some more pictures

Thanks! I really do like that alot.

Hey, chillllly...those wheels are from Prime Wheel, made for Starcraft Conversion...got em from a friend of mine for $30 after he took em off his pickup.

WOW! Give ya $35 for them. LOL!!! Really a great looking set of wheels.

heres my 87G35, thinking of making 4x4 [ August 22, 2005, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: BCMark ]

ok, here are some pics [url=http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p10104836fg.jpg] [/url][url=http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p10104826ca.jpg] [/url][url=http://img182.imageshack.us/my.php?image=p10104812xq.jpg] [/url] [ August 23, 2005, 02:10 PM: Message edited by: bairdvanner ]

This is my 70 GMC, 307, 2 speed powerglide. Have owned it for 10 years and it's a daily driver. Winter 1999 Summer 2000 August 2002 gp70 [ August 26, 2005, 09:55 AM: Message edited by: greyprimer70 ]

Welcome aboard Greyprimer70!

yes welcome. Nice van btw.

ahhh....thanks...i was trying to figure that out

My chevy collection The 93 GMC and the 69 chevy have traded places.The 93 is now hogging up the garage space as I redo the engine and front end. The 95 GMC PU is my daily driver. The red Extreme Blazer is the wifes daily driver.As soon as the 93 gets back on the road it will serve as a daily driver also. The 76 Van will replace the 95 GMC puke up as a daily driver........Wookee [ December 16, 2005, 10:40 PM: Message edited by: wookee ]

Hey, Wookie Nice Dodge behind your Chevy at the Nats

. This is my new baby. It needs a new back door on the passenger side. Hubby had a little accident with it. But its a van. Pups wife.

And this is my 86, too clean to pass on. $500 with a blown engine. No rust at the bottom of the door at all, inside or out. Next to nothing on the van at all, except for one small quarter size hole in front of the right rear wheel. Pretty solid for a 20 year old Michigan van ! GP70

We need more pictures of the GM's

This is my 1977 Chevy G20 Panel Van. I'm still trying to think of a name for it. 305 2BL V8 -- TH350 Auto tranny -- 2.76 Rearend. [ October 04, 2005, 01:26 AM: Message edited by: Mp3Van ]

Really cleanlean looking van!

Thanks!

How about Black Magic, or Black Bow Tie, or Black Tie Affair.

or 'Blackout'

Ooh, I really like 'Black Tie Affair'... the only thing is it's actually a really dark blue. My other van is black, but it's a turd, so I won't waste the name on that van. I'll have to keep that one in mind in case I ever get it repainted.. I may end up eventually going with black. My family and friends have dubbed my two vans 'kidnapper van' - but somehow that doesn't seem like a good 'show' name

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">My family and friends have dubbed my two vans 'kidnapper van' </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">It could work, but I would not paint it on the van anywhere. Cops would have a field day.

Cool van's!

Here is my 2003 Chevy Express 1 ton cargo/passenger van

Trying again.... Bill

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Bill Prestin:
[QB] Trying again....

Bill
Here is the link to Bill's picture. Not sure if you can link a pic from Yahoo or not. Nice van Bill!
http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/Express_Savana_vans/

<small>[ October 09, 2005, 11:55 AM: Message edited by: lordmodelbuilder ]</small>

hey Bill, I REALLY like your van!
the bumper/grille guard is sweet, and the deck on top is good stuff.
we used to climb the ladder and walk around on top
of my van (before it was mine) to take pictures on
our trips across country and I always thought that an "obsevation deck" would be a great idea over the standard luggage rack.
are the deck and bumper/guard custom fabricated, or are those available somewhere?
I really like the utilitarian look of your van.

cooool.

Chris Poff

THat is a nice looking ride. Love the color.

Cool van, No I don't believe you can link them from Yahoo. I see a party on the rooftop

Really like the Express... I'm used to seeing the standard white work vans all around town, but this one really looks nice. Do tell where you got that brush guard...

Newest addition to the family...

I love your van vanatic05. Any interior pics?

dont let Wayne see that naw trailer,

Most of you have already seen it, but in case you havenae :

Sure, I'll post them up tomorrow....

Behold! The Crimson Ghost. 88GMC 5.7 efi V-8 with overdrive. 180,000 miles and runs like new.

Here is Shangra_La: 1985 Chevy Trans Aire Conversion 305/2BL V8 167,000 Miles Picked it up for $500. Put $200 into Timing Kit, Gaskets, Cap, Coil, Rotor, Pickup Coil, Coil and Battery. All that was really wrong with it was the pickup coil. The guy I bought it from had it tore down to Timing Chain. Runs like a champ for being 20 yrs. Needs timing dialed in. Got some slipping in reverse. [b]More Photos' Here[/b] [url=http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2155627]http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2155627[/url]

Not a bad looking van for $500. Good luck with it! Oh, yeah, the pickup coil ordeal, I remember that

Here is mine...Sweet Pickle Bus!

Really sharp looking van

looks like you got a good deal

1st post here on the forums meet my ride 90 G20 [ December 24, 2005, 06:14 PM: Message edited by: lostreception ]

This baby is to cool! We need interior pics. BTW, Welcome to the forums. I love that van lostreception!

<small>[ December 21, 2005, 07:46 PM: Message edited by: GreyBeard ]</small>

Thanks, still very much a work in progress as far as the interior i took down alot of the exterior shots on this site but heres a little bit of the interior
http://www.cardomain.com/ride/543572/

<small>[ December 21, 2005, 08:04 PM: Message edited by: lostreception ]</small>

wELCOME aboard. Nice looking van you have there.

Shangra_La looks better than my 1993 G20 with 80k miles. ;-)

Nice ride. Welcome aboard.

In the sig.

[ December 26, 2005, 12:17 PM: Message edited by: Wyatt ]

She's sharp Wyatt!

Looking good Wyatt! I love that rear shot. Louvers are a must when you own a G-Van.

heres my Astro...

