Chevy Van were awesome My grandfather had 3 of them a 76 model it seated 12 / 86 model sealed 12 as well / 94 model and it seated 15 , he owned them all and I remember growing up they were lined up in his driveway and he show me how too drive with 86 Chevy Van 2 tone blue pain and interior Awesome memories
These are awesome vans. My mom's friend had a 95 G20 Gladiator Edition back in the day. It was so cool. It was the High Top as well and it was fully loaded. Took a lot of trips in it. They ran that van into the ground, but they got their money's worth out of it. Anyway the Motor on this one sounds really good compared to the rest of the van.
Jay! Before you crush the van, GET THE RADIO!!! I want the radio even if it's not working. ^-^ Possibly the cool stereo in the back too? If you have time lol.
Those rear leather fold out couch beds are worth removing and keeping! I scored a power folding rear leather seat out of a 1996 Ford Econoline Explorer conversion van and it makes a great couch in the garage!
OMG.. My mom still has this van and it looks new...And runs great! It is bright red... her favorite color... she is 73yrs and still drives it..lol It has a TV and VCR in it... hahahaha
Cool looking van. Too bad about the body damage. That 350 is probably a better option for your s10 than the bus motor. Can probably even get the fuel injection working in the s10 if you wanted to go that route.
My truck isnt a fuel injected truck and thats why I want to replace it with a mechanical pump carb engine. That way I dont have wiring to add or deal with really. This engine will drop down in dads step side project
Joshua Heminitz agreed man. I was thinkin to myself it doesn't look completely trashed. Have the body damage fixed, new doors, and drop a descent transmission in it.
Ahh memorys from highschool my dad bought a white one of these for 200 bucks we put a new waterpump and intake gaskets drove it for a year till the wreck loved that van
Well.. The engine is going to get some attention... once we rip it out.. The rest of the van is junk. Congratulations on 28th! I dont have an award system yet
I miss that Chevy van I remember when I was 11 years old my uncle in north Carolina had a 88 Chevrolet van like this one but it was in bad shape and the engine blowout so he junk it I still miss this classic van
Wish I'd seen this sooner. it's not worth fixing because it would need to go on a frame machine to straighten the front end out. That front fender is welded on, not serviceable. Which is a shame because it's a sharp van. But there's tons of good parts there. The rear doors particularly, they always vanish up here as much because the latches freeze up as because they rust any. That front power seat is interesting, I've never seen one in a conversion before. Some of the parts like the cluster are 93-95 only, the trans is like 92-94 only, lots of other stuff like that. If it was straight I'd probably want to buy it.
Ghetto Wagon that would be a really nice van if you put a little money into it keep the paint at original like fix a couple dents and you're good to go get the stereo working in the van cuz you not going to be able to find that factory radio
the van looks beat but the 350 small block chevy is healthy the engine is worth saving as people would use it to build rat rods or power other vehicles as its one of the best production American made engine ever.
It looks like the body is rather destroyed but I suppose it could supply all the parts to convert another van with a decent body, but conversion vans seem to have rather had their day. Still, the 350 sounds healthy and there's a decent weight of metal to weigh in...
hi Jay .I saw some of ur video s with an 86 Lincoln town car .I'm looking for a rear bumper for an 86. Lincoln town car new used or n.o s. any ideas where I might find one ?
so other then broken doors windows no revse gear and dents, its in good shape, but the drivers side looks to be a errr a bit low as in serpenson might be gone or going
Chevy Van were awesome
My grandfather had 3 of them a 76 model it seated 12 / 86 model sealed 12 as well / 94 model and it seated 15 , he owned them all and I remember growing up they were lined up in his driveway and he show me how too drive with 86 Chevy Van 2 tone blue pain and interior
Awesome memories
These are awesome vans. My mom's friend had a 95 G20 Gladiator Edition back in the day. It was so cool. It was the High Top as well and it was fully loaded. Took a lot of trips in it. They ran that van into the ground, but they got their money's worth out of it. Anyway the Motor on this one sounds really good compared to the rest of the van.
Sad to see it beat the shit out of damn shame
Yea, it was used and abused but it happens. Really makes me miss mine now
Jay Smart that 350 tho one tough mutter!
I tried to talk you out of it, Jay lol
I bet it smells like stale beer, weed and lots of shame
So it smells like your first time again?
adam tarver hard de harr harr ..got another Howie Mandel here..
You can catch me here nightly from 10-6
And sweet pussy..
I bet there were couple orgies in there
Jay! Before you crush the van, GET THE RADIO!!! I want the radio even if it's not working. ^-^
Possibly the cool stereo in the back too? If you have time lol.
