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Little side project is done. I will be back to the suburban soon.
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Fuel filler is done too.
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Holly cow, that looks amazing! Great work!
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Hello guys I want to say hi I live out in yelm if you guys would like to get toghter say hi I will be in Puyallup today helping my daughter move in my 70 suburban panel
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Any updates?.?..
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nice work, subscribed!
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I saw him breathing on Facebook the other day.
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I have been working on it slowly. Mostly rust repair to the passenger side. I also found out why the back door didn't fit right. The body bushing just in front of the rear tire was missing, causing the body to sag 3/4". Because of all my rust it really twisted the body.
Here is where I left off. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psbvy8klar.jpg With the body mount corrected the doors open and close better. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psvvboezjy.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...pshbf50fh6.jpg The floor is done behind the B pillar. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psrcrhfswu.jpg I tack welded the front floor patch. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps72y5kdr4.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psyfjh7r4j.jpg Then I ground down all the welds and painted the bare metal. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...ps3drapkbl.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...pstafzrufg.jpg http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psujfsn6rr.jpg I rebuilt the bottom of the B pillar and removed the suburban part of the rocker panel. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...pseqi1yqex.jpg Then I grafted it onto the truck rocker panel. http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...psidwpnngc.jpg Next I will finish the bottom of the B pillar and be playing with the rocker panels. Also need to make the back door latch. |
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Good thing you caught that body mount befòre ya got too far along.
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Looks like you've really put in a lot of well thought out work. How many times have you pulled the engine / put it back in? Looking good so far:metal:
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The engine has only been in and out 3 times since the frame went under.
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wait, what! how did I not get update notifications on this!
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Nice work! I have no real helpful ideas on how to hide the frame from showing. Step tubes are my only idea. That might hide it some what.
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Channel the body over the frame?
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I gotta say, from the pictures, the frame doesn't stand out that much. being that it's fully boxed, I like it. being a van frame, it does seem more of a challenge. for the crew we just said screw it, cut the floor and set the cab where we wanted it, then built a whole sub framed floor to fit the newer frame. for my burb, I plan on keeping as much of the donor floor as possible. being that you're burnt out on body work, I can understand not wanting to dive into any more mods. I imagine the van floor sat way too high to have a flat deck and clear the power train, so my suggestion would be just snip bits out of the way of the body until it sits where you want, then built a subframe for the floor where needed. this may give you better mounting points later as well. since its 4x4, how much of the frame do you really need to hide?
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What's the latest on this? I don't want to be the only one using an AWD van for a frame swap, that's a bad sign! Mine is almost finished so if you're still pressing forward I could offer up some advice on lowering/steering/brakes, the things that took me the longest to figure out. Best wishes, Ben.
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