Nice clean canvas! What are your plans for it?

not sure what will happen with it...
got alot of ideas.
it IS a daily driver, frequent light hauler,
and occasional tripmaker
and I do like the comfort of anonymity and abiguity of a plain unmarked astro, but I will be doing something with it.
I want to do some sort of subtle, futuristic, electro looking paint design incorperated into wide metallic stripe(s)... I'll be using rustoleum rattle cans and masking tape.

often needing to haul light, but bulky and irregular things justifies walls inside to protect the skin...

I've thought about lifting the rear 2" and getting
slightly bigger tires back there...

maybe, eventually make this the "2001 space odessy" themed van I've wanted?

more at this thread

who knows!?................

the Dodge still comes first for the trickin'
AND I've got a 71 VW squareback who's engine
I'm gonna rebuild soon for Amanda.

LOTS OF PROJECTS!
SO LITTLE TIME & $

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif"> LOTS OF PROJECTS! </font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I have the same problem!!!!

Yes, Casey. Guess he was thinking "official GM owner's picture thread" meant "Grumpy Mopars". lol

Here is mine 88 G10

Nice looking Chevy Jeff!

Pep!! Good to see Shangra_La on the road!!

thats sweet! is that still around? or a pic from an old mag laying around?? LOL

I have a magazine with the early Dodge version of the Hurst van in it.

That Early Chevy Van was used by the Hurst Company in the late 60's early 70's and showed up at "Drag Strips" and repaired Hurst shifters, etc., for people.
B.W.

1987 chevy from sweden 19 years old. [ February 08, 2006, 02:32 PM: Message edited by: zimmer ]

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Finally got the pic in, thanks to my lovely fiancee!

Does anybody know where this place is at? Supposed to be in Indiana somewhere.

the horror!

just thought i would throw this pic of my new van on here

Well here's mine not much to look at yet has a 305ho from an monte ss and a th350 with a b&m shiftkit [url=http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e297/lubejockey01/ThaBeast003.jpg] [/url] [url=http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e297/lubejockey01/ThaBeast002.jpg] [/url] [url=http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e297/lubejockey01/ThaBeast001.jpg] [/url]

Finally found this thread again. Bringing it back to the top. Alot of the picture links are gone, so please post up your GM vans.
Here's another pic of mine. Not much change since the start of this thread. LOL, Brad

My old 87 shortie that I gave to a vanner but took back the 383 stroker motor. He is going to put a 4.3 in it.


My 92 Beauville thats never coming back


My 93 Beauville that I have now.

Hey !
I believe those pics belong here !
1980 Vandura campwagon.
4.3tbi/700r4 fitted in
Paint and wheels to come one day...missing front skirt too...

New,old wheels. Too bad the fronts won't work.

79 Chevy

sweet I think the Cragers look much better than the Tubines........
.......Wookee

Pat, plenty of space in the gagarge, huh ! 2 inch higher and it wont go in lol !
Can you tell me the size of your cragar wheels with the offset if possible ??? Thanks
Nice van !

Hey, hirider Welcome to the forum!
When we built the house 2 years ago after the framing was done and the roof was on my wife says ..."Now your vans will fit in the garage right!"
There was a Long Pause and I said sure no problem.
The doors are 7 feet but I should of had 8 foot door built just for the extra room, the vans fit no problem ...Whew!
That picture makes them look alot closer than it is.

As for the rims they are (15x10 Back) (15x8 Front) spinners got on Ebay for $50

Dito on the cragers.

here's some pic's of my buddies van that i am redo'n for him, its currently in the shop having all new interior done on it.
http://www.oldskoolvans.com

Keep it going Rich. That van is coming along nicely! I had to chuckle...in a few of those pics, the dogbox looked a little lost. LOL!

Here is the unforunate "down side" to building a "Daily Driver".
I had a no side door Early that I considered a "Show Van" but I wanted to drive back and froth to work in a van also.A co worker put this 77 up for sale freash poorly done black Imron paint job ,a 350/Th350 auto.I drove the van for a while.Rebuilt the 350, headers new exaust new tires on all four corners.It was supposed to go to the paint shop on Monday.
On Thursday night I was making the left had turn into out van club meeting and got nailed from behind by another van and drove into uncomming traffic.I got center punched by a Toyota pick up comming the other way.
My oldest dauhghter was in the van next to me in a car seat between the seats.Luckily she did not get hurt. All I got out of the deal was a nasty case of whip lash.The van did not fair out so well.I truly beleve if I was not driving a van it would have been allot worse.........







I only got to attend 2 events with this van,"Van Stomp" and "Spring Thaw".I never got good any pictures of it before the crash.............Wookee

Wook, Glad to hear everyone is OK. Dam that is a solid hit. Here we go with the insurance question again.

Wookee...glad you and your daughter came out okay. Man that thing took a hit. Good Lord.

Unfortunatly all I had a liability at the time.I bought the van back from the insurance company and had to sue the other guy who had nothing.
After 4 years of haggleing all I got out of the whole deal was $4,000.00.That would not pay for an amublance ride now a days.Nobody gets rich off of these things,except for the layers and the insurance companys.......

............Wookee

That truck really took a shot ! I am glad to hear no one was hurt.

I had that van, a 71 Monte Carlo, and my Early.Looking back on it know I am real happy I was in the van.I don't think the Monte or the Early would have took the hit as well as this van did......

............Wookee

The really neat thing is 20 years later I have an Early and a 3rd gen again..........



The Purple van will be a daily driver........

...........Wookee

You "Lucky Dog" you!
B.W.

I'd love to have a 3rd Generation, but we already have a '93 Astro & '94 Safari in the "Vanport" the '69 Vista-Chop in the garage, an '89 Dodge sitting in front of the garage and trying to squeeze a '67 8-Door Dodge somewhere when it comes back from restoration? And all of this on just a 65' x 50' lot!
B.W.

Don't feel like the lone ranger Rollie,my garage is FULL my 93 GMC is there waitng for me to get back to it along with an 86 Z28 that I am in the middle of redoning all the poorly done work I had paid sombody to do last year.I am really glad I don't have to feed them all........LOL
The 3rd gen is a factory a/c VAN it just needs some fairly minor TLC.It will be a "rat van" when it first comes out.Because it has power steering and brakes the wife will drive it.She fell in love with the 77 and has loved driving vans ever since.It will be set up to pull a trailer............

