After watching this van at work for 21 years I finally got it bought ,Drove it for a short while and decided she needed a little attention and there is the start of the story.Went to the body shop april of 2007 since then it's had a complete V8 conversion,from radiator to the transmission.Now has the big doghouse ,new shifter,seat belts.Next was on to media blast.All bodywork done and she is in prime.All inside doors and jams are done in the final color RED,dash all cleaned up and painted.Just about time for her to come home.2/07/09 she left the body shop and drove home.After a couple months working on the 66 4/19/09 Its on the roaed !drove of and on all day ,what a drive,She is now a true driver.7/12/09 Brakes,front shocks,ujoints,door seals,hinge rebuilds,new seats,door lacthes,wheel bearings.lots more to do. http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0311/426432999_aqjE2-Ti.jpg http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/gallery/6663653_RXmFr/ 2009-10-10T03:29:57Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Final primer is on</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426432999_aqjE2" title="Final primer is on"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0311/426432999_aqjE2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Final primer is on" title="Final primer is on" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0311/426432999_aqjE2-Th.jpg 1980-01-01 00:01:49 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />All the door jams and inside of doors are painted,dash and steering collumn.</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426686907_Y395n" title="All the door jams and inside of doors are painted,dash and steering collumn."><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03562/426686907_Y395n-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="All the door jams and inside of doors are painted,dash and steering collumn." title="All the door jams and inside of doors are painted,dash and steering collumn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03562/426686907_Y395n-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 17:47:07 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Heres the cool part hanging doors, shes starting to come together</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426727204_eD4Tq" title="Heres the cool part hanging doors, shes starting to come together"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03572/426727204_eD4Tq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Heres the cool part hanging doors, shes starting to come together" title="Heres the cool part hanging doors, shes starting to come together" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03572/426727204_eD4Tq-Th.jpg 2008-11-27 17:56:55 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />After media blast the body work begins,New gas door has been installed,replacement rear body panel waiting install</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426727192_yeUow" title="After media blast the body work begins,New gas door has been installed,replacement rear body panel waiting install"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG01743/426727192_yeUow-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After media blast the body work begins,New gas door has been installed,replacement rear body panel waiting install" title="After media blast the body work begins,New gas door has been installed,replacement rear body panel waiting install" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG01743/426727192_yeUow-Th.jpg 2007-11-20 14:31:55 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Could'nt wait any longer had to go to the body shop and install the new wheels and tires</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426727169_ogwfE" title="Could'nt wait any longer had to go to the body shop and install the new wheels and tires"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/MVI0229/426727169_ogwfE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Could'nt wait any longer had to go to the body shop and install the new wheels and tires" title="Could'nt wait any longer had to go to the body shop and install the new wheels and tires" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/MVI0229/426727169_ogwfE-640.mp4 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />While in the bodyshop we did a V8 conversion. Small block with a turbo 350 auto ,V8 doghouse , new radiator.</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426727177_dZvGH" title="While in the bodyshop we did a V8 conversion. Small block with a turbo 350 auto ,V8 doghouse , new radiator."><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG01734/426727177_dZvGH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="While in the bodyshop we did a V8 conversion. Small block with a turbo 350 auto ,V8 doghouse , new radiator." title="While in the bodyshop we did a V8 conversion. Small block with a turbo 350 auto ,V8 doghouse , new radiator." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG01734/426727177_dZvGH-Th.jpg 2007-11-20 14:31:12 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />This is april of 07, just pulled her into yhe body shop</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426752807_4W4cR" title="This is april of 07, just pulled her into yhe body shop"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07136/426752807_4W4cR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="This is april of 07, just pulled her into yhe body shop" title="This is april of 07, just pulled her into yhe body shop" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07136/426752807_4W4cR-Th.jpg 2007-01-31 03:08:27 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />I believe this picture is after the 6 cyl has been removed</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#426963006_eYXer" title="I believe this picture is after the 6 cyl has been removed"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07021/426963006_eYXer-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="I believe this picture is after the 6 cyl has been removed" title="I believe this picture is after the 6 cyl has been removed" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07021/426963006_eYXer-Th.jpg 2007-07-14 16:51:14 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />getting closer</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#443600827_JpGkq" title="getting closer"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0382/443600827_JpGkq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="getting closer" title="getting closer" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0382/443600827_JpGkq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />60 Over 283 steel crank ,balanced started from scracth so every nut and bolt is new.trans is a turbo 350. Went in the van thru the bottom just like this about 20 minutes later it was in .</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#429553991_nssvY" title="60 Over 283 steel crank ,balanced started from scracth so every nut and bolt is new.trans is a turbo 350. Went in the van thru the bottom just like this about 20 minutes later it was in ."><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/van-engine/429553991_nssvY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="60 Over 283 steel crank ,balanced started from scracth so every nut and bolt is new.trans is a turbo 350. Went in the van thru the bottom just like this about 20 minutes later it was in ." title="60 Over 283 steel crank ,balanced started from scracth so every nut and bolt is new.trans is a turbo 350. Went in the van thru the bottom just like this about 20 minutes later it was in ." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/van-engine/429553991_nssvY-Th.jpg 2007-07-31 17:16:28 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />New floors and a V8 doghouse including the tunnel installed now theres room for the small block.