you and me both my friend!!!! people have never had one or driven one just dont get it. appreciate ya.

Had to turn my '76 G30 Pathfinder 4x4 van into a '94 because the old body was rotten. I have a junk '96 G30 long wb van too. Can't stop driving mine either. I'm kind of looking for an older body for my 4x4 again...

Thats awesome man !!!!! I would love to see a turbo setup. Thanks for watching my stuff.

@Evan any vids on it? Sounds cool AF bro.

Check the g10 Facebook groups, haven't had time to make a KZfaq video

I want to do that to my G30 .... Any tips at all are appreciated, even if you just say do research lol. Anything.

@@dexterlecter7289 yes, research!! And give yourself a lot of time to do it, it takes a minute. Also order the parts you will need in advance.

AWESOME. thanks for watching

Im pretty fond of this one as well !!! Thanks for watching

You obviously never had a 'Cuda lol but yeah, they're pretty cool. I still like mine after all these years!

Thats sounds awesome!!! Nothing like a nice modernized classic van. The mileage on mine just killed me, not to mention oil fouling plugs in 500 miles !!

@@BrokenWrenches yea my trans went out and it's needed all seals intake you know the drill. It had 98k on it. I didn't hook up air. Being a short body class b. I ditched the air-conditioning. Portable 12v units ran cheaper. So loosing the air-conditioning system I was able to get way more room and put the Savanah air cleaner and housing in. Believe it or not. It was totally easier plenty of room by doing the engine and trans. Just moved the mount back. Granted the gearing has to be changed. Drive by cable is the way to go too. No modifications to the pedal. Now mine gets 26mpg.

thanks for watching!!! that build series is done already. im loving it.

Thanks !!

get busy uploading it. i will watch them.

Me to my friend

Thanks for watching man…. The last episode in the swap series is coming out this week. Im including a list of parts used in it. Most of the major component part numbers.

Where are you getting parts? I just bought a 90 G20. Looking to replace the transmission and rear diff to get it running first then maybe do an engine swap later.

Thanks for watching man. Vans are sweet

Last year I took an L96 ( the 6.0 with the

An L96 (6.0 w/aluminum heads steel block)with the 4L90 trans out of a 2014 Isuzu NPR & stuffed it in an '81 G30. What a fun job that was. The engine & trans fit a little tight. Had to do the mount adapters,notch the frame so the A/C lines would fit,shorten the front drive shaft(2 piece w/carrier bearing)& modify the trans cross member as well as move the mount for the carrier bearing forward to keep the D.S angles within specs. The owner wanted me to use as much of the stock harness as possible. That was the biggest pain in the ass. All the lights in & out,radio,door locks all upgraded for power as well as the windows & mirrors. Spent alot of time it. More that I wanted but was well compensated. I had planned on the 4 wire setup,but figured it would be cool to upgrade all the accessories. Had to do some banging on the body so the exhaust manifold cleared w/3/4 inch on both sides. Cut out the top off both gas tanks tossed the mechanical pump and welded the high pressure pump section on after welding a baffle in the tank so it always gets fuel. It turned out great,but Never again.

Me to, not many running around anymore! Thanks for watching

Ps I pulled my engine out of the passenger door...

Gotta love that van life. I drove an 88 g20 conversion van to HS 20 years ago.

Yep, good times. Im doing a video of that car soon along with my history with it.

i bought this one from my wife’s aunt 8 years ago for 300 dollars !!!! been in the family since the early 90’s.

It hasnt really been to bad really

That would be cool!

@@BrokenWrenches I hopefully found the van , looking at It this weekend.

Welcome

Gonna be fun.

Yea, its real close dimension wise, gonna find out tomorrow. It will bolt right up to the trans, probably have to add some different holes to the LS flexplate. Im not optimistic the cool headers will work tho. Stay tuned.

agreed. This engine bay is quite tight. I worked on a mid 90's G30 recently that had the diesel,,, lots more room.

It is now in the van, stayed tuned for this weeks video on Wednesday.

I love it now !!!! Appreciate you watching!!!

Thats a lot of miles. I really appreciate ya watching and subscribing !!

hello. thats bad news. my first step would be to try to turn the engine manually. usually it will spin without to much effort. there is a big nut in the middle of the big balancer that the belts go on. if it spins freely then the “no crank” is electrical and likely not a complete engine failure. if it turns ok i would find a local DIY mechanic that works from home like i do. generally these guys are the most honest and cheapest. good luck. engines for these aren’t that expensive so don’t get to discouraged.

Posted before i watched lol. Still curious about the 4.3.

my 350 was totally pooped.

Have you started on your g30 yet? I've done one & maybe give you some advise on what not to do.

