SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Sorry I couldn't resist. I don't have a long one, just a standard, but I used to own a beautiful 79 Dodge B200 Maxi:
I still miss this van. I think it has been my favorite I have ever owned. It was a conversion van at one point, but it had been stripped to nothing but a full carpeted interior and two seats up front. I loved it.
I guess this is not the club for me I only have a shorty Dodge and a standard Ford.
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12 ft wide rolls of carpet fit in the back with ease. Long lengths of lumber hide in the back with the doors shut. Or Maybe just an extra 18 inches for that bigger woofer box. Love my Ext Econoline.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Howdy Sheriff looks like you now hold 2 Offices, Master At Arms & President of the Club....Congrats..... Nice window count
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
i need to get me one. have not even started to enjoy my current van and already want a longboy.
You have what they call "The Fever"...
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Oh my that is a nice one ! Enough for a 2 bed room suite. Nice ride Bama.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Nice catch bama84! There's enough room in there for a Bass Guitarist! ;0)
That's a lot like how mine looked inside when I first got it. Same sort of paneling, and I even had blue velvet chairs similar to what you just found. They sure were comfy, but I was too tall for them, so I eventually got taller ones.
What sort of plans are in her future?
-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van
It's what you learn after you know it all, that counts...
Are you living to work, or working to live?
Learning from my own mistakes is good, learning from yours would be much better!
havn't decided on which way to go. I love the old school look but I also have some idead to make it practical.Noone will ever be in it but me,my kids are all grown and the wife isn't gonna rid ein it so I have an open book on how I wanna take this one. leave it basically stock go fuzzy dice/disco are go more modern and update the inside.
Go to your favorite 5 star hotel, open the door to your room take a pic's, check out go home and start building.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
since it is still in good shape,yeah..i think I will leave the paneling.maybe try to do the top,hate that crap that is up there,doesn't match anything on the inside
Holy smokes! Those are like a New York apartment on wheels! Now you got me wanting one. I should probably finish my shorty first though.
The 1980 Dodge B-series van that brought me here. It sat untouched in a garage since 1989! I sold it back to the very same guy who drove it 30 years ago for Mobile radio. Sometimes you just have to put a van where it belongs. Glad to see her getting the love it deserves.
I never even looked at one thought they were way too long, now looking at this post, i want one, those are sweet. Bye the way my picture shows my long one.
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The inside of my '92 is a copy of a Radison Hotel in Phoenix .
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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Great pics every one.Nicole I just saw that you have a blog.I'm gonna have to check that out and see what you all have been up to.
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SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
My uncle used to own a van conversion company and this trailer was one of his promotional goodies he would haul around to different dealerships. I just recently pulled it out of the pasture where it has been sitting for 20 years. It needs paint to match the Beauville and some kind of sweet campery interior...
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
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My uncle used to own a van conversion company and this trailer was one of his promotional goodies he would haul around to different dealerships. I just recently pulled it out of the pasture where it has been sitting for 20 years. It needs paint to match the Beauville and some kind of sweet campery interior...
Wow Nice Van! Chevy extendeds are very rare! Way more rare then Dodge Maxis! That trailer is cool as hell to!
96 Dodge B3500 Maxi 5.9 97 Dodge B3500 Maxi 5.9 My train of thought was derailed -- there were no survivors
Well, it's been under wraps for a couple weeks, but I got a new Van, and she sure fits into this category...
It's a '90 G30 146" wheelbase - lots more interior room to build than the shorty I have now (the shorty will be for sale shortly)...
350, turbo 400, full floating 14 bolt with (theoretically) 3.73 gears, but I feel like the gears have been swapped in her life... Has front and rear air bags for weight carrying capability (used to haul a 5,000# generator I was told)... Fully insulated walls, and diamond plate floor... She drove home to Buffalo from Chicago (600 miles...?) she did just fine, aside from high engine RPM's...
So, I plan to swap out all the 8 lug suspension to 5 lug, better highway gears and overdrive trans (thinking 4L60 or 4L80 whichever I can source at my junkyard) and all of the factory GM wiring to go with the swap... Van's got about 80,000 miles on it (6 digit odometer, so I doubt it's been tampered with) so I plan to keep the short block in her, source some junkyard true Vortec heads, Summit Vortec intake manifold, I have a set of headers to try on it ('00-up Camaro/firebird ceramic coated, they were free)...
Then inside I hope to go very traditional 70's camper (and to haul 3 kids)...
Eventually iron out the body, possibly source a set of driver's side pop-out glass for a 'Nomad' feel, and I already started paying on a new front air dam from Kurk at Customvan.com...
So, for pictures - these are from the craigslist ad, I haven't really had time to visit her at the storage area yet...
Nice catch! And what a workhorse too; I bet you'd find it a breeze to tow a small trailer for extended camping, and with all that diamond plate you can fearlessly haul anything, including your new engine and suspension parts!
-It's been such a LONG TIME... BlueShift>> 1981 Dodge Ram B250 Custom Sportsman Maxi Van
It's what you learn after you know it all, that counts...
Are you living to work, or working to live?
Learning from my own mistakes is good, learning from yours would be much better!
Arianrhod:2003 Chevy Astro Black Magic: 1985 Dodge B-250 Serenity:1985 Chevy G-20 The Outcast:1983 Ford club wagon Luna 1974 VW bay window transporter Freedom:1990 Ford E-150(parts van) Outcast Vanners van club Support your local 2%
"Dodgezilla" is finally home and in the driveway. Regular work will start on it now. New Cragar SS rims are going on tonight. Looks like some of the electricals have figured themselves out as well, since my turn signals and now both headlights are miraculously working. Sometimes I swear this van is Christine...
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2004 Ford E250 5.4 4r75w dana 60 with 3.73;'s (Current) 1992 Dodge B350 360/46rh non lockup /9.25 rear with 3.90 cogs (sold) 1986 GMC Vandura 2500 305/TH350/3.08 rear (Sold) 1994 G20 Ex Virginia DOT crew van 305/4l60/3.42 G80 10 bolt (Sold) 1969 Chevy G20 Sport van 230,3 on the tree, 12 bolt with 4.11 cogs.(Sold) 2004 Chevy Express 2500 4.8,4l80E,3.73 (sold) 1990 ford e250 club wagon 460.E4OD,dana 60 rear 4.11's (sold)
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
Ride'n high in my 74 Dodge Tradesman B200 Maxi. Original Arizona van, had a factory pop-up top but previous owner installed a total top. Still working on the inside between projects. Original equipment includes: sink, water heater, shower, toilet, 110v/12v fridge, stove, oven, heater, and I still have the original manuals and the MPG sticker is still on the drivers window which I think is cool.
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Here are some closeups, hope I did not make them too small to share. Hope everyone is having an enjoyable weekend. Sunny and 70's here today, so going to be heading outside soon.
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB
SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO ADRENALIN BY THE GALLON & CHASIN RACIN ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS '93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB '92 CHEVY G30 454 BEAUVILLE EXT 146" WB