Those rear leather fold out couch beds are worth removing and keeping! I scored a power folding rear leather seat out of a 1996 Ford Econoline Explorer conversion van and it makes a great couch in the garage!
Recently took a cross country trip in a conversion van. Def a neat experience !
OMG.. My mom still has this van and it looks new...And runs great!
It is bright red... her favorite color... she is 73yrs and still drives it..lol
It has a TV and VCR in it... hahahaha
Good sounding 350. Those engines run forever. I wish i had that in the 99 Silverado i had instead of the vortec v6.
I love these old conversion vans. My parents had one with a mini fridge, VCR/TV, walkie talkie in it. It was a cruiser
Sounds like a strong 350, lots of good miles left in her
Cool looking van. Too bad about the body damage. That 350 is probably a better option for your s10 than the bus motor. Can probably even get the fuel injection working in the s10 if you wanted to go that route.
My truck isnt a fuel injected truck and thats why I want to replace it with a mechanical pump carb engine. That way I dont have wiring to add or deal with really. This engine will drop down in dads step side project
:55 the cup holders looks like the front of a jeep
I hope you kept this wonderful vehicle.I own a 1981 Chevy van.Hey, first gear will get you further than reverse. ...
Besides the trash and everything that's broken I think it could be a good van once again
Joshua Heminitz agreed man. I was thinkin to myself it doesn't look completely trashed. Have the body damage fixed, new doors, and drop a descent transmission in it.
If I would've found that van, I would've cleaned it out and fixed it up.
Looks like a good project van to convert into a A Team van.
That WAS a Beautiful van. I Own a G20 and this broke my HEART. LOL
The poor thing was not taken care of. Keep what you can and scrap the rest. P.S. I love that paint job.
I bet it really was sharp when it was new. Too bad thou, atleast we get a good engine !
yeah.. despite its 94' the paint job is really 80s but in the good way!
that 350 sounded great
almost has a full set of funky cool rims
"almost" lol
Ahh memorys from highschool my dad bought a white one of these for 200 bucks we put a new waterpump and intake gaskets drove it for a year till the wreck loved that van
My last one was an 84 with a screaming 305. It was a big brown bomb, but it was so much fun
28th!!! That van needs some love!
Well.. The engine is going to get some attention... once we rip it out.. The rest of the van is junk. Congratulations on 28th! I dont have an award system yet
That engine sounds pretty good! That toggle switch may be for the locking torque convertor. I had to do that to a couple of my 700R4's
One of the best Chevy vans of all time wife grandfather had one In white he sold it for a Cadillac Eldorado 93 lol
Them back tilt open windows can be worth something. I changed mine out and it was easy..
Sawzall the fiberglass top off the body, flip it over, attach a trolling motor, and you have a jon boat.
That engine is solid
For sure, it will make a great replacement for someone
140K miles, it's not even broken in yet.
I miss that Chevy van I remember when I was 11 years old my uncle in north Carolina had a 88 Chevrolet van like this one but it was in bad shape and the engine blowout so he junk it I still miss this classic van
I wish I could buy some parts off it. I'm slowly collecting parts for my 86 Chevy shorty van
Throw a new trans in it. A traveler would buy it if you cleaned it up. Nice truck
Bet in 94 that van was something
Engine is easy to pull, just drop the whole subframe out the bottom. Trans probably needs a sunshell. This would be a great powertrain for the S-10!
Save it. Hard to come by these vans and they are nostalgic
My favorite conversion van is the Ford E-150 1985-2003
Oh man is she a beauty!
Looks like it was a clean ass van before the last people trashed it...shame. 350 runs good
Wish I'd seen this sooner.
it's not worth fixing because it would need to go on a frame machine to straighten the front end out. That front fender is welded on, not serviceable. Which is a shame because it's a sharp van.
But there's tons of good parts there. The rear doors particularly, they always vanish up here as much because the latches freeze up as because they rust any. That front power seat is interesting, I've never seen one in a conversion before. Some of the parts like the cluster are 93-95 only, the trans is like 92-94 only, lots of other stuff like that.
If it was straight I'd probably want to buy it.
Could be made into a REAL nice custom camper van for someone replace trans fix one or two things.
Great video man . these are good vans my brother had a 94 in 96 . looks like the people entered the derby with this van
That would be so damn fun to fix up
Man. that thing was cool in its day. Too bad the body is so rough, otherwise that would be a fun base for someone to build a small RV.
