The Lunchbox Build... 4x4 chevy shorty van

djbonsu

Adventurer
Nice! I just did an extended weekend trip to N'awlins and thought about you on the way back. Wanted to stop by but time wasnt available as we were rushing back to get the kids. Next time for sure Ill hit you up! Its funny how the little fixes make you fall in love with your van all over again!
 

SGNellett

Adventurer
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That thing is a BEAST!! You and your son are gonna have a blast in it!
 

SGNellett

Adventurer
What's the matter, you didn't like the 90's?? LOL In my mind I have about 3 options for paint.... #1 is to just paint it back white and have a nice clean paint job... #2 is to go with the urban digital camo. #3 is to murder it out, and go all satin black...

It's a tough call... If I do this video project with the van like I originally planned, the urban camo will attract the most attention (marketing purposes). I will want all eyes on me, so that would work out well. I'm just a little scared that I'll get tired of looking at it after a little while....

I love how bad-*** satin black looks, but I don't want to get pulled over every time I take off down the highway. We will be doing a lot of interstate driving, and I just know how cops can be. The satin black will be a cop magnet...

The white will be the most incognito, but I'm driving a friggin monster van, so how incognito can I REALLY be??

We'll see how it goes, I still have quite a long way to go before paint...

Yeah, because no way the cops will notice a camo monster truck-van hybrid creeping past them, that'll be real subtle and super stealthy... LOL! :********::jump::********:
 

tgreening

Expedition Leader
I sneak past the po-po every day in this pig. You should be ok.

Aren't you gearing up for a move to Colorado, or Alaska, or somewhere? Seem to recall that being the goal back when.

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Lunchbox2

Explorer
I sneak past the po-po every day in this pig. You should be ok.

Aren't you gearing up for a move to Colorado, or Alaska, or somewhere? Seem to recall that being the goal back when.

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Yup! The house is almost ready to go up for sale, then we are colorado bound! I'm not too worried about it at this point.... After driving it for the past few months, I've just realized that everybody loves it, even the cops wave at me! :sombrero:
 

Lunchbox2

Explorer
Yeah, because no way the cops will notice a camo monster truck-van hybrid creeping past them, that'll be real subtle and super stealthy... LOL! :********::jump::********:

haha I know right?! I swear, I've never owned or rode in another vehicle that gets more attention than this one. Everywhere we go, people rolling up next to us taking pics, and waiting to talk to me when I come out of stores... it's hilarious
 

Lunchbox2

Explorer
Nice! I just did an extended weekend trip to N'awlins and thought about you on the way back. Wanted to stop by but time wasnt available as we were rushing back to get the kids. Next time for sure Ill hit you up! Its funny how the little fixes make you fall in love with your van all over again!

Hell ya man! Get that front axle pulling and hit me up, we'll take you guys on a kentucky adventure!
 

SGNellett

Adventurer
haha I know right?! I swear, I've never owned or rode in another vehicle that gets more attention than this one. Everywhere we go, people rolling up next to us taking pics, and waiting to talk to me when I come out of stores... it's hilarious

I've always said that if I ever got around to doing a van anything like this, I'd do some dark gray, go for an almost A-team van look! Added bonus is you could plasti-dip some urban camo all over it, then just trip it off if you didn't like the looks...
 

Lunchbox2

Explorer
SO.... I had plans of taking my camera out and shooting something last weekend, but with the non-stop rain and gobs and gobs of mud, I just left it in the van. My buddy Lenny had his little consumer nikon camera though, and was willing to brave the mud for some pics and videos. I edited this video together with his footage, and I think it turned out pretty good considering he'd never shot video in his life, and was doing it with a $100 camera... LOL I'll upload some pics later, just wanted to throw this on here so people could actually see the LUNCHBOX in action!

click on the HD button and it actually looks pretty decent...

[video=vimeo;205426995]https://vimeo.com/205426995[/video]
 

tgreening

Expedition Leader
I always tell kids "Chicks dig scars!"



That explains some crap.

There was this dude used to work for me, little guy, but the girls just loved the snot out of him. Looked like Frankensteins friggin monster I kid you not. Not a bad looking guy but he looked like he got in a knife fight with a chainsaw and lost...badly. Besides his face and back he had a brutal scar that ran from the base of his throat and disappeared far enough past his belt line I didn't ask to see where it ended.

Only guy I know to hit a train and survive. TWICE.


Man, I hate mud. Better you than me! :)
 

Lunchbox2

Explorer
That explains some crap.

There was this dude used to work for me, little guy, but the girls just loved the snot out of him. Looked like Frankensteins friggin monster I kid you not. Not a bad looking guy but he looked like he got in a knife fight with a chainsaw and lost...badly. Besides his face and back he had a brutal scar that ran from the base of his throat and disappeared far enough past his belt line I didn't ask to see where it ended.

Only guy I know to hit a train and survive. TWICE.


Man, I hate mud. Better you than me! :)

Yeah I'm not a huge fan of mud, but it's always fun to get out and play in it every now and again... I got my fill of it that day though....haha
 
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