Project: Chevy Van G30

inspection, spare wheel, window cover

...and much more

Last week I had to do a technical inspection with the van. It passed without problems! It's no more a passenger car, now it's something like a "lightweight mobile motor car". For next inspection in 2012 I need to show some kitchen stuff and a table. That's easy, because for the Nordkap-tour we need those stuff anyway...

The mechanic at the Garage had to replace all 4 shocks. They were defect because of too much "standing in the garage". So, next year I must drive much more. No Problem!

Later that week I replaced the v-belt, it looked really terrible. I bought a second one as a spare for the Nordkap journey.

new shocks in the front
new shocks in the front
...and in the rear
...and in the rear

spare wheel holder

To be prepared for every case, I mounted a new tire on one of the old original steel rims.

Unfortunately, the original place for the spare wheel doesn't exist anymore, so I needed something new. I needed a holder with wheels for easy moving the heavy spare wheel. So I made a sketch on paper and bought some material at the DYI-store

material from the DYI
material from the DYI
finished holder
finished holder
test with the spare wheel
test with the spare wheel
and that's the final result
and that's the final result

window cover

During the last visit at Pro Street Garage Marcel has kindly given me a window cover from an old donor van.

I never realised that this part is missing in my van...so I started to "make it fit" yesterday..

original cover
original cover
intermediate result, still lot of work to do
intermediate result, still lot of work to do