WILL IT RUN? Old School Boogie Van SBC Install 

Love these old videos where you fix & mend parts rather than CNC new ones💚🇬🇧🌱

Karl, quick tip on your small block chevy install on the brown van. Get the "truck" oil filter for it, Its much longer and holds another qt of oil. This helps keep the engine a little cooler and better lubricated in that enclosed enviorment it lives in which doesn't get the air flow other vehicles get. Just an old tip from an old chevy guy. Keep up the good work.

Karl, you honestly do have the best content. Your video's really are the best I've ever watched on RU-vid!

I don’t know how you can have so many projects going on at once and make progress. I’ve tried that and ended up backing off other projects to get one done. I wish I still had energy like you.

Great to see yourself ad friends getting together and all helping hands. The van sure is taking shape. The content is the best. Thanks for sharing and helping many to learn a little along the way.

I graduated from high school in 1980.i had 5 1968and1969 vans from 78 to2008.miss them .they were mid engined loved them.

Burn off old oil film with propane torch. You can watch block get clean. Did this with mine and paint looks fantastic, even around exhaust ports, thanks Uncle Tony!!!

Hi Karl, we were always taught suck-squeeze-bang -blow. Suck..the air/fuel in Squeeze…. Compression of the mix Bang… ignition of the compressed mix Blow…. Exhaust of the spent gasses Each process is a half turn of the crank. To find TDC put a bit of twisted paper into the plug hole and it will blow out on comp stroke. At TDC both rockers on cylinder 1 will float It might help explain it 👍

Hey Karl & crew, You do know that a spot of grease on that pivot point for that engine stand will do wonders for being able to flip it over and it wouldn't squeak so bad. Didn't mean to be so critical to start . Your work is the best, I really enjoy getting the inspiration from your videos. Keep sharing your knowledge , I know a few people that have learned a lot from watching your videos that could never have been able to afford to go to trade school for that kind of knowledge. Thanks again for sharing it helps so many.

I am with you on the no rack no ladder. Also spare rack off. The simpler look may have more class. I look forward to all of your vids. Your passion and creativity are inspirational. Keep up the great work.

Watching from the UK. Got a 98 Mercedes bus resto project in progress, came for fab' tips (teaching myself to weld) Subbed for the quality content - ALWAYS wanted an A-Team van! ROCK ON!

Sweet van. Also big props to Elio for being such good help all the time.

No ladder. Love your videos. Keep them coming. Thanks

Ladder and spare tire delete. It's coming together brother. Loving it.

Boogie fever. Thanks for the ride along Karl!

Karl, make a loop audio tape that says "work on Lincoln Zephyr" and play it in your sleep. Just can't wait for you to make some serious headway on that car. 👌

I love it please continue with the videos and teaching us to do things

Love the vans with the side pipes..used to build model vans and that was one of the coolest parts to put on lol 🤙

I grew up in the Van tastic era lol I went to car shows that all they were was vans . That Chevy is a real throw back , love it .

Total package from body work/fabrication to mechanical and top notch video production. So awesome.

No ladder! Smooth when possible. On the side pipes - I remember a custom I saw once that had body color tube extensions at the front of the pipes to fill the gap between the wheel wells - looked pretty good. They were a slightly larger diameter so the pipes looked like they came from behind them. Keep up the great work!

Tool making or vehicle progress its all great to watch and learn from. We are in the golden age of real Hotrod building. Never in history has it been easier to find parts/projects, make the money needed to buy it, the free time to build it, and source the tools and information needed to do it successfully! We only need the motivation to get off the couch! Thanks for all the great content!

Had to come back and watch the second half of the video again. Fell asleep in my truck after working through the night. Think that’s the third time? Loving the Boogie Van update/progress gives me a ‘lift’ regards my own ‘Boogie Van’ project… Thanks Karl…

Whatever you work on, I’ll watch!

I spent so much time in my old Chevy van back in the day, it's like flashbacks to see every piece! I loved that old dog! Great video man!

Ok now you're just showing off with the battery tray love it

Love the van , such a rare machine nowadays , if you can find one in Australia in reasonable condition you will pay big $$$$ , Ive been looking for one for years lol . Be great when you get it on the road Karl , keep up the great work👍

Karl, even your intro is full of great stuff, I have gone back and stopped it many times to see what jig you made to press something out, I especially loved the one for the captive bolt. You definitely show how to make great things without perfect tools!

Fort Lewis on the truck, pretty cool. I was stationed there on and off for 10yrs.

This is bringing back a lot of memories of my 73 van...the only vehicle that I've regretted getting rid of....and believe me I have had a lot..

This is awesome brother love these old classic van's makes me happy. If you are ever up to dawson creek let me know the wife and I can show you our projects we have a few lol.

I really enjoy the Van episodes. I have a '71 and a '79 so i get a lot of good info from you. keep them coming

They're all my favorite, Karl! I enjoy watching you do the body work and other things on all the things you do on here! The van is really looking good!!!!!!!

Boy that’s a lot of work to make something really nice. I don’t think most folks would know what it takes to make things new again 👍🙂

Mortske just recommended your channel…I’m a new subscriber without viewing the video yet.

