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1980 Chevy Van 20
#768925 December 24th 2020 12:46 am
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Figured this would be a good place to share some better pictures of our van and document ongoing progress
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Yup, she's a project for sure, but we're excited to be her second owner smile

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vaNsquared #768928 December 24th 2020 1:05 am
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Yep this is the place to document your build ...


SUNSHINE VANS-VAN DIEGO
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ONE FOR THE DIRT & ONE FOR THE STREETS
'93 CHEVY G30 454 4X4 SPORTVAN EXT 146" WB
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Re: 1980 Chevy Van 20
vaNsquared #768930 December 24th 2020 8:18 am
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Got that right. Looks like a nice project.


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vaNsquared #768931 December 24th 2020 8:19 am
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looking forward to seeing progress on the van, looks like a nice blank slate to start with.

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vaNsquared #768940 December 24th 2020 1:32 pm
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Awesome, thanks everyone.
I had a chance to mess around with the sliding door a bit.
Took off the cover to the top outside slider and found some rust under whatever the previous owner goobered into the drip rails. Nothing unexpected though.
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Lubed up the sliders and hinge mechanism. Happy to see GM put a couple of zircs on the hinge.
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Now the doors slide smoothly and much more quietly. Noticed something that looked like a latch in the upper hinge, parts 22 and 4 in this diagram.
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Does anyone know what the purpose of this is?

I'm still not happy with how the door opens and shuts. Found a thread about using pex tubing to replace door striker bushings on GM trucks of the same era: https://www.gmsquarebody.com/threads/fix-slamming-doors-striker-door-latch-repair.624/
Will give this a try soon

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vaNsquared #769131 December 29th 2020 12:24 pm
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That front seat looks comfy...lots of support. lol


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vaNsquared #769189 December 31st 2020 1:01 am
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That's a cool van!

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vaNsquared #769759 January 16th 2021 10:53 am
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@NateB Lol finding some comfy seats is on the agenda for sure. I'm keeping my eye out for clean conversion van seats that would fit!

@Frosty Thanks!

I've been putting any free time I could towards the roof. Thankfully its been fixed to my satisfaction, but here is what happened:
I discovered it was leaking like crazy and starting to rust the structural channels supporting the roof
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Also some janky lampcord wiring from the PO :P

I started to remove whatever substance was in the drip channel.
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Plenty of cancerous rust.
More to follow...

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vaNsquared #769796 January 17th 2021 5:50 pm
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Thats nasty.


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2020 Chevy van Sapphire Sweet.
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