for ten grand, they'd mostly be superpoop

hyundai iload or what ever they are calling them now

but a ten grand commercial van is always gonna be a high millage whore

Hiace. You can find one with only 200,000k on the clock for about $8000-9000. Will run as long as you care to keep the vehicle.

Get a transit after 1976 they have disk brakes don't worry about motor just body & drop a windsor 351 v8 & top loader & put a nine inch diff out of a f100 in it . Convert to a Holden water pump they sit flatter & bingo you got a van that kicks ass . Learned they hard way on a 1974 model & had to convert to disk brakes & learned the hard way about fitting motor I cut the fire wall out to fit .But I did meet a bloke after who had done the Holden water pump trick it would of saved me so much hassle . I swear a transit body I reckon weighs less than an xy body for sure . It flew maybe because I worked the motor a bit also . If I had the money I would buy a transit that's probably 2003 model ex postal van with a high roof & try to pick up a really late model wreck of a xr8 & throw the driven line of that in .maybe even try to 4wd set up with v8 fit out back like camper . I see the picture of the Iveco it looks good but I think for a bit cheaper you could build easy. Mmmm 6ltre six speed van with Fwd option . Two sets of wheels mmm airbag suspension adjustable height mmmm built in air jacks . love heart bubble windows well maybe not the windows. Trundle tray bbq and sink Got to stop watching custom car shows

Dead "ex postie" and Late model Transits are best converted with commodore V6 and auto trans.
Castlemain rod shop and a few others make the crossmember kits for them.
IIRC the best [simplest] conversion uses the VP Commodore as a donor as it pretty much drops in, and the auto is not computer controlled.

The transits have a reputation for being horribly expensive when it comes to engine, clutch or gearbox repairs- and many get scrapped because of this.
You should be able to find a dead one at a decent price- rip out the engine and gearbox- and sell them to recoupe some of your cash.

Then pick up an auto VP Commodore for your donor.

even better - if it is running on LPG, you could set it up to run dedicated LPG and hang the tanks underneath- and you have no need for catalytic converters or emission contol stuff.

stephen