My current project.

v8famvan · Post by **v8famvan** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:52 pm

I, like you have heard it said, "You can't fit a V8 in a Safari/Astro van!"
I have also heard that you can't fit a big block in there either.
We all know that it can be done.
The question now is, can you fit a blower on a small block in there?

The answer is yes, you can.
For the past couple of weeks I have been helping a fellow Safari van owner with his van which has had a few modifications done to it.
What do you think?

astrozam · Post by **astrozam** » Thu May 31, 2007 9:55 pm

Cool,that van looks familiar

LiftedAWDAstro · Post by **LiftedAWDAstro** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:59 am

Very nice! Can't wait to see the specs on that motor. How about more pics of the van.

lockdoc · Post by **lockdoc** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 5:10 pm

Can somebody hand me a Kleenex please?

mdmead · Post by **mdmead** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:06 pm

Wow, looks like a lot of fabrication there.

Cool!

peter · Post by **peter** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:44 am

Holy crap!!!

SafariRob · Post by **SafariRob** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 5:55 am

Love it! I've often wondered if a blower could be squeezed into an Astro.
Nice fabrication work on that, too. More info, please!
I see the brakes use vacuum boost; where do you get the vacuum from when under boost?
Who makes the blower?

Water Boy · Post by **Water Boy** » Sat Jun 02, 2007 8:41 am

Air and fuel mixing station on the vertical.
2 NOS(?) solenoids on the driver's side of the blower.
8 spark plugs.
Prototype blower installation - actual casted units will be available on Ebay in 3 weeks?
WOW
$\:D/$

crash · Post by **crash** » Wed Jun 06, 2007 5:19 am

incrediculious!! .. is that a word? if not i've made it up

i can't wait to see the numbers on this one...

Kidhauler · Post by **Kidhauler** » Thu Jun 07, 2007 9:27 pm

Is that Geralds van?

If it is do you know when he is going to run it at mission I would love to see that thing go.

peter · Post by **peter** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:30 am

It makes sense. He lives out there.....

peter · Post by **peter** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 2:32 am

crash wrote:incrediculious!! .. is that a word? if not i've made it up

i can't wait to see the numbers on this one...

That's a ridiculous word you made up. It does NOT exist, and I beseech you to halt any further massacrationification of the English language.
Regards,

Petey

crash · Post by **crash** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:51 am

peter wrote:
crash wrote:incrediculious!! .. is that a word? if not i've made it up

i can't wait to see the numbers on this one...

That's a ridiculous word you made up. It does NOT exist, and I beseech you to halt any further massacrationification of the English language.
Regards,

Petey

Sorry Peter - you're comments are not valid in the province of Quebec

Being that I am reading them in Ontario.. I'll take them under advicearation.

I'll say (as the hip kids do) .. it's gonna be SICK!

v8famvan · Post by **v8famvan** » Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:08 am

Kidhauler wrote:Is that Geralds van?

If it is do you know when he is going to run it at mission I would love to see that thing go.

Kidhauler, yes it is.
You win.
I don't know when he is going to run it at Mission again, but our current plan is to get it ready for him to take to the Hot Rods & Classics shop here in Chilliwack on Father's day to enter into the burnout contest. $\:D/$
More pics of that & possibly others will follow.......
For a video of it running at Mission with the old engine combination (396 & 2200? whipple) see here or see his DragTruk page.

Some specs - 414 CID - 3300 whipple charger - NOS - THM400 tranny - 2" primary headers - 3" dual exhaust....

v8famvan · Post by **v8famvan** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 11:22 pm

Well, after fixing (& modifying) alot of things on the van in the last little while, I finally took it out on the street for a drive around town tonight.
WOW!! $\:D/$
My first stop was the gas station & on the way there, 1 police officer was checking out the van as I drove past him. Now I have made some changes to it to make it street legal, but it is on the edge & I am sure an officer could find something - like the noise level.
My oldest son, who has helped me alot in the work, was with me on the first roadtest & quite enjoyed himself as I opened it up on the highway a lttle.

Nothing quite like driving a low 10 second vehicle on the street (found a 10.098 time slip in the glovebox).... You do get a few looks as you rumble by.....
Now I just gotta get those pics up.

Chevy & GMC Vans

Chevy & GMC Vans

My current project.

My current project.