[scorean]

When I bought it in the fall.

 

[scorean]

2 inch pucks in front and s10 springs in rear.

 

[scorean]

Basement

 

[scorean]

Basement

 

[scorean]

32" tires on stock steel rims

 

[scorean]

Painted rocker panels and powder coated rims

 

[scorean]

Body work

 

[scorean]

Bodywork

 

[scorean]

Painted and new tint. Replaced an axle and some other minor mechanical work today.

 

[zach914v8]

Very cool, your van looks awesome!

 

[Lumpy]

Van Nuys!

Is that flat desert tan?

Lump

 

[WoodButcher]

I'm watching,,,

 

[sixsix]

Nice Van - Great Photos and Superb Documentation - Perfect Explanations - we need more of these around here... in these parts.

Mike

 

[AstroWill]

Some kids turned it into shaggin wagon with spray paint before you bought it eh?

Gutting it was probably a smart idea

 

[scorean]

It's called Flat Khaki but it dried much more green than I expected. Josh shot most of it and then I came back and laid a matte coat on it. We were aiming for more tan than olive but it's growing on me. Thanks Zach, it's one of those projects where every small step helps it get a little better

 

[scorean]

Gutting it was probably a smart idea

Yeah it was pretty rough. Previous owner was a "free spirit" and lived it for a while. She's a nice girl that's getting her life on track and is about to be a momma. I send her regular updates on the progress.

 

[scorean]

Interior before

 

[scorean]

Josh working away

 

[WimpTech]

That turned out NICE! Well done.
Did you use black bedliner on the trim or just rattle can black? Is the khaki a hard enamel?
The black flares look nice, I've been planning that on my van for a while, just haven't got to it yet.
You can use fishing line behind the emblems to peel them off in one piece, if you guys wanna paint them black, FYI.

 

[scorean]

Just black. Figured I'd go rino liner at some point but a semi gloss flat for now to see how we like it. Harder to come back from RINO liner. Now that it's on, Josh is pretty married to the look so we'll probably just stay with that. We chose to leave the front emblems on for texture. Removed all the others and skim filled most of the dings. There's still quite a bit of body work I want to do but it's good for now.