[DirtyWhiteBoy]

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.

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[Calidecks64]

Nice find, Dirty. You can do a lot with the room in that.

[DirtyWhiteBoy]

It’s over 8 feet to the sets, almost 9 feet.

[Doobie]

Good luck with your new workhorse!

[hdpro]

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!

[ChadM]

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 12/07/2013

[NJBuilder]

Look at all that room! A nice clean slate to outfit to your likings

[KentWhitten]

Not bad for someone with no money. Must’ve traded in some forum points!

[RonW]

That’s a lot of room. Will enjoy seeing the build.

Ron

A Working Pro since 1994!

Member since March 26, 2014.

[Thatkid]

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 shelves

[Lakelover]

hdpro wrote:

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.

[kurt@welkerhomes.com]

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.

[theamcguy]

Good luck with the project. Looks a decent van.

Automotive Pro
Fayetteville, NC

[PI_Woodworker]

Looking 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.

[brianpeters]

So are you gonna repaint it or will it be a dirty white van?

[redwood]

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.com

[thedude306]

Looks good Dirty! There is SOOO much room inside. Should work well for ya.

Brad T
Self employed Pro since 2014!!

[Anonymous]

Sweet 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!!

[RSG]

nice. can’t wait to see pictures of the build out

[hdpro]

Lakelover wrote:

hdpro wrote:

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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