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Old 07-06-2015, 01:09 AM   #151
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I can tell you like to be seen really well.
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Old 07-06-2015, 01:54 AM   #152
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this thing is so awesome I can barely stand it.

why not put a big food truck style door on the side and polish it? would maybe look better than patches and you could set up at shows and sell kettle corn (anyone elses craigslist full of kettle corn businesses for sale?)
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Old 07-06-2015, 10:57 AM   #153
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As mentioned I plan on filling in the windows.

Cutting aluminum to fit the holes, then laminating them to a larger piece of aluminum on the inside.

Then I will fill the cracks.

I want to have a decal made for the side, not sure what I will put on it but I was playing around with paint program on my computer.
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Old 07-13-2015, 09:14 AM   #154
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Yesterday I finally got the step back into my step van.

My cousin came over with his equipment and got things fitted and welded up for me.

Getting closer to being able to drive this!
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Old 07-13-2015, 09:39 AM   #155
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Looking good .
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Old 07-13-2015, 11:42 AM   #156
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Beautiful workmanship. Not sure if it would be of any help, but I ran bought my over center hand brake from a place called MillSupply.com and they offer a variety of items for the Grumman Olson step vans. Just thought I'd pass it along.
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Old 07-13-2015, 11:45 AM   #157
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Beautiful workmanship. Not sure if it would be of any help, but I ran bought my over center hand brake from a place called MillSupply.com and they offer a variety of items for the Grumman Olson step vans. Just thought I'd pass it along.
Thanks for mentioning that... I have actually bought a few things from them for the side doors.

I have a few other things on my list from there.
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Old 07-16-2015, 09:44 PM   #158
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Got some seats today for the van...

Heavy, but sitting in place. They should work nicely.

Got the throttle cable hooked up tonight as well.

Perhaps some smoke rolling on the weekend?
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Old 07-16-2015, 09:57 PM   #159
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Those seats look really comfy .
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Old 07-17-2015, 10:17 PM   #160
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Decided to go at one of the doors tonight...

This is the result.

Hopefully I can make a match tomorrow and get my seat fabbed on Sunday.
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Old 07-18-2015, 02:00 PM   #161
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I took the van for a little spin this morning...

Nothing too exciting, but it put a smile on my face.

Still lots to do but my motivation is higher now... ha.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kEV4FvJFcJ4
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Old 07-18-2015, 03:01 PM   #162
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haha when it was turning around at the end of the road it looked like a hole in the universe for a second.

nice work!
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Old 12-04-2015, 08:57 PM   #164
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With the darkness, dampness and cold, I am back inside.

Got a little done on the van tonight.

Started filling in windows. Laminated two pieces, with a plan for a decal to cover the mess.

Thought I'd share a few pics. Not very pretty, but it will be...
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Old 12-07-2015, 10:28 AM   #165
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looks good to me.... and any progress is good progress
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Old 12-07-2015, 02:37 PM   #166
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That is looking nice and shiny.
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Old 12-12-2015, 07:52 PM   #167
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It looks like you may have the same windows as I do, have you had luck looking for the curved windows?



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Old 12-28-2015, 11:35 AM   #168
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Just read through your whole thread and it got me psyched to start working on my '66 Grumman Step Van. Was wondering what your initial process for stripping the paint was? Did you use a combination of paint stripper and sanding? If so, what grit seemed to work best? How did you end up getting the paint cleaned up around all the rivets?
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Just read through your whole thread and it got me psyched to start working on my '66 Grumman Step Van. Was wondering what your initial process for stripping the paint was? Did you use a combination of paint stripper and sanding? If so, what grit seemed to work best? How did you end up getting the paint cleaned up around all the rivets?
I used paint stripper and sanding discs.

I started cutting the aluminum with 80 grit on my orbital. I then kept stepping it up and eventually stopped at 3000 grit on wet disc.

In hindsight I would have spent more time with the paint stripper as it can be a bit of a pain getting rid of some of the sanding marks.

I then hit it with a high speed wheel with polishing compound.

As around the rivets I used a wire wheel on both my drill and die grinder.

Lets see a pic!
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Old 12-31-2015, 12:04 PM   #170
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It looks like you may have the same windows as I do, have you had luck looking for the curved windows?



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Nice van!

I have a line on a possibility for some glass. If that doesn't work out I'll be taking the plexi glass route.

Do you have any insight?
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Old 12-31-2015, 03:43 PM   #171
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I used paint stripper and sanding discs.

I started cutting the aluminum with 80 grit on my orbital. I then kept stepping it up and eventually stopped at 3000 grit on wet disc.

In hindsight I would have spent more time with the paint stripper as it can be a bit of a pain getting rid of some of the sanding marks.

I then hit it with a high speed wheel with polishing compound.

As around the rivets I used a wire wheel on both my drill and die grinder.

Lets see a pic!
Thanks for the info! Mine still has it's paint, so I've got a lot of work ahead of me to get it looking any where near as nice as yours. First priority is swapping the 5.3/TH350 combo into it.

Keep up the good work and be sure to continue sharing your progress!

Happy New Year!
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Old 01-09-2016, 06:11 PM   #172
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Some work done on the van in the past couple weeks....

I have been continuously sanding the windows. Pretty much there now. Decal to come.

My cousin was able to give me a hand to weld up my seats. They turned out good in my opinion..

Today I started mocking up a dog house... I am considering getting out my fiberglass matt/resin and going over this while its in place. Am I crazy? Would that even work?

Just thinking steel will add some potential heavy weight...

Thoughts?
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Old 01-09-2016, 06:13 PM   #173
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Old 01-09-2016, 06:39 PM   #174
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I think fiberglass would work great for the doghouse and fairly easy to work with .The cardboard pattern looks good as well as the rest of your work .I love those old panel trucks like yours.
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Old 01-11-2016, 02:01 PM   #175
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Only thing comes to mind is adding some paper towel rolls to the top edges
"rounded edge" otherwise whatever works.
Fiberglass may add some noise suppression? Otherwise I'd go aluminum to keep in theme. Whatever you choose I'm sure it'll be nice.
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