Need help with 67 Chevy van
 

I know this is not the right place, but can anyone here direct me to where I can get help with a 67 Chevy van? I just bought this G20 (Heavy Half) for a father son project. It has a G10 5 lug rear axle but the original G20 6 lug drum brake straight axle. I'd like to convert it to 5 lug and disc brakes.
Thanks
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I dont have any answers for you but Im in to see this ,love those vans .

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It has a solid axle front end? I saw a 66 p van that had independent front suspension. I wonder if that would fit after removing that solid axle front. Cool lookin van. You know we're gonna need more pics of that shaggin waggin

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thanks, it has a 283 three speed. We are hoping to get it road worthy and do the Hot Rod Power tour with it next year. It runs but when they swapped the rear axle, they didn't hook up the brake lines. It also needs a carb rebuild and lots of other things but it should be fun!
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Cool van. The interior pic reminds me of Dumb and Dumber.

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that's what my wife said too! lol

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I'm afraid I can't offer any help with your question but very cool van!!!

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Don't know much about these either but always thought they were cool. I didn't know they came with v 8's always thought they were all 6 cylinders. Or was it? Whenever I see one of those it always makes me think of the mystery machine in Scooby Doo. I knew a guy that had one of those about 30 years ago and he put a car type 4 speed in it. It was rigged up to shift 4 speeds on the column but then he had a lever rigged up for reverse that was on the floor under the front seat. Not sure how that worked out for him in the long run but always thought it was funny.

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Cool Van!

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Don't know much about it mechanically but do know it's cool

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I also did not know they came from the factory with a V8 but have learned a lot about them already. 67 was the first year for the V8. It's a factory 283 three speed heavy half ton or G20. The G10 came with a straight 6. Later in 69 they offered the 307. the 63 - 66 only had a I6. They even offered an automatic trans in 69/70! but all the others were 3 speed manual. A 4 speed shifter would be a challenge

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it has an HEI distributor but other than that it's pretty much stock
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Vintagevans.com Also just Google 1967 Chevy van forums :smoke:

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If you want to get technical, it's not the right place, but heck, it's certainly welcome! That's a cool van and what looks to be a fun project!

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I started my post by saying that I know it isn't the right place, but since there isn't a van section I was hoping the expertise of members here could guide me to the right place. Looks like I have a few good suggestions. I have "registered" to the vintage van forum, waiting approval.
If the moderators wish to remove the thread I will understand.

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when i said shaggin waggin i didnt know the inside was so Shaggy! ;) id like to see where this goes

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the shaggy is being removed! also all the paneling and a few interesting artifacts have been removed!
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test fitting some seats...
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and a picture of the 72 just to keep the thread legal...
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I wonder if the straight axle would be the same as a 1959 pickup? If so you could get a conversion from CPP possibly. I doubt they were changed much through the years .

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Can't help, but that is a cool van!

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Check out http://www.vintage-vans.com/

My brother is a van dude

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That's at least a 100% improvement, just taking the carpet off the dash

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I know that they have a few van forum(s) that you can like join ...

besides that, cool looking van ( don't see many of them around =0/ )

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That van is just plain cool !

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Is it a "Uni-body" or does it have a frame? It might be easier to re-drill the rear axles to match the front. Lot's of 6 lug wheels to find these days. ????
Cool van. I like it a lot.

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VCVC.org is a good site as well. Plenty of good writeups on mII disc brake swaps.

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thanks guys, I am registered on vintage vans, have not yet been approved for VCVC yet.
we are actually trying to figure out what the rear axle is as well. It's a 10 bolt but 5 on 4.75 bolt pattern. It has 11" drums. Well one anyway. Trying to find parts for it. Ordered a G10 drum thinking it was from the half ton but it was too small.
B body Chevy's had 11" brakes on a 10 bolt so I ordered a Caprice drum, it comes in tomorrow. We will see...

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Maybe not all, but two different Caprice's I had were 5x5 bolt pattern-hopefully the one you ordered works. If not, I have used Oreilly's website in the past to get drum/disc specs when trying to find something not original to my application. Once you enter year/make/model then select the part, you can click a "product details" tab to get specifications info such as this:

UPC: 829352436875
Rear
OE Replacement
11 Inch Brakes
3 Inch Deep
Outside Diameter (In): 12.93 Inch
Overall Height (In): 3.41 Inch
Bolt Pattern: 5 On 5 Inch

Additional Details
Maximum Diameter (In): 11.090 Inch
Maximum Diameter (mm): 281.69mm
Nominal Diameter (In): 11 Inch
Nominal Diameter (mm): 279.4mm
Number Of Bolt Holes: 5
Bolt Circle Diameter (In): 5 Inch
Outside Diameter (mm): 328.42mm
Overall Height (mm): 86.69mm
Pilot Hole (In): 3.06 Inch
Pilot Hole (mm): 77.85mm
Surface Depth (In): 2.52 Inch
ABS Sensor Ring Included: No


Good luck, and cool van!

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Maybe an s10 rear end? Leaf spring right?

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that's kind of how I came up with the Caprice drum, the one I found was a 5x4.75. It had one drum on it so I measured everything best I could.

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yes, it's a leaf spring rear. Did S10's have 11" drums?
the drum I do have looks "60's" with no fins...

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I dig the van! Nice work so far.

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thanks

and the Caprice drum worked!
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day dreaming of a Gasser...

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Cool, glad you found one that would fit. Is there a 5 lug drum you can swap on the front so the wheels will match?

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I'm looking into that. It is a "heavy half" so the spindle is different than the G10 which had 5 lug. Trying to find out what will fit.

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I was told you could change an old solid axle truck (say 1950) from six lug to five lug by installing 1950 car hubs and drums. Yours looks a lot like my 51 truck so that may be possible, but I have never done it.

A G10 van axle would be correct lug pattern and bolt right in, if you could find one.

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Cool van! Just FYI I have a new van aluminum radiator in the shop that I ordered wrong and couldn't send back. I could make you a deal and I am just down the road.

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FYI- Caprice's were 5x4.75 until 1989, the 1990 and up was 5x5. I know the 49-57 chevy car hubs will fit on the 6 lug truck solid axles, maybe they would fit on the van???

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thanks I may be sending you a PM once we get this thing where we an drive it!

and thanks guys on the lead about the car hub. I am going to check that out!!!