So, as we have all seen, OldFatGuy made a really sweet track day hauler from the red molester van. Went to a track day with him in June and was so impressed with his setup, I'm basically doing the same thing, but with a conversion van rather than a cargo van.
So, I've been shopping around for several weeks looking for a cargo van like oldfatguy's, but had no luck. They were either really new and expensive, or old and still way more $$$ than they are worth. Seriously. Oldfatguy got super lucky with finding and winning the bid on his - it's sweet, trust me!
I finally found a 1995 GMC Vandura 2500 (3/4 ton) with the Gulf Stream conversion. Test drove it and it seemed ok. One problem is the driver and passenger windows don't work, since they're power. Will look into that and fix soon, not a big deal.Another problem is the rear end is making a noise like possibly a bad axle bearing, but once again, I really don't care. It is what it is. Asking price was $2,300 and I offered $1,500 and it was a done deal. It's actually quite nice for the price and everything else works great. Lights all over the place, TV/VCR, captain's chairs etc... I may leave one of the chairs in back, but undecided.
Anyway, will post the process as I go along like Duane did last year. Here's some pics as is:

 

Here's the pics... http://s200.photobucket.com/albums/a...anoutside2.jpg

 

Looks like it'll work great. Good luck...

 

woot ya got party lites up in that beast

 

dude that is gonna make one sweet a$$ pimped track day hauler. all you need now is a couple of umbrella girls
heck, you can even sleep in that thing the night before at the track, watch movies, the whole deal.

 

Yeah, it's a regular pimp mobile. My camera decided to take a dump, so I'll have to get more pics later.
So far I've changed the oil, flushed the cooling system and put in the recommended dexcool. I've also tinted the rear door windows, side door windows and driver/passenger windows. Picked up a ramp today and have that fitted. Will be doing more mods to the ramp so I don't put my foot through the slots. Only things to go are to yank the seats and mount a chock, or two.

 

Here's the ramp I bought. Got the same one as oldfatguy from harbor freight for $79 on sale, so the price was certainly right. His worked quite well on his chevrolet, so it'll work good on my gmc since it's practically the same. I added the 3/8" plywood so it'll give the wheels an easier transition and also so my foot doesn't get stuck in between the rungs. I then coated it with a wood polyurethane to waterproof it. Then I added the 3M grip tape for extra traction.
For traction, I also hear of people painting the surface, then sprinkiling on play sand while the paint is wet. Then the sand sticks to the dried paint.

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its the new trend, i want one!!! keep us posted

 

I'm a trend setter.... what can I say!

 

Hahaha, these are awesome.