Chevy van A journey from junky to funky
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- My 84 Chevrolet G20 van from after it was delivered on a tow truck to where it is now. 1 1/2 years later. From first start to a scenic drive. It has been a lot of work but it has come a long way.
Great job brother keep it going!
I'm glad you like it. It's been a lot of work. Thanks for watching
I also just bought an '84 G20! Great job on yours its inspiring to see the possibilities, really cool stuff man thank you for sharing!
Congratulations on your 84 G20. That's the last year for the old style taillights. Helps give it the old school look. Check out some of my other videos, they may help when you're working on it.
@VanGoGarage sweet man thanks I didn't know that! I definitely am watching the rest of your videos I appreciate you making them I can use all the roadmaps I can get ✌🏾
That is the cleanest vehicle I've ever seen to be setting 10 years.
Yeah it was a good one to start a build on
Looking simple put nice clean nice job
Thanks a lot 😁
Nice work. I did a 700r4 conversion too. Keep on truckin'
Thank you. Yeah that extra gear makes a difference on the highway.
Coming along nice, love the van... Would love one myself
Thank you very much. There not to hard to find yet.
Great job brother!
Thanks man I appreciate it
Where did you find such a clean van. I want a Chevy van like the one you found. Great looking van. Most of the ones I find are all beat up.
Well it kinda found me.Luckily I got it before it went to the Junkyard. I'm glad I got the chance to save it. I know where there's more I need to save. I have a few things to wrap up on this one then it can find a new home. And then I'll have room to save the others. Thanks for the comment.
Man. Can you tell me where you have all these vans? I really want a Chevy
Colorado high desert
Vantastic! Would like to know the process of making the bubble windows!
I have videos of all 3 attempts to make a bubble window. It took 3 times to figure it out.
Cool. What'd you pay for her?
Just a little bit more than the Junkyard offered
Sweet van!
Thanks buddy. I appreciate it
Nice van, is the blue beauville the parts van or are you fixing her as well. Many people are going old school look and putting 71-77 flat grilles and round headlights on the 3rd Gen g10 and g20s all the way up to the 95 or 6 whichever was the last year before the Express vans came out love the right front corner view of yours showing the e tire right side and front end. I like mine solid panel with solid rear doors as well but I've had 1st and 2nd Gen sport vans, a 71 sportvan and 85 beauvilleas well as a couple regular ASTRO van pass vans but most of my vans have been panel vans and no matter if she's a mid engine 1st Gen (64-66) 2nd Gen (67-70) rs Gen like yours or an ASTRO or express even my old ex postal venture panel van I replace the window doors side and rear with solid panel doors I just like the way they look but go figure I have 3 burbans I drive and I prefer a suburban over a panel truck and both of my magnum wagons are all windows . I still have my 69 chevy g10 108 van my dad gave me in 1991 when I graduated high school, she had side and rear windows I swapped them out and made her a cargo van the same year and took off her side pipes my dad had put on her in the early 70s I have them still as well as her orig window doors . My van is in front of my silver 2010 burban in my picture
Thanks. I like your van too. Yes the blue van was a parts van. No title or motor and transmission. I like the 70's grill also but the early 80s grills still have a good look. And that's good enough for me. The headlight covers help.
hey nice van great work! was wondering where did you get the tinted headlight covers? Ive been looking everywhere for a pair, was thinking I might have to make my own with a plexi glass? let me know if you can thanks!
So what I did was make a pattern or template with some cardboard. I took that to the glass shop and had them cut the plexiglass to that shape. Then I used velcro to hold it on.
@@VanGoGarage I see!! ok thank you, I appreciate that! you really cleaned that van up nice!
Is it a shorty van, cause i want 1
like this one but the 146 inch i believe is called or the 15 passenger seater, cause I want one exactly like 1 but the long 1 as I just mentioned
It is longer than a shorty and shorter than a 15 passenger. I believe it's a 125 wheel base.
@@VanGoGarage I was told that they are 3 sizes, the shorty 110 inch, medium 125 inch, & the large 1ne 146 inch
what did you use for the 6 horizontal bars on the grille??
I used metallic spray paint and clear coat
Where did you find the headliner and seat cover fabric?
The headliner is a carpet remnant. And the seat covers I think I found on Ebay.
Sweet van man! What did you use for torque converter control?
It was a TCI transmission that already had the parts to hook it up. So I only had to hook up one wire.
I know TCI sells the part for witch ever transmission you have. I believe there are 2 different styles. There are videos on UA-cam. I think I seen videos of people hooking them up with the stock parts also. Hope this helps.
Absolutely. I’m running a 475 HP 383 with 373 gears.
Wow sounds like a good setup
My 83 g20 is sitting in storage in wisconsin dells ,I have no van friends anymore 😢
Well the van national's is in Minnesota this year. Maybe it's time to dust it off and make some new van friends. Maybe I'll see you there?