...........Wookee

updated the webpage on our 79 chevy shorty, will have more pics next week,. was supposed to went this weekend and got pictures but i blew the rear diff out of my suburban this morning http://www.crazz.org/rear
the van webpage is http://www.oldskoolvans.com

Bumping this thread back to the top. Please show us your GM vans.
Here's mine as of a couple weeks ago. Brad

ahhh well here my 78 G10

My 76 shorty....I bought it brand new.. [email:http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd26/radarlovevan/VanMemorialday07009.jpg]http://i220.photobucket.com/albums/dd26/radarlovevan/VanMemorialday07009.jpg[/email]

again? [email:][/email]

sweet ride!

Nice, is that the original paint?

It is the original paint......it does need painted though..

This van would get my vote in a van show. I just love nice clean stock appearing vans.

nice van you got there...........

SWEET,the original Black is not that hard to match up and "cut in".......
another long term van owner......

the van "Black Gold" thats in this thread had most of its original Black factory lauquer paint still in tact on that van.The custom mods were done and then "cut in"......

.........Wookee

Still looking great Don.

Bumpity Bump.

I was looking for a different thread, and thought I'd bring this dead thread back into the scene.

I guess I need to gather up the pics of my GMC and post them here.

1987 GMC Vandura

Very nice Brad!

WOW...Brad, what not gaming?? Get out there and do some work on that van, before it rusts out from under ya.

You Chevy guys, will never catch up to us Dodge guys. 13 pages, whats up with that???

Looking good Matchstick. It's nice to see another factory window van, getting done up.

lots of work to do

thanks brad, windows aren't so bad. Mine are covered from the inside. Way I see it, vans are kind of like muscle cars, you'd take a four door if it was in the right shape and right price.

I'm right there with ya vanticipation. Lots of work. Luckily I've got about 52 years left to work on if I base my guess on the average life span of a non smoking male.

Looking good Matchstix,thats a good way to look at it.They all take time.

the shorty



and the diesel

The shorty is looking nice......

a busy day in my back yard



The Blue Early is a 79,000 mile survivor

........Wookee

Did you buy that van Joe????? Holy smokes she's sweet! Is that a '64?

no Nate, I did a little work on it......

It is a pretty sweet original survivor




.......Wookee

Here is my little bunch of Chevy Vans

My first Chevy Van, bought in 2005, it's a 86' Beauville 6.2 Diesel

This is my 65'

this is my 69' before ive got the windows welded.

this is as you can see after welding



Kaare

very nice

Way Cool Vans! VP

Nice 1986 Beauville 6.2 Diesel I got one as well .. I hate the fuel prices LOl .. Nice pics.. Check out mine beauville 6.2l

Thanks guys!!

nice one Wyatt!

by the way, with those outrages fuelprices you guys got over there, maybe you should convert to liquid propan, make it a bit fun for your wallet again.

Kaare

ya its up there i want to go vegetable in my diesel van the red one

I was looking through my pictures over the weekemd and found this picture.......



This was taken at Spring Thaw the year I went for an ambo ride.......

Here are pictures of the same van taken at Keystone Madness this year.......


........Wookee

that thing is a monster.

[quote=wookee]I was looking through my pictures over the weekemd and found this picture.......

Hey Joe, Do I see a 454 badge on that 4X4 van? Any pics of the engine area?

love the new paint job on the chevy!!!!!!!!1

Now that looks great.

Very nice 4x4!

Really nice!!

They have done a great job building that van up. Looks great.

Thought I would bring this back to the top. Here's a pic of the 454 in my 72 shorty. I drove it the 13th of Dec & noticed alot of water coming out of the drivers side exhaust. Didn't think much of it. Tried to start it on New Years eve & the engine was locked up. Today I pulled out the plugs on the drivers side & #7 cylinder was full of water. Pulled all the plugs & it still wouldn't turn over. Rings must be rusted.
Anyways, I started tearing it down. Not sure if I can get the drivers side head off in the van. Not much room. Darn bigblock! Great way to start the new year.:( Brad

Geez..that's a tight squeeze!

Have fun!

And I was complaining about working on my smallblock....lol

That is definately tight,good luck with it.

Well, I continued work on van today. After I pulled the starter, I was able to turn the engine over by hand. Starter must have been stuck. I was able to get the drivers head off with the engine in the van. Not saying it was easy, but it can be done. I couldn't really see anything wrong with the gasket, but the engine has been together for 24 years. Just hoping the head or the engine block isn't cracked somewhere.
Will pull the other head off & get them both checked. Oh what fun. Brad

Holy smokes...yeah I'd say there's water in there! Hopefully it's not a cracked head.

Doesn't look to bad in there for the age. Funny it looks like there are 2 different pistons in it. The one with the water has a ring in it while the next one doesn't?

I couldn't remember if it was painted this way, at Spring Thaw 08. And after checking my pics. I find that it is.

Took the head in & was going to have them pressure check it for cracks. Found a big crack next to the valve in # 3. I wasn't even looking at # 3 because #7 cylinder had all the water. Needless to say, I am done for the year now. Brad

Bummer Dude. Why done for the year tho? Check with your local NAPA. They used to sell refurbished head kits for a few hundred bucks. Swap them out and go. Unless of coarse these are not stock heads?

Good excuse for a set of Edelbrock heads now right?

Those would be nice.

Edelbrock heads are 999.00 each! My van isn't worth that! I just located a pair of used heads from a good friend. Hope to have the van back running by next weekend. WOOOOHOOOO,Brad

Well that turned out good for ya.

Good luck getting the van running again. I hate it when one of my vehicles won't run.

I picked up the heads this evening. Just gotta clean them up & have new guide seals put in them. Should be running Sat.

Sweet! Glad it all worked out for you!

Brad, if you go with the ford style rubber "unbrella" valve seals you will find they work ALLOT better thanthe brass press in style that Chevy uses.
I have used them in a hi milage 305 and I am getting ready to put them in the crate 350 in the "Beast"
the good thing is while you have the heads off you can undo the valve spring keepers slide the seals down the valve stems and reassemble them.
I had to use compressed air in each cylender to install the ones I replaced........

