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CHEVY CARPENTERS VAN; SUAREZ CARPENTRY SERVICE
Topic Started: Oct 9 2009, 11:54 PM (3,670 Views)
Bryan_M	Oct 9 2009, 11:54 PM Post #1
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	Ok guys i know i am insane with all these projects, everything else in on hold...........like the garage, so i can order parts for it. i dont feel like finishing rocinante, or the black widow, so here we go with something new...... when i went to the model show last week, i saw a carpenters van in a parking lot, and thought, that would make a cool project, but the van kits are so damn expensive now.......forget that!! at the show i found one of those revell van and race trailer kits.......for 15 bucks! it was my lucky day i guess.......so now i have the kit to do the carpenters van! one dissapointment about this kit is, the hood DOESNT open!!!! well it took about 30 seconds to decide.........oh no way, that has to open! after opeing the hood.....there is NO firewall detail, no brake booster/master cylinder, no heater box, ect ect, so i will have to dig for all that stuff, it shouldnt be a problem. and another detail it is lacking is the radiator support.......so i had to make one, it still needs a little sanding, and a few more details it fits in there really nice, i was worried i wouldnt have enough room for it all, but it all fits! next thing was the engine, it hardly has any detail.......so i snagged a big block chevy i had stashed, and i cut the automatic tranny off of the kit engine, and grafted it to the big block.... this thing is gonna be light blue, the bumpers and grille will be white. it will be weathered, but not destroyed, just flaking paint, and dirt, no major rust...... let me know what you think guys, more to come! stay tuned bryan m



Danny i	Oct 10 2009, 12:04 AM Post #2
Senior Member Posts: 824 Group: Members Member #1,040 Joined: August 12, 2008	..I think it's a great idea! Are ya going to have rolls of carpet hanging out the back with the doors bungeed together?



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 12:12 AM Post #3
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks danny! nah, im not gonna open the back doors, i thought about it, and decided against it. i am gonna build a roof rack for it, and it will have some lumber on it, and a couple ladders. unfortunately, this thing has wheel well flares, i dont like them, but it would be alot of body work to remove them, so the story is......this was a custom van, back in the late 70`s,(its a 78 or 79 van) and it was sold to a carpenter in 1992 who needed another van for his business, so he gutted the interior, and set it up for work........the only custom part left on it was the wheel flares. thats my story, and im stickin to it! haha! more to come stay tuned! i just realized i have been at the bench for 8 hours already today! wow! bryan



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 12:26 AM Post #4
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	oh, i forgot. im also gonna scratchbuild one of those partitions (im not sure what theyre actaully called) that go behind the driver and passenger seats to keep everything in the back of the van, so you dont get blasted in the back of the head with stuff from the back! i found some good reference pics for the rack and partition.......ill be starting on those tomorrow, for tonight tho, i am done! tune in tomorrow! bryan m



Danny i	Oct 10 2009, 12:26 AM Post #5
Senior Member Posts: 824 Group: Members Member #1,040 Joined: August 12, 2008	oops...I miss-read the heading...I thought is was going to be a carpet installers van!



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 12:28 AM Post #6
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	Danny i Oct 10 2009, 12:26 AM oops...I miss-read the heading...I thought is was going to be a carpet installers van! ha! no dan, a carpenters van. a capet van would be cool too! ill have to start a fleet of them........ bryan



Danny i	Oct 10 2009, 12:30 AM Post #7
Senior Member Posts: 824 Group: Members Member #1,040 Joined: August 12, 2008	I've been at the bench all day myself...getting tired, can't ya tell.... ....can't wait to see more Bryan..I know this project is going to look really cool.....



kingme	Oct 10 2009, 12:33 AM Post #8
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	I like that idea Bryan. I see a lot of ex-custom trucks in my neck of the woods that are now handyman specials. Lots of lowered Nissans and Toyotas get reinvented as work trucks. Nothing like a slammed Nissan with a lumber rack. I have been wanting to do a handyman truck too. I have an AMT kit with the 53 Ford and trailer. I want to make that into a handyman rig. The van is a great subject. I like the idea of a carpet roll hanging out the back. Oh, by the way, your A.D.D. is giving me A.D.D.



kingme	Oct 10 2009, 12:35 AM Post #9
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	Danny i Oct 10 2009, 12:30 AM I've been at the bench all day myself...getting tired, can't ya tell.... Any pictures Danny? What do you have going?



