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Skirkpat 04-20-2009 10:15 AM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
It actually looks like a Truck, Suburban, K5 Blazer. Conglomeration...LOL

How hard would it be to do this? It looks like they used the top, sides and doors of the P/u and cut the Burb behind the drivers door? That seems like alot of work, but does give you the fourth door?

Any better ides on how to approach this build from an easier angle?

Hart_Rod 04-20-2009 10:47 AM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
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Originally Posted by Skirkpat (Post 3267800)
It actually looks like a Truck, Suburban, K5 Blazer. Conglomeration...LOL

How hard would it be to do this? It looks like they used the top, sides and doors of the P/u and cut the Burb behind the drivers door? That seems like alot of work, but does give you the fourth door?

Any better ides on how to approach this build from an easier angle?

Unfortunately, there's no easy way about it. Take a look at ROKCRWLN's thread called Penicillin. It will give you an idea of the work involved, especially with doing the 4th door.

R

Skirkpat 04-20-2009 12:08 PM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
Boy, Watching Kevin's work can be almost as discouraging as it is insperational...not as easy as cutting off the back sheetmetal of a P/U and welding it on the burb is it? That was a little reality check...I gues I will stick with the 2 door ramp truck Idea for the one ton:lol:

Hart_Rod 04-20-2009 12:26 PM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
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Originally Posted by Skirkpat (Post 3267984)
Boy, Watching Kevin's work can be almost as discouraging as it is insperational...not as easy as cutting off the back sheetmetal of a P/U and welding it on the burb is it? That was a little reality check...I gues I will stick with the 2 door ramp truck Idea for the one ton:lol:

Or you could just make a road trip to Idaho and get that one.........:metal:. If it were closer, it would be mine..........:D.

Skirkpat 04-20-2009 01:54 PM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod (Post 3268007)
Or you could just make a road trip to Idaho and get that one.........:metal:. If it were closer, it would be mine..........:D.

That thought did cross my mind;) But I probaby need to finish what i have bitten off already!! Very cool project though.

special-K 04-20-2009 08:29 PM

Re: 1968 4 door? Is this for real
 
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Originally Posted by factorystock (Post 3266009)
Historically, GM failed to see the market earlier than they did, and farmed them out(sacrificing styling). I know Dodge, Ford and International offered cleaner factory jobs a lot earlier. This truck looks like the way the factory should have made them, they way made them in 1973 and up.

Yet GM,as well as IH,had the foresight to build the Suburban and Travelall.I think that was their crewcab.The early factory crewcabs had short beds anyway...except for IH,who ironically stopped making light trucks before the market was taken over by them.So,the first Dodge and Ford crewcabs were just for tools and small equipment that in most cases would fit in a Suburban where it was locked and dry.


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