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| | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 member | OP member Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 | Had a bit of time last night between tearing down a customers truck and waiting on parts, so this week i should have some decent progress being made, if the weather holds out van is outside unfortunately but i cant fit it in my garage space i'm renting. finished routing the bank 2 wires mocked up the one side of the true dual exhaust, up on the fence if i want true duals or if i should add an x pipe in the system. It should pick up more midrange torque with an x pipe, but thats another 180 in pipes and it'll move the positioning of the mufflers further back which may make it harder to route out before the rear tires. Although this should be easy to remove and modify if i change my mind later down the road. It's a bullet converter with an electronic cut out to a thrush turbo muffler. also painted a few brackets and the oil fill tube quicly in the bed of the shop truck....end of the night after clean up figured why not, not like i care about the finish all that much its a shop truck this is where i left off on the customers truck, it was suppose to be a simple motor replacement, which is why i left the harness and fuel lines in place, but now it's getting an ls1 t56 supposedly... i'll see what he drops off for me at the shop saturday. | | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 224 Likes: 19 enthusiast | enthusiast Joined: Feb 2018 Posts: 224 Likes: 19 | Juntao
You have gone from MacGyver to MacWrench! Looking good. Are you installing cutouts in the exhaust?
Bob | | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 member | OP member Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 | It's an utterly useless modification, but stock is no fun lol. Yea it'll have one on each side remote operated. I got one as a gag for the shop truck most reviews said they were junk, but 3 months later its working just fine. | | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 member | OP member Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 | Got a quarter panel skin in finally, still waiting for my fuel tank. Any advice on replacing this thing? i'm open to opinions if not ill just have at it. need to find a bench seat at some point someone had laid pipe from the bed over the rear seat completely destroyed it, cleaned up the interior a bit removed the bed have plans to rebuild it and make it better. | | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 | I got a spare bedroom full of new sheet metal parts for my 73 g20, I am going to start work when it cools off.The last van I put sheet metal in was 10 years ago, now at 52 it is harder to get motivated..Having 6 needy vans don't help. Advice is it is better to cut to little than too much.lol. go to harbor freight and get a flanging tool if it is your first time. Butt welding is an art, so practice,practice,practice.
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When in doubt..get the sawzall out..
| | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 member | OP member Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 | I got a spare bedroom full of new sheet metal parts for my 73 g20, I am going to start work when it cools off.The last van I put sheet metal in was 10 years ago, now at 52 it is harder to get motivated..Having 6 needy vans don't help. Advice is it is better to cut to little than too much.lol. go to harbor freight and get a flanging tool if it is your first time. Butt welding is an art, so practice,practice,practice. i've picked up a flange tool a long time ago got to find it, needed it for something stupid way back when. What i'm worried about how bad the remaining metal is, i noticed the rust on the inside traveling upwards. Also behind the rocker there the inner rocker is pretty bad near the pinch weld, can i just use any old steel down there? or is it something special? Looks like its just flat metal from the floor down. I unfortunately will not be welding it, i'm going to have it done by a local welder i figure my chances are better, i have a sneaking suspicion that if i were to do the welding i'd warp the panel burn it through and possible burn the van down. Although, this maybe a good time to learn how to weld. | | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 | It is very time consuming to weld in long panels, and you have to stitch weld and keep metal cool,you bought the hard part to fabricate,everything above the style line is usually workable and easier to section and patch. Inner rocker is pretty flat on most vans, so have fun jump in with both feet.😀
When in doubt..get the sawzall out..
| | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 veteran | veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,397 Likes: 64 | When you cut the panel out double check that the Jersey Devil ain't in there.
When in doubt..get the sawzall out..
| | | Re: 88 G20 slow resurrection | Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 member | OP member Joined: Mar 2019 Posts: 130 Likes: 3 | When you cut the panel out double check that the Jersey Devil ain't in there. lol i dont think i'll find the jersey devil, but i've found some old bee hives and the automotive equivalent to the jersey devil... (rust) Honestly if this wasn't my fathers old van, this would've been in a junkyard by now, but against my better judgement financially i'll do what i can to bring it back. The rockers for both front doors are gone ill do those maybe in the spring, the sliding door is rotted out at the bottom, thats going to be a fun repair. My slider is pretty beat as it is, i remember years ago the door split by the latch so its been welded around the latch area, but i've searched for the last year and still do everyday finding a rust free slider is probably not happening. | | |
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