....... Wookee

Bad news, nobody will just do the guide seals. Gonna cost me $500.00 & up to do the heads. Putting the van out to pasture now. Once again, I am done for the year. Brad

Brad, the Ford style valve seals can be installed with out any machine work.
You might have to rent a valve spring compresser tool but thats it.
If you don't mind a puff of oil smoke when you first fire up the engine stick the heads on and run them.
How many miles does this big block have on it?

.......Wookee

Here are some shots of my van
1989 GMC 2500 (GALAXY CRUISER)
http://s474.photobucket.com/albums/rr106/GMCVAN

I think I got it now!

Cool Galaxy

Damn recliner chair in a van....I love it! Great looking van!

Galaxy, where did you get the pass and rear captain chair's from... I like the reclining deal... Certain year van? or they custom?


Smitty

Brad - if you need 454 heads... LMK around what year and what not, i got a few buddies that dirt track race and use 454.... Let alone i got some buddy's with JET boats and a few have 454 heads stacked sky high on his shelfs, let alone blocks and what not...


Smitty

Those reclining seats are da bomb!

There's a Ford for sale in my area with that same roof.

Hey Nate thats a close match, but on mine the front side window is much longer.
(see pic in Luke's post)
BTW thanks Luke

Galaxy, where did you get the pass and rear captain chair's from... I like the reclining deal... Certain year van? or they custom?
Reply:

The seats were custom made by kellogg conversion co.
They were in Elkheart IN.
Went out of busness years ago.
The seat on the pass side was in the back, I moved it when I built the cabinets.

too bad its illegal to toss my lazy boy in there... seats look awesome.
Ill have to check out junkyards and see if possibly any conversain vans had them or bought them etc.
def a must have right there


Smitty

galaxy that van is awesome

Galaxy, that's a really awesome van you've got there! The Kellogg recliner seats just blow my mind - you're so fortunate!

A question about your window tint - I've seen that purple looking tint in some vans at the boneyard and on some of the popout windows I pulled. I had asked about it here a couple of weeks ago... the general consensus was that that the tint was a dark dye which was unstable. Was yours originally darker and turned purple over time?
Thanks.

Clear skies!

Hey Ram4ever, the two windows in the front doors I did with light smoke window tint. All the other windows were done with limo tint (that is the darkest) I think that from sitting in the sun at van runs it has faded a little. The color that your seeing may just be a reflection.

Thanks Galaxy!

I really like the idea of Galaxy's Kellogg recliner chairs, so I poked around and found that there are still recliner chairs made for vans. I saw these VIP hi-back recliners at www.customvan.com

VIP hi-back recliners

And these Heritage Hi-back recliners:

Heritage hi-back recliners

Not cheap! But the price for the upgrade to leather is surprisingly low. Now, about that lottery ticket...

;0)

Clear skies!

Ram4ever, ive been on that webpage b4 and never even noticed that... Thanks.
ut gotta think the comfort of those seats are worth it... exspecially if ur married, hahaha make the wife fall asleep all recliened back on a trip... nicee...

Smitty

One thing you have to watch with the newer recliners is most of them are made for the rear of RV's. They are a bit wider than a standard front seat. If you use them in the front you may have to remove them to get the dog house off. Just watch the width.

Also recliner may only mean that only the back of the seat reclines and no foot rest involved.

totally not cool. before i buy im sure ill call around and get the full scoop. it's gotta recline and footrest... thatd get the wife off my back for long trips... if there in te back fine by me

but if one were to have it as the passenger seat you know, i dont think i've owned a vechile that wasnt a challenge to work on * doh !!!! *

Another item of note on the seats, they are full power!
One switch to recline the back
And a second switch to move out the footrest.
None of that stuff was working when I bought the van, probably about 20 hours
on each chair to get them working

now ur just rubbing it in. next your gonna tell me that you have a button to turn the rear bench into a bed with the flip of a switch. hehe
well thats good i didnt know ya when the seats didnt work. i would been the ass of a friend saying you should just part with them... hehehe
def nice


Smitty

You got it bro!

are you being serious?

Most newer conversions from late 80's to current have motorized rear bench that folds down to a couch.

Wtf... i totally didnt know this... i guess i needa read through the forums alot alot more than i have been lately. and ive been doing it alot!
thats crazy... hmmm guess ill be spending some money to live in the comfort... then agian the wives seat will have to be done by hand. ill cheap out on that one
j/k


Smitty

Yup mine has a power fold and a power slide. Although, one of the switches is broke so I have to switch the wires on it to put it back

and i thought performance parts for my lightning was expensive....
i think luxury tallies up there pretty good.


Smitty

Our van also has the switch to turn the back bench into a bed.

the only switch mine will have not just for the headlights but the pump for my airmatress when i need to blow it up :D:D


Smitty

My '94 originally had a power sofa/bed. I removed it and built a real queen-size bed in the back.

I had a queen size bed, but it was hard to mount seat belts for the kids to.

[quote=Blue77]now ur just rubbing it in. next your gonna tell me that you have a button to turn the rear bench into a bed with the flip of a switch. hehe
well thats good i didnt know ya when the seats didnt work. i would been the ass of a friend saying you should just part with them... hehehe
def nice


Yea, the rear bench / bed is power also. I moved the switch up to the dash for ease of operation.
It is also fun to play with when someone is sitting back there lol

On the road again That is all. Brad

LMB
is that foglights behind the grille?
overall looks very nice.
i hope to get my 77 working/running better here before VAN Jam


Smitty

Looks very Nice Brad,comming along nicely.

Looks nice Brad. That's got the 454 in it right? What did you end up doing about the heads?

HHHUUUMMM a rust fee Cali "Shorty" with a big block.......
Life is Good.......LOL

......Wookee

Looks great Brad..how is she running?

Cali Rust free.... Not!
Actually, the lights behind the grill are old Dick Cepek 185,000 candle power driving lights Yes, they are bright! Here's a pic from a few years ago when I was mounting them.

