1978 Chevrolet G10 LS SWAP NO RESERVE Van Green RWD Automatic

1978 Chevrolet G10 LS SWAP NO RESERVE

Vehicle Details

1978 Chevrolet G20 Sport van “the ark”

- all original paint, straight California blue/yellow plated van. Factory sport van with complete rare trim running the length of the lower body line. This van is STRAIGHT.

- Engine: 364ci 6.0 LQ4 swap. Motor was pulled from a 104k mile wrecked 05 hummer. New 317 ported and polished heads with all new oem valves/springs/seals. Upgraded head gaskets. ARP head bolts. New oil pickup tube/girdle. New water pump. New alt. New power steering lines. New melting lifters and GM trays. Custom Dipstick tube setup from a savannah. Edelbrock intake. Factory Injectors cleaned/flowed. 2 New genuine GM oxygen sensors. Custom tune on factory ecm by lsx performance.

- SCAN GAUGE 2 engine monitor on the dash. It is a Drive by wire setup. Dirty dingo adjustable motor mounts with custom built polyurethane clamshell inners.

- Exhaust: Speed Engineering brand stainless 1-3/4 primary long-tube headers w/ ARP mounting hardware. Stainless V- band clamps to 3” mandrel bent tubing and American performance mufflers.

- Cooling: 3 row aluminum radiator with ecm controlled dual electric fans and custom bent shroud

- Fuel: new retrofit 95 g30 Efi fuel tank. New tank pads/straps. New delco blazer fuel hanger and level sensor. Genuine GM fuel pump and WIX corvette filter/ regulator. Summit PTFE 6AN braided lines, fragola brand fittings. Wiring for fuel pump is double insulated with factory type connectors soldered in to make tank maintenance easy. Really tried to emulate a factory GM fuel injection setup.

- Electrical: BP Automotive brand showstopper edition fiberglass braided engine harness (best in the business!) Original body harness I stripped down repaired and reworked (new gold plated connections, new fusible links, fiberglass heat sleeves) Everything works, really clean job. Dedicated body fuse panel and engine fuse panel. Everything is on relays, soldered and wrapped in friction tape. Badass Auto meter tachometer, factory gauges work. Really innovative security system that I can demonstrate to the buyer of the van upon pickup, cannot be defeated. Wiper and headlight switches were rebuilt. No corners cut on the wiring.

- Transmission: remanufactured 4l60E with Silverado 2500 rebuilt stall converter. Lockup valve modification. Deep pan. Derale trans cooler w/ electric puller fan (ecm operated). It is chassis mounted and paired with a large B&M plate cooler mounted in front of the radiator. Braided PTFE summit lines run front to back with fiberglass heat wrap. Auto meter trans temp gauge in cab to monitor everything.

- Rear: Custom built driveshaft, from driveshaft pro San Diego. New upgraded spicer joints, larger shaft. 12 bolt corporate GM differential with factory Posi traction and a Moser aluminum girdled cover with bearing supports. Flushed the differential last year with General Motors posi lube and Valvoline synthetic oil.

- Brakes/ suspension: replaced everything in the braking system last year, here goes: brand new vac brake booster, master cylinder, proportioning valve. All new brake lines front and rear. Rear drums rebuilt, new hardware and wheel cylinders. Parking brake assembly I completely rebuilt too. New front bearings, upgraded rotors and Bosch performance pads. New upgraded moog HD ball joints, tie rod ends, kyb shocks and sway bar bushings. Professional Alignment one year ago.

- Wheels are vintage turbines era correct powder coated black with matching black lugs and washers.

- Interior: refurbished black dashboard, black shag cover. New 4x10” speakers set into dash and 6” speakers in rear doors. New reproduction mp3 capable stereo made to emulate the original AM radio. New red carpet. ***Recovered captains seats in black vinyl with custom piping and a red houndstooth inlay. Very cool seats… custom built for me with a little extra lumbar. Custom rear red houndstooth curtains made to match the seats.

- Misc:

- CB: vintage cobra soundtracker CB radio, fire stick whip antenna, vintage speako 20w amplified PA horn.

- New surco black door ladder. New HELLA fog lights. Yakima brand 66” lockable roof rack (the best). Gutter rails were resealed against moisture with Eastwood factory grade seam sealer. heavy duty tow hitch, used to tow my motorcycle. The art on the side was hand painted in oil and weather coated.

- Conversion: entire floor was rustproofed and coated with por15 . Sound deadener was applied front to back. Thick oak floor laid on top. Cab is carpeted with red ACC carpet and jute backing. Queen size rear bed with rolling storage drawer underneath. Walls insulated with R6 high density board and foam in the gaps. Ceiling is also foam insulated. No corners cut. Cool in the summer warm in the winter etc. Camco aluminum roof vent. Led (flickering, how fancy) warm glow lights. Custom built sink with pressure actuated Electric pump and built in water heater (7 gal cap). ***New Iceco 47qt dometic refrigerator, German compressor runs ac or dc. ***solar setup is 290 watts of Kyocera solar panels on top. Magnum ms2012 inverter (retails for over 2000$) with remote meter. Tristar solar controller and remote meter. Large Weize agm deep cycle gel battery.I wired this with ANL dedicated fuses and remote power switches so the system can be serviced safely. 3k into this setup… but willing to let it go with the van.

To take this van to the next level will require minor cosmetic details to finish the inside conversion. ( I was excited and hit the road before putting walls up) she would also benefit from new weatherstripping on the doors. Minor finishing stuff! This van is my daily driver and has gone all over the country since I built it, never let me down. At the time the ark was built it was the first van of its generation to receive a 6.0 ls motor and a 4 speed auto conversion. I built it for me, no corners were cut. No cheapo overseas parts went into this ride. I tried to design everything as if GM did it. If it’s on the van- I’ve made it myself, it came from a reputable USA based company or it retailed from the summit racing catalog. Lots of love and problem solving went into assembling this machine. Comfortable, very very fast… she boogies. and pretty efficient. Will get about 20+ mpg highway turning 2300 rpm at 85mph. She thrives in all weather conditions, drives like a dream… really a tough machine. 5 year tags in arizona currently. Clean title in hand. Sold as it is, letting it go on auction but also for sale locally. NO RESERVE. Reach out if you’d like any more info or pictures.

- Noah

• Make: Chevrolet
• Model: G10 LS SWAP NO RESERVE
• Type: Van
• Year: 1978
• Mileage: 140000
• VIN: CGR258U159992
• Color: Green
• Engine size: LQ4
• Number of cylinders: 8
• Fuel: Gasoline
• Transmission: Automatic
• Drive type: RWD
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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