Hey Karl, I have a length of pipe with a trailer hitch welded on each end. That way I can push and pull with my quad runner (installed a front hitch ) that makes moving the projects around a breeze. Added a piece of chain to hook on whatever’s convenient for the vehicles that don’t have a hitch. Keep the great videos coming! And you can never have too many projects, I think I have 140 or so….😊😊😊

Nice Work Gents 👍

Great surprise to see you on Halfasskustom`s road trip video .

Afternoon Karl!! I'm not a van person... but hey, it's content, looking forward to you getting back on the Lincoln!! Be safe!! GOD Bless!!

See now I need to see a mini version of that AMAZING rat rod!

Just working on one of the cars is my favorite. Keep up the awesome videos.

No one else has K.C and the sunshine band I'm your boogie man...but make man van in their head?

Looking awesome, Yep I’m here watching. Really love that little 57 Chevy golf cart I guess that is awesome well catch you on the next one peace and chicken grease 😁👍👍😎

I watched the video of the little bit of rust repair and removing the dents from running over the other fender; pretty good dent removal example!

Karl have not seen anything on the Zephyr in awhile. The van looking good. Also noticed a video with Brent . Going to check that out. Thanks for sharing!

I like the jumping around. Watching one build for years gets old... Weld the holes, go slick look. Less - is more...

Jay the Florida pool pump motor repair guy. When Service Calls Longwood approved ! that was good info 2 know /see👨‍🔧 Build that motor, Karl! MIK

Nothing like seeing a panel beater explaining TDC in layman's terms better than most mechanics could. I also laughed my ass off at 3 min 27, your dog, like your motor, has great timing. Thanks for another great vid man.

Karl your videos are tops , keep them coming they give you motivation the best!!

Man it looks crazy pulling the van inside with your big truck 🤣

Karl, you could bake cookies and we would still love the content.

Awesome work as usual! I had a '79 with the rear ladder and no roof rack. I still like that look.

Sweet van...still! Perhaps turn that other van into a trailer you could pull for a future project! Great work as always! $

looks great I would love to have mine back. 78 ford van no windows.

My father was an auto mechanic by trade. When I was a youngster he had 2 talks with me. The second one he explained how an engine worked, “suck, squeeze, bang, blow” turns out it was similar to the first talk!

I heard the term “suck, squeeze, bang, blow” as a teen to describe the cycles, and that stuck with me.

You got the truck back! 👮‍♂💰😁

I used SEM prep on everything. My paint used to run me $400 a gallon in the 80’s/90’s. Today????? Yikes I love what the paint stores can mix now!!!

Awesome content as normal from you. Max paint also has a rattle can 2K clear which is a 2 part with an epoxy, I did rattle can stencil work for a portion of one of my trucks and cleared it with it 8? years ago no issues, I also used the max 2k satin clear to protect the patina look on the hood of my 72 straight onto wet sanded paint and metal which has held up with no issues for 1-1/2years so far

That is a nice van. Love your content.

I agree 💯 no latter or roof rack for a cleaner look

Thank, you for another of you're videos

Use square u bolts to mount a bumper mount receiver hitch from harbor freight to the back crossmember of your lift. Then buy a small badlands winch and mount it to a receiver mount and then poof you have a removable winch to pull cars in and out of the shop and onto the lift. If you mount another receiver mount to the floor at the far end of the shop you can also just pull cars around that way. It’s great when you work alone.

It looks good. I like the ladder and rack off. Thought about putting a strip led light in roof spoiler.

Always fun to watch you get at it, keep it going, good stuff...The less is more for the boogie...

my Dad , Brother and Myself , swapped an engine in dads work van he bought a GM crate engine a 300 hp 350 we pulled the cam and put his old cam from the engine we pulled we put new lifters , we put a high volume oil pump , aluminum intake and a 750 holley duel feed double pumper and msd ignition system all from old engine we had everything sitting in the garage the day before so saturday we pulled the van in at 830 am and we went for a test run around the neighborhood at 400 pm came back drained oil cleaned up the tools and swept the floor it looked like we were never there by 5:00 we did the samw thing like you did with the engine crane the whole way down in the lifter valley the hole front end off of the van that is the best design ever

Your nailing it bro loving the content, thanks for all you do keep up the good work sending love from across the pond here in England x

Roll by jumpin'...got it...and excuse to play with the Baby Buick again. I think that it's great that you have all these good buddies to help you on a project, I always had to do everything myself. Delete the ladder if you're not going to have the roof rack, it makes little sense else. Also ditch the spare tire mount on the hinges. They were always a bad idea as they tended to severely stress and wear the hinges over time, although this does mean you with store the spare inside the van or go without. I've tried going without myself, which is just fine...until you need it. Love the Thrush side pies, had a similar set on a ford van years ago, which is now defunct, they must be in storage somewhere...Some really good music choices recently. "Shiny, " the number one motivation for customiser's and magpies all over the world.

for getting a vehicle into the shop would some chain between 2 of the posts (floor level) with a block midway, then some rope running from the vehicle to be worked on - to the block, then back under the vehicle to be worked on and out in the yard to a running vehicle. So moving the vehicle in the yard away from the shop would pull the other in.