As for the head, after having 3 shops tell me they wouldn't do just the valve stem seals in the head I did locate, I went ahead & put the original head back on. I checked everything with a straightedge & all was good. I think the head gasket was the only problem. Torquing the head down in the van was not fun,but I did manage to get it done.
Has been running a week now & drove it almost 200 miles up & back to the EconO West event Sat. Ran 175-180 & still seems to run real nice. Brad

Now those will light the way Brad,glad to hear you got it running again.

Looking to give her a makeover, but keep it orginal. Any suggestions? Thanks

Well, what look are you thinking about? Are you going to keep it lifted or lower it down? Will it be used for work,fun,camping etc? there are lots of ideas here on vanning.com & you might also look at my sites. They are listed in my sig. Welcome & good luck.Brad

i think it would look great by a chrome grille , paint job , chrome exhaust tips and a windshield visor . without going overboard , but yet it would complete the exterior keeping 99% stock except for visor . there ya go a brand new van . and maybe even paint rims same as van with new chrome lug nuts . yea thats it . good luck with it.

That would be a good start and look good!

heres the beast, still waiting to pull her out, good thing is someone stole the gas years ago so i dont have to clean the tank, just replace a few stolen hoses, some new antifreez and oil and a tune up, check the rest of the fluids and she should be good

Oooooooh! I'm loving those solid rear doors

ty lol the one needs repair, they have it at the junk yard but they said its $55.. for one door... i was like eff that lol

Always liked the solid rear doors!

50 bucks is a pretty good price for a rust free solid rear door.......
They are really hard to find!!!!!

......Wookee

well i went back out today and the one i need is gone, the other is still there.. damn shooulda got it when i had the chance lol

Thought i would add mine now!

Ours is our avatar

Can't get mine on there!

Hey, that's not a sweet 4x4 van......

Its better Ken

nice

Nothing is better than a 4x4, cept maybe an angle chop.... Oh, you just sold one of them

BRUISED

pretty glad i picked her up... he was gonna take it the next week to the crusher......

Nice van Jim..welcome to the hightop TMW club you will love the hightop especially when putting clothes on in the morning.

nice catch Smitty

But not the TMW's

Good one Ken but i have lots of room now!

Been working on the 72 the last couple days. Installed these new captains chairs & repainted my dash black. The seats came with swivel bases & they recline...price was free! Oh, gotta have a working 8-Track player too! One day the interior might be finished. Brad

Wow man, that dash looks awesome!

Is that an old pioneer super tuner.......
The seats look comfy
The interior is looking great Brad....

.......Wookee

Looks awesome brad, i've been looking for a good 8 track player.
i have 150 8 tracks just sitting waiting to get played

Good score on the seats, and the rest of the cab section looks great too.

Looks very nice Brad..dash looks great buddy..

Great score on the seats! Dash looks great too.

Nice job Brad. That tilt column turned out real nice!

Love that white chevy white paint always makes them look real clean, cant wait to see what you do to your early Brad, Love them earlys and mids

Yes that white one is very nice!

More pics of the 2nd Gen Chevy. Owner has had it since 71! Is in the upholstery shop right now. Brad



Flairs are for an older Mustang & notice the heart shape around the gas filler. Those wheels are original U S slots! 10" in back! One sweet early!

Here is Don's 2nd gen Chevy. Brad

Oh my is that nice also,sweet and clean

Yes very nice to

Very nice details on the white one!

The Sound Machine.

1978 G20; Shortwheel base; 350 V8- 4 Brl; TH-350 Trans; 3:42 gear; Hedman Headers; Dyna Max mufflers (exhaust exits out each side under the running boards...sound like a Hot-Rod); PS/PB/AC/Tilt Wheel

Looks sweet there Soundhd,like it a lot.

got me some new rims for my 65, hope to go mount them on on sunday, might get that classic stanse on my Van

Turbines rules, dimensions are 215x60x14 in front and 295x50x15 rear.

same same but different

Those look great.

Been wanting a full set of those 15" turbines for my van as well. Always LOVED that style wheel. I have a very similar set on my 78 Caprice Classic. :-)

i have been collecting that type of rims the last couple of yrs, found some 9x15 with the big lug pattern for my chevy shorty this summer, i have now 28 turbines most of them are 4.5 and 4 3/4 pattern.

hey yall whats are those rims on the right of your pic, the big ones. i have set of those as well but missing one.

im not sure what brand they are, it doesn't say on the backside either. i just checked your other post on your wheels, im quite sure it's not western wheels. all of those western wheels with the same spoke pattern i have seen, the spokes don't end level with the rimside. im quite sure that we can rule out E/T also, since i have a set of those with same pattern and the don't look the same at all. i will go down to my other garage later tonight and check the Appliance rims that i have for my panel Truck, haven't seen those wheels in about a year, so i might need that to get a smile on my face. i'll let you know as soon as i have checked them out, heck, might even take some pics of them

Kaare

alrighty man much appreciated

the turbines are mounted, now i just need to lower the van a bit in the front

need to get it down a bit in front!

might need some flares

but the cops might not notice the wheels when they see these :P

got me a wing also, need a little fixing and some flat black paint, then i should be good to go

Lookin' good Malle!

Thanks!
the Trush pipes will not be used before i get my 292cid in my Van, need some split-headers also

Nice sidepipes ya got

nice van!how do lower the front,my 65 has the same setup as yours.

Thanks!
haven't had time to figure that one out yet, but as soon i come up with the right plan i will let you know


Thanks!
hmm, got a set for my 79 shorty as well and ofcourse as you can see on the bottom right in this picture, some 9X15 Turbines for my shorty

Here's my 1978 Shorty G10 -

Nice Van!

Hmm I think I saw that van somewhere before...
Oh I know, it was in your other post.

Sweet and clean!

Very nice Van!

I thought that since i am moved to Vegas and have some down time, i would post up a pic of my van.

Nice looking van ya got.

Wow man, I can't find one set over here on this side of the pond!

my restored chevy shorty running new zz4 v8 1976

very very nice Nutty

Yeah that is a sweet van! Especially with the ZZ4. My stock 350 is pretty tired.

