We can clearly see that you originally wanted to use the entire dash, floor, firewall. These plans don't always work the way we want them too. This is gonna be great! I can't wait! 👍👍👍
I might be mistaken, but I think you could've just unbolted the body from the chassis and removed it in one piece, that would've saved you a few days. I kept the floor and firewall in place like you were trying to do and removed the firewall and floor out of my 49 ford F1, then test, cut, test, trim, and so on until it fit where I wanted it. It had rotten floors and I wanted to keep the interior including dash and A/c of the explorer. I'll be watching your progress, good luck.
@TheSuburbanGardener I was planning to use the firewall, and i just enjoy cutting stuff apart, but I ended up changing my mind on keeping any of it. Definitely could have unbolted it! Thanks for watching!
The newest trend! Instead of mounting the Loadstar to the chassis and building a custom dash! The lazy mechanic way that way they avoid wiring and steering!
@jamesmeredith381 Quicker and easier when you're planning a short time to build. There are benefits to both. I wouldn't necessarily say either are a lazy choice.
I went to a trade school to learn how to build wooden boats, this dude Richard was one of the instructors, had built wooden boats in Gloucester for like 40+ years, was super fast, and did beautiful work. He always said, I've only been a shipwright for 10 years, the first 30 years I was just looking for my blankety blank pencil. So rather than looking for his pencil for 30% of the work day, he'd buy whole boxes of pencils, sharpen them up and just scatter them around the shop, so you were always in reach of a pencil. Ive worked a bunch of different trades, and there's always somthing like that, where you can really speed up your work for super cheap.
I do that with markers and lighters. If someone needs either one they just grab one out of my truck or car. Look on the dash or under the seats. You'll find plenty.
The 'deconstruction' of the van definitely showed that plans changed during the process. Best laid plans of mice and men... Looking forward to where this goes next.
@marshallduvall1102 In the video, I explained that I originally planned to use part of the firewall and floor. Therefore I would have to cut it apart. Plus, it's easier for me to haul as scrap in pieces. Not to mention removing the entire body in one go, without a crane in my shop would be very difficult.
If the booster requires a hood bulge, you could always swap to hydro boost. You could Rob the parts from a diesel van so it'll bolt on or there's aftermarket kits now too
Consider yourself very lucky. I walk through a door and don't remember what was I was going to look for or why I'm in that room. Should I go through another door and I'll remember what I was doing.
@stephengordon8968 I offered it for a couple weeks, no takers. I did sell the cabinets, roof rack, doors, bumper, grill, seats, gas door and a few other things. I made back $850 on those. The body I scrapped, it brought in about $120.
Why wouldn't you unbolt or torch off the bolts for the body mounts! Instead of of doing the Lazy butcher job! Mount the Loadstar cab and build a custom dash to house the gauges or use a digital dash!
I explained in the video, I had considered using the firewall and tunnel, but didn't end up going that route in the end. Plus, cutting it up was fun, and made it easy to haul off to the scrap yard. Thanks for watching.
not understanding why you wouldn't just take the body off and sell it. if you have a shop that size and don't have a ceiling hoist, i'm really confused... and if you do, i don't understand cuttin up the body. maybe i'm crazy.
That was a waste of a good van body that you could have sold to recoup your money. AND save you a lot of time wasted from all the cutting. They always say measure twice and cut once. And in this case it sould have been measure several times and just unbolt the body from the frame😂😂
We can clearly see that you originally wanted to use the entire dash, floor, firewall. These plans don't always work the way we want them too. This is gonna be great! I can't wait! 👍👍👍
@@papercut138 Yes, exactly! Thanks for watching!@
I might be mistaken, but I think you could've just unbolted the body from the chassis and removed it in one piece, that would've saved you a few days. I kept the floor and firewall in place like you were trying to do and removed the firewall and floor out of my 49 ford F1, then test, cut, test, trim, and so on until it fit where I wanted it. It had rotten floors and I wanted to keep the interior including dash and A/c of the explorer. I'll be watching your progress, good luck.
