the lights off or hidden and I'm kinda into to keeping the front spoiler but then again I'm on my 4th one so I do understand removing it. Best of luck with it, that is a excellent family affair.
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 2:24 pm
Congratulations on getting the van.
Great choice on the wheels and tires!
chevy

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Posted By: Ghetto Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 2:36 pm
Is that the van out of Macomb, Michigan ?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 3:02 pm
I picked it up in Richmond, MI not sure if that is near Macomb.
Posted By: Awbartley Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 13th 2011 3:09 pm
Nice ride!
Posted By: Ghetto Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 14th 2011 3:25 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
I picked it up in Richmond, MI not sure if that is near Macomb.

Ya, Macomb county. I remember it from craig's list. Richmond is about 10 miles from me. Good look'n shorty.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 20th 2011 2:29 am
Weather is turning so it's time to get wreches turning! I have not posted much, I have just been busy and I have alot to do to this van! I will try and keep taking and posting pics.
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Posted By: Wyatt Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 20th 2011 6:27 am
very nice i like it.:)
Posted By: River_Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 20th 2011 6:44 am
Lookin sharp. I like the new seats.
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 21st 2011 4:07 am
nothing like having a fresh engine, nice
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 21st 2011 4:38 pm
whooo.. purty! Wanna drop that in my dodge! Haha and piss both sides off!
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 21st 2011 9:15 pm
the out side of the van looks SWEET.
The pliad dash would have to go......
I wonder what color vinyl is under all that uglyness?.
Nothing as nice as a Van with a fresh strong running V/8......

.......Wookee
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - October 21st 2011 10:05 pm
looking good....

I think I kinda like the old school dash pad....
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 2:39 am
Sorry have not posted any progress so here are some pic's. I am just in front to rear drivetrain mode right now. I will get back to the interior when drivetrain is complete.

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Pulled engine & tranny in one shot.

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Tranny cleaned up, new mount,shift and drain kit installed

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Tranny installed & new motor mounts

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 3:00 am
Time for some Chevy (orange) horsepower!

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Posted By: chevyvan93 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 7:04 am
Sweet.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 1:01 pm
Now that I posted the past pics you can see that I am ready to figure out exhaust and will need all you chevy guys to help! I had a set of Flowtech headers for a prior camaro project and just can't get them between the frame rail. I knew I would not be able to use the manifold off the 305 (the dipstick issue). I am doing side pipes so I do not want long tube headers. I know some have tried the shorty and block hugger headers that did not work. I would like to keep cost around $200, I found some early Corvette manifolds at a decent price has anybody tried them? the link is below.

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Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 3:18 pm
drool Nice work my man! That new engine looks awesome in there.
This is going to be one bad ass van!
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 3:51 pm
They did make a set of long tube headers to fit a 3rd gen Chevy.You need to check with Hooker or Headman who have been making headers for a long time.
To be honest after running a set on a 3rd gen.Unless your engine is a high horsepower monster a set of factory down and out the back cast iron manifolds will do just fine.
Add a set of 21/2 inch pipes and a quality set of mufflers you will have lots of trouble free miles.
One of the biggest issues with long tube headers on a van is heat sink of the started.They also make the started harder to pull or change out.
Sorry the corvette manifolds will not clear the cross member/sub frame......

.........Wookee
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 4:27 pm
Wookee, I was hoping you would chime in on this. I was thinking the same way, this small block I did mild with 9.5-1, Performer package and stock heads. I was leaning towards manifolds due to heat, leaks and side pipe issues with headers but I no longer have any manifolds on the scrap pile.

If the center dump Corvette's will not work I would assume I need any early rear dump (under plug) sbc (not 305) manifolds?

Thanks, Scott
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 7:17 pm
nicee!
Posted By: reenasrockman Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 8:14 pm
I thought you did not like chevys
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 22nd 2011 8:40 pm
Nice work nice van..... smile
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 4:24 am
The rear dump manifolds came on both vans and pick ups.
They are not too hard to find at the pick and pull yards.
They might be available brand new....some where
One issue with used ones are the bolts that hold the pipes in place.I have pretty good luck removing the old ones then re taping/chasing the holes and putting new bolts back in place.
I have a set off of a 77 350 that will be going on my 89 GMC.

.......Wookee

Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 4:52 am
Very Nice grin
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 12:02 pm
Thanks Wookee, I will make some calls and be heading out to my local yards today. Yep the studs will be the main concern.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Posted By: Bullet Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 12:29 pm
If you have a set of torches, clamp the manifold up in a vise and heat around the stud and gently work ito ut, be patient and don't get in a hurry and it should come right on out. Nice van by the way.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 12:53 pm
That just looks so sweet in there! Gotta love a fresh detailed engine.

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If you have a set of torches, clamp the manifold up in a vise and heat around the stud and gently work ito ut, be patient and don't get in a hurry and it should come right on out. Nice van by the way.


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Just be careful not to heat the manifolds too much as it makes the metal brittle.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 2:30 pm
As always, thanks for the tips and the comments. I got a buddy who claims hes got a set with good studs but he's the buddy we all have that has the gold plated parts ($$$). I will find some today. Hope to put some fire in those holes this weekend.

Thanks, Scott
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 23rd 2011 6:48 pm
LMC truck has them brand new but they are pricey.
129.00 each...they also list the heat riser.
The picture they show is not the correct manifold.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 02nd 2011 2:36 pm
Quick update: Been very busy and have not posted, I did find a set of old manifolds in the yard, I pulled them for $20 and needed to change the studs (always a pain in the $%#). I will try and get some new pics posted this weekend.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 02nd 2011 5:36 pm
Nice mid!
Posted By: relaxedvanner Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 02nd 2011 5:55 pm
Great looking van. The detailed engine looks sweet. Looks like it will be a nice runner with many trouble free miles.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 07th 2011 1:27 pm
As stated before I have been busy, but here are some pics of progress. These pics are of those damn manifolds, did not take many cuz was to busy fighting with them but got er done.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 07th 2011 2:39 pm
Oooops! I cleaned some duplicate files out of flickr and it screwed up some previous post in this topic, not sure how to fix it sorry.
Posted By: vanfun Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 07th 2011 3:17 pm
Very nice work on the Chevy looks good! That was a sweet mid you had there! Those two vans are very sweet!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 07th 2011 3:25 pm
I loved that Ford I had that 20+ years ago when I worked in a van shop, back then I did not take pictures of anything (regret it know) but that is the only picture I could find of it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 2:37 am
More pictures! New U-joints and driveshaft install. Oh and painted my favorite color, Harley Orange, Hugger Orange, Chevy Orange or just Orange!

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Posted By: Keep_On_Truckin_WNY Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 2:40 am
that's totally AWESOME that your daughter is helping - good work...!

new paint looks great... keep up the good work...!
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 2:47 am
Very nice.

That orange is a great color.
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 3:19 am
Originally Posted by Keep_On_Truckin_WNY
that's totally AWESOME that your daughter is helping - good work...!

new paint looks great... keep up the good work...!


yeah always great to see the younger future generation helpin and being involved smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 4:14 am
More Pics, upgraded alternator from 65amp to 120amp and still checkin the yards for a 144.
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Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 08th 2011 12:14 pm
That's so cool that you have your daughter helping!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 09th 2011 2:06 pm
More pictures! Put in an electric fan, new radiator and installed tranny cooler. Somebody had asked about electric fan before, the main thing would be to have a high amp alternator. Most of the parts came from the junkyard, Mark VIII fan $17 ($10 with $7 core), Volvo fan controller $10 and temp switch for a 87' GNX $14.99 new.

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Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 09th 2011 4:23 pm
Awesome work! How come you didn't paint the u-joints black? lol


And...what makes you think, that's the daughter, maybe she is the van owner grin Kudos to her though for getting involved.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 09th 2011 6:07 pm
Yep she's the one! I have 2 girls and they both are tomboy's, both ride dirt bikes, on the back of our bikes, go-karts and go to the races but my youngest (9yrs) likes to work on things with me, the other has no interest.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 09th 2011 7:39 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Yep she's the one! I have 2 girls and they both are tomboy's, both ride dirt bikes, on the back of our bikes, go-karts and go to the races but my youngest (9yrs) likes to work on things with me, the other has no interest.


They must be related to my girls. My oldest just wants to read books. She will lend a hand occasionally tho. That's it though, just a hand!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 10th 2011 2:39 pm
Just another picture, Im just going hate having to cover this up!