Sweet Nick!

She looks Sweet Nik, i really like the overhead console.

thanks yer its going to be a highway 61 style van got everything to complete it just need the porthole windows now and I am ready to go...... will get some pics of her crusing the uk streets. that'll be strange to see. as far as I no there isnt another over here from the 70's era

That's a very sweet Van Nutty!

now got a name for the van
THE BLACK PEARL

Great name!

Love it!

digged out the 65 today, just had to take it for a spin with the new shoes

Well it's finally pretty much done....still need to get the seats re-upholstered and will do some engine "dress up" this coming winter but the outside is finished...

VERY VERY NICE!!!!

Very nice sound. I'm diggin the flames. Nice colors.

Bolted on a set of 17" Torque Thrust II wheels today.

Van looks great Brad!!

The wheels and the "West Coast Stance" look killer....

........Wookee

AWESOME wheel choice Brad, looks Great.

Those look sweet Brad,nice choice.

The van looks great Brad.

Forgot, the New shoes look Great Malle. Hopefully All that White stuff is History.

Well, she ain't a fancy surf van or camper, but she's a sweet old girl.

1987 G20 Bonaventure. It was my Mom's van. She had been very ill for the last 3 or 4 years, and it pretty much sat during that time. In Feb 2010 I brought it over to my place so I could drive it every now and then.

Mom passed in March, so she's officially mine now.

With the exception of a factory-sponsored re-spray about 15 years ago (you guys are well aware of GM's paint problems in the late 80's I'm sure), she is 100% original. Only 44k original miles. Even the belts and hoses are original. Only fluids and maint items have ever been replaced.

Very nice looking van..your mom took excellent care of her for sure...

Wheels look really sweet Brad..nice choice..

Sorry to hear about your Mom. Nice score on the van. I'm not a window van fan, but she is a beauty.

cool vans i'll have to try to get pics up of my 71 chevy g10 sport van.

This is the sweetest chevy van I have seen so far. Great job sir!!

Sweet another TMW club member....i love the windows

Looks real clean and well taken care of!

Here is mine.a 83 G20 Conversion Van. I have started gathering parts for a male over.

Nice conversion!

Yeah That Very Nice

I have been following your other thread. I look forward to see what you make of it!

Thanks,I'm still looking for parts and it's slow going since I am on disability.

new rustbucket

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet Van

Very nice Malle

Thanks guys!!!

this Van is aqtually good from a far, far from good

it need some tlc

Looks good from this side of the pond

I like the paint.

Thanks Ken, now i just wonder what kind of ports that will fit this Van :P

Sure! Cut some more holes in it

i have been thinkin about some baywindows actually

BAY WINDOWS

needs to see what's going on outside you know :P

naah, i will keek the panels the way they are (i think)

Why? It's scary out there

i know, but im afraid of small closed rooms also

Compared to the two early 90's you have the LWB late model will seam like a mansion on the inside......

......Wookee

i know, the bedroom is like the 17th door to the left

but anyways, not going to cut holes in it yet, even though i got 3 pairs of ports that i need to use sometime :P

by the way, i had some rims lying around that did nice on the 81 :P

whoops i post mainly in this part of the forum but i put all my van pics HERE as you can see a lot of work has been done already, my hubby has done more since these have been posted i will try and get more photos up loaded at some point

Looks nice

looks nice and clean

Nice Wook

Not mine... I thought a linkless picture fits better here.....

........Wookee

whoops sorry again should have posted the picture myself

This is my new van. Cost me $1000. It's a 76 4x4 that needs some electric work, but the engine ran strong....Apparently too strong. I guess I was going over 80 on my way home, and didn't even notice since the speedo is one of the electric issues lol. I had someone following me since it was a maiden voyage (2 hours) and he kept falling behind. I figured it was just because he was in a ford or something, but oh well. Anyway here it is.





My brother is in this one, and he's 6'1" just for perspective.

Very nice one and a great price.

I bet people moved out of the way when they see that rollin up behind them. Lol. Looks pretty tuff.

Nice score on the 4x4, good luck with the the van!

That van was for sale down near me last year. Looks like it's a home done 4x4 conversion. Good luck with it & keep us posted. Brad

I took a few new pics on the way home from a Vannin' this weekend

Great pics !.........

Cool 4WD.....

actually the factory speedo in that year van is cable driven.
Of coarse it is hard to tell what they did when the conversion was done......

.......Wookee

Nice score on the 4x4! Great pics Malle!

Cool pics

Nice pics guys.

You're telling me! I have a Ford NP205 Transfer Case tail-shaft in my 78 Chevy. The speedometer cable is factory from the speedometer down but there is an 'adapter cable' of sorts that has a female side for the end of the Chevy speedometer cable and a Ford style plug in speedometer gear on the other side. unfortunately that's the cable that broke and I'm having a hell of a time trying to find a replacement that will work.

Hi all,

Just worked out how to put up an image so here is my 1987 G20 conversion, had a pretty good interior when I got it 6 months ago but was in need of much TLC.

I decided to take out most of the woodwork as some of it was in poor condition and some of it had been replaced (badly)

It came with really great chrome wheels but they were too large and rubbed in a few places, I decided it would be better to get something that fitted and was lucky enough to find these original '77 Cadilac wires(not hubcaps)

Quite a few jobs already done (exhaust/shocks/park brake/door seals) with many more to do.

Some rust holes in the rear floor around the wheels and the smaller side door is bad at the bottom (see photo), not sure what to do with that.











The smaller side door rust damage, any suggestions ?
Replace or repair ?

That would definately be a "REPLACE" !!

Way easier to un bolt the rusty one and throw it away then work fixing it......

.....Wookee

Yep, replace it so much easier!

it's too bad Nova Scotia is so far away - i have a '40 door in white with fixed glass that is very rust free...

aboard! Good luck with your new van!

whoops i did it again

got a gift from my girlfriend, hope to pick it up this friday

sweet! just ditch the windows in the side!

Thats a nice one.

Looks sweet! Congrats!

