Joe Van's 1966 GMC Handivan

Nice clean and neat work, Joe! Please keep the pics coming.

Looks Great ! I don't know about you, but after pulling those shifter rods out of a couple vans I truly believe they hang them in the air and build the van around them.

Digz wrote:Looks Great ! I don't know about you, but after pulling those shifter rods out of a couple vans I truly believe they hang them in the air and build the van around them.

Thanks Vanny.. ..Yea Digz I did it last night at home in my  garage laying on the floor with the belly pan still on if I ever have to pull another one out it will be on one of the lifts at out shop..!!!..Still I managed to get it out with out bending it but I did tweak my back a little... I am feeling it today...

Nice work Joe! Now tell the truth, how many times have you already reached for the old shifter that's not there! I do that all the time with the clutch pedal when I get in my automatic car after driving the stick!

HAha yea no kidding. I still keep trying to use the power window switch in my 89 ford f150. Then I chuckle to myself and grab the hand crank and roll it down..lol. Great job on that shifter cable Joe. That shifter looks right at home in there.

Vantasia wrote:Nice work Joe!  Now tell the truth, how many times have you already reached for the old shifter that's not there!  I do that all the time with the clutch pedal when I get in my automatic car after driving the stick!  

...LOL.!!!..Funny you said that I did a Dumb thing Saturday night at the car show...I have been playing with my shifter on the lid 1st,,2nd,,3rd,,..As I drive before I installed the cable and when I got to the Car Show I put the Hurst one in park and left the colunm one in drive lucky it was not on a big hill or I would have had to chase the van across the parking lot.. ..I said to myself I better order the cable and get it done before something happens..!!!..

Its been a while since I posted in my thread been gathering parts for my disk brake conversion got my shifter all squared away some NOS mood lights for the inside rear of the van and my tips came today for my Zoomi pipes so I will be out in the garage mocking them up this weekend then off to the exhaust shop to get them welded they will come directly off my 2-1/2 outlet on my Flowmaster mufflers so they should be nice and loud I will post more pictures when I get them mocked up on the van..!!!... ..If any one wants Zoomies or tips made for there van Tim is the guy to call tell him Joe Van sent you..!!!... http://www.ebay.com/itm/MAD-MAX-ZOOMIE-ZOOMIES-HEADERS-EXHAUST-SIDE-PIPES-VAN-HOT-ROD-RAT-ROD-FORD-/271909871075?hash=item3f4f175de3&vxp=mtr

I could not wait until the weekend got the right side mocked up..!!!.. ..

Bad to the bone!!!

I don't care what anyone says...But that's COOL right there! Can't waite to hear it on video...hint, hint.

You should have posted those pictures in the "bad ass" section! When did you get the red light on top?

Just read this thread from front to back, WOW! I think this will certainly be a major influence on the direction we go on our '66 Sportvan. I'm so jacked to get started now!

Thanks Guy's..!!!...Sam my brother had it in his shed for years brand new never used its the same style as "Starski & Hutch" used on the TV show..!!!.. ...Big W I will post a video once I get them welded on hopefully in a week or so I have to raise them up toward the pinch weld on the body some first then get them all inline straight before they weld them on..!!!...

Awesome Joe.

Sounds and looks awesome Joe.

Drove to the shop today to tack weld the tips so they would not move during the trip to the exhaust shop..!!!...The toughest part of the hole job was getting all 8 pipes too line up straight still have a little tweaking to do before the final welding and painting..!!!.. My Vision after I install the 3 inch over stock height springs up front  I will be saving for them next..!!!.. ..

Looks fantastic and really coming together! Joe deserves a big kudos for all the hard work and time he puts into this site searching out the world for parts and vans for sale to post here all the while working on his sweet ride!