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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #764605 August 09th 2020 8:26 pm
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Here's some more pic's in no particular order, front bumper on for fitment, dropped spindles up front, need to raise just a little, 10 in the rear 8 in front. crummy pics I know just to much work to get it in the sun for better shots.
Spare grill!
Had some surgery to do to the dash and there is no way to "copy" the original GM pattern so I used 2 part bed liner and sprayed the dash & dog house.
Took a c10 truck tilt wheel and modified it to fit the Van.
New shaded tinted windshield, hate the mirror bracket rite in the middle of the damn thing (no windows in rear doors) but they said they don't make them that way anymore. Guess I will just hand dingal balls off it!


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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #764657 August 11th 2020 10:24 am
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the van is turning out amazing. I would love to have the early grill on my 79. I think they look so much better.


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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #764658 August 11th 2020 11:34 am
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Beautiful '79, if I didn't go Black that was my next choice!
I have a '78 with a similar grill and an extra '75 grill, thinking of making the swap after the Black one is done....................

Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #764720 August 13th 2020 9:43 am
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Originally Posted by brigrat
Beautiful '79, if I didn't go Black that was my next choice!



Thanks! I love the brown as well. When I was a kid (and it was my dad's van) I used to always tell me dad that I was going to own it and paint it black someday. HAHA. Now I couldn't part from the brown.

Cant wait to see the grill swap pics for the 78. ;)

Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #765596 September 17th 2020 12:18 pm
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Very clean, Lon.


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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #765598 September 17th 2020 12:30 pm
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Thanks Charlie!
Think I will post some parts up for a '78 Chevy to try and scrape up the funds. Got a tube grill someone might want BUT same thing applies to my parts the shipping cost!

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Looking good and lets see some parts!


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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
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As it sits today. Not happy with stance yet but working on it!

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Re: Looking to Restore this Shorty!
brigrat #778668 July 07th 2021 12:10 am
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Wow!
That looks great!


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