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Longhorn Man · 02-04-2005, 06:18 PM

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.

**68 Stepside** · 02-04-2005, 10:23 PM

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

stllookn · 02-04-2005, 10:41 PM

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

Olden Days · 02-04-2005, 10:43 PM

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

Longhorn Man · 02-04-2005, 11:03 PM

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

Olden Days · 02-05-2005, 09:25 PM

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.

Longhorn Man · 02-05-2005, 10:02 PM

Sweet...I never knew these existed.

Blue Beard · 03-27-2005, 09:16 AM

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

LONGHAIR · 03-27-2005, 10:41 AM

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

Longhorn Man · 03-27-2005, 10:44 AM

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?

FRENCHBLUE72 · 03-27-2005, 10:44 AM

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

**special-K** · 03-27-2005, 11:11 AM

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!

Longhorn Man · 03-27-2005, 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

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

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.

8door · 03-27-2005, 12:13 PM

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.

Olden Days · 03-27-2005, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 8door

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.

8door · 03-27-2005, 02:00 PM

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?

Olden Days · 03-27-2005, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 8door

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.

02-04-2005, 06:18 PM	#1
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	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. Last edited by Longhorn Man; 02-05-2005 at 01:30 AM.

02-04-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
68 Stepside huh? Join Date: May 2000 Location: Washington, Illinois Posts: 5,692	Time to kick you in the boys for forgetting the digicam. Just something else to look for parts on now.....like a posi (unlikely) __________________ Someday when I'm lonely, Wishing you weren't so far away, Then I will remember Things we said today. RIP El Jay

02-04-2005, 10:41 PM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Excuse my ignorance...but what the heck is a P10? __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

02-05-2005, 09:25 PM	#6
Olden Days Living In The Past Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rockies Posts: 709	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. Attached Images

03-27-2005, 09:16 AM	#8
Blue Beard Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Washington State Posts: 8,834	I've got a 75 1/2 ton sitting here.... __________________ 1970 Chev CST 2003 Harley Fatboy 1975 Chevrolet Step Van 1956 Chev Bel Air 1977 Blazer 2WD For Sale $3000.00 1978 Blazer 2WD For Sale $7000.00 1978 Silverado 2005 Monte Carlo

02-04-2005, 10:43 PM	#4
Olden Days Living In The Past Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Rockies Posts: 709	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

02-04-2005, 11:03 PM	#5
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	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

02-05-2005, 10:02 PM	#7
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Sweet...I never knew these existed.

03-27-2005, 10:41 AM	#9
LONGHAIR just can't cover up my redneck Join Date: May 2004 Location: Columbus OH Posts: 11,414	Man, I would love to get ahold of a step-van like that.

03-27-2005, 10:44 AM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	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?

03-27-2005, 10:44 AM	#11
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	You could make one of those in to a nice speed shop parts runner.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

03-27-2005, 11:11 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,852	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! __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

03-27-2005, 12:13 PM	#14
8door Not too old to learn Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 617	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. __________________ 1968 C10 a way to long restoration.

03-27-2005, 02:00 PM	#16
8door Not too old to learn Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 617	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? __________________ 1968 C10 a way to long restoration.



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