</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#429561224_D2wEb" title="New floors and a V8 doghouse including the tunnel installed now theres room for the small block."><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/new-dog-house/429561224_D2wEb-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New floors and a V8 doghouse including the tunnel installed now theres room for the small block." title="New floors and a V8 doghouse including the tunnel installed now theres room for the small block." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/new-dog-house/429561224_D2wEb-Th.jpg 2007-07-28 14:54:24 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />this is what a V8 conversion does to a set of tires</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#429572952_7sBZU" title="this is what a V8 conversion does to a set of tires"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/van-smoking-tires/429572952_7sBZU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="this is what a V8 conversion does to a set of tires" title="this is what a V8 conversion does to a set of tires" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/van-smoking-tires/429572952_7sBZU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />New custom fuel tank is in</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#429914176_fg78V" title="New custom fuel tank is in"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0381/429914176_fg78V-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New custom fuel tank is in" title="New custom fuel tank is in" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:10:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0381/429914176_fg78V-Th.jpg 2008-11-30 22:27:10 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />After her true maiden voyage! spent the whole day sat driving and tinkering</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#515794784_B6z4R" title="After her true maiden voyage! spent the whole day sat driving and tinkering"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0509/515794784_B6z4R-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="After her true maiden voyage! spent the whole day sat driving and tinkering" title="After her true maiden voyage! spent the whole day sat driving and tinkering" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:12:54Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0509/515794784_B6z4R-Th.jpg 2009-04-17 20:35:00 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Mirrors,wheather strips,master cyl,seats,installed</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#500692311_ncDaN" title="Mirrors,wheather strips,master cyl,seats,installed"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0450/500692311_ncDaN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Mirrors,wheather strips,master cyl,seats,installed" title="Mirrors,wheather strips,master cyl,seats,installed" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:13:01Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0450/500692311_ncDaN-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 20:03:44 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a> </p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#482467384_Gz53D" title="vintage-vans' photo"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0449/482467384_Gz53D-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="vintage-vans' photo" title="vintage-vans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:13:21Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0449/482467384_Gz53D-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 20:01:31 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a> </p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#482452170_wca48" title="vintage-vans' photo"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0451/482452170_wca48-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="vintage-vans' photo" title="vintage-vans' photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:26Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0451/482452170_wca48-Th.jpg 2009-02-27 20:03:53 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />modified shifter so you can reach it,making alluminum housing for below</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#515787642_LJSu7" title="modified shifter so you can reach it,making alluminum housing for below"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0508/515787642_LJSu7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="modified shifter so you can reach it,making alluminum housing for below" title="modified shifter so you can reach it,making alluminum housing for below" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0508/515787642_LJSu7-Th.jpg 2009-04-17 19:40:06 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Doors all on ,panel doors replaced the side window doors.</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#433103952_GLZj3" title="Doors all on ,panel doors replaced the side window doors."><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0388/433103952_GLZj3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Doors all on ,panel doors replaced the side window doors." title="Doors all on ,panel doors replaced the side window doors." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0388/433103952_GLZj3-Th.jpg 2008-12-07 13:30:56 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />New gas door</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#433429978_2aATd" title="New gas door"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0387/433429978_2aATd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="New gas door" title="New gas door" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0387/433429978_2aATd-Th.jpg 2008-12-07 13:30:04 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />pop out windows in back,glass in,few more details to go</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#443629632_4xqiS" title="pop out windows in back,glass in,few more details to go"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03922/443629632_4xqiS-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="pop out windows in back,glass in,few more details to go" title="pop out windows in back,glass in,few more details to go" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG03922/443629632_4xqiS-Th.jpg 2008-12-14 13:28:07 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Wiper linkage all in,new speaker,new heater core and heater assembly in</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#456870659_sZfhB" title="Wiper linkage all in,new speaker,new heater core and heater assembly in"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0425/456870659_sZfhB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Wiper linkage all in,new speaker,new heater core and heater assembly in" title="Wiper linkage all in,new speaker,new heater core and heater assembly in" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0425/456870659_sZfhB-Th.jpg 2009-01-16 20:27:08 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Another pic of arrival at the body shop</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#430732908_99hSz" title="Another pic of arrival at the body shop"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07134-1/430732908_99hSz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt="Another pic of arrival at the body shop" title="Another pic of arrival at the body shop" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-04-19T02:14:53Z vintage-vans http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/Picture2-7-07134-1/430732908_99hSz-Th.jpg 2007-01-31 03:07:02 <p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com">vintage-vans</a><br />Third place Bakers internet award</p><p><a href="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/6663653_RXmFr#588821459_Mfxf4" title="Third place Bakers internet award"><img src="http://vintage-vans.smugmug.com/Vans/BILLS66-Good-Things-Come-With/IMG0595/588821459_Mfxf4-Th.jpg" 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