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BRINGING IT ALL TOGETHER.... A's, G's & E's


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    No Bad Days 68 Gmc Handi-Bus Custom 108

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    Post by donivan65 Sun Oct 07, 2012 11:30 pm

    So Scott, seems to me, this was the last original 68 GMC Handi-Bus Custom 108 with a roof mounted A/C unit,,,,,,and now I see a retractable sun roof,,,,,the powerglide and rims are gone,,,,,,it sits really low,,,,,What happened?????


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    Post by No bad days Fri Oct 12, 2012 1:18 pm

    Donivan, How dare you post pics of my van without it's make-up on. Roof looks alot better now after alot of primer and block sanding. As far as the roof air.... hard to pur in the greage and I think I picked up 5 MPGs after I took it off. It was great meeting with everyone last Saterday and look forward to more meet ups.
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    Post by ScottyJones Fri Oct 12, 2012 4:26 pm

    Whats the story behind the van? I remember seeing that van on craigslist and Im pretty sure I walked by it once in the Hillcrest area.

    Looking forward to meeting you at the next meet up!
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    Post by No bad days Fri Oct 12, 2012 5:47 pm

    Scotty, Ya I bought the van in National City last year and own a house down in Clairmont so I'm down there alot. Just getting the van kinda the way I want it one project at a time. Look forward to meeting you and some of the other San Diego Vanners. We should try and do somthing as a group for the Big 3 parts exchange in Febuary.
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    Post by VanninBlaino Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:48 am

    How did you do the lowering?
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    Post by donivan65 Sat Oct 13, 2012 12:24 pm

    So Scott, tell the peoples what you did on the van,,,,,,(anybody need a Scott with a window van? ,,,,I got 3 of them by me now,,,,)
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    Post by No bad days Sat Oct 13, 2012 1:03 pm

    I took the springs to a spring shop and had them de-arched and shortened. Cost about 500.00 bucks but was easier then flipping the axles and fabbing new mounts. I'll be air bagging this thing soon.
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    Post by Vantastic Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:03 pm

    hey you guys gotta get a hold of me when you get together, I live in Hemet(ewww!) and I'm always and I mean always down in Carlsbad
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    Post by No bad days Sat Oct 13, 2012 5:23 pm

    That sounds like a plan. I'm in Temecula and if your coming down the 15 your welcome to stop by. I work out of my house and almose always around. The #s 858-752-3796
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    Post by VanninBlaino Sun Oct 14, 2012 9:55 am

    Wow! You got that much drop off of that? You know how many inches tht might be?
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    Post by donivan65 Sun Oct 14, 2012 10:11 am

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    Post by Gothboy Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:52 am

    Looks KILLER!!! Great job NoBad!
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    Post by donivan65 Sat Oct 20, 2012 4:29 pm

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    Post by VANagain Tue Jan 09, 2024 10:53 pm

    I came across this old post and wanted to add a photo of how nice this van turned out! Saw it at a Vans & Coffee gathering on Mission Bay in March of 2021.

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