RUT RO RAGGY!
Hey everyone, Wimpy here with my latest project we call Raggy the Shaggy Waggy! Raggy is a mostly original '70 G10 108 conversion van with what appears to be the original 70's conversion interior, complete with diamond tuck-n-roll interior, sink with electric water pump, U shaped couch in back that breaks down into a bed, heck even a table with built-in checkerboard! It was love at first sight.
I'm new to this site but fairly active on my favorite Astro site where I built up a '00 Safari 4X4 expedition van (Link: http://www.astrosafari.com/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=103714). I'll try to avoid the typical noob questions and do a bunch of reading and research before asking questions.
Here's a few pics with more to come...
There are a few issues right off the bat... it runs like poo-poo, there's electrical nightmares everywhere, no brakes... all the normal stuff you would expect with a barn find like this. It appears to have not been registered since '97.
Started off with the basics... according to the numbers its not the original motor, but correct-ish.. '69 307. How about the plugs...
Wow... thats pretty. OK so stale gas, poor spark, timing issues... now I know where to start. The carb stunk of stale gas and instead of attempting a rebuild, I just replaced it with this almost identical Eldebrock. Test fit was perfect.
Let's see what evil is lurking beneath those mismatched covers...
Mehhh, I've seen worse.
OK, let's punch this mule... time for parts
Little bit of period-correct Chevy Orange paint for the heads, block and the Eldebrock Streetmaster intake.
So far I've replaced the dizzy, plugs, wires, carb, valve covers, air cleaner and other odds n ends. Dressed up the oil fill tube, rebuilt the throttle linkage and painted it up along with the engine bay. Here's what it looked like at the end of day 1:
I also painted up the fan and pulley, but waiting for the new water pump and alternator before installing it all. They both work currently, but its cheap insurance. Besides I'll need something a little more robust than the stock 55 amp alt if I'm gonna keep the house battery charged.. that's right y'all, there's already a basement built complete with isolator!
That's all for now, I'll update weekly as much as possible.
Hey everyone, Wimpy here with my latest project we call Raggy the Shaggy Waggy! Raggy is a mostly original '70 G10 108 conversion van with what appears to be the original 70's conversion interior, complete with diamond tuck-n-roll interior, sink with electric water pump, U shaped couch in back that breaks down into a bed, heck even a table with built-in checkerboard! It was love at first sight.
I'm new to this site but fairly active on my favorite Astro site where I built up a '00 Safari 4X4 expedition van (Link: http://www.astrosafari.com/viewtopic.php?f=127&t=103714). I'll try to avoid the typical noob questions and do a bunch of reading and research before asking questions.
Here's a few pics with more to come...
There are a few issues right off the bat... it runs like poo-poo, there's electrical nightmares everywhere, no brakes... all the normal stuff you would expect with a barn find like this. It appears to have not been registered since '97.
Started off with the basics... according to the numbers its not the original motor, but correct-ish.. '69 307. How about the plugs...
Wow... thats pretty. OK so stale gas, poor spark, timing issues... now I know where to start. The carb stunk of stale gas and instead of attempting a rebuild, I just replaced it with this almost identical Eldebrock. Test fit was perfect.
Let's see what evil is lurking beneath those mismatched covers...
Mehhh, I've seen worse.
OK, let's punch this mule... time for parts
Little bit of period-correct Chevy Orange paint for the heads, block and the Eldebrock Streetmaster intake.
So far I've replaced the dizzy, plugs, wires, carb, valve covers, air cleaner and other odds n ends. Dressed up the oil fill tube, rebuilt the throttle linkage and painted it up along with the engine bay. Here's what it looked like at the end of day 1:
I also painted up the fan and pulley, but waiting for the new water pump and alternator before installing it all. They both work currently, but its cheap insurance. Besides I'll need something a little more robust than the stock 55 amp alt if I'm gonna keep the house battery charged.. that's right y'all, there's already a basement built complete with isolator!
That's all for now, I'll update weekly as much as possible.
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