my buddys..relatives..have an old wrecked van for sale

[oldblue1968chevy]

its a 'old van prolly the same era as your truck"
they says its got an auto tranny. can i put that into mine? what about the tilt colum, what years will swap and go into my truck, maybe its got bucket seats? who knows..ive no idea wat its about i'll have more info later..he said they want somewhere arond 500 but would take less im sure.

thanks

and what all things could i take out of this truck for mine, ?rear gas tank etc?

[oldblue1968chevy]

okay, its gotta 350 motor th350 trans and they'll take 300 for it i dont konw what year, or much of the condition, it was wrecked, and since then parked. Going to look at it tomorw with my buddy, also, could i use the Tilt column out of this, or it it gonna take alot of custom fab. to get it to work, or is it a direct bolt up? and it'd have buckets in the frnot wouldnt it? could i put these in my truck? thanks! John

[Longhorn Man]

since that is all the info you have... get us photos and the year, and we can answer your questions better.
The tranny is a yes
column is a maybe (probably)
buckets, probably, but you may not want them
fuel tank... no idea myself, some one else may know?

[Tx Firefighter]

As far as the column goes, look at the position of the ignition switch. If it's on the dash, the column will work.

[oldblue1968chevy]

thanks long horn man your always been answering my ?s for me lol 'pat on the back' lol i have not a clue on the condition, i'll try to get a pic, more than likely i'll be bringin it home tomroow but we shall see, what will the scrapyard gime for it w/o tranny motor?? thanks!

[68350]

the column will work more than likely. i believe up to 79 was the same as the truck column(no key). am/fm radios are a near replica of the am/fms used in pickups. tranny, motor are for sure. buckets wouldn't look good imo if they are the ones im thhinking of. marker lights, too.

[68350]

i don't know if scrap is up yet(doubt it), but right now, ur not looking at much, at least from the yards around here.

[Tx Firefighter]

With scrap prices lately, the salvage value probably won't pay for the gas you burn to take it down there.

Scrap has hit the skids in the last two months.

[oldblue1968chevy]

alritey...well unfortunately i'll be scrappig this van (prolly, or sellin it for parst cheap) and my moms car with a shot motor 1889 oldsmobile cutlass mite take the steats outta it though

i'll keep yall posted hopefully with pics soon! thanks for the answers too!

[PanelDeland]

I didn't know Ransom was around in 1889 or at least building cars.

[oldblue1968chevy]

paneldeland, what are you talking about lol?? Youve got me confused lol

[dan42]

...he's referring to your mother's 1889 olds - rather sarcastically.

[GMC Jim]

Ransom E. Olds started the 'Olds' line of autos.... Also 'REO' trucks.... He also desigined a compound cutter for making ellipitical cam lobes. This 'cutter' slightly modified; is still used today in optical labs. Used to grind the compound curves necessary for some lens in eyeglass production. In the optical industry this machine is known as the "Oldfield Lap Cutter"

[oldblue1968chevy]

well we looked at it today..front end is a lil smsuhed its a 1970 model 350 motor th350 trans..gonna talk to a local mech. see wat he says i'l post pics later tontie. watyall think 45,000 orig mile!

[oldblue1968chevy]

heres a a pic, will the TH 350 fit my truck? mainly what im buying it for, ya think i can get the motor running again? and any other things outta it i could use? thanks here some pics..









^that last one was just something settin in there yard..older chevy camper van thing thought yall'd geta kick outta it...

is it worth 300 (the greenish van)? thansk!

[cdowns]

i'd first try turning the engine over by hand to maake sure its not frozen// i'd start at $150 but even if motor and tranny need a rebuild with a tilt $300 would be a pretty fair price// that front plates got to be worth a bit too

[oldblue1968chevy]

ima try'n get it for 200, and ive gotta take all of the lil old ladys stuff out, (shes prolly 85) but 40,xxx miles, ya reckon its orig. miles, he wrecked it along time ago, the taillights say its 70 model, from ths pics is that correct? thanks and yall think anything else would be usealbe off of it? thanks!

[1969 GMC]

I'd keep the hubcaps off of it for sure, if nothing else than garage ornaments. The front plate too!

[oldblue1968chevy]

thers 2 diff kinds of hubcaps lol and the front pass. sdie is gone lol...but its gotta bunch of stuff in it..would the gas tank be of any value its under the back of it i saw..dunno if its usable even....butchall think its worth 300, what can i get after i take what i need (scrapyard give me?) thanks!

[cdowns]

doesnt it have a vin plate? handles wiper arms trimscrews latches strikers light bulb holders vent window latches bumper bolts glovebox latch little stuff like that is pretty universal and good to have layin around in a junk box

[thirdstreettito]

How much for the 55-59 RV?

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Id see if you could get the motor running and if the motor runs give her 300 bucks for the van and take what ya need and scrap the rest...

[caminokid]

Originally Posted by GMC Jim

Ransom E. Olds started the 'Olds' line of autos.... Also 'REO' trucks.... He also desigined a compound cutter for making ellipitical cam lobes. This 'cutter' slightly modified; is still used today in optical labs. Used to grind the compound curves necessary for some lens in eyeglass production. In the optical industry this machine is known as the "Oldfield Lap Cutter"

And the fire truck called...REO Speedwagon.

[oldblue1968chevy]

thirdstreettio, i dont konw prolly bout 300 lol you want it i'll get a price for ya and a number... alritey thanks guys prolyl go pick it up this week sometime

[thirdstreettito]

Hold on, I need to get some money, and something big enough to get it here.