SWEET

Wow, that looks like a really nice early Chevy! There are some great body mods on there, and cool looking interior.
Congratulations!

thanks guys, this Van is in sweden at the moment, i have never seen it live, but i had a friend of mine check it out and i'm told that this one is in very good condition bodywise, but it has been sitting for several yrs so i should trailer it home. the strange thig about this is that all the other earlies i got has been bought more or less at the same distance from where i live as this one (6hrs+), this is the best looking one and this is the only of them that not will be driven home

Long day yesterday, woke up at 6am, go to work at 7am. ready to go to sweden to pick up early at 6pm ready to pick up early in sweden at 10pm, eat some pizza with fellow vanners at 11pm, go home at midnight. home at 3:30 am, take of the early at 3:45am trailer parked and im ready to go to bed at 4:30am

was it worth it, but ofcourse









not bad for a Van that was kustomized atleast 26yrs ago, i would go so far as calling it 98% rustfree!

Looks like it help up very well.

DAMN !! Where i live there's 2011 model car's that have more rust on them then that van !!!

this seems like a very solid built Van, ofcourse it need a little tlc, and i have not control of what parts of the interior that is still there or missing. anyways, not going to do much changes on this Van, i'm quite sure that i'm gonna give it some other wheels. i have a few different ones, but i'm not sure where to go. western mags, ansen sprint mags, shelby serpent II or appliance steel spoke. descissions descissions

also thinking to give it some flake in the paint, live it up a bit

SWEET
I'm glad you got her home safe....

A few pictures of this van was seen on the V.C.V.C site a couple years back.From the pictures it did looked like it attended van events on the other side of the pond.
I did not know it was powered with a small block.
I like every thing about it except for the placement of the windows on the drivers side.
Good looking 1st gen......
It really does not look like it will need much to get her road worthy.

..........Wookee

it was built in early eighties, and as we can see with most of the vans built back then, stupid was very popular windowwise. i hope to get it on the road with norwegian plates before next season, hopefully there will be a easy winter here

Congrats on getting home safe and good luck with it.

Thanks Ken

Actually there where lots of vans built in the 80's that did not have stupid window problems......
70's 80's 90's name the year the problem still occurs.

........Wookee

got me a winterbeater today it's a TFW Van 91 G-20 6.2 Diesel. reverse is missing and there is a little rust here and there. but drives good

Got mine back on the road yesterday

Congrats 93GMC. The 92-95 Body style is one of favorites.

Congrats!

And I love it! But how come you read so little about them on Vanning (and the internet in general)?

Great pics guys.

No Chevy pics since March???? C'mon yall how about a few more pics!!!!

They are not old enough for the hard core Vanners...I love mine

Beautiful Vans frscke1. I have some kin people that live in Rancho Bernardo and Poway. Havent seen them in over 30 yrs I reckon.

About 10 miles out from me ....str up 67 to Poway...Time for a Vacation to San Diego.....

Dont see a trip to Socal anytime in the near future but, who knows.

Go Captain Go

I cant remember if I posted a picture of my van on this thread or not so here's one;

I think this van would look sharp with the blacked out headlight and turn signal covers. That is my next planned upgrade.

Kurk with customvan might have them

This is my favourite photo of our vandura. Taken maybe 15 years ago when it was in good shape. Lovin the original hubcap on the front wheel, I wonder can you still get them?

MINE

Nice!!!!

Here is my 1982 GMC Shorty.

Looking good Spanishfly. Love those wheels.

Awesome van !!!

to GM!

Thank you GM Boys,I love all Shorty Vans but GM Shorties are the BOMB in my book.

Thought i'd throw mine up here also.Its getting close to being done

NICE!!!!

Gotta love them Chevys!

Where can I find those side pipes like a lot of you guys have on your shortys I'm loving them big time!

Summit Racing or Jeg's

___________ ...

Looking good Jim !!

Jim, I love your van especilly the front grill. I recently viewed all the pages of your build thread. You are a van Gogh of vans.

Thank you just love them Chebby's

Just got this 1976 G20 5.7L V8 with a slipping transmission for $850 and drove it home. Engine is great. Bringing into the transmission shop tomorrow to get their diagnosis/price and hopefully I won't go flat broke. Fingers crossed for a good deal, else I go dig through the Craigslist ads and settle for something shifty.
Came with a free canoe rack that required no holes drilled and a set of studded snow tires.

My '88 G20.

I'm sure I've posted on this thread before but thought I'd do it again with a shot that took last week down on the river.

Nice shot.

Thanks Jim.

These are 2 of my favorites that I built.Like to get the yellow one back now

Nice.

Sweet

Two really beauties

all this pic needs is the movie is SuperVan playing on the screen!!!!

Beauty shot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bowties

Nice Shot!

As long as we are doing river shots:



Dave

Ya gotta love "River shots". Beautiful van.

.

Sweet !!!! where'd you get that flare kit ???

used to be a serious astro addict ......



but as of late , i kinda went back to the full sized vans . the wife still has her astro .....



but i've gone back to the full sized chevy conversions . the green one is a parts van now cuz i found frame rot by the back wheels . the white one has all new suspension & steering componants , new shocks on all 4 corners all new brake system including rear lines , new cooling system , tune up etc.....
my wheels & tires will be swapped over very soon & then i can start o the interior mods ..





heres my 95 astro high top i gave up to go back to the full sized rigs ....



chevy fanatic till i die !!!!

Those are some nice rides.

Very nice indeed!

Thanx Guys !!! guess i have a thing for white vans huh ?

Doesn't everyone?

Not me!
Wait...

Here is a couple from before I got it running.It was sitting inside since 1988,I felt it needed some air. 1978 G20

Nothing wrong with White...

2004 AWD 1500:








As purchased:

Wow GMC now welds there rear on like Ford & Dodge.... what happen to the uni body ?

Well i never really added any pictures of my van on here because it was sitting in the body shop for the first part of this summer so i figured now i might as well jam them up here, let me know what yas think.



First day on the road before the body work



Getting the body work done





how it sits now

Very nice!