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Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 11th 2011 5:05 am
Man,that motor looks great!
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Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Just another picture, Im just going hate having to cover this up!

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WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO!!! I vote for a Plexiglass doghouse
Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 11th 2011 1:05 pm
Looks Great
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Originally Posted by frscke1
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Just another picture, Im just going hate having to cover this up!

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WHO SAYS YOU HAVE TO!!! I vote for a Plexiglass doghouse


Somebody make one?
Posted By: BlackKnight Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 11th 2011 9:43 pm
I'm late to this thread but wanted to say congrats! I love it!

Keep up the good work.

-Jason
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 13th 2011 4:48 pm
You could cut holes in your dog house and put lexan windows in it. Be sure to seal them well though.
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 13th 2011 6:16 pm
Looks good! And to the youngin' You go girl! lol
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 3:06 am
More Pictures!
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Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 1:16 pm
Nice outcome! Looks much better IMO!
Posted By: steeve Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 3:23 pm
good jobs !
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 3:31 pm
cover it up. YOU know whats under there and that's all that matters.
The real test is if you pull the dog house back off in 6 months and all that is under there is a little dirt.You did a good job putting the engine together.
Stck the dog house on it and drive it like you stole it!!!!!!!!!!

My youngest daughter (22) knows more about cars and vans than most of the guys she dates.
She can out drive then too.....

Where you amember of Mason Dixon vans back in the late 70's?

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 4:01 pm
Wookee, I hear ya, as usual I probably will have valve cover leaks, tranny pan, etc or get lucky.

As far as Mason Dixon, I did not get my first van till the late 80's and have not been in any club's.
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 5:19 pm
Sorry the brown Ford looked like one that one of there members owned.
Mason Dixon was a van/bike club here in the Baltimore area.

I thought i read in your introduction you where originaly from MD......

Tthe long tabs for SBC valve covers really help to keep them sealed up.
My SBC is still covered with over spray from the last paint job..........

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Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2011 5:49 pm
You are making some great progress with the van, Looks awesome!
That is so cool that your daughter likes wrenching on the van with you. cool
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 04th 2012 3:04 am
More progress and Pictures! I know it has been a while but no time for excuses, drivetrain done, front end back on, and now back to the interior.
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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 04th 2012 3:30 am
Very cool pics...thanks for sharing ! smile
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 04th 2012 4:13 pm
Man, you are really going to town with this van. I love it!
Keep up the good work! chevy
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 04th 2012 8:16 pm
looking good!
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 12th 2012 7:45 pm
Nice job and nice to see your helpers still at it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2012 1:14 pm
I think I have a problem, nobody that has looked at these pictures said anything about OSB on the floor. I just read another post that said never use OSB on the floor. The van will not be sitting outside everday, but rain on trips and washing it also. Should I rip it up and start over with plywood?

As always, thank you all!
Scott
Posted By: VanPLan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2012 1:47 pm
In the long run water on wood is always a problem. Plywood will swell just as bad as OSB if not worse. It's particle board that you never want to use. The key is to seal it with a
solvent based Sanding sealer. Most construction grade foundation materials have been treated with moisture resistant chemicals of one kind or another. If you don't want to get into remaking everything pull your floors and seal them with a clear sanding sealer and reinstall but that to me would be overkill. The OSB will last longer then your van if the van seals are tight. IMHOP. The walls should be fine b/c no water is going to lay on/under the wood.

Nice work going on there BTW. bow Wish it was mine.
coffee

Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2012 5:12 pm
I prefer plywood over OSB, but as long as it doesn't get soaked, you shouldn't have any issues. Like Friction said, you need to keep it dry whichever you use.
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2012 10:47 pm
read the whole thread, wish i had that van i love it!! i saw you had taken it camping, i love to do that to, kinda cramped in a shorty but fun none the less, one of my fondest memories from being a kid was camping and my dads old dodge van

keep up the great work and congrats on a sweet ride

Skip
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2012 10:54 pm
oh by the way, i have a love/hate relationship with my windows, love the look and privacy without them, like to fling the shades up when i hear something arouind me while camping and being able to see out all the way around

look forward to seeing more of your progress
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2012 1:14 pm
Originally Posted by 93GMC
read the whole thread, wish i had that van i love it!! i saw you had taken it camping, i love to do that to, kinda cramped in a shorty but fun none the less, one of my fondest memories from being a kid was camping and my dads old dodge van

keep up the great work and congrats on a sweet ride

Skip


We are bikers so we do alot of tent camping, and when we have the kids with us, we let them sleep in the van. I am seting up the interior so when we have no kids the sofa/bed is quick release and will be taken out so me and moma can just lay down the air matress.
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2012 1:41 pm
Have a couple bikes myself, seems like i never have time to get out on 'em or get out camping these days

i spent some time this summer building a rigid old ironhead sporty i had been collecting parts for it for years and finally dove in and built it then submitted a pic to the readers rides section of The Horse magazine and to my suprise 3 months later it was in there smile

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2012 2:04 pm
Good lookin hardtail sporty, my 1st Harley was an Ironhead Sporty I bought in a box for $600 when I had the Ford Van in my signature 20+ years ago, finished it and road it to the 90th in Milwaukee (1993) and sold it. Bought my beloved Shovelhead after that, completely customized it and rode it till I bought my current ride (2000 FLHT), got spoiled from the comfort (My back loves it) and ended up selling my Shovel when my 1st child was on the way, I regret it to this day. I will post some pics when I scan them.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2012 4:16 pm
Originally Posted by 93GMC
Have a couple bikes myself, seems like i never have time to get out on 'em or get out camping these days

i spent some time this summer building a rigid old ironhead sporty i had been collecting parts for it for years and finally dove in and built it then submitted a pic to the readers rides section of The Horse magazine and to my suprise 3 months later it was in there smile

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Sweet Bike!
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2012 1:15 am
yeah
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2012 2:04 am
thanks for the comments smile i would like to see a pic of the 00 flht, i rode an ultra from tennessee out to oklahoma city from tennessee to a 3 day rock festival and i understand the comfort thing, wasnt gonna ride my fatboy that far, to old for that now smile

well...back to the VAN awesome job man, i like it!!! she's sweet!!! smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2012 3:41 pm
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Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2012 2:28 pm
damn man those bikes are sweet to!! you do a hell of a job on all your projects!

pics like those and the ones of your van are what gets the juices flowing for others like myself, as i looked through your van pictures it made me wonder what kind of cabinet i could do in my van LOL smile

great work man!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2012 3:05 pm
Ok Back to the VAN! Here are some more pictures, working on wall panels and boxing area around wheel wells.
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Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2012 12:33 am
lookin good, nice start
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2012 1:55 am
nice bikes! and makin good progress on the van smile
Posted By: MisterB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2012 1:58 am
very nice cant wait to see more
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2012 11:20 am
Lookin great!! engine looks killer sitting up there to! smile
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2012 6:00 pm
Looking great! Awesome choice for the insulation method!
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 26th 2012 4:00 am
Looks great! That oughta be mice and quiet!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 2:40 am
Carpet Time! I can post pictures again!

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Posted By: mrmattvan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 2:56 am
Niiiiice! Cant wait to carpet mine.
Posted By: GhostRyder Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 3:17 am
nice , almost the same color as mine .
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 3:47 am
More Pictures! Got most of the pieces done over the weekend.
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Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 5:47 am
Wow! Looks great! Cant wait to see it all finished up!
Posted By: Busykiwi Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 6:19 am
Hi, whats the silver stuff and bags of padding you have behind the panels on the wall?
Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 11:28 am
Looks Great
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 1:14 pm
Originally Posted by Busykiwi
Hi, whats the silver stuff and bags of padding you have behind the panels on the wall?


The silver stuff is called Reflectix, if you do a search you will find other post about it, the white is Johns Manville (not sure on spelling) wrapped insulation. Both products are house stuff bought at Lowes.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 5:57 pm
Looks great! What kind of padding is that? Looks like some nice stuff. Better than the recycled crap they use all over today.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 7:20 pm
Ken, that padding came from a buddy, the red is like a seal and he said it was called NoSpill, I said "Perfect" keep spilled beer from soaking into the padding!
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 01st 2012 8:31 pm
Cool, thanks! I'll have to look it up when I'm ready.
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 02nd 2012 12:34 am
interiors lookin sweet! nothin like the smell of new carpet (if it is new carpet).
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 02nd 2012 1:03 pm
SWEET!!!!!!
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 02nd 2012 7:38 pm
Great choice on the carpet color! That interior is going to look really nice. Keep up the good work!
Posted By: Bigair49 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 03rd 2012 4:42 pm
I just love this van it's the same color mine was when i first bought it keep up the good work.
Posted By: fatvanman Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2012 5:53 am
This is turning into one sweet ride!!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2012 4:05 pm
Originally Posted by Bigair49
I just love this van it's the same color mine was when i first bought it keep up the good work.


