My Dad's 88 Chevy Van/future camper. - Page 2

FastDoc · 09-03-2013, 12:29 PM

That would be awesome. You don't see many passenger vans with diesels.

Weldangrind · 09-03-2013, 07:46 PM

I think you'd need to swap the computer, because it would be looking for a specific cam profile and perhaps even mass airflow. Perhaps it's best to rebuild what you have, unless you decide to go with the diesel.

katoranger · 09-03-2013, 10:58 PM

We can always carb a 350. No emissions to worry about. The diesel would just make the van that much better.

We were looking at 6.2 swaps also.

kmanharp · 09-07-2013, 01:31 PM

sweet i use to hav one like that diff color i love old vans

katoranger · 09-13-2013, 04:09 PM

I am currently watching for donar vehicle. Something with a TBI 350 to make it an easy swap.

FastDoc · 09-13-2013, 05:08 PM

I would guess a TBI would be easy to work with as far as sensors and electronics go.

katoranger · 09-14-2013, 09:31 AM

I would like to keep it simple so that we can have the van running quickly.

He sent me an email and said that he went out and left a 3 block thick blue fog on main street.

Original plan was to drive the van to Kansas. New plan is to rent a trailer and tow it to Kansas.

I spotted a possible donar van for $500. Pull the engine the scrap the rest.

katoranger · 09-15-2013, 10:35 PM

Watching a few possible vehicles and researching TBI mods to make the donar engine better suited for towing and mileage. I doubt it will ever rev past 3500rpm.

katoranger · 09-17-2013, 09:06 PM

I just bought a used once engine hoist and a stand. The stand looks like a 750lb type. Both for $120.

Looking for a donar vehicle and I plan to drive his van to Kansas at Thanksgiving with a load of t-posts and fence materials. I will also pack a jug of used oil to burn.

SpudRider · 09-17-2013, 11:51 PM

That's a nice find, Allen!

Weldangrind · 09-18-2013, 01:50 AM

Good score! My hoist and stand are identical, except for the colour.

katoranger · 09-21-2013, 12:51 PM

Even better. My Dad says he will pay for them.

I found a buick roadmaster with an LT1. I don't know how hard it would be to install a carb setup. Thinking a quadrajet. Simple and cheap.

Stock exhaust manifolds and then a better exhaust. Probably a high flow cat. I don't like to follow vehicles without one.

Weldangrind · 09-22-2013, 01:21 AM

I'd sell the LTI. They're desirable to the right hot rodder, and they're a strange animal. IIRC, they have a reverse-rotation water pump and parts are more cash than normal. Use the money to buy a more conventional motor.

katoranger · 09-23-2013, 05:04 PM

I didn't buy the car. It was one of the options available locally. Trying to find a similar van. That covers alot of the needed swap parts in one purchase.

Picked up the hoist and stand yesterday. Also got the leveler attachment.

katoranger · 09-28-2013, 11:34 AM

Located a running a driving parts van for $600. 1995 GMC conversion van. 130K miles.

Bad pinion bearing in the rear end.

09-03-2013, 12:29 PM	#16
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	That would be awesome. You don't see many passenger vans with diesels. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-03-2013, 07:46 PM	#17
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I think you'd need to swap the computer, because it would be looking for a specific cam profile and perhaps even mass airflow. Perhaps it's best to rebuild what you have, unless you decide to go with the diesel. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-03-2013, 10:58 PM	#18
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	We can always carb a 350. No emissions to worry about. The diesel would just make the van that much better. We were looking at 6.2 swaps also. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-13-2013, 04:09 PM	#20
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I am currently watching for donar vehicle. Something with a TBI 350 to make it an easy swap. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-13-2013, 05:08 PM	#21
FastDoc Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southeastern Washington desert Posts: 14,761	I would guess a TBI would be easy to work with as far as sensors and electronics go. __________________ Happy to serve.
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09-07-2013, 01:31 PM	#19
kmanharp Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 57	sweet i use to hav one like that diff color i love old vans
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09-14-2013, 09:31 AM	#22
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I would like to keep it simple so that we can have the van running quickly. He sent me an email and said that he went out and left a 3 block thick blue fog on main street. Original plan was to drive the van to Kansas. New plan is to rent a trailer and tow it to Kansas. I spotted a possible donar van for $500. Pull the engine the scrap the rest. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-15-2013, 10:35 PM	#23
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Watching a few possible vehicles and researching TBI mods to make the donar engine better suited for towing and mileage. I doubt it will ever rev past 3500rpm. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-17-2013, 11:51 PM	#25
SpudRider Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Idaho Posts: 25,054	That's a nice find, Allen! __________________ Spud "Never argue with an idiot. He will drag you down to his level, and beat you with experience." Mark Twain 2015 Zongshen ZS250GY-3 (RX3) 2006 Zongshen ZS200GY-2 (Sierra 200) 2005 Honda XR650L 2004 Honda CRF250X 1998 Kawasaki KDX220 Mods made to my Zongshen ZS200GY-2: http://www.chinariders.net/showthread.php?t=6894
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09-18-2013, 01:50 AM	#26
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Good score! My hoist and stand are identical, except for the colour. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-21-2013, 12:51 PM	#27
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Even better. My Dad says he will pay for them. I found a buick roadmaster with an LT1. I don't know how hard it would be to install a carb setup. Thinking a quadrajet. Simple and cheap. Stock exhaust manifolds and then a better exhaust. Probably a high flow cat. I don't like to follow vehicles without one. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-22-2013, 01:21 AM	#28
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	I'd sell the LTI. They're desirable to the right hot rodder, and they're a strange animal. IIRC, they have a reverse-rotation water pump and parts are more cash than normal. Use the money to buy a more conventional motor. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-23-2013, 05:04 PM	#29
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	I didn't buy the car. It was one of the options available locally. Trying to find a similar van. That covers alot of the needed swap parts in one purchase. Picked up the hoist and stand yesterday. Also got the leveler attachment. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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09-28-2013, 11:34 AM	#30
katoranger Join Date: May 2007 Location: Altamont, Kansas Posts: 15,103	Located a running a driving parts van for $600. 1995 GMC conversion van. 130K miles. Bad pinion bearing in the rear end. __________________ You meet the nicest people on a Honda Clone.
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