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DirtyWhiteBoy 2 weeks, 6 days ago.
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So I wrecked my van a while ago and had to pick up a new to me van.
Well they won’t loan me money and I don’t have any so I look for the best I can find for not much money.
Thin time I ended with Chevy Express 2500. I only hope it serves me as well as the last one. My last van I had 10½year and put just over 170,000 miles on it.
I will have a nice project of building out the inside for all my tools I carry.Dirty
A Working Pro since 1988!
Member since January 26, 2013.
Nice find, Dirty. You can do a lot with the room in that.
It’s over 8 feet to the sets, almost 9 feet.
Dirty
A Working Pro since 1988!
Member since January 26, 2013.
Good luck with your new workhorse!
Kevin.
Wannabee pro.
Not sure how many miles are on it, but beware the head gasket. That’s what happened to mine at 127k. And mine supposedly came out of a fleet that was regularly maintained. Wish you better success!
Nice van, Dirty. I had an Express 2500 for a long time, it was a great van for me. You can really load them down and they will still move down the road nicely.
Chad
A Working Pro since 1993
Member since 12/07/2013Look at all that room! A nice clean slate to outfit to your likings
Not bad for someone with no money. Must’ve traded in some forum points!
That’s a lot of room. Will enjoy seeing the build.
Ron
A Working Pro since 1994!
Member since March 26, 2014.
Did you trade the demo hammer for the van 😉
It looks like you are going to have a lot of room to store tools you just need to add shelvesNot sure how many miles are on it, but beware the head gasket. That’s what happened to mine at 127k. And mine supposedly came out of a fleet that was regularly maintained. Wish you better success!
Which engine ? I just had my water pump replaced. They said all is good but the next to go is the intake gasket $$. Mine is the 5.7 Vortec.
that looks like a good project to build out the interior. I am interested to see how you do it. I have been thinking about a truck or van for one of my leads and have not decided which way to go.
Good luck with the project. Looks a decent van.
Automotive Pro
Fayetteville, NCLooking good! It is already for a Bosch Tools wrap. 🙂 Maybe Aaron has a decal or 2 for you.
Seriously, glad you found something that works and it looks quite nice. We will all be waiting for pictures of the interior build out.
So are you gonna repaint it or will it be a dirty white van?
Looks good Dirty, looking forward to the interior assembly. What year is that?
Mark E.
Pioneer, CA
Working Pro 1972 - 2015
Member since Jan 22, 2013
www.creative-redwood-designs.comLooks good Dirty! There is SOOO much room inside. Should work well for ya.
Brad T
Self employed Pro since 2014!!
AnonymousSweet ride, Here’s a few conversions to consider. I converted one back in the 70’s that looked kinda like the inside of this. Only I had wall to wall and floor to ceiling red shag carpet baby WooHoo!!
nice. can’t wait to see pictures of the build out
Not sure how many miles are on it, but beware the head gasket. That’s what happened to mine at 127k. And mine supposedly came out of a fleet that was regularly maintained. Wish you better success!
Which engine ? I just had my water pump replaced. They said all is good but the next to go is the intake gasket $$. Mine is the 5.7 Vortec.
Mine was the same 5.7 V-8 Vortec.
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