The paint code is 69 Walnut Metallic Solid, never been a fan of brown but this color really pops in the sun and I like it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2012 4:29 pm
More Pictures! The fabric is Brown Tie-Dye fleece, the camera flash made it look different, doing the ceiling in this.

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Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 1:02 am
i like it, looks really cool!
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 4:34 pm
awesome man!! lookin great!!
Posted By: CatFish Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 4:38 pm
Looks great!!
Posted By: MisterB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 4:46 pm
real nice cant wait for more
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 8:04 pm
Nice work !... smile
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 10:50 pm
i like the brown suede! Its going to look very clean when its done.
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2012 11:41 pm
lookin good..always good to have helpin hands smile
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 06th 2012 7:17 pm
I see you brought in the interior specialist to help get the job done... Nice grin
Looking good bro!
Posted By: Uncle_Fester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 07th 2012 1:28 am
Looking good man !
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 07th 2012 2:36 pm
Thank you all for the comments, I have a quick question for all the Chevy guys with sliders. Of course I used the same carpet for the slider and it turned out a little fat around the edges, will there be clearance issues? Just would like to know before hanging the door and finding out then.

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Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 10th 2012 12:16 pm
I like the look of the material. Nice choice. Sorry, can't answer your slider ? as I've never owned one, but as long as it doesn't protrude past the edge of the door I would think you should be fine.
Posted By: Bryce Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 10th 2012 1:10 pm
If the door carpet hits anywhere, it will be the back edge (the right hand side looking at it in the photo). But I would just trim it after if it's a problem, try it like that for now and see if it clears.
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 10th 2012 4:25 pm
yeah
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2012 2:46 am
Im still workin on it, have not posted in a while, been so busy but here is More Pictures of the progress.

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Posted By: lostinthe70eees Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2012 3:25 am
Lookin groovy, like the overhead!
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2012 5:20 pm
Looks sweet! Nice job!
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 12:36 am
that came out really nice! i really like how the ceiling looks.
Posted By: River_Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 1:23 am
Hey man thats groovy! Looks real nice.
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 3:48 am
Wow....looking good !
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 1:04 pm
Thank you all for the great comments, I received my side pipes yesterday smile, can't wait the get them on and will post the pics. I am getting close to finishing up and hope to get plenty of breakin miles before The Nats.
Posted By: Lee7673 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 4:06 pm
Looking GREAT!
Posted By: MrHoney Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 5:43 pm
looking dy-no-mite !
Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2012 10:37 pm
Fine work there, every thing looks cool
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 08th 2012 4:04 am
Looks awesome I've always wanted to do that, put a conversion interior /lighting into a cargo van that looks really good!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 16th 2012 3:18 pm
I sent the sidepipes back, I bought the Patriot 4 into 1 and the weld on one of the collectors (passenger side) looked like my daughter welded it (popcorn) and chrome did not even get into parts of the weld. New set should be here tomorrow.
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 16th 2012 3:47 pm
Those pipes must have been built at Beer Thirty.
(Friday afternoon after the shop got paid at lunch time)
Nice looking interior work.
The side pipes will look good on your van.

.........Wookee
Posted By: Captain_E Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 16th 2012 4:13 pm
Great job and very inspiring. Looking very forward to the finished product.
Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 16th 2012 7:12 pm
yeah
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 17th 2012 4:34 am
looking good.Sorry to hear about the trouble with you side pipes.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 19th 2012 11:32 pm
Here are some More Pictures! More interior work with RGB lighting. The 2nd set of sidepipes came Saturday and the weld looked good but one of the tubes had big gouge from shipping. 3rd set is on the way.

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Posted By: XTReME_LiMiTzZ Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2012 1:28 am
looks real good..so much better smile
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2012 2:16 am
The lights look sweet....
Posted By: vannin204 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2012 6:31 am
wow man,very nice van and super work
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2012 8:00 am
man this thing has come together so nice! ive always wanted to put conversion lights in a cargo. now to find me a junk dodge conversion!
Posted By: riocool Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2012 4:57 pm
That interior is coming out nice hurry up and finish so we can steal all your ideas. lol My carpet color is very similar to your and I really like your bench seat, after seeing it I decided to have mine redone it's at the shop now. I also like the boxed wheel wells have been having a hard time figuring how to install my carpet around there, cool idea with the cup holders. Keep up the nice work, lights are cool. cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2012 2:39 pm
Thanks for the comments, the boxed wheel wells hold my 2nd battery on the passanger side and on the driver side all my power, audio, HDMI cables for the flat screen going on the wall. The cup holders are half ass functional due to my lack of measurements (drink another). Got my 3rd set of side pipes yesterday and guess what, they have damage also, they have offered me $85 off to keep them, I am tired of dealing with it so I think I am going to take it. Will post more pics soon.

Scott
Posted By: River_Rat Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2012 3:28 pm
lookin real sharp. how much were those LEDs?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2012 3:42 pm
Originally Posted by riverratcustomz
lookin real sharp. how much were those LEDs?


The LED's are whats known as an RGB strip used in interior lighting (Bars, Clubs, Houses) so they come with an AC adaptor but they actually run on 12VDC. It was purchased in a 16ft roll with remote, adapter and controller for around $40. They can be cut and soldered evrey 3 LED's so the controller is in the overhead console then cut and wired from there.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 26th 2012 12:53 pm
A few more pictures! Rejetting carb and Sidepipes installed.



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Posted By: Duane2171 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 26th 2012 1:07 pm
Those sidepipes look great!! Betcha it sounds a lot better too!
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 26th 2012 1:16 pm
They have a similar style lighting at IKEA.
They come with a controller so you can change colors.
Also around 40.00 a set.
I was going to buy them and just set them up to run when i have the van hooked up to power at a Truck in.
It is neat to know they will run off of an adapter from the vans battery.....

with the little ones watch them care fully getting in and out of the van, IF those side pipes are hooked up.They will put a nasty burn on your leg it you get up against them getting in or out of the van.

the do look pretty sweet.

How is the fresh engine running?

Great looking work.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 26th 2012 1:34 pm
Originally Posted by wookee
They have a similar style lighting at IKEA.
They come with a controller so you can change colors.
Also around 40.00 a set.
I was going to buy them and just set them up to run when i have the van hooked up to power at a Truck in.
It is neat to know they will run off of an adapter from the vans battery.....

with the little ones watch them care fully getting in and out of the van, IF those side pipes are hooked up.They will put a nasty burn on your leg it you get up against them getting in or out of the van.

the do look pretty sweet.

How is the fresh engine running?

Great looking work.

.......Wookee


The LED lighting should be the same set, has remote, all different colors and fade, strobe etc. they do run on 12v DC without the adaptor.

The pipes are not hooked up yet, maybe this week. I have already warned the kids but they already know about hot pipes due to our bikes.

Right now there is just a Y pipe with no muffler so I have not driven it around alot yet but will need some tuning.
Posted By: 93GMC Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 26th 2012 3:07 pm
Man the van is looking SWEET!!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2012 12:25 pm
I have been working on the motor, and trying to finish things up but I have not posted any pictures due to Flicker stating I have reached the 200 picture limit, I did not know there was a limit, does Photobucket have a limit? I would hate to redo all of this.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2012 4:24 pm
Photobucket has a limit, but it's way up there. Start a new photobucket account and continue with it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2012 5:04 pm
Thanks, I didnt even think about that, I was thinkin I had to move all the pictures. Duh!

Thanks again!
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2012 8:47 pm
I have well over 1,000 pictures on my photobucket, and still going strong. Never knew there was a limit. Ken had a great suggestion though.

Been awhile since I checked this thread. The van is coming along nicely. I really like the lighting upgrades (may have to do that myself) grin And the side pipes look awesome!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 2:51 am
Finally had the time and added all the photos to Photobucket and here ar some of the stuff I have workin on and changing.

