made it over finally

hi everyone my name is chris baran known as bear here and on vcvc.i have a 1966 no-door work in progress and a 1970 2nd 90 inch wb. plan on going 4x4 on my 70 been shoping k5 parts.i see you guys are more 4x4 vans than some vcvc members anyway any info and help on doing my 4x4 swap would be appreciated.how hard is it to post pics on this sight? thanks bear.

Welcome Bear!!!!

thanks guys. hey g-man i made it to bakers this past year was cool only thing is need name tags of members and vendors make it easy to know who, who hope to bring something next year. Bear

hey vanish is that your early 4x4 ?

Bear glad you came last year, you'll have to find me to say HI. Bring your van next year. Weather was bad this year, you should see it there when it's nice out

Welcome Bear.Now ya got two boards to chime in on.heh
G-man,great time was had despite a lil summer shower.

Wild thoughts what do you guys think of mix matching a blazer front axle and trans/transfer case with either a astro rear end with disc bk on it or a taho rear end with disc bks. would rebuld both same gear ratio and puting them in my 1970. i had a 86 k5 lined up but the guy sold it while i was deer hunting

That's the great thing about our vans, it's great to see what everyone comes up with

Welcome ! I dont know much about the 4x4 part but the rear disc set-ups are still having the bugs worked out by a few of us. There are a few trade-offs with non-power 4 wheel disc right now given the room and set up of our current MCs and brake pedal layouts, but we are gaining, I think. JMO

i never new there was so many of us michigan early owners.

hey vanish any info on doing a 4x4 sawp would help me out . can i install the motor in the stock cradle ? or do i have to fab a motor mount up ?

see this is where i need the help.if you look at the 4x4 van pics the lt blue 2nd with the wagan wheels and no headlights i think sits nice. i need to be able to get my wife in and out safe.she has a bad leg had it broak few years back you know the rest never been rt since.i been shoping drive lines had a 1986 all lined up and the guy sold it wile i was hunting $200.00 hole truck had a 400 small block too.what i am after is a working 4x4 van to drive anywhere a bit on the show side i want a hunting theam paint hunter green white roof/grill/bumpers and wagon wheel rims. i am goint to do the inside if the van in white ceder wood put a bed in the back. have a open mine on this part as i said i am a huge deer hunter so i am going to have a very big whitetail deer mounted looking very dead to put on the roof to turn heads wile out driveing around and use for show.try not to l.o.l to much. so any and all help please do

heading to ohio today for the week for there deer season back on sat next week you guys injoy thr rest of your holiday weekend. when i get back we can dive in head first on this project. thanks vanish for your teck info.

thanks vanish for the info got back sunday and been shoping k5 parts i guess any donnor axels will work i will have them rebult with 3;73 gears the hard part is finding the 300 transfer case. alli see is 205 and 208 cases

any ever use a 4 speed trans with a creeper gear in a 4x4 van ?

looks like i scored on a set of alxes there 342 ratio $100.00 for the set i will just have them re-done to 373 ratio. anyone got a line on a dana 300 transfer case ??

hey question is a dana 300 jeep transfer case the same ?? i think you can adapt with a adaptor ???? will it work

well here is what i am down to is a 1/2 ton set from a 1990 k5 or a 3/4 ton 14 bolt dana set out of a 1979 k5. still looking hi and low for a dana 300 transfer case.