roof rack , tire mount and ladder would look cool and vintage

Interesting projects, nice work 👍👍

Coming along very Nice Karl

If the holes in the roof aren't much bigger than 1/8", I would consider soldering them instead of welding. For this project, it would be quicker, a lot less work, and no one will see them anyway. You probably need to hammer them flat (two person job), brighten them up with a ball mill in a drill, then solder. Tin the perimeter of the hole first, then fill it with solder. Be sure the entire perimeter is tinned. That way you will have a water tight seal. I use electrical rosin flux solder instead of acid core. I was taught to solder up holes after using pull rods or a slide hammer. That prevents water soaking into any filler used over the dent you're repairing. You can grind, sand or file the top side if you're going further with refinishing. In almost 50 years, I haven't ever had a failure.

Hey, the battery tray looks great!

Weld up the holes and shave the door handles. My dad’s old Econoline in the 70s had all the handles shaved and a gull wing side door it was super cool .

I have the coolest engine hoist I’ve ever seen. The boom and pump drop down to a lower position for doing vans so you don’t have to Jack the van up in the air to get the hoist under the dash.

Good to see you moving ahead on the van.

A little tip: put a piece of hose on the end of the spark plug and twist the hose to start the plug in the head.👍

54:41 You got right hand steering!!! You ARE amazing....!!! lol

Hell ya shadynasty shirt! Seen the drive usair many times! Rad crew for sure

Dang i miss them days!

Karl love the videos my friend. I don't really care that you're videos are long. Awesome to see you work my friend. Can't wait to see more videos soon my friend. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Fab On. Weld On. Keep making. God Bless.

You know its a lot of fun watching you have fun

Rust-O-Leum makes a Universal Bonding Primer that is touted to stick to anything, including glass. After that, any other paint adheres pretty well. This is a true boogie van. Others have tried to pass off window vans as boogie vans and they don't cut it. Window vans were for families with a lot of kids - basic transportation. NO ladder.

Mobile! Right on. I enjoy all the projects. Keep them coming. When you weld up the holes, will you show how to do mig as well as Tig? Thank!

Yup i came for van time,its coming together!was shocked you didnt just make new copies in a more solid steel on battery tray.but i guess to save time it works to just refresh ok pieces.yup looks better without ladder who needs it not sleeping up top anyhow!!and if you add raised floor you can just stow spare under there.i hate putting spares under beds,they just get rusty n crudy dirt filled.anyhow looking sweet with them side puffers.snookie pa.💥😜🤟💥

You definitely have a lot of irons in the fire my man !. Looking forward to the ramp truck and the caddy and the 32 and the zephyr and… lol

It's looking great, be excellent cruise machine, can't wait for it to be finished 😅 not that they ever are always something 😅🤣 almost bought one when I was 18 my Uncle talked me out of it, and I bought a 77 Chrysler Charger, and he bought the Van, 🤣 imagine that, all the best to yous and your loved ones

Cool stuff, but that Zephyr is even cooler. I cant wait to see the next Zephyr video!!

Hell ya boogie van time 👍👍

ladders are handy if you want to clean the roof i suppose ? The Vans looking good well done

Karl you are the King

Oh man, when I think of all the years I went without rolocs for cleaning gasket surfaces, I do a lot of orphan models, not expensive ones, just rare, so you can't get parts, gotta fabricate anything you mess up. But I've had a few apprentices, and if you give even a pretty inexperienced person a worn out roloc pad, and I've never had one ruin a part, from hogging out a gasket surface, and we do a lot of diesel swaps, and they are even fussier with gaskets. Cause getting them squeaky clean is key to not having leaks, and not having leaks on your old junk, is how you become a bad ass, hah. I got a job as a diesel mechanic, cause my Harley doesn't leak oil. The new ones in the showroom leak oil, lol. Keep on truckin'.

"Spinning with pressure, you should feel it drop in twice." I learned about torque converters the hard way with a Borg Warner automatic in a Volkswagen fastback. It wouldn't seem to seat, so I forced it using the bolts between the engine and bell housing. Destroyed the transmission. I was 16.

I don't know if it was a 67 or 68 chevy truck but that is the best looking body style I have ever seen I passed one up 2 years ago and bought my 88 SS g body I'm still kicking myself for that.

Just a suggestion but if you use Rust-Oleum satin black from a quart can oil base it gives a good looking factory style finish plus is a bit more durable than rattle can only thing you just need is a cup gun from harbor freight or your equivalent and if you really want to make it tough and durable add a urethane hardener or acrylic enamel hardener at a 4:1:1 ratio and your thinner of choice paint thinner or mineral spirits are the same dry time then naptha then lacquer thinner then acetone all will work but you will get different dry times

Another great video only wish you explained that the oil pump gear needs to clock with distributor to fully seat

Bad ass bro I love those side pipes

I've had great results using the SEM plastic/leather prep. Seems to work great!

Great vid. Personaly i prefer the back ladder and roof rack set up, much more van overland style.