GMC Jacke's van

Wow! Be careful with that baby...that's the jewelry on Goldie!!!

vanny wrote:Wow! Be careful with that baby...that's the jewelry on Goldie!!!

Well now I have added Gold Leaf accents, so Goldie will have real BLING!

Nice touch! This is the crown jewel for Goldie! Come on over Saturday and I'll be the safety inspector when you put it on!

That panel with the switch and charging ports would have been simple to install, just +12V and ground, and then the switch turns on the volt meter, the USB ports, and the cigarette lighter. But Jacke swapped out the voltmeter with one that shows volts for two batteries. So, to get the switch to cut the power from both batteries to the meters required two relays. And we wanted the charging ports to run off the battery selected on the big red battery selector switch she installed. It was a fun puzzle to figure out how to wire! I drew up a wiring diagram but we still ended up making a change or two while wiring it up.

Great! I will be there for the expert positioning of the crown jewel, It will look good with the leather wheel cover and the chrome and gold. Fabulous

My van won today at The Eye Candy Car show.... the trophy is as tall as me!

Egg-Selent, well deserved!!! Nice when you get to see that others appreciate the effort involved in creating a van as nice as yours!

It's good to know that evidently you're tall enough to lock your door, turn the lights on and off and adjust the thermostat...Hee, Hee Hee!!!

But can I look out the peep hole... maybe... maybe not? I am challenged both vertically and mentally!

Congratulations Jacke! That's enough talk about ADD(Altitude Deficit Disorder).

 Thanks!

So my next work project will need to be a deluxe wheel. 
It turned out my wheel is not a deluxe. I have a deluxe wheel which came with the horn ring, just needs a little TLC and paint. This wheel restoration should turn out the best, as I have done two now a third, and I keep learning how to do things better.
Trial and error learning on the first wheel, gained knowledge from the 2nd on chip repair, now my last wheel should be the best yet... I will begin the process since it is raining again today.

restored the deluxe wheel and Rich helped me put it on straight!

Okay, that's just Beautious!!!

I like the gold. Very elegant. So now you're done, right???

samsvan wrote:I like the gold. Very elegant. So now you're done, right???

I just have a two tone leather steering wheel cover to install. The other standard wheel will be sold with the solid black leather cover...$120 + shipping.

Then just redoing of the single master and new brake lines is the last needed thing! I know I should have done it before now, but better do it before I have any brake problems.

Went to a show last weekend. Some local vans showed up! My panel, Rich's deluxe and Mikes no door!

Which show was that? I think there were at least 3 last weekend. I was invited to a show in Lakeside at the seven church, small show, good people.

This was a huge show with all types of fancy stuff... from a formula racer to a monster truck.
It was at the Shadow mountain church out on Greenfield. The guy who is starting the van club Jack invited me. Nice folks, they gave out hot dogs and root beer and gift bags for attending. Some beautiful cars out there. There was a 57 Chevy Bel Air Nomad... really cool car.

Russell,
I love the way you two-toned your Sportvan!!! The dark around the bottom and windows and the light around the middle and on top...Stunning!

Jacke,
Sounds like a nice assortment of vehicles and the mention of free hot dogs and root beer has got my mouth watering!!!

Sounds like y'all had a Great Time!

Yes, I agree with both your statements! Russell did a fine job on his paint!!
The show was good, nice folks who showed genuine interest in the old hoopties.

So I ordered some cool mats. Coco Mats made from Coconut husks, popular in the 60's. I made the pattern and they hand make the mats to order. It takes a few weeks, but they are all hand made and nice quality. They last forever!
I swear. I am almost done... really!?    

Those are nice!

Thanks!
At first because they did not have our van pattern...of coarse, I was a little intimidated to make the pattern for the driver side... but the mats came out fine. The company is back in NC and they do all the work like the old days, by hand!
The mats are very sturdy and tough as a coconut!

I like those mats a lot. Looks like your pattern turned out well. Could you put the vendors name and contact info on the site?

mnghost wrote:I like those mats a lot. Looks like your pattern turned out well. Could you put the vendors name and contact info on the site?

Well thanks! They have many styles and colors to select from, really cool old school & hand made. They are made not too far from your area, made in NC, I believe.

CocoMats.com - Custom Car Floor Mats. Hand-Made in USA
https://www.cocomats.com

Went to the show here in my city La Mesa. Nice people got lots of attention on my van.
There was a nice Ford van just a few spaces from me... nice van. Ron was the owner he was also involved with the local Woody's club. He sounds like he has several nice classics for sure!