BattleStar

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Side View

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van-two.jpg (91846 bytes) Owners: Tom and Pam Chronister

Resides: Garden Grove, CA

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Statistics:  1977 Dodge, purchased new in 1977 as standard long bed Tradesman 200.   Stretched to twenty and one-half feet in 1988 using a 1973 Dodge Van rear end.

Engine and Running Gear:  360 V8 Fuel injected - with RV Cam and Chrome headers.  Standard length drive shaft (for standard long bed Dodge) Rear axle is Tag only, not equipped with drive gears, purpose is to support the additional weight and length of the back of the van. 

Wheels and Tires: 6 true spoke wheels 4 - ten inch wide BF Goodrich T/A Radials in rear 2 - eight inch wide BF Goodrich T/A Radials in front. 

Top Speed:  Light Speed

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Exterior Features:

Full Wrap-around murals featuring scenes from All 3 Star Wars movies and Battlestar Galactica over '89 IROC Blue
Taillights from 67 Mercury Cougar Mounted upright
Shaved door handles
Padded vinyl roof
Steel Flares all around
Steel Running boards
Steel Spoiler in front
Steel Belly Pan in rear
Fiberglass Visor and Wing Painted Black to match
Split engraved sunroof over cockpit
Split engraved sunroof over sleeping quarters
Engraved Glass on front doors
Custom bumper in rear
Integrated trailer hitch receiver
Steel side and rear gullwing doors with integrated hinges
Blue Neon under van and in front scoop area, blue strobes.

  StarShip Interior Features:   See some interior pictures 

Button tuck and roll upholstery in dark blue/silver
Custom Lighted Ceiling in Main Cabin
Integrated inline lighting in Sleeping quarters
Video screen that can be viewed from the main cabin area or can be extended into the sleeping quarters. 
Video player and video game
The galley features a microwave and a working sink
Brushed aluminum cabinetry with chrome tambour doors 
Brushed aluminum custom snack tray with integrated air-conditioning ducts
custom fitted screens on sunroofs and doors (when camping)

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Upcoming additions/improvements:

CD stack and new sound system
Video monitor in the forward part of the cabin
Updated ventilation system for rear of main cabin
Trailer with Space Theme

Favorite past-time while driving to truck-ins:

Monitoring truckers on CB - as they are talking (speculating) about our van.

Special Thanks to:

Originals by Ron in Torrance, California (Artwork)

Colors by Cota, Redondo Beach, California (Paint and Body)

Bill's Auto in Orange, California (Engine, Etc.)

Select Vans in Garden Grove, California (Interior Enhancements)

 Back Angle View - Passenger side

If You'd like to e-mail us: 
Our e-mail address is  battlestar@cyberdude.com

last updated -  April 04, 2002.