P/10?!?!?!?!
 

Ok...WTF, I was at one of the local yards (woodies for all the locals) and saw a little P chassis step truck. I went over to it and started looking for odd parts or anything worth keeping, wasn't much there. When I stepped back to look at the whole thing one more time, I saw COILS in the back!
Bigger than sh!t, this sucker had 6 lug w/drums all around, and a trailing arm rear end. Anyone ever seen such an animal?


Before you ask...I had forgotten to bring the digi cam with me. :(

Time to kick you in the boys for forgetting the digicam. Just something else to look for parts on now.....like a posi (unlikely) :rolleyes: :cool: :D

Excuse my ignorance...but what the heck is a P10?

Are you talking about the little step vans that are common for locksmith or ice cream trucks? If so I have a 71 chevy step van with trailing arms and coils. It has an 104 inch wheel base, 5 on 5 wheels and discs. on the side it has a bowtie with a 10

olden days...can you post pics?????
I made up P/10....maybe it was a real designation...maybe not.
The P/30 is a forward control chassis built by GM. (it used to be anyways) If you look at a lot of the large step vans... Frito Lay, DHL, the police swat truck...those are P/30s. (asuming you are picturing a GM and not a ford one) Grummen built a lot of bodys onto the P/30 chassis.
This is a pic Google found for me when i typed in Chevy P/30
http://www.labradasnorthsidetrucks.c...tn_ng1134b.jpg

here ya go. I didnt want to lay in the mud so I just blindly pointed the camera under there to show the springs and trailing arms.

Sweet...I never knew these existed.

I've got a 75 1/2 ton sitting here....

Man, I would love to get ahold of a step-van like that.

Longhair, go to woodies out there on junk yard road, they have one all the way to the right, about 1/2 way back where the minivans start. It is black and has some custom crap painted on the hood.
I don't think Ohio will let anyone purchase a vehicle out of a yard (That's what Cantlys told me 15 years ago when i had a great running Citation that I broke in 1/2 anyways) but it's still neet for lookin at and maybe getting some info off of maybe?

You could make one of those in to a nice speed shop parts runner..

I always wanted one,too.Only GM makes their own StepVans(tm)since at least the 60s.And,only they ever made these pocitos.Get it?StepVan/StepSide...COOL!

At work we have a customer that has a 50,000 mile old 1968 P/30 with single rear wheels. We've been thinking of getting it off of them (they hardly use it at all) and making it into a delivery vehicle for the rad shop. Boss man was talking about a 2/4 inch drop, some 5 lug stuff thrown under there and torque thrusts, a set of flow masters and a cam.
I tell him is nuckin futs....but hey...it's his money.

You guys may have started something here.
I also like these old vans, don't know much about them.
Like "olden days" posted his 71 104" wheel base model. Q:What engines did they have?
Where can info on them be found ?
There is a guy here in my town that built a Willys Postal van lowered it put in a blown 350 Chevy with no engine cover.Ill try to find some pics for you.

That one I have came with a 250 I6. I am not advertising it yet but that van I posted is for sale. It hasnt been started in a looong time. Since the frame looks so much the same and the wheel base is 104 I think it might be built on a 2wd blazer frame, but I dont know that for a fact.

Looks like you might sell yours? or are thinking something else.Any picws of it?
How do I get a hold of the guy that owns the one you pictured?

Sorry I wasnt more clear. That van I posted is mine, and yes I want to sell it.
feel free to pm me for more specific info if interested.