Chopped EK Van Project(recent pics Pg23)

[muza]

By the looks of your chop thommo I'm guessing your not 6'4"!!!

Love it though looks

[Mick]

i don't think thommo is exactly short though
looking at the door windows it's gotta be about the same chop as stanley's van and surprisingly muza there's quite a bit of head room once inside but stanley's van's floors have been flattened

[Thommo]

Gday Fellas
It has had a fair swipe taken out of it about 5 1/4" but being a van it has a high roof.
I haven't flattened the floor, and the fibreglass buckets I have had made sit on the hump.
I'm 6ft and with my seats my face is at window high.
The van needs rack & pinion steering now so I can angle the steering column down to
suit the new driving position.



The seats have been mounted in this roughly in this position since this shot was taken.
They actually sit a little more upright, but that height.

Cheers
Jeff

[notnad kram]

Gday Readers

I've just become the new owner, of forum member EK61's, chopped EK van
Dave's got a new project to do, and I've just come back all inspired for the Forbes Nats.
The body on the van is exellent, but the roof's got some finishing to do.
It was last registered in 1969.
My initail plans are Trev/Ratbox style, Low buck croozer.
Low sheen black, silver painted bumper/grille etc, chrome wheels.
The build wont be done in a Ratbox timeframe, but as time & funds allow.

This is one of Daves old pics.
Shows the 5" chop

nice one, i didnt know dave put purole paint on that one

[notnad kram]

mate you wont be dissapointed with the grave yard

where is this graveyard dave???

[searsy]

aint it funny how prioritys change

[animal62]

Looks wild good to c someone knows if u r gonna chop it take at least 100mm or more, tail mods look cool . Animal 62

[Thommo]

Thanks Animal
I've seen lots of the fin conversions done wrong in my opinion.
I think the best van conversion would be to start with wagon,
and add a van roof, tailgates & front doors.

Cheers
Jeff

[arty64]

Thommo,its Arty here,have u sorted out the rack & pinion 4 the pv yet?????

[Mai Ki-Ki]

Looks great....