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Posted By: Lee7673 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 3:39 am
Looking good!!!
Posted By: GhostRyder Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 3:40 am
nice
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 4:09 am
That interior is freakin sweet!
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 9:25 am
Love the wood accents. Not too much and sets off the colors well.
Posted By: vanfun Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 11:16 am
Youve' come a long way baby! Looks awsome!! Like wookee said if those sidepipes are hooked up they get HOT! My sister burned her leg pretty bad (she also did on my bike though to I guesslol) That was my biggest worry when I had the shorty was the kids would get burned. The look and sound is awsome though! I will have to look into those LED's they look awsome!!
Posted By: VanPLan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 12:15 pm
That looks fantastic..keep up the good work. beer

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 12:20 pm
Thank you all for the comments. The LED's are cool but I already have a section of 3 that the G & B (green & blue) has went out so I might have to order some more to fix it. Right now I need to figure out what to do about my oil dipstick before I finish the doghouse, it is a Gen 1 SBC with the short dipstick, they have a long chrome one at the zone for $10 I think I will get that and bend it with my tubing bender. I have looked at the junk yard with no luck.
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 3:24 pm
Do those sidepipes have any mufflers in them?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 3:45 pm
Originally Posted by draggnastro
Do those sidepipes have any mufflers in them?


Yes they do, they are long glasspacks, pretty mild right now, hoping they get louder as they burn in.
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 8:27 pm
500 miles and a few good whacks with a rubber mallet will break em in good
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 25th 2012 10:12 pm
That interior is sweet!
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 2:27 am
I am NOT letting gas prices keep me home.It actually dropped 10 cents around here.
I cant wait to see this van at the "Nationals" this year.
Meeting you and your helpers will also be a big bonus.

There where three different guys running those pipes in out club at one time.(we are taking a short ride in the way back machine).
There girl friends all had a burn on the back of there calf from those pipes.
They will last longer if you just run them unhooked for show.
You will be lucky to get two years out of them hooked up.
Sorry not trying to pee on your parade.....

........Wookee
Posted By: PYSCHOWard Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 2:59 am
The interior looks Great.If you stuff a Bunch of grease in the inlet of the Pipes, it will coat the insides and help keep them from turning Blue,BUT Smoke like Crazy for awhile it will.
Posted By: PYSCHOWard Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 3:07 am
What part of Northern Indiana ya from ?
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 10:39 am
Originally Posted by draggnastro
500 miles and a few good whacks with a rubber mallet will break em in good


That works on some women too, I'm told lol
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 11:44 am
Originally Posted by PYSCHOWard
What part of Northern Indiana ya from ?


South Bend/Mishawaka
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 12:03 pm
Originally Posted by wookee
I am NOT letting gas prices keep me home.It actually dropped 10 cents around here.
I cant wait to see this van at the "Nationals" this year.
Meeting you and your helpers will also be a big bonus.

There where three different guys running those pipes in out club at one time.(we are taking a short ride in the way back machine).
There girl friends all had a burn on the back of there calf from those pipes.
They will last longer if you just run them unhooked for show.
You will be lucky to get two years out of them hooked up.
Sorry not trying to pee on your parade.....

........Wookee


The helpers wont be coming, just me and the wife.

I did run the exhaust from opposite sides and back behind the crossmember to try and control heat, I am sure onece I get on a long run they will turn gold towards the front. Not really an issue cuz the van is not a show piece.


2 yrs, did the others just rust away, turn colors or just tired of the burns. I actually have another set in the garage that have some shipping damage that Fed Ex was supposed to pick up but have not yet (30 days).
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 1:57 pm
No they don't turn blue.It is just the way they are constructed.
They don't get a good chrome plating like they should.The constant road grime being thrown up on them getting baked in really shortens this style of side pipes life.Run them in the salt.....I won't go there.

I had a set my self when Doug Thourley was making them.

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Never hooked them up ran the exaust out the side right behind them.
Yes, that was my 1st and last Ford Van

.......Wookee
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 2:13 pm
I originaly was going to cut a hole in the back side and feed my favorite Flowmaster 40's through, oh well mabey next time.

Does not sit outside and will not see snow (salt).
Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 3:54 pm
Originally Posted by Superbeast
Originally Posted by draggnastro
500 miles and a few good whacks with a rubber mallet will break em in good


That works on some women too, I'm told lol


Not mine lol Younger women can be a little stubborn!


Posted By: draggnastro Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 3:55 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Originally Posted by wookee
I am NOT letting gas prices keep me home.It actually dropped 10 cents around here.
I cant wait to see this van at the "Nationals" this year.
Meeting you and your helpers will also be a big bonus.

There where three different guys running those pipes in out club at one time.(we are taking a short ride in the way back machine).
There girl friends all had a burn on the back of there calf from those pipes.
They will last longer if you just run them unhooked for show.
You will be lucky to get two years out of them hooked up.
Sorry not trying to pee on your parade.....

........Wookee


The helpers wont be coming, just me and the wife.

I did run the exhaust from opposite sides and back behind the crossmember to try and control heat, I am sure onece I get on a long run they will turn gold towards the front. Not really an issue cuz the van is not a show piece.


2 yrs, did the others just rust away, turn colors or just tired of the burns. I actually have another set in the garage that have some shipping damage that Fed Ex was supposed to pick up but have not yet (30 days).



After 30 days i doubt they are coming. If you decide you want to sell em let me know! Southbend sounds like a nice day trip.
Posted By: Galaxy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 26th 2012 6:46 pm
Nice job on the interior!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 27th 2012 2:32 am
Thanks for all the comments! cheers
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 01st 2012 4:44 pm
If you are worried about bluing or turning gold, there is a coating made for bike pipes. I can't remember the name off hand, but it works great. You tape off one end of the pipe and pour the bottle in and shake it around then pour the excess out and wait for it to dry. It seems to work well. It has a funky name like floop or something like that.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 04th 2012 2:13 am
Originally Posted by Superbeast
If you are worried about bluing or turning gold, there is a coating made for bike pipes. I can't remember the name off hand, but it works great. You tape off one end of the pipe and pour the bottle in and shake it around then pour the excess out and wait for it to dry. It seems to work well. It has a funky name like floop or something like that.


Yep, I remember that stuff, never used it. Screw it they are on, look good and functional. Only time will tell.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - June 23rd 2012 4:03 am
Wow! it has been a while but here is some more pics of recent stuff, has not been much left to do interior wise and have been working out mechanical bugs.

Installed the 1080 Flat Screen
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Changed gear lube, painted cover
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Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - June 23rd 2012 1:27 pm
cool love that vannin'.com decal.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2013 2:38 am
It is winter so I am back at it, starting to rebuild & lower the front end (Pictures), looks rough, but not for long.

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Posted By: Dude_1911 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2013 4:45 am
Haha! Looks like we're going in reverse order! Nice job on the van... very inspirational.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2013 4:49 pm
More Pictures of front end work last night!!!! cheers

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Ah a cold Bud!

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 19th 2013 5:30 pm
Going to be nice having a new front end under her !!...yes cold ones do help..specially bottles !! cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2013 2:38 pm
Did not do much last night but strip the calipers and clean parts, oh and beer
Posted By: CatFish Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2013 10:51 pm
Cleaning and renewing parts has a strangely calming effect.
I think it's actually very therapeutic.
beer
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 20th 2013 11:12 pm
Originally Posted by CatFish
Cleaning and renewing parts has a strangely calming effect.
I think it's actually very therapeutic.
beer


I agree...best part about my cabinet blaster is making something look new again . smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2013 6:17 pm
Originally Posted by HighwayStar
Originally Posted by CatFish
Cleaning and renewing parts has a strangely calming effect.
I think it's actually very therapeutic.
beer


I agree...best part about my cabinet blaster is making something look new again . smile


I WISH I had a blaster, I have a parts cleaning tank and then hand scrubbing before paint. I did pull the spindles yesterday and will post some pic's tonight. cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2013 2:37 am
Speaking of parts cleaning tank, mine is multi-functional!!! laugh

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2013 3:11 am
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Speaking of parts cleaning tank, mine is multi-functional!!! laugh

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I'm diggin some of that Bacardi.....rum and cokes...oh so good.......... smile
Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2013 3:21 am
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Speaking of parts cleaning tank, mine is multi-functional!!! laugh

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More Pictures!

