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thanks for all the comments more pics to come!!!

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more progress tonight!!

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more updates this morning filled the radio area and finished sanding the firewall and primed it!!

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looking good makeing me get some more motivation thanks

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c.brown just returning the favor you have done the same for me!!

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Hey GO, whats the deal with the brake booster bracket, is that one factory or home made as my longbed has a similar or the same one.

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the bracket is an adapter 2 bolts for the single cup master holes in the fire wall and drilled 4 holes for the booster it was 2x5 tubing it was just a pain boring the large hole but i think it looks good i saw Dino did it on his sub so i copied it!!

Home Made!!

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lookin good kat!!

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thanks Dino hope to paint the fire wall and dash this weekend then get the windsheild in and get it back to my house(kicked out of the garage!) then prep the frame to get the body moved onto it cant wait to see the sub on the ground!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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hey, does your sub frame have those vulcanized rubber core support front mounts?
I just noticed them on my 64, and saw some on the 66 I am using for parts

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Yep, the '63-'66 Suburbans and Panels have those. I'm not sure about the '60-'62's.

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my sub has them but the 66 truck doesnt????

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looking forward to seeing it done great job! Is the suburban and long bed frame the same?

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nope the short bed and suburban are the same but the long bed is 12'' longer so i will be cutting and shortining the frame! hopefully soon!!!

UPS man brought my new harness!!!!

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I haven't figured out why the mounts were like that, but I guess it has something to do with the length of the body, and that all the body mounts are on rubber...
the truck cab is much shorter, so it probably puts a lot less stress on the front mount.

the frame is the same as a short bed truck, ...but in the very back it is different for the mounting of the rear bumper, the front mounts are in the same spot, but as mentioned the sub mounts are flexible with the vulcanized rubber..
the rear (cab) mount is in the same spot, but it is a different shape than c/10, it is narrower..
there looks to be a few outboard mounts towards the rear that might be different than the pickup.

here is a pic of the rear section of the sub frame... you can see the dip it takes for the rear crossmember, and the bumper mounts

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Sweet bus.

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Great looking Burb! Watching these ones makes me really want to get one. I have one found but I have to sell my 86 before I can go buy it. But I will soon. Keep at it, I will keep watching the updates with everyone else.
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got some paint on the firewall and dash today!!

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Your burban is looking sweet! Are you still planning on shortening the lwb chassis from your truck or just transferring everything from that frame to the burban frame? Cool color combo too! Keep it going!
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still going to cut the longbed frame and transfer the sub body i am almost done with the sub body now and i will be working on the frame and fuel system soon!!

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liking the blue and white combo :metal:

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Looks good. Where in Upstate are you? They just brought in a 64-66 GMC suburban here that is rusty, but has some decent parts on it.

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Dig the color!!

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thanks to all!!! the color is much brighter in the sun it has some electric blue and white microfine (metallic)in it more to come!!

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Looks good! Keep it up.

I am eyeing a burb in town. It has been sitting in the tree line for a few years now. I think I may stop to talk the guy out of it this weekend. My wife will be pissed, but oh well. I already have 2 66 LWB and a 64 LWB.