@TheSuburbanGardener I was planning to use the firewall, and i just enjoy cutting stuff apart, but I ended up changing my mind on keeping any of it. Definitely could have unbolted it! Thanks for watching!
@@TheSuburbanGardener We are building an F1 on an 04 SSR chassis right now also.
@@stealthbuilt1now that should be interesting 🧐
The newest trend! Instead of mounting the Loadstar to the chassis and building a custom dash! The lazy mechanic way that way they avoid wiring and steering!
@jamesmeredith381 Quicker and easier when you're planning a short time to build. There are benefits to both. I wouldn't necessarily say either are a lazy choice.
This swap is cool. Saw one done this way at a local car show. He used side tins from an IH combine to make bedsides. Pretty cool looking.
@@Xthreadgarage Thanks!
I like the way you two are going about it!
@danieldyke1074 Thanks, I was trying for an easy swap, lol. You know how that goes. Hoping to drive it by Friday this week! Fingers crossed!! 🤞
60% of the time it works everytime 👍 This is gonna be a cool build. Happy i found this.
@henriknordeng Thanks!
lol
I went to a trade school to learn how to build wooden boats, this dude Richard was one of the instructors, had built wooden boats in Gloucester for like 40+ years, was super fast, and did beautiful work. He always said, I've only been a shipwright for 10 years, the first 30 years I was just looking for my blankety blank pencil. So rather than looking for his pencil for 30% of the work day, he'd buy whole boxes of pencils, sharpen them up and just scatter them around the shop, so you were always in reach of a pencil. Ive worked a bunch of different trades, and there's always somthing like that, where you can really speed up your work for super cheap.
@bondvagabond42 i had to do that with permanent markers. I think there is around 100 of them throughout the shop in different spots!
I do that with markers and lighters. If someone needs either one they just grab one out of my truck or car. Look on the dash or under the seats. You'll find plenty.
@aaadamt964 Same here, they are in my truck, on my nightstand, you name it.
Love watching this build! Can't wait till the next video!
U guy's are rocking-it taken the van apart to make way for the truck cab.. This will be cool to watch the build. have a couple of beers on me Mate..
@billyhaddock5540 Will do! Thanks for watching.
Looking forward to more videos. tHanks for posting. Have a good week
@@Dancing_Alone_wRentals Thanks!
Can't wait to see the lonestar together
love watching body swap videos
@@wesleysmith7676 Please follow. More to come!!
The 'deconstruction' of the van definitely showed that plans changed during the process. Best laid plans of mice and men... Looking forward to where this goes next.
@@CihaPet Definitely!
Awesome content
Love all the hard work
These guys are GOD DAMN GENIUSES !
Why didn't they just lift the whole body off at once ?
Whew !
@marshallduvall1102 In the video, I explained that I originally planned to use part of the firewall and floor. Therefore I would have to cut it apart. Plus, it's easier for me to haul as scrap in pieces. Not to mention removing the entire body in one go, without a crane in my shop would be very difficult.
Awesome build.
I’m looking to do the same thing, why wouldn’t you just take the whole body off? Love that your doing this stuff
@@HeckYeahBen i was originally planning to use the firewall.
If the booster requires a hood bulge, you could always swap to hydro boost. You could Rob the parts from a diesel van so it'll bolt on or there's aftermarket kits now too
@ryanc3219 This does run off the power steering pump. No worries now, making a new firewall! :)
In quebec this van is brand News 😮
It looks like a South Dallas chop shop Got ahold of that thing 😂
Can't wait.
Hopefully you are laying this thing out on the steps😎.
@@baggedlife428 It should be close!
Awesome 👍 will be waiting on more video in that case
@@baggedlife428 just released part 2!
Nice, I was wondering what a different chassis for a Loadstar could do for it. 👍
@thilde659 The wheelbase is a bit narrow, but some good wheels should solve that.
Yes I do and I have 4 of everything in my tools
@@w.r.rayborn3954 lol!
The check body light came on. 😂
Exactly!
lol the spes up part sounds like a pissed off mosquito
@@mattg8787 lol!
I was really hoping for a one wheel peel smoke show after you removed the body! lol
I wanted to, but I rent my workspace...
