New Guy...Old Box O Windows

I used to have one of those campers, a '67 Shasta 13", I wish I still had it now so I could pull it behind my van

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Im digging that flipped axle thing you got going there, might have to think about that a bit.

Don's van is so rare they named a street after him !!!

M1D

Don,just wondered,are the windows on the drivers side are same measurements as door,and rear same as like in a Sport? Also,are they mounted in a single skin unlike the double lipped recessed Sports as well?
One day I'd like to check it out for my self,have a double In & Out cheese burger,and see my kid.

VanGo, your van looks badass. how did you lower it, and can you maybe do a write up about the procedure?

donivan65 wrote:However,,,,Pop Outs won't mount on the drivers side of a 1st Gen, but 2nd Gens and all SportVans have the right type of opening for the hinges and latch for Pop Outs to fit in place of Stationary glass......

Don,
Could you elaborate on this a little...
I'm confused as why you say pop-out's won't fit on the driver's side of a 1st Gen. Am I missing something?

Dan

OOOOO-K. Now I see what your saying.... Cool! Had me worried for a moment... I clearly misunderstood.

Thanks Don.

Delux68,
Lets see if i can highjack my thread back.
The front was flipped, not by me. But i would have done the same. New "pads" were welded to the bottom side of the Ibeam and reinforced. I still may have an issue with bump steer. We'll see once the motor is back in and i can run it around a little.

The back was done the same. New pads on the bottom of the axle housing and simple moved the axle on top of the springs. New shocks and Cnotching the subframe and possibly a hole in the floor are necessary for a straight flip.

I am considering "shackling it up" in the back to get a happy medium so i don't have to cut the floor. flipping the axle is a huge drop in the back with the large spring pack that mine has.

Ill have to snap some pics if i get a chance. Im never in the picture taking mood while im in the middle of a project. So writing a thread on flipping axles would be hard to illustrate.

Didn't mean to offend by calling Donivan's a sportie, guess its more of a bastardised panel van. Least it looks good....I like grapes.

Diggin it!

Slammed cant wait to lower mine back down!

A little photoshop fun....

Post up some pictures of your rear C notch!

I'd have to have done that in order to post pics of it. haven't been making much progress on the van lately. Just picked up my Van transmission. So the motor is ready to go in now. When i do the Cnotch ill post pics..

so, the motor went in last night. Well, almost. I need some help getting the right configuration on the parts im using. Its 66 so came factory with a 194. Its getting a 250 and a full synchro 3. The trans mount fits nice. Engine is positioned right where it should be.



The issue is the engine crossmember, and or, the motor mount brackets. I need to know the correct orientation of both. There is a long and short motor mount bracket. Which one goes on which side of engine, Cam/intake. Also, the crossmember. It has a rolled down edge on one side. Does that go forward or backwards.

Hope you guys can help. It'll save me some hassle.

well! no wonder. I have a different crossmember than that. I made it work. Ill post some pics. must be a v8 crossmember or somethin. Donivan, do you have any pics of your shift linkage? I've got to make the non synchro stuff work with my synchro trans.

That CM does look like mine in those pics. Not sure why it was positioned so far behind where the engine mounts are. Doesn't matter now. Its all hooked up. Workin the clutch, throttle and shift now. Then a dual master cylinder upgrade.

For the guys wondering how the front axle is flipped.

The only modifications done to the van BEFORE i got it was the flipped front axle. I got it with no motor/trans, no crossmember. I got a crossmember from a 2nd gen van (Im assuming, since it was in the back of one) and the 250 is a 73, pickup i believe.

All i did was extend the crossmember motor mounts forward about 4in to meet up with the engine mounts. They are not raised any from the existing crossmember stantions. The engine and trans seem to be right where they should be in orientation to the floorboard/doghouse. I also relocated the bell crank stud off the bell housing (pictured).

Im still curious if this could be a V8 crossmember. Its doesn't "slant" toward the front like the one in Donavan's pic. Its very square. Either way it works.