Hey, thanks for watching. Main reason i went with the 4.8 is because it was what was available. The 4.8 is the most affordable of the LS engines typically. As far as pulling that ambulance you need as much low end torque as possible, this means you need to find a 6.0L at a minimum. As far as fit goes it should be the same more or less. Another thing you need to figure out if your speed is limited to 75 due to the engine being worn out, or is the rear gear axle ratio so high the engine is running out of oomph??? My van still has the TH350 3 speed trans. You will need to upgrade to a 4 speed automatic with overdrive. This will allow you to get a little better highway speeds. I would say a good donor vehicle for you would be an early 2000’s silverado 2500.

@@BrokenWrenches Thank you! I will look into that rear axle ratio for sure. Also funny you should say that, I am considering a fully functional 2002 silverado, it is sitting at 174,000 mi. I have to check in and see if it would be worth investing in asking is 5000.

I highly recommend this. Im really enjoying it. Almost done shooting the last of the swap series. Its turned out great. Totally worth it.

@@BrokenWrenches Awesome glad to hear. There's just something about the old vans.

Did one last year. Alot of modifying. Your going to run into alot of bumps,but it's doable if you plan before you dive in. Almost every step requires tweaking cutting grinding reinforcing or rerouting. It's a big job but if you have the time & the tools it will be an awesome ride.

wheels are 15x7 I think, or maybe it was 15x8.....front 235/60r15,,rear 255/60r15

thank you very much for watching. I have a batch ready to sell as soon as an order of pulleys show up. should be on ebay by the end of the week. my seller account is brandoman68

I just get on rockauto.com and pick something about medium priced. They have a lot of selection.

Check out the final video of the series, I think I got the major fittings in the description. Thanks for watching!

Yes sir. Same dimensions

Honestly not sure what they actually call them, thats what all the locals call them. Square body truck rims or fancy G vans came with them.

Main reason is the DOD function causes catastrophic camshaft failure, sometimes at low miles. I changed one at 67,000 miles.

@@BrokenWrenches Thanks, that makes more sense

Drive that thing my friend!!! Such a unique experience compared to all the plastic blobs people drive everyday

It had a carbureted 350 and th350…. Still has the th350 but whenever it dies i will put a 4l60e in it. ECM is already setup for it.

@@BrokenWrenches I have a 6 3 on the tree 81 im putting a 350 and muncie 3 speed in

Yep

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in the van i would guess 4.5 feet or so. in the shop 12.5

Unibody. Built like a tank really.

@@BrokenWrenches - can I ask you a question about your van? It's about the wiper blades, how in the world does one disconnect the blade assembly from the tab, I have spent 2 hours researching it and not 1 single person has a video on how to remove it. Not the entire lever, but the part that snaps onto the tab that has the actual rubber blade on it. I can't figure it out and don't want to force it or damage it. Thanks or anyone else ever done it?

@@BrokenWrenches - I figured it out on the wiper blades, you’re changing a motor and I can’t figure out how to remove wiper blades. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/opuVZKqWp9DPgKc.html

The suspension will come later. Thanks for watching.

@@BrokenWrenches You can drop the front by pancaking the front crossmember - 1and 1/2" with ease ; ( two inches max - but will require some more steering system mods )... Shave a little bit of weight doing it.... This does requires a lot of welding skill - but is cheaper than buying a aftermarket tube frame cross member or drop spindles. You could go a couple of other ways - but I think it's something that most could definitely do --- however I would spend my money on a aftermarket tube A-arms as it's worth the money if you was to buy a tube cross member later... Making a tube trans member is not hard - but boxing the factory cross member... Again something most could definitely do if they are able to weld. Not needed - but it does clean up the under chassis looks... If you was to take the one ton 3" rear spring perch and replace the stock G20 and add the c notch with the fiberglass Astro rear leaf spring - the rear could be lowered and shave a few pounds... But going to a 4 link system or early truck @ 63-72 rear suspension set up would be nicer then the factory leaf spring stock setup on the cool looks side of things. Just something to think about... If money was not an issue - a IRS Corvette front and rear suspension set up would be my personal choice. Hard to bet aluminum A-arms, - big brakes with a lot of big wheels to choose... Good luck - I personally plan on putting a Ford motor in mine if I stay with a gas motor. I know - but I would like to have the distributor up front... Makes tuning the engine easy when your on your own. Besides the Ford motor is lighter then the Chevy and their are lots of little 302's in the scrap yards... Who's going to know? It's lighter, easy to work on and cheep...

@@BrokenWrenches A link kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZmbfLlkptaWZXk.html

thanks for watching man. north of tulsa a little ways.

@@BrokenWrenches ahh darn, I'd like to checkout the van, I'm halfway through episode 2. I'm messing with a 1975 right now.

if your ever in my area holler at me .

thanks for watching. my super tired old 350 was getting 5mpg at best. the new engine i would guess at least 15mpg. it was such a drastic difference that i thought my gas gauge quit working because the fuel use dropped so much 😂

@BrokenWrenches That's amazing. My 1978 Chev Van G20 with 350 engine maybe gets 7 or 8 mpg. I always thought it was due to the big Rochester 4MV carburetor that sucks gas like a vacuum.

it’s probably around 15mpg or so.