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2013 9:47 pm
I am going to take the lowers to a garage and have bushings and ball joints pressed out and new in, anybody estimate what the charge would be?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2013 2:22 am
Parts have started ariving, I ordered all Moog parts (always have used Moog)all that have arived are Made in USA which I was worried about ordering through Rock Auto. I dont mean to be anal but my 2 upper ball joints are the same part number but different style and materials, See Picture. Questions is which one to send back, I ordered the problem solver which is stamped on the one on the left and that one is cast the other is stamped which is what I was going to send back.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2013 2:04 pm
I also received 2 of my KYB shocks one front and one rear, the front one is white the rear is silver, WTF! When I receive the others I will send 2 of those back also. Oh the white was made in Mylasia and the silver Japan.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2013 1:56 pm
Got my drop spindles, I ordered Summit G703's and that is what was on the box, opened the box and all the documentation is for a company called Ground Force (Made in USA), after looking them up there products are more expensive than what I paid and have good comments.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2013 2:58 pm
Yup...I try and buy USA stuff when ever I can....but it's getting harder and harder all the time.....looking forward to seeing how your van turns out with the drop...
Posted By: vetteman80 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2013 10:06 pm
Your van is looking great! A suspension rebuild is on my list too, maybe next year though. Are you going to replace the control arm bushings? If so will you be using stock rubber or aftermarket urethane? I love your wheel and tire combo also, I will be buying a set of Cragars real soon, but may have to skimp on the tires. The BFG's look so great but the cooper cobras are about $300 less. What is your wheel and tire size combo,if you don't mind sharing.
Posted By: c1run1 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2013 10:33 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Got my drop spindles, I ordered Summit G703's and that is what was on the box, opened the box and all the documentation is for a company called Ground Force (Made in USA), after looking them up there products are more expensive than what I paid and have good comments.


Ground Force is a good company they been around for awhile , they sponsored my One ton Dually many years ago .
good stuff there buddy !
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2013 11:29 pm
Originally Posted by vetteman80
Your van is looking great! A suspension rebuild is on my list too, maybe next year though. Are you going to replace the control arm bushings? If so will you be using stock rubber or aftermarket urethane? I love your wheel and tire combo also, I will be buying a set of Cragars real soon, but may have to skimp on the tires. The BFG's look so great but the cooper cobras are about $300 less. What is your wheel and tire size combo,if you don't mind sharing.


Thank You! I am changing control arm bushings using stock rubber, urathane looks cool but tends to squeek. Tire combo is 15 x 8 with 245/60 and 15 x 10 with 295/50.
Posted By: Bigair49 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 26th 2013 5:00 pm
Looking good and I'm sure it will ride nice as well!!
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 12:36 am
Looking forward to seeing how front tire clearance works out with the front end drop....any up-dates chevy
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 3:00 am
Update, I have been cleaning and painting parts, waiting on Rock Auto to re-send the correct parts, I told them to stick it and will never do business with them again. Anyway here are some more pictures. Of course that is Chevy Orange paint.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 3:08 am
Sa-weet........... cheers
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 12:55 pm
Looks really nice! Did you use POR15 on the calipers and rotors first?
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 1:20 pm
Originally Posted by Superbeast
Looks really nice! Did you use POR15 on the calipers and rotors first?


The orange is actually POR15 engine enamel.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 30th 2013 5:11 pm
Ah, cool! I used that on my Mid Dodge engine years ago.

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 31st 2013 3:44 am
Originally Posted by Superbeast
Ah, cool! I used that on my Mid Dodge engine years ago.

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Well so did I, and am still using it, 1 pint goes a long way.

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Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 31st 2013 1:28 pm
Nice! You will be happy to know it holds up very well too. As far as I know it still looks as good as the day I painted it and it was prolly about 15 years ago.
Posted By: Lee7673 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 31st 2013 1:58 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Originally Posted by Superbeast
Ah, cool! I used that on my Mid Dodge engine years ago.

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Well so did I, and am still using it, 1 pint goes a long way.

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Looks GREAT!!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2013 9:26 pm
Just picked up my control arms and the damage was $140 (just labor) for all the bushings and lower ball joints, They claim they cut me a break cuz it took them over 3 hours to do it. Oh well saves me from the headache!
Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2013 9:35 pm
Looking good
Posted By: vanfun Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 06th 2013 2:07 am
Looking good man! I will have to catch up on this thread again. I see you use budweiser boxes for cardboard. I use water heater boxes. Must be watever we go through the fastest aye? rofl Lookin good man!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 06th 2013 2:40 am
Originally Posted by vanfun
Looking good man! I will have to catch up on this thread again. I see you use budweiser boxes for cardboard. I use water heater boxes. Must be watever we go through the fastest aye? rofl Lookin good man!


Thanks Paul! Budweiser boxes, take a look at the birthday thread for my postbeer. I hope to get the control arms painted this week so I can start assembly this weekend! More pictures to come.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 19th 2013 9:58 pm
Ok here we go with More Pictures of the front end rehab!

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 19th 2013 10:31 pm
Lookin good !! cheers ...meet U over at shout box for a beer tonight ? cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 19th 2013 11:59 pm
Thanks Pete! cheers Here are some more Pictures!

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This ones funny, one of the girls asked if the beer can was holding the van up...laugh
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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 20th 2013 1:35 am
cool....... smile
Posted By: RhoeJaqueSwiftt Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 20th 2013 2:12 am
Love it
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 20th 2013 4:20 pm
There was a question of clearance issues with the drop spindles and the offset of my Cragars. As seen in the picture the only issue is with wheel weights and they will have to be relocated. More pictures later.

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Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 20th 2013 5:30 pm
Oooooh! Purdy! Looks GREAT!
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 21st 2013 5:47 pm
Nice!
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 21st 2013 6:25 pm
lookin good...need more pics..wanna see that stance ! yay
Posted By: vetteman80 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 21st 2013 11:37 pm
Looking good! Were you able to keep that POR 15 off your skin? Last time I used that stuff I was black for two weeks.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2013 3:00 am
Originally Posted by vetteman80
Looking good! Were you able to keep that POR 15 off your skin? Last time I used that stuff I was black for two weeks.


A box of the nitril gloves are alway nice to have around! cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2013 8:57 pm
How about some more PICTURES! cheers

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Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2013 8:58 pm
Woo Hoo cheers
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2013 9:18 pm
Clean machine............ chevy
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 4:28 am
How about a couple more beer..... Pictures

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Posted By: CatFish Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 12:48 pm
Wow that looks great!!
Keep those pics coming!
Posted By: Lee7673 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 4:01 pm
SWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!!!!
Posted By: relaxedvanner Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 5:10 pm
That looks great. Need a pic of the stance now with the drop spindles in place.
Posted By: Bandvan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 5:20 pm
The bowtie/harley orange on the coils, calipers and pan really makes the underside of your van pop. Better invest in an underside mirror to highlight those details if you plan to show it. Top notch work, really sweet Van.
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2013 11:03 pm
Originally Posted by relaxedvanner
That looks great. Need a pic of the stance now with the drop spindles in place.


That's what I'm patiently waiting for ... smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 4:38 pm
Oh Ya! Here are the pictures you all have been waiting for!!!

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 5:05 pm
Looking good !!!!! yay my front rims have more dish that must be why I thought it would rub...looks great !
Posted By: MrHoney Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 5:20 pm
looks nice
Posted By: keystonekid1978 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 5:30 pm
Now that's what I call stance! Lookin good!
Posted By: relaxedvanner Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 5:43 pm
Looks great.
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 24th 2013 6:12 pm
Lookin good Scott!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 1:52 pm
Originally Posted by HighwayStar
Looking good !!!!! yay my front rims have more dish that must be why I thought it would rub...looks great !


The spindles did push my wheel out a little, like others have stated and it fills my flairs better, but now the fender is in play. I was a little worried so since everybody was over yesterday for NASCAR I put 2 in the front seats, 2 standing on footwell, then 1 on my flip out bumper step (about 1,200 lbs) had them bounce and we could get it to hit the bump stop but not the fender. I love the look and the rake is perfect! cheers
Posted By: CatFish Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 2:38 pm
Looks good. Wow, I wish I had that many friends! lol

Gotta love the look. It really helps the LWB as well.
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Mine will touch slightly on the passenger side but has never touched on the drivers side(?). The edge of the road is just rougher I guess.

Have you measured your total drop yet?
Posted By: Uncle_Fester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 2:57 pm
I like your idea for testing, try it one more time with the tires turned hard right and then hard left, as that is when you are more likely to rub, hitting a bump or pothole while turning tight.

