PROJECT: ASTRONOMICAL the Purple People Eater moves onward!!

Edited: 2/3/2013 9:59:38 AM by marcus38

headlights and grille are in!! onto the sheet metal dash work!! YAY!!! 60 louvers streetrod style in a "V" pattern punched in the hood!! Moulded fullsize chevy front bumper! Old school meets new school front end !!

<b>Edited: 2/3/2013 9:46:04 AM by marcus38<br></b>[img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/jib jab 004.jpg[/img] Someone let Chris "Lucky" Brewer know that this guy is building another Astro!! Cool OG article in the April 2013 MT mag!!!

[img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/rims 004.JPG[/img][img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/1990-chevrolet-astro-down-and-dirty.jpg[/img] here are the 20x12s for the rear!! Budnik X-Series "Rockers" The other pic was right after the bodydrop in 2007, with 20x10s at the rear, and before any bodywork mods!!

[img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/gullwingpic.jpg[/img] My friends at SMITH CHASSIS and METALWORKS removed the inner slide door track and "gullwinged" the door on new hinges to allow the upsized 20x12s to tuck rather nicely,even though this pic shows the van with the 20x10s still!! Will be putting it on remote linear actuators soon!!

Looking good makes me want to go out and work on mine!! Keep up the good work

Damn I love Astro vans! Looks awesome so far! Can't wait to see more.

id love to have a astro. always wanted to build one long ago. cant wait to see more of this and the one rich has.

[img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/00067_astrosafari-dot-com.jpg[/img] based my front end mods and look on this van! Then added the louvered hood!!

heres what my plans are for the 4.3!! It will be dressed out and carburated via Edelbrock components shown here! Im gonna keep this a show cruiser so no v-8 swap! Carburation will allow me to clean up the front engine compartment and eliminate the computer wiring and so forth!!Still contemplating a billet pulley system vs. powdercoating! Smith Chassis are working on the custom engine cover and dash (steel) as I post!! More to come..stay tuned!![img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/top" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/top end v-6 002.jpg[/img][img]http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/top" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://www.streetsource.com//uploads/forum/m/marcus38/top end v-6 003.jpg[/img]

This was taken in 2007, right after the bodydrop by CCE/Cool Cars!! Notice the visor and wing,also the Astro SS logos!! All gone now even the paint, reborn into a fully shaven body modded creation!!!