@ understandable. A Loadstar might be cooler anyways 🤘
Love it.
@@autocrossratrod Thanks!
That floor would be a good source for truck bed repair material.
Vans in Germany: electric or little small engines....American: 6 Liter V8 😂😂😂😂❤
I have visited Germany twice. Nice country. It was fun seeing all of the different (than American) vehicles in Germany and France!
ive got ADHD, i look for tools way more than I use them. LOL
@@markaffordablecustomsparento I hear ya!
Would be really fun to cut something apart!
@rogerdawson8921 Definitely a good time!
Consider yourself very lucky. I walk through a door and don't remember what was I was going to look for or why I'm in that room. Should I go through another door and I'll remember what I was doing.
Lol! Happens to me all the time!
I'm doing a similar build on a 2006 express 2500 chasis
@@user-nj9vc4so8d Nice, what is the swap vehicle?
Sick!!
You should do a tutorial on how to get the windshield off that clean! 😂😂😂
@@bagelbandit6076 Reciprocating saw to the rescue. I tried to cut it out fislrst with a windshield removal tool, but it was being a pain!
@@bagelbandit6076 Thanks!
Think I would have lifted the rear, blocked it. Lifted the front , blocked it. Then, I lifted off from the side. But I work by myself
Sure went about it the hardway
@@bradnunn9127 Plans changed.
For the algorithm.
A comment is a comment! 😉
You gunna go wide body right off the bat or let it simmer in your mind a bit?
@@bagelbandit6076 lol! This one belongs to the misses!
@@stealthbuilt1well make sure you leave that heater core and A/C!!!
@bagelbandit6076 the heater box was too big. Going to need to run vintage air.
Any reason you guys didn't use a a V6 Or V8 S10 or Colorado chassis instead of a van ? Even a full size 1/2 ton chassis may have been easier .
I had a deal on the van.
Same with the floor
Instead of cutting the body all to pieces I would have just unbolted it from the chassis and separated the two.
I rhonk this is the forst time I've seen an air chisel used to cut something.
@BadgerBishop I have a cutting chisel, it works pretty good on anything less than 16 gauge.
Why not sell those body panels to recoup some money from the build ?
@stephengordon8968 I offered it for a couple weeks, no takers. I did sell the cabinets, roof rack, doors, bumper, grill, seats, gas door and a few other things. I made back $850 on those. The body I scrapped, it brought in about $120.
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Why wouldn't you unbolt or torch off the bolts for the body mounts! Instead of of doing the Lazy butcher job! Mount the Loadstar cab and build a custom dash to house the gauges or use a digital dash!
I explained in the video, I had considered using the firewall and tunnel, but didn't end up going that route in the end. Plus, cutting it up was fun, and made it easy to haul off to the scrap yard. Thanks for watching.
Wy not just lift it remove everything under it only?
@brianrussell1565 I explained in the video. Originally I planned to use part of the firewall.
not understanding why you wouldn't just take the body off and sell it. if you have a shop that size and don't have a ceiling hoist, i'm really confused... and if you do, i don't understand cuttin up the body. maybe i'm crazy.
@@DaemonWulf7 Because I originally planned to use the firewall and tunnel.
It had clean body should have sold it instead of chopping it 😢 anyways cool truck though
I sold almost everything from inside and outside, doors, cabinets, roof rack, fenders, gas door, seats, etc, but nobody wanted the body itself.
The body was recycled.
That was a waste of a good van body that you could have sold to recoup your money. AND save you a lot of time wasted from all the cutting. They always say measure twice and cut once. And in this case it sould have been measure several times and just unbolt the body from the frame😂😂
@@TORAH-613 Sounds easy huh.
@TORAH-613 I sold almost every bolt on part of this $1,500 dollar van. Nobody wanted the rusted out body.
That music has to go
@@Jst_Joshin Buy me some music. I'll use it.
waste time
@@everydaylife1127 lol, thanks for the comment.
Why not just a tube frame, LS motor and full independent suspension instead of dealing with all the emissions crap from a newer vehicle
@@danpoczynek I wanted this to be quick.