As far as the looks, it looks PERFECT in my opinion. . . Great job !
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 3:39 pm
Originally Posted by CatFish
Looks good. Wow, I wish I had that many friends! lol

Gotta love the look. It really helps the LWB as well.
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Mine will touch slightly on the passenger side but has never touched on the drivers side(?). The edge of the road is just rougher I guess.

Have you measured your total drop yet?


I did not measure Flair to ground but fender to tire was 4 3/4" and is now 2 1/2"
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 5:41 pm
Looks awesome! Nice job!
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 25th 2013 10:18 pm
Oh man o man! Looks mean!

Better than new!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 26th 2013 3:04 am
Originally Posted by Uncle_Fester
I like your idea for testing, try it one more time with the tires turned hard right and then hard left, as that is when you are more likely to rub, hitting a bump or pothole while turning tight.

As far as the looks, it looks PERFECT in my opinion. . . Great job !


Did not even think of that! it's going back up on the stands, have the finish the brakes, including master cylinder due to cover leak.
Posted By: Lee7673 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 26th 2013 3:29 am
Looks GREAT!!!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 26th 2013 10:33 pm
Thanks for all the compliments, I have a question I put in the shout box also, I have never used Ceramic pads but Advance has a bunch of deal codes and I can get Wearever Platinum Premium Ceramic Brake Pads for about $25 or should I save $10 and put metallics back on? I think I should go for the Ceramics, let me know your opinions.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 27th 2013 12:55 pm
I have ceramics on my Nitro and love them. I was told they aren't the best for heavy loads, but I also just put them all on my wife's F350 crew cab dually, and they work great. We only use it to haul heavy loads occasionally.

The reason I switched over was they cost a few bucks more than Metallic, but last twice as long, and I've had two sets of metallic pads, rust and stick to the rotors on vehicles that sat for the winter. When you drive after that they rip up the rotors.

IMO, they are worth switching over to.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 27th 2013 4:27 pm
Thanks for your opinion, I will give them a shot.
Posted By: Superbeast Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 27th 2013 5:31 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Thanks for your opinion, I will give them a shot.


Any time! smile
Posted By: BudVanBeer1 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 03rd 2013 6:04 am
Hey BT do you have a link for the ceramic brake pad "codes" ??
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 04th 2013 7:18 pm
The codes are for Advance Auto and are listed below.

20% off sitewide via code "P20" (no minimum)
$10 off orders of $30 or more; $25 off $70 or more; $40 off $110 or more via code "A124"
$20 off $50 or more via code "ES123"
$30 off $75 or more via code "TRT37"
$30 off $90 or more via code "HUGE30"
$40 off $100 or more via code "TRT41"
$50 off $175 or more via code "HUGE50"
Posted By: vetteman80 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2013 4:55 am
I need to have my rotors turned and install a new set of pads myself. I have always used locally available pads from Auto Zone, Orielys, and Advance for my vehicles. This time I am thinking about using a performance pad like EBC or Hawk. Ebay has them for around $50. Reason being is because I ride sport bikes and noticed a huge difference in stopping power between upgraded, or downgraded pads, so I assume it may be the same for a vehicle, just not as noticeable. Bad thing is, that there is no lifetime warranty, but then again I had some one week old lifetime Auto Zone pads before, that I thew away because they are absolute crap!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2013 2:00 am
It's been awhile! I have been on other projects....Here are some more pictures of progress.

Got the new KYB's installed, all 4.
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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2013 2:45 am
Lookin good........... cheers
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2013 10:28 am
Nice!
Posted By: Wizard78 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2013 10:34 am
Looking Good
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2013 11:34 pm
Here are the pictures of the final stance, I drove the van on Friday and had the alignment done yesterday, so far no problems and the front end is tight. Has just the rake I was looking for also.

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Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 10th 2013 11:52 pm
looks nice, glad it came out like you wanted. i need to raise the back of mine up a little.
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 11th 2013 12:11 am
Lookin good ! smile
Posted By: keystonekid1978 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 11th 2013 12:19 am
Love the new stance! Looks great!
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 11th 2013 11:04 am
Sweeeeeet!!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 11th 2013 11:53 am
Originally Posted by 86ed
looks nice, glad it came out like you wanted. i need to raise the back of mine up a little.


One of the options on this van was heavy duty rear suspension, so it has an extra leaf.

Thanks for all the comments! cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 12th 2013 10:18 pm
Hell Yeah.....Look what I found!

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 12th 2013 10:22 pm
WOW Scott...nice yay
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Originally Posted by Bikertrash00


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drool This van makes me want to sell my dodge and start my G10 build.
Posted By: c1run1 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 13th 2013 11:36 am
NIce score Scott !!!
Posted By: NateB Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 13th 2013 4:39 pm
Some people would whore themselves out to find those front end parts! lol

How often do we see people in the Wanted section looking for that stuff for ages and you're like "lookie what I found". Ahahahahaahah! grin
Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 13th 2013 6:34 pm
Excellent score!!!!!!! cool
Posted By: spanishfly Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 14th 2013 1:55 am
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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 14th 2013 2:27 pm
Originally Posted by NateNCBV
Some people would whore themselves out to find those front end parts! lol

How often do we see people in the Wanted section looking for that stuff for ages and you're like "lookie what I found". Ahahahahaahah! grin


So sorry, did not mean to offend anyone.....laugh
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 1:37 am
A couple of junk tires, A few BEERS and a nice day=BURNOUT!!!!shift

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Anybody have advice on how to fix the asphalt missing from my driveway?laugh
Posted By: beeper Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 3:16 am
That is bad ass. Well I know what I am doing this weekend beers and burnout:-)
Posted By: vetteman80 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 3:49 am
Ahh,... you beat me to it. Been trying to find someone to help with pics. Nice one though!!!
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 12:14 pm
Nice burnout dude !... shift
Posted By: Shagbox Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 1:56 pm
Nice Grille and bumper,what do you think the Value of those are ? I have a couple of them.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 2:51 pm
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Nice burnout dude !... shift


Thanks Pete, that's where the BEERS or too many came in, as you can see it was not just 1 burnout laugh

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I was supposed to do this at the start of the NASCAR race but it didn't happen till about 12 beers later and a crowd of buddies. I actually did 8 total, stopped just before the tire came apart.


Time for some crack seal in those divots!
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 07th 2013 8:35 pm
I love it chevy...courage in a can..{bottle} smile cheers.....fun fun fun ! smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 08th 2013 2:47 am
Originally Posted by Shagbox
Nice Grille and bumper,what do you think the Value of those are ? I have a couple of them.


Which grille & bumper, the stuff I picked up off a 75'?
Posted By: use2could Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 10th 2013 3:46 am
Got to love a van smoking the tires.
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 11th 2013 4:36 am
Great burn out pics bow
Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 11th 2013 7:52 pm
Sure sure blame it on the beer lol
cool BURNOUT!!!!!!
Posted By: pearly Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 11th 2013 7:56 pm
cheerssmokin
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 14th 2013 2:32 am
Thanks for the comments......how about a video.....cheers

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 17th 2013 7:35 pm
Snow is flying so time to make some more changes!

Changing the CB, Head Unit, seat belts.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 17th 2013 10:43 pm
Cool Scott.....I have some things to do to mine ..gotta get it out of the barn and up to the heated shop as soon as some of the snow melts ..
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 18th 2013 5:33 pm
Pete, you've got her sitting in a cold barn all alone? Shame on you! rofl cheers
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 18th 2013 9:32 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Pete, you've got her sitting in a cold barn all alone? Shame on you! rofl cheers


Yeah I know..I do "fluid film" auto undercoating in the fall and early winter, "If you guys don't know what it is you should google it" {payed for the lift} and it gets all over everything in the garage...but now that's over so I can bring the van in and start working on some things..... smile
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 19th 2013 10:15 pm
More on the list, tore out center overhead, redoing some other pieces for the center with a flip down mount for a 20" lcd and taking the one off the wall (gets in the way), I will keep the pictures coming. cheers

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Posted By: al55 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - December 20th 2013 1:16 am
Keep up the good work cool
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 06th 2014 3:17 pm
Here is the new center piece I am working with, it came out of a full size, so I have to make 2 pieces because of roof vent and shorty.

