Thread: I-scream

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Looking damn good in its short time in your garage...joe

Really looking good, Falcon!!! Anxious to see it all painted with the front sheet metal mods in place, should be kewl!

Thanks, Dave; I'm looking forward to seeing it, too. Here's a few shots from tonight; my wife is finishing her degree online so it's giving me some time to work while she's busy with her classes. I set the motor in place; right now it's just sitting on the mounts with a floorjack under the trans so it looks a little crooked. Hopefully I'll have it bolted down tight this weekend. I put a B&M Holeshot converter in it while I had the trans out. That should make for some good smoky burnout action.

OK-here is the newbie question.Maybe I missed it,but what kind of engine is that??.Details??.

455 Olds, rebuilt with stock rotating assembly, Edelbrock Performer RPM Cam and intake, headers, 750 Holley

Yepper.That will get-er-done!!.Cool.

It should move it along nicely; hard to believe this thing was powered by an AMC 232 straight six. When it was full of steel shelves and mail, I imagine it barely had enough power to get out of it's own way.

I started putting some of the side panels back on; Dave, you were right, those allen head stainless screws really make a difference. Also had to pull the motor back out; the header was hitting the frame on the passenger....ummm...drivers side so some more notching on the frame is in order.

Here's what my wife came up with for the graphics; I think it's pretty cool.

The graphics are great! The whole van is really coming together quite nicely, gonna be a fun ride!

Awesome graphics but can I please suggest adding a picture of the truck doing a wheelstand with a string attached to the little boys other hand. If that makes sense, like the kid towing a toy of the real truck, yeah, hope you can understand what I'm about.

Falcon,thats coming along nicely,looks good,wouldnt mind an I scream van like that in our neighborhood..I should suggest to a friend of ours to dump his new truck and build one similar,,,he is a rodder..It could catch on..

Dave, the whole "I-Scream" thing was your idea so I have to thank you for that. I think it's going to make it come out really cool. Whiplash, I tried a few times to find someone to draw something like that for me but couldn't get anyone to do it. If you know anyone, I'd be happy to give to stick their name on the side as the artist. Laminar, this thing would probably go over good in your neck of the woods. Most of your cars are right hand drive, arent they?

Originally Posted by falconvan

Dave, the whole "I-Scream" thing was your idea so I have to thank you for that. I think it's going to make it come out really cool. Whiplash, I tried a few times to find someone to draw something like that for me but couldn't get anyone to do it. If you know anyone, I'd be happy to give to stick their name on the side as the artist. Laminar, this thing would probably go over good in your neck of the woods. Most of your cars are right hand drive, arent they?

Yup,but because a lot of Kiwis arent as open minded as a lot of you guys,there would be a lot of nasty stuff flung about,cos its not a 32 .....
Myself,I think outside the square a bit more than most,and it would be an interesting promotional vehicle..AND,boy,it would skid well too..
In regards to an artist,check out the airbrush work in the Kumeu Festival thread I posted back about late Jan/early Feb...The guy who painted the Austin A40 gasser is more than capable of doing what you want,,its just a pity your van wont fit in an A4 size envelope...Incidentally,I think the LHD vehicles are slowly gaining a foothold down here,and the way some of our brothers drive,I am glad I have a left hook F100,and drive on the left side of the road...

There's some great stuff on that thread, Laminar. I'm the same way; I like the traditional stuff but what I really love building are the ones that nobody else has.
Making this big block fit has been tougher than I thought; you'd think with the size of this beast anything would fit with no problems but the framerails were a little narrow. I had to notch and re-box the rails on both sides plus cut off some header tubes and reweld them on at different angles. It's finally in there with just a few inches on each side to spare. I also put a little more together inside while I was waiting for the header coating to dry. I tried some stuff from Speedway; hope it works good. It's supposed to cure with the exhaust heat.