Is my unique 72 welcome here?

[pcmcobra]

*****in'!

[SRH916]

Love it, but between me and you I recomend you don't look at any of our trucks, you may end up selling all of your F**Ds and buying a few of ours

[72BlckButy]

We'll gladly except you on this board...

Nice truck, or van, or... I like your ride!

[mooney]

Originally Posted by Eddie H.

Welcome to the board.
why don't you put a freezer in it, a horn that plays "pop goes the weasle", and drive it around the neighborhood selling ice cream?
That would probably buy enough gas to be able to drive it every day.

All of the stepvans and delivery vans that have been customized seemto have that ice cream truck theme. Overdone in my opinion, and I'd feel weird cruising the neighborhood looking for kids. It just isn't right.

[Sport/Truck]

Originally Posted by mooney

Thanks LockDoc for the link. A body shop actually thought it would be perfect since I may leave the exterior bare Aluminum. He said sand might eat away at the aluminum if the blaster wasn't good with it. I have aircraft striper I was going to use but with all the rivets I thought I'd have lots of discoloration from it dripping out long term.

Nice ride! Welcome from New Mexico!
You can use Gibbs oil to protect the aluminum from oxidizing (it also wont harm the ability to paint in the future!).
s/t

[pritch]

I love it! I want one! Welcome from Utah.

[chevy72blu]

Welcome from 110+ degree Phoenix AZ!

That is one of the coolest rides on the board. The fact that you daily drive it is just killer!

I say modify the frame, leave it the way it is, and lay the doors on the ground. It looks great, but would look even better sitting on its belly (and thats not even my style).

[67_C-30]

Awesome! I love the little stepvans! I've never seen one laid out exacty like your's with the red steelies and WWW - Very nice!

Welcome to the board!

[bouncytruck]

Welcome from Seattle. Nice van. There was just a thread the other day about someone looking for one of those.

[67_C-30]

Here's a couple of recent threads on the cool little stepvans!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=295584

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=295139

[Sinisterspeed]

You know, Those Escalade guys would have nothing on you in the a/v dept. You could put dual 36" monitors in your headrests and have a couple of the coin operated massage chairs in the back with the doors open at the shows. Be pretty cool on some head to head racing games.

[original_balzer]

WAY COOL! I think the white looks better than would bare alum. I say leave it white and do the tikki stuff on both the inside and outside. It would make and awesome swap meet hauler too.

One more thing that I think would look right at home on it is some chevrolet logo hub caps.

[Dingfodgy]

That P10 is stupid hot! I totally dig the Tiki / Surf theme. If it were mine I'd woody panel that sucka, slap a couple long boards on top, fab up some safari tilt out windshields and sliding canvas sunroof (a la old skool V-Dub Microbuses) and roll it with my hula girl bobble doll.
True for installing a audio/visual system that'll make your brain hurt!

[hotrod 80]

I like it ! cool ride .

[original_balzer]

Originally Posted by Dingfodgy

That P10 is stupid hot! I totally dig the Tiki / Surf theme. If it were mine I'd woody panel that sucka, slap a couple long boards on top, fab up some safari tilt out windshields and sliding canvas sunroof (a la old skool V-Dub Microbuses) and roll it with my hula girl bobble doll.
True for installing a audio/visual system that'll make your brain hurt!

This sounds perfect! AND the safari tilt out windshields, sound like a challange!

[petey-pablo]

That is awsome I'd like to see that with a 454bb Flying down the strip!!!

[tphsmith]

a few many years back growing up in a town called WAHOO, there was a local band thier name was FRENZY, they used the P10 to haul thier band equipment. well and alot of other duities, as I would ride in it I had to call it the MAGIC BUS, LOL nice looking van you have. (it makes me wonder back a few years to what ever happened to the magic bus??)

[special-K]

I love it.It`s welcome.You`re welcomeWouldn`t change a thing.The motor/trans is a way cool touch.Just run split pipes out the back and,maybe pop stock wheel covers on there from time to time for a change.It`s way past cool as it sits.I wouldn`t clutter it.A stripper pole and bar on one side is all it needs.Well...and mirrors.

I have to wait for Saturday to hit Carlisle.I just need a set of GM car dog dishes for my`67 GMC project and a sausage,then I`m outta there(yeah,right?)

[ChevLoRay]

When I was in VietNam, our Ford Econoline van was replaced with a new '69 P10 Stepvan. So, I have a thing for these things, too.

Welcome to the board from the Heart of Arkansas!!

[Senator350]

Originally Posted by mooney

All of the stepvans and delivery vans that have been customized seemto have that ice cream truck theme. Overdone in my opinion, and I'd feel weird cruising the neighborhood looking for kids. It just isn't right.

welcome to the board, from upstate NY.
i'm sort of a purist, i suppose... in that i think you should keep interior mods to a tasteful minimum.

as much as "ice cream" has been done to death, so has "tiki" and most other THEMES. it's not a prom, for christ's sake... it's a truck!
how bout you add some subtle high quality AV equip, and maybe some cofortable seating for potential passengers, but keep the rest utility... as was the purpose of the truck to begin with.

this is only my .02. i think TRUCKS were meant for MEN to use as TRUCKS

[Luvlegs]

Too kewl... ok, it hasn't pushed the sub, panel or 4x4 off my wish list....just got in line with them! DANG IT... I needed to hit the lottery....

[thirdstreettito]

Awesome van! We need more pics of it though!

[PanelDeland]

Sweet! Welcome to the site.It looks good as is.Consider doing the interior in a motif which snaps to the wall.If you can remove it ,the utility remains.I have always loved larger enclosed vehicles(I've owned 3 67-72's but never a pick-up).You may as well put the Furds up for sale btw since these rucks are addicting.You also just caused grave concern for some of us,since now there are two styles of steppers!

[mooney]

Originally Posted by thirdstreettito

Awesome van! We need more pics of it though!

Done, posted 15 pics over in the "Post Your Ride 67-72 Trucks"

I guess I really "step"ed in it now. I can't get away from the computer with all of these responses. THANKS!!!! for all the great ideas and compliments.

Gibbs Oil is now on my list of "have to get and try"

The interior will be removable because I plan to use it as a hauler, show vendor truck with removable shelves, then quick release seats and Velcro'd fancy walls and seats for the show field when it's done. It will be "transformer" stye interior LOL.

I really like the idea of safari front windows!!! Now how do I do that??? It's my new mission. I already have plans for a 80" long VW Bus ragtop slider roof, but that will require some aluminum frame building and I can't weld aluminum...yet :-) Need to find someone who is good locally to teach me or do it for me.

[lks dcvn]

Was this on Ebay a bit ago - It looks familiar...(in a good way).

Nice ride!