Very nice.I really the new paint.Did you install that sunroof yourself? Don't think I have seen a high top with one.I also the the trailer pics with your wheelers.

Looks Great

Thanks guys, I love it, but no i didn't install it, came with it in 1984. my grandmother bought it brand new and i'm pretty sure she got it loaded. it was leaking, so I did have to pull it and take it apart to repair the weather seals and the frame but that's it

That's very nice!

Great river shots

Yeppers! Nice Friske

Mine..little dirty right now..

The new shoes look nice!

Can't remember if I've posted here in a while...
Here's the Chevy and it's little tow-buddy last August in the mountains.

Same week..different campground.

Just south of Savannah last September. Penny likes her GMs!

At a KOA in the GMC on the way to the RC Cola and Moonpie Festival in TN last summer. We're always the littlest motorhome.
They still charge for the whole space even tho we only use a little bit of it......

Our loafering pal at Little River Canyon in Alabama last summer.


I wish winter would move the hell out. Time to get rolling again. Haven't been anywhere since Freeze-out! Going on two whole months now!!!!

At Deal's Gap a year ago...need to go up and make a 2015 lap before the two-wheelers take it back!


Ok...I'm done over-posting for now.....

Love that blue color looks like a great setup.

I love Deals Gap and the Tail of the Dragon! Only ever been there in sports cars though. I'm sure it's a completely different animal in a van!

Ok...where's all the pictures?
It's gonna be spring someday right?

We escaped to Savannah for the weekend. 289 miles each way but It was warm and the sky's were blue.....

Stayed Friday and Saturday night at the Savannah South KOA.
The littlest motorhome.....
Loafered during the day.
It's a very clean campground and was packed at night. Some RVers had to dry camp in the parking lot! Some heading north and some heading south. Everybody's ready for the winter to end!!

Ours is in the garage waiting for an event

Need some GM pictures here!

We took the GMC and went loafering to the Georgia mountains this weekend for a picnic.
Turned over 306K miles and countin'... good ole Quaker State oil.

I only went to Home Depot for building mat'l .... good old Mobil One.

I think your speedometer is broken... Or something..

Yeah the trip odometer knob is in the way, and you can't tell how fast he was really going!

Yep on my red '92 the trip od is in the upper left corner, but the '92 has it on the bottom right. I could be going 110 mph & it still says 90mph.

I think mine's off! I was doing 90.... well maybe....
It could happen...
Our little 305 mouse won't quite do like the big 'uns.

My best last summer beach runs

in a 305

Winter is my time for fun, gotta play before it gets over 100 degrees

Oh so true, watch for flash floods they can take your van faster than I can blink.




GOOD TIMES

took a few pics today while i was waiting on the wife at the Dr's . had to bring the camera to get a pic of my lighting control panel so the guys at east coast customs could see if they can replace it for me . its a low voltage unit with a circuit board , not the typical switch type .

2004 AWD. 3/4-ton Suburban springs, MAX keys, longer Bilsteins:

My new 69 G20

Did you ever fixed the tranny problem?
I love the color and graphics in your van.

Every one here knows how bad I have been wanting a Chevy again. This came home with me today. It's a project for my oldest son and I.His van his ideas.Him putting money he earns and labor into it.Unfortunately he is only 13 now ,so I will have to drive it for awhile and keep all the fluids moving.

The trip home was about 70 miles and she ran great.

1985 Chevy G20
305/3speed auto
115 K miles

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Hi Luke, Thats a great looking van, Nice of your son to let you drive it till he can drive.

Good looking van!
Guess you're also about outta room in the driveway!

It will be tuff but somebody had to do it.

I got the room,but not the budget.

Oh Luke we all know it will have 300K on the clock before he is of legal age to drive ....lol

Probably will.lol

Post some more pictures Luke, Thats a nice van you found

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Luke, has he decided on a name yet?

Thats a nice van, liked the pictures with your kid, he looks like it's his van, hope he lets you drive it, Very nice wheels on it

We have named her Serenity.

Going to get some better pics and start a readers ride thread.

Excellent! Yet another generation of vanners. Looks like a great start. Is he going to join the forum?

That's cool can't wait to see the

He probably will join.As far as pics go I need to get off work and make it home before dark.

Nice looking van Kane

Yeah great stance on that rig man.
are those 31"s?

Yes sire @MACE. 31"x15"x10.50

Here is a few

in sig

amcochrane - Is that an old style grille on a newer (80s) van? I ask cuz the color scheme, emblem, mirrors and belt molding look newer. Please tell me yes......

1959- yes it is. '86 beauville with a '77 front grill and bumper. I saw the swap done on Hot Rod Garage and found the parts by chance for a price i couldnt refuse.

looks great

Thank you!

I will have to find the vid on HotRod Garage. Was your Beauville originally 4 headlites?

this is how it looked the day i towed it to work

Good looking van.

Front end replaced just in time to do a motor swap. Free 402 BBC.

Just joined the club.
94 GMC Ex Milwaukee PD Paddy wagon van.

Hell yea!

Nice!

Cool little Shorty, nice score! And

Welcome! Nice score. Keep us posted with updates

A night cell phone shot. Lots of work to do, tires are very cracked from sitting 10 plus years. Surface rust on roof needs immediate attention. I am thinking of painting rallyes black, removing running boards, rack and ladder.
I do a lot of rocky crappy road excursions, thinking a large basket rack for roof, and rear door passenger spare tire holder with some sort of box for my generator and additional battery.
Add inverter to inside of passenger rear door for a stand alone system for charging laptop, camera batrerys ect.

Cool.
Those sound like good ideas.

I painted my rallyes black.
It was the cheapest mod that made the most difference.
I like them that way, but I guess I like them silver too, because I thought yours looked great when I just saw them.

Nice vans guys

Thank you. ☺

Never had the pleasure of a "van" Paddy wagon. Nice score.

Bought this 79 G20 today! Waiting on delivery so I can get started on it.

Recently got in the game, been driving and repairing daily.

That's a fine looking shorty. Start a build thread in the "Reader's Rides" section and keep us posted on the progress. We all love following along with builds and repairs.