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Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 07th 2014 12:54 am
Lookin good buddy!! And NICE BURNOUT!! It looks like you've done it a few times. (marks on the ground)
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 07th 2014 3:16 pm
Originally Posted by Munz
Lookin good buddy!! And NICE BURNOUT!! It looks like you've done it a few times. (marks on the ground)


Thanks Chris, yep I do a few burnouts, the fun button helps (line lock)....smile....cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 09th 2014 8:45 pm
Ok you know I am a Jack of All......Master of None and finish carpentry is not an top of the list but here are some pictures.

Now that they are short and mitered I need to remove the areas for the recessed lights and replace that area in the front piece for the drop down lcd mount.

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Then trimmed with jigsaw.

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This is the front piece and need to replace the hole

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Removed piece and ready to trim

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Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 09th 2014 9:44 pm
Looking good.Keep it up.
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 09th 2014 10:23 pm
Yup...lookin good !
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 10th 2014 1:18 am
Thanks! next is getting the router out, stain and finish. More pictures coming soon. cheers
Posted By: chevyvan93 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 10th 2014 6:26 am
Looking good.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 16th 2014 9:09 pm
More pictures! These are of the routing to match the valences already in van, then stain and finish. Next will be the custom lighting.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 16th 2014 11:00 pm
Looks real nice Scott.
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 17th 2014 12:34 am
nice work! i like it
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 17th 2014 9:15 pm
Originally Posted by HighwayStar
Looks real nice Scott.


Thanks Pete! Is it beer 30 yet?.....TGIF....beer
Posted By: pauldeere Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 17th 2014 10:41 pm
Nice, Clean.....
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 17th 2014 11:35 pm
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Looks real nice Scott.


Thanks Pete! Is it beer 30 yet?.....TGIF....beer
tgif Sure is buddy.......... cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2014 10:35 pm
More More Pictures! Got the woodwork done, installed the plastic panels and now time for some more LED lighting, you guys know I am a LED junkie. I got tired of hitting my head on the walnut courtesy lights so I got some bright (27,000 mcd) white LED's and made countersunk holes to match the screw holes, the LED's were secured with hot glue to create the little domes. They are bright but have not hung these panels yet, next is the RGB lighting. cheers

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2014 11:39 pm
Simply bad azz..... beer
Posted By: kawrider Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2014 12:15 am
Extremely cool. Do you hire out? smile
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2014 7:47 am
Sweet!
Posted By: Greywolf Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2014 10:06 am
Nice Work, cool
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2014 5:30 pm
very nice work.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 26th 2014 5:47 am
Thanks guys! Today was a lot of soldering an shrink tube/heat gun. will post update and pics soon.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 27th 2014 9:20 pm
Ok more pictures of RGB lighting, I bought some more RGB lighting to do these center pieces and have just went crazy, I have added lights to under the dash, factory gauge pod and to the speakers in all four doors, as you can see from these pictures I did a little Budweiser theme to the small piece and the larger one will have a Harley theme.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 27th 2014 9:54 pm
......... cheers
Posted By: flabones Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 28th 2014 12:15 am
Great job there, way cool...
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 28th 2014 7:21 pm
Thanks for the comments, will post more pictures soon! cheers
Posted By: kursed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 28th 2014 8:46 pm
Following this one. LOVE the rootbeer color.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2014 8:18 pm
Few More Pictures, have not been taking a lot of pictures but here are a few of the overhead with new CB, head unit and new RGB controller (added music), the other two are of the new center overhead with flip down/rotate 20" LED LCD.

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Posted By: jules73 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2014 8:49 pm
Nice job!
I've got to get something going in mine like this but I hate wiring.
Posted By: outskirtscustoms Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 04th 2014 9:10 pm
Nice van! Love the color and side pipes!
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2014 12:12 am
Looks awesome! I really like it. I like how you put a pic under the plastic on the light. I've thought about that also, maybe puttin a pic of the "keep on truckin" sign under it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2014 8:14 pm
Just more pictures!!!! cheers

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Posted By: outskirtscustoms Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2014 8:31 pm
Looks awesome! You are giving me an itch to work on mine.
Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 05th 2014 10:24 pm
Nice Scott.... beer
Posted By: kawrider Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 06th 2014 2:21 am
Awesome work! Very cool!
Posted By: EagleDave Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 15th 2014 10:19 pm
Looking great...

I really like how you reimagined the junkyard conversion van parts.
Posted By: kursed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2014 2:17 pm
Killer. I'm really digging the upholstery material dash and door panels.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2014 2:28 pm
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Killer. I'm really digging the upholstery material dash and door panels.


Aaaah, I am sorry to hear that because I am working on getting rid of the old material, here are some pictures of the new door panels, I could not get any more of the dark brown tie-die I used on the ceiling so I picked up this light brown. I have not done the dash yet, kinda waiting to find an A/C dash before. I would like everybody's opinion on this color, it matches (very close) the factory door rubber trim and floor mats.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2014 2:42 pm
lookin good Scott....I might do something like that in the future....
Posted By: spanishfly Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2014 4:48 pm
Nice job Scott, the fabric is a nice contrast with the brown paint.
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2014 11:39 pm
I like it! Think it really looks good.
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2014 2:14 am
Looks good.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2014 2:02 pm
Thanks for positive comments, I am still on the fence about the color, I like the contrast also but I think it is a little to much.
Posted By: needavdub Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 07th 2014 2:47 pm
I just read this whole thread, and I must say you have done outstanding work. I love it, and it's given me a lot of inspiration for my own project.
Posted By: spanishfly Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 08th 2014 12:22 am
Me too!!! yay yay yay
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 1:10 pm
Thanks for the comments! Here is some more pictures! I put the new head unit in and hooked my backup camera to it, so I do not need the dash monitor any more, time for gauges! Used lexan painted the color of van and left a ring clear around the gauges for light. The 2 square ones are voltage for main and aux batteries.

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 1:48 pm
Always topnotch work Scott... smile
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 3:10 pm
Very nice bow
Posted By: cjhardcore Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 3:17 pm
Sweet
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 7:38 pm
Thanks again guy's cheers....More coming soon!
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 09th 2014 11:18 pm
watchin this progress is very cool!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 30th 2014 12:45 pm
More BASS! Built a new sub box for a 15" Audiobahn to fit under sofa so here are the pics of the build.

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Posted By: Captain_E Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 30th 2014 1:00 pm
Lookin good Scott. You do great work. Hope to see you in Cortland Ohio in July.

Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - April 30th 2014 11:48 pm
That should get some butts a rumbling, cool
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 01st 2014 12:58 pm
Yep butts rumbling and battery drainin...smile getting ready to swap one yellow top for 2 group 31 AGM batteries.
Posted By: VanPLan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 01st 2014 3:21 pm
Love it when everything is from scratch...very nice.

The only thing I know about sound systems is turning the volume up... devil BUT won't you get the same re-leaf form battery drain by adding a good capacitor. Just asking...as things progress the sound system is going to be a priority 1 when I'm building. Then again are you adding batteries for when the van is in park ?

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - May 01st 2014 4:56 pm
I have always been told caps are worthless and have never used one. Yep I am changing the battery setup to get more runtime when I do not have a shoreline, have a 110 amp alternator, keeping eye out for a 140 when in the junk yard. Still have to pick up a charger (progressive dynamics) for when I have the shoreline or my generator.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 17th 2014 2:34 pm
Pop out window install (Pictures), snow is falling so time for this winters mods! Installing pop out windows is a simple process, to get stationary windows out just use some plastic trim tools and from the inside get started in one corner and start working it out, have somebody on the outside to catch and just start pushing from the corner and move to the other corner and should pop right out, of course if you dont care about the glass or mess just use a hammer! laugh

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Make sure you grabbed all the factory screws and parts from donor, attach hanger to window and without rubber installed center window and mark it, I marked with tape. Take hanger off window center and mark holes.

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Install hanger, rubbers, window then mark your bottom holes and DONE!

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Now I need some LOUVERS!