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 12:37 AM Post #10
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks guys! yea wayne, ADD, is a bitch! one day i will get all these projects done, the gas station had to go on the side, so i could order parts...... danny was doing his brake drums, check them out they are awesome! bryan



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 01:03 AM Post #11
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	i need to think of a name for the carpentry company.............any ideas guys? i dont have a clue yet, but ill come up with something, and suggestions will be welcomed Bryan m



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 01:10 AM Post #12
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	one idea just popped into my head.............."suarez carpentry service" bryan



Danny i	Oct 10 2009, 01:12 AM Post #13
Senior Member Posts: 824 Group: Members Member #1,040 Joined: August 12, 2008	..there ya go!! cool! .....I'm toast.....think it's time for the rack.........later gents!



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 01:13 AM Post #14
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks danny. yea im outta here too..............9 hours is long enough! later, bryan m



kingme	Oct 10 2009, 01:14 AM Post #15
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	Suarez Handyman Service and Fine Cigars...



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 01:15 AM Post #16
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	how about King carpentry? bryan



kingme	Oct 10 2009, 01:26 AM Post #17
Supreme Member!!! Posts: 1,026 Group: Members Member #645 Joined: March 7, 2007	King's Custom Chicken Coops...now you are talking!



Dan S	Oct 10 2009, 03:33 AM Post #18
Bronze Medal Member Posts: 2,216 Group: Members Member #607 Joined: January 31, 2007	Looks good so far Bryan. The sneaky use of the jackstands didn't go unnoticed. Did that model come with an open grill, or did you file it from thr back?



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 07:08 AM Post #19
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	This is a great subject matter, buddy. So run with it. Let's see what you can do with it!!! I like the roof rack idea! And each side is really a great canvas for paint and graphics . . .



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 01:46 PM Post #20
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks guys!! dan, the grille was already opened up! how cool is that?! those jackstands are great! virgil, the roof rack is the plan for this afternoon, and then im gonna finish the parts for the firewall, and then just keep it going...........this one has definetely got my interest now stay tuned bryan



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 02:00 PM Post #21
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	We are ready for a day of entertaintment, pure and wonderful, to come out of your bench today, buddy!



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 02:09 PM Post #22
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks cranky! ill do my best to keep ya entertained today! first up...............roof rack scratchbuilding! bryan



DamnCranky666	Oct 10 2009, 02:14 PM Post #23
Admin--Chief Crank Posts: 14,947 Group: Admin Member #666 Joined: April 1, 2007	Are you also scratch-building the rear ladder up to the rack?



Ryan Silva	Oct 10 2009, 02:16 PM Post #24
The GunKenstein! Posts: 1,301 Group: Members Member #753 Joined: August 4, 2007	You need some of these hub caps B http://public.fotki.com/cnaind/truck-tires--wheels/chevy-dog-dish-hub-caps/chevyvanorpickuphubcaps.html Nice work on that grill! cant wait to see this thing on it's way. You should just spray paint "free candy" on your serial killer van!



Bryan_M	Oct 10 2009, 02:22 PM Post #25
ADMINISTRATOR Posts: 12,480 Group: Admin Member #355 Joined: July 26, 2006	thanks ryan, yea its one of those serial killer vans.............Buffalo bill would be proud! (silence of the lambs) i think i have some decent lookin steelies to use on it......just gotta find them. more to come bryan



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