It would, but in this condition were just going to pull the engine and crush the rest
Man that thing seen better days...I could use it for a parts van
That white pillow at 2:33 looks like it's got a bit of gun shot burns around the holes.
Potential engine for your V8 swap S10??
I do believe but I could be wrong the van engines have 4 bolt mains.
Well, dads already called this engine for his step side chevy so I guess Ill have to keep looking.
where are you located as me and my girlfriend have a 95 G20 sports van and would like to get parts off of yours before you scrap it
Yea Save the 350 and the 4l60E, ECM too, should be behind or under the drivers seat somewhere.
Of course, drive train is coming out tomorrow once we finish the bus. I think it would drop right down into dads stepside and look nice
I wouldn't save the trans though, it's a goner
Ghetto Wagon that could be a reason why the back radio don't work is check your fuses in might be the answer
Ghetto Wagon that would be a really nice van if you put a little money into it keep the paint at original like fix a couple dents and you're good to go get the stereo working in the van cuz you not going to be able to find that factory radio
wouldn't it be a 700r4? which i know is basically the same
Like the graphics on that. But yeah..shes toast save what you can and scrap the rest.
Keep the motor for your S10
I love these year model vans soo big roomy
i need the column and the drivers door handle !
Bet that was a nice van back in the day
Im glad the toyota is still alive
Dude save it, I know it's rather trashed but it's too nice to scrap, it just needs some care
sounds hella nice
Im a die hard Ford guy but I certainly hope you save that low mileage 350.
the van looks beat but the 350 small block chevy is healthy the engine is worth saving as people would use it to build rat rods or power other vehicles as its one of the best production American made engine ever.
The headlights and grill are really cool looking, p.s. Looks like its got some camber on the driver side.
yea the nose is worth saving. That and the engine and harness. The rest is scrap
True, and 350's are easy to find parts for, b/c they are so common. If that engine needs something.
Nice looking van.
Super cool. To bad it's in rough shape.
I'm looking to buy one of these so I'm watching a video on one being scrapped.
realy nice sound of the engine
Should save it. Not many of those vans left.
looks still good for a `94 model . to bad they wasted it till its end ! :(
PLZ do an update video on the jaguar also are you ever gonna get it running
I can't believe this thing is running in that state.
The lady DROVE this thing in too. With no brakes haha
Nissan Micra It has a 350, those engines never really die until the rest of the car is falling apart.
No one is going to miss that..
I got 94 , and transbeent out its vary nice loaded
I yanked a 350 out of a conversion van like that and put in an older box truck I blew the motor in.
It looks like the body is rather destroyed but I suppose it could supply all the parts to convert another van with a decent body, but conversion vans seem to have rather had their day. Still, the 350 sounds healthy and there's a decent weight of metal to weigh in...
Oh yea, the engine is totally good. We will be pulling it tomorrow
Do you still have this? I want to buy it!!!
hi Jay .I saw some of ur video s with an 86 Lincoln town car .I'm looking for a rear bumper for an 86. Lincoln town car new used or n.o s. any ideas where I might find one ?
Its a lovely van !
Fix it and put a cam with side pipes , 292/501 hydraulic. Would work .
Very healthy 350 V8.
so other then broken doors windows no revse gear and dents, its in good shape, but the drivers side looks to be a errr a bit low as in serpenson might be gone or going
Do a whole vid of revving that van
I need that rear quarter panel
You still have this van? I need the driver's side front (middle) slider window complete. Please advise, thank you.
That's a sweet van
Good parts car for sure
"looks like a van" said my girlfriend. lol
How much you want for the driver side rear window and the steering column
Keep up the good videos
Looks like a nice van when it was new but they sure abused it.
Some people have no taste for nice things. I have a 1994 Chevy G20 Conversion Van and it looks 5 years old instead of 24 years old
It was a nice van at one time😃
Any new videos of more g20
love the van don't see them around
Makes me almost miss having mine lol
Jay Smart you had one
i need the tire carrier and ladder
When it’s a rockin’
Id say that motor is worthy for a new car or truck sounds good. Someone obviously didn't like that "van" though lol.
Would be nice if fixed up :)
Where is that junk yard located? If you mind me asking.
I want to say NC
Dylan Lowry Chesnee, South Carolina
It looks like the driver was close to losing his driver’s license because it appears that he would back into anything that was in his way.
Put those rear captains chairs in your s10!!
Good motor tires and battery. Flatten the rest.
A tweaker must have gotten a hold of that van looks just like tweaker damage!
Damn this van looks sexy.
wish i had the body on that one mine is rusted out
@jaysmart that was a nice van in its time