1963 GMC Step-Van 7

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Originally Posted by VWNate1

I'm not saying your van isn't rusty and in dire need of the works you're doing but I remember far worse .

Rusty sometimes hides far more dangerous conditions, hence why I decided to lift the body off the chassis and start with a good solid foundation.

As promised, here's a few pictures of the new forward sub-frame floor and I also refitting the engine cowls to see how well I did fabricating the sub-frame. I didn't do too badly with the forward outriggers higher by 1/8th of an inch on both sides... I can easily make an adjustment for that with some spacers between the frame and the forward cab mounts. I had a couple of leftover pieces of steel shelf that will work perfect as bottom anchors for the partition wall. I will need to fabricate the driver side step, then install both the left and right steps onto the sub-frame, before I fold over the ends of the steel floor and screw them all together.

... but check it out! New Floor! Just need to fabricate a new shifter cover and make sure I leave some room for the PTO control lever to be installed later.