Posted By: Captain_E Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 17th 2014 3:09 pm
Looks good Scott.
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 18th 2014 12:30 am
I put some pop-out windows in my Dodge a few years back. I really like them. They look great on your van, plus in the summer you can get some fresh air when hangin out in the back.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 21st 2014 9:11 pm
Got my Louvers in this week!..........cheers

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Posted By: HighwayStar Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 21st 2014 9:37 pm
Looking good Scott... chevy
Posted By: tuner4life Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 24th 2014 1:10 pm
Looks awesome! Winter sucks, but it's a good time to work on stuff like this.
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 24th 2014 3:09 pm
I have all ways liked the looks of the louvers on pop out rear windows.......
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 25th 2014 1:37 am
Looks great man.I would like to change to pop outs some day.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 25th 2014 11:13 pm
Installed new weatherstrip/door seal on rear doors, no problem till I went to close the doors, any tips or suggestions? I saw the other post about getting them closed and letting it sit in the hot sun, that would be tough this wintersmile
Posted By: wookee Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 26th 2014 4:33 pm
New door seals take a while to conform to there new home.
Sun is not required just close them and let them set.
You can adjust the affected doors to help them close better.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 26th 2014 7:54 pm
Thanks Wookee! I always value your expert opinion!
Posted By: lostinthe70eees Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - November 29th 2014 5:03 pm
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Pop out window install (Pictures), snow is falling so time for this winters mods! Installing pop out windows is a simple process, to get stationary windows out just use some plastic trim tools and from the inside get started in one corner and start working it out, have somebody on the outside to catch and just start pushing from the corner and move to the other corner and should pop right out, of course if you dont care about the glass or mess just use a hammer! laugh

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 14th 2015 3:19 am
I found a tilt column that I was told came out of an 82' but it appears different did they do different ones being it is a bastard year?

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Posted By: 78VanMate Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 14th 2015 4:43 am
They switched from rag joint to a universal joint, all you have to do is switch your end onto the new column one bolt tap it off put yours on.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 14th 2015 6:10 pm
That was my assumption when I picked it up this summer but it appears shorter and of course smaller in diameter, I will be pulling mine tonight to get a better look at it.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 15th 2015 4:12 pm
Looks like I need to find a spline rag joint for it, as you can see mine does not come off the column shaft.

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Posted By: 78VanMate Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 15th 2015 4:36 pm
Take the clamp loose at the bottom of the column square with a bolt in it, take it loose that adpt comes off.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 15th 2015 5:59 pm
Thanks for the info, I know the clamp had to be there for that reason but I could not get the shaft (adpt) to budge, I suppose I will just get soaking it with PB and keep working it. I will keep you posted, sorry about the dumb sandwich I ate earlier the week, feel like an idiot!!! cheers

Scott
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 16th 2015 1:31 am
Scott, I'll send you this rag joint plate for the end of that tilt column, it SHOULD solve your problem. [img:center][Linked Image][/img]
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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 16th 2015 3:32 am
Munz you are the man!!!!that is what I was looking for. 78VanMate I am not sure if this is what you were thinking but as I stated I could not get the actual shaft to budge and I did not think I could pull that 5" shaft off below the lower bearing, if so please post pictures so we all know how. This is a much simpler solution for me.

Thanks again Munz cheers

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2015 1:10 am
Got the part today!!!!!It is exactly what I needed!....Thanks Munz! Pictures below

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Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 21st 2015 2:20 am
Awesome Scott, glad it work out, it looks so much better on your column than in my parts pile. It pays to hoard these g van parts. hahahah
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 22nd 2015 2:51 pm
I have no issues with my original rag joint so I am thinking I am not going to change it why it's apart, if it aint broke don't fix it right? Also don't want to change it out with some china crap. Any opinions on it?

Thanks,
Scott
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 24th 2015 3:46 pm
Dash removal for Rehab Pictures, I pulled the steering column so it was also time to fix the dash that the sunshine destroyed the fabric, for my dash removal was simple by removing the 10mm bolts from bottom and phillips screws in defrost vents. This also alows me a chance to ad a fuse block and clean up the wiring.

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Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2015 3:36 am
Awesome work.
Posted By: 78VanMate Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 25th 2015 5:28 am
Looks like the dash had seen better days, cant wait to see the finished dash.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - January 28th 2015 1:52 am
Wiring cleanup begins

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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2015 2:21 am
Fur, Fur, Fur......Pictures of the Fur job!

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Posted By: Sammy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2015 3:18 am
Fur looks cool, wiring looks scary
Posted By: 78VanMate Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2015 3:51 am
Can't beat an old Singer to get the job done!! looks awesome
Posted By: Sammy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2015 3:56 am
Nice
Posted By: broncobob22 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 22nd 2015 11:50 pm
Very nice! I'm very interested in seeing the fur dash installed.
Posted By: skippy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 23rd 2015 2:31 am
wow ! that dash looks awesome smile
can't wait to see it installed .
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 28th 2015 3:20 am
More Pictures of the Fur job!

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Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - February 28th 2015 5:47 am
Very cool!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 01st 2015 3:31 pm
Fur dash going back in, oh wait I need to put something in those holes....

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Posted By: lostinthe70eees Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 01st 2015 3:35 pm
Looking damn good, soon you'll be making porno's in there... smile
Posted By: lukester Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 02nd 2015 2:02 am
I really dig the fur.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2015 10:02 pm
Here are some more PICTURES!

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Posted By: apo234 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 06th 2015 10:09 pm
Fur job looks great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted By: Vanner68 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 07th 2015 12:24 am
Fur Sure
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 08th 2015 1:04 am
Fur is done, new tilt column is in....can't put my steering wheel as is so time to fresh it up a bit......Pictures.

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Posted By: Sammy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 08th 2015 2:01 am
Steering Wheel looks great
Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 09th 2015 12:34 am
Freakin awesome van all the way around
Posted By: Lionvan Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 09th 2015 2:51 pm
Needs a flea collar on the column.
Posted By: cjhardcore Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 09th 2015 6:47 pm
Looks like Chewbacca hugged the dash!!
Posted By: Vanner68 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 10th 2015 2:06 am
I did the same thing with the steering wheel in my Dodge in 2006, it still looks great. (I used gloss urethane instead of satin)

That will protect the wood for years!
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 10th 2015 2:44 am
Scott, I picture driving down the highway at some point and getting startled because you don't know where you are, your are gonna feel like your driving a different van this summer. Everything you see from the driver seat is fresh. Looks great buddy can't wait to see it this summer.
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 11th 2015 5:58 pm
Thank you all for the comments!!! Munz, I will be crusing in comfort thanks to that tilt wheel (and the part you supplied me), the soft fur and the occasional fur hair in my teeth from smiling smile I will post more pictures soon cheers
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 14th 2015 2:32 am
More Pictures! Had to move and cleanup the view in the engine bay, removed the stock gooseneck and went with a regular 90 degree and ended up using a hose from a 77' Camaro....

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Now time to clean that manifold!...cheers
Posted By: Sammy Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 14th 2015 3:04 am
Looks great
Posted By: wbud Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 18th 2015 8:41 pm
the dash looks great!
In Russia we have one cartoon heroe, his name is Cheburashka, looks like you jacked one for your dash)))))
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Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 20th 2015 2:18 pm
Taking her to the first show of the year which is a 2 day indoor show in South Bend known as Cavalcade of Wheels, lots of trailer queens. We will see what other participants say (usually negative) and will show them Vanning is alive and well.....I know the public will love it! cheers
Posted By: Munz Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2015 2:43 am
Looks GREAT Scott, Don't worry about negative comments your van is BAD ASS!! Everything about your van is very tasteful, lots of people will admire it and want to know about the vanning scene. Now get out there n represent LOL.
Posted By: jules73 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 21st 2015 2:19 pm
Wow you got more fur than I have. Looks real good!
Posted By: Bikertrash00 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 23rd 2015 9:18 pm
Show was a good time! Had a good space with a view. As usual everybody loved it, had a couple of the typical idiot's with their creeper van and candy comments but had fun and walked away with 2 trophy's! Some pictures are below including a picture of Lane Automotives flyer for their cruise and show this year....look close at the picture!

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Posted By: 86ed Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 23rd 2015 11:17 pm
Very cool, sounded like good times.
Posted By: cjhardcore Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 23rd 2015 11:22 pm
smile
Posted By: apo234 Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 24th 2015 2:00 am
Originally Posted by Bikertrash00
Show was a good time! Had a good space with a view. As usual everybody loved it, had a couple of the typical idiot's with their creeper van and candy comments but had fun and walked away with 2 trophy's! Some pictures are below including a picture of Lane Automotives flyer for their cruise and show this year....look close at the picture!

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WoW that is Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GREAT PICTURES~!!!!
Posted By: tuner4life Re: Purchased 1982 Chevy G-20 Shorty - March 24th 2015 12:21 pm
It was nice to chat on Sunday. As always, I love seeing your van as it is inspirational for me. Glad to see you took home some well deserved hardware!
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