I had the day off and decided to run to my local junkyard which never has any chevy g vans. Then, almost at the end of the aisle of cars was a clean solid 1975 Chevy van 10. BAM! After a long search I finally found a set of Non conversion doors so they haven't been cut out. These doors are nice! They are early style so the license plate is inside the door, I hope they work on my 89. I figure since the van was so complete I'd see what else it had to offer. Mind you I was not looking for any of these parts but I couldn't leave them lol. Some nice bucket seats I thought would be fun. I head to the front of the van and wow.....the grille is still there. It is a little bent, but definitely fixable. I probably won't use it on this van because I think it might interfere with my transmission cooler. I might just sell it....they seem to be going for top dollar recently.
Scored these yesterday on craigslist. The ad was for a 83 c10 but in the ad it stated, "comes with extra set if mag wheels" I thought, why not I'll ask about em. Got a quick response and I had them home in about an hour. Best part is they came with decent tires and all the caps! (Although rusty) I got em for a steal! Cant wait to put em on after work.
They are 15x8.5 with 235/75r15. After they wear out I'll be going with 31x10.5r15s
Last edited by SirTimTim; November 18th 2019 2:24 pm.
Just as a word of warning, you may definitely rub with 31’s on there with stock suspension. The wheel wells in g vans aren’t as big as c trucks and I rubbed with stock g20 Suspension and 31’s. I had to roll the inner fender lip in and get g30 springs to raise the front end to clear
Just as a word of warning, you may definitely rub with 31’s on there with stock suspension. The wheel wells in g vans aren’t as big as c trucks and I rubbed with stock g20 Suspension and 31’s. I had to roll the inner fender lip in and get g30 springs to raise the front end to clear
The suspension is not stock in the front or rear. I did test fit some 31x10.5r15s (you can see in previous pics). Although those were stock wheels and these are aftermarket. Fingers crossed. I have to find the correct lug nuts also.
Last edited by SirTimTim; November 18th 2019 7:22 pm.
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Update! Finally got the wheels on the van, polished the rear to see how well they clean up. Really digging how the van is looking. Not the original vision I had, but I drive it every chance i get. Found some rear doors and a new slider also. I backdated the side markers to the earlier style. Still a long way to go, hopefully paint one day.
Last edited by SirTimTim; January 10th 2020 4:21 am.