So I went 12,000 miles in three months in the boogievan so whats next

So some of you know my roadtrip exploits where I did 12,000 miles in three months in a 64 corvair van. Well we got a invite to SEMA, and decided to do some paint touch up as well as a hardwood floor in the van to freshen it up a bit. Randy at Painthouse Tx did a amazing job of making me actually work for a change. Sorry for some of the grainy Iphone pics

The first stop was at Spectrum Powdercoating to drop off the bumpers that where previously painted to be coated.



Then over to Painthouse to start tear down and cleaning. Randy asked me if I have ever seen the Karate Kid? This started the wax on wax off faze of my work. I asked him how many times I had to clean it, and he asked me how many states I had been through......that should be enough times lol






While I was watching randy do all the bodywork my bed wood and parts bed kit came in



We where originally going to candy it blue, but it looked to hokey so Randy decided on using the same flat clear that the van has on it.

I asked Randy how many times I had to sand and apply flat clear and again he asked if I had seen the Karate Kid


getting ready to go in the booth


Randy laying down the new Kia Blue base





then more wax on wax off



Darren Wenzel from Gasoline art came in to add a more vintage feel to the van than before


Darrens Caddy



Darren making some fade






Time to clean the window from the long roadtrip



Robert replacing my windshield gasket n my 47 year old windshield......I was a little nervous.......and at a car show none the less



bumpers back in from the powdercoater


Time to insatall a wood floor

 

Very, Very, Nice

 

Bitchin. But aren't all the coolest vans sposed to have shag in 'em?

 

BAD ASS. To cool. Slim

 

I love that van. Thats a helluva story you have to tell now as well. The wood floors look nice.

 

Dammn where the hell was this killer van in 77 when Vans were KWELL????????? Howdy Howdy, lets get rowdy . yes, scrubba is still alive in Richmond Virginia , scrubba

 

Thats just cool man...all of it, plain and simple!
And i really dig the new look!

And Darrens Cady....SLICK! I love 60's and that's just perfect!

Tony

 

Damn John the van looks good.....

 

Floor looks great... as does the rest of the van. Is there any storage space beneath the wood?

 

You sir, are a cross country driving maniac!1! Keep up the good work! I always look forward to your shots!

 

Oh sure, just twist the knife a little deeper Coby. How about we ask if it's going to have custom drawers lined with rare african mahogany too.

 

Oh wait, there actually is storage haha!!

 

Very cool but I wanna see some pics of Mrs. Notstockphoto dammit. Where's she at these days?

 

Seen ya on Power your 2010 we had a black 40 Ford Coupe. My wife loved your van. Even cooler now. she did not know what it was! "Keep on Truckin" Rusty.

 

Thats the coolest chevy van ever!!!!!!

 

Yo John...that LOVE machine is BAD ASS! When you drivin that RIDE to NYC?

 

Seriously now: This is the epitome of what we preach....Build it. Drive it. Fix it. Repeat. Awesome.

 

Thanks everyone, and yes it does have storage underneath the floor since we raised it up to the bottom of the transaxle cover. We didnt have time to put the drawers in before SEMA, but hope to have it done after Autorama in Houston.

The wife couldnt come because she is back in Houston trying to cure Diabetes right now, and she just got a fellowship for her research so alot more work for her.....she will be at Autorama though.

I start driving back from Cali wednesday with a stop in Scottsdale to shoot a frame of a
unfinished truck, and the two ring brothers mustangs.

 

Wow looks great. I'll just drop my van off. oh yeah whats that address.lol

 

yea drop it off with coby

 

It was too much fun following your travels on FB. Will you be at Hot Rod Revolution this weekend still?

 

epic

 

Very nice, super cool van man!

 

Saw it at SEMA...looked great and you do some awesome photgraphy.

 

So this van is so sweet. I just thought that I had to put that out there for you. And more than that, I think that it is pretty epic that you took such a sweet ride on such a long journy, but more than that, when it came time to fix it, you didn't bitch, you just rolled up your sleaves and went to work. I think that you are the epitome of Hot Rodding, like you derserve an award... and a trophy... some cookies... and a hug... from Ryan. Yeah, that sounds good. You should talk to Ryan about this. An anual award...

 

cool ride !

 

Cool story, The new fade is awesome.

 

K I L L E R ,looks great.

 

I thought it was so cool to see it in person at SEMA, the paint looks great.

Nice job,