Dans boogie van

[bigdan]

I expect most will loath this, but... The idea of custom is to build sh*t the way YOU like it, I've always liked the American boogie vans from the 70s, started with an old builders transit, and started cleaning it up, the pics tell the rest of the story

Yea I've heard all the pimp cracks and buggy bear stuff too. Lol

[bigdan]

[ned]

Not sure about the dash but loving the back, all your missing is some neon lights. N

[spudmab]

Saw this on Facebook, made me smile, certainly different with a 70s feel, what's the plans for the rest of the van?

[derv23]

Haha nice one. As you says , its your van . Do what YOU like

[bigdan]

Outside: deep dished steel wheels. Side bars/nudge bar and I'm making an aluminium hotrod style sun visor
Interior: kitchen area behind rear seats, and a fold down bed along the other side. Possibly a hammock as I need that space to transport my bike, as I do a few bike shows but take a lot of stock and my pinstriping gear too

[bigdan]

[derv23]

OOooooo now that's a bike. Looks well . You build it yourself ?

[bigjohnthomas]

nice hog dude

[bigdan]

Yup... Bandit 1200 engine, ripped out all electrics and had a friend fab up new cover and mount to put the vertex magneto on, junked the bank of 4 carbs for a single SU on custom manifold with stainless 1 off exhaust to match, braided hose all round, aux head cooler, and a squirt of nitrous for good measure. Frame was a huc built frame, cut the down tubes and back bone out to fab up a 6" gooseneck into it, hand built girder forks and yokes, with a shock out my sons old trial bike, Ktm wheels, bsa bantam tank, seat I hand beat from 3mm aluminium plate, pretty much mostly in a 8x4 garden shed

Waiting for some warmer weather to strip it down and attack with metal flake & candy paint, airbrushing/lace and pinstriping.
It has a custom sidecar too, but that's still very much in construction

[rogerw]

Would like to see finished van.

[mealic]

Yup... Bandit 1200 engine, ripped out all electrics and had a friend fab up new cover and mount to put the vertex magneto on, junked the bank of 4 carbs for a single SU on custom manifold with stainless 1 off exhaust to match, braided hose all round, aux head cooler, and a squirt of nitrous for good measure. Frame was a huc built frame, cut the down tubes and back bone out to fab up a 6" gooseneck into it, hand built girder forks and yokes, with a shock out my sons old trial bike, Ktm wheels, bsa bantam tank, seat I hand beat from 3mm aluminium plate, pretty much mostly in a 8x4 garden shed

Waiting for some warmer weather to strip it down and attack with metal flake & candy paint, airbrushing/lace and pinstriping.
It has a custom sidecar too, but that's still very much in construction

Another one for North Weald then??

[bigdan]

Would like to see finished van.

Send money to progress faster hahaha

[bigdan]

Yup... Bandit 1200 engine, ripped out all electrics and had a friend fab up new cover and mount to put the vertex magneto on, junked the bank of 4 carbs for a single SU on custom manifold with stainless 1 off exhaust to match, braided hose all round, aux head cooler, and a squirt of nitrous for good measure. Frame was a huc built frame, cut the down tubes and back bone out to fab up a 6" gooseneck into it, hand built girder forks and yokes, with a shock out my sons old trial bike, Ktm wheels, bsa bantam tank, seat I hand beat from 3mm aluminium plate, pretty much mostly in a 8x4 garden shed

Waiting for some warmer weather to strip it down and attack with metal flake & candy paint, airbrushing/lace and pinstriping.
It has a custom sidecar too, but that's still very much in construction

Another one for North Weald then??

Just for pottering around on really, I take it to a couple shows but it's all road legal

[bringmycar]

Not sure about the dash but loving the back, all your missing is some neon lights. N

And some powder for your pimp hand. lol
It's different and funky. Looks comfortable.