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Hey Travis i gotta hand it to ya, i think what your doing is way over my head and your making some great progress! I see my and your work shop is basicly the same, a 10X20 car cover, pita isn't it! :)

I need to get some panels replaced in my truck soon but admittedly i little hesitant to start just yet, reading these threads are building my confidance tho...

Welcome from Spanaway! I live close enough to Puyallup S Hill I call that my home. Subscribed!

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very interesting project, but the fab work is looking good ;)

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We are neighbors. This is why the suburban is under a car cover. The garage is already occupied. And yes I need new wheels for it, these are very dated. I bought them in 1994 when I was still in high school.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...kup67man/2.jpg

I didn't think I would be able to do it either but I had $100 invested in the suburban so I could afford to mess it up. The car cover cost more.:lol:

After 4 years of looking at it I started cutting.

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[QUOTE=pickup67man;4200846]This is why the suburban is under a car cover. The garage is already occupied.

Yea mine is occupied too, 3 motorcycles and the 2 small doors arn't big enough to even get my truck inside unless i find smaller tires, but even then if i got it in i'd have to crawl out the window unless i ripped out a work bench and some shelves, that would be a mess. LOL! The good news for me tho is i can cram the bikes to one side and i can utilize a portion of 1 side to do some work if need be.

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I didn't say my garage was big. The back wall is notched and I back the truck until I hit the carpet that is on the siding. Then I have 1" between the front bumper and the door. I have to crawl out the passenger door to get out of the truck. Watch the video. I tried to link it better but you need to click on the link to see it.


Truck in garage by pickup67man - photobucket

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LOL! yea i knew you had a smaller garage from the picks in this thread.. That a clever use of a support beam under that window! tight fit!

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Worked on it yesterday for about 5 hours and it looks the same. The door wasn't fitting very well. Cut some welds out twisted the door into shape and welded it back together. Did some hammer and dolly work on the skin. The door fits better now. It sits close to the weather strip and the body lines flow well. Also had to rearrange the hinges a little. When I opened the door it looked like it was sagging, but the pivot point was wrong on the upper hinge.
Now before anyone says anything about pics I already said that after all that work it looks the same( at least in pictures)

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What no pic's?? LOL!

Heres my latest:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post4212828

All that work gave me a craving for a Dons Drive In Double Cheesburger on a french roll (forgot the name) but it was too late and now here i am at work... :)

Check this link out if ya need parts:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...2&postcount=72

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Those parts would be good but I have the rare 4 door suburban, he is only selling 3 doors.:lol:

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Ok just found the thread and he's got lots of stuff..

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Awesome work, Can I have that section of your burb????

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Great work so far. Keep it up.

Can't wait to see it on the road.

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I can't wait either. My daughter is 2 1/2 years old. I hope I still need the family hauler when it is finished. Progress is slow. After the door is done it should start moving faster.

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Tell me about it. My daughters keep me so busy I get next to nothing done on the cars or house.

Before them I could build a nice car from a pile of old parts in 3 months. Now I will be lucky if it only takes 3 years. They are worth it though.

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I seem to work slow. Worked on it all day and it doesn't look like I did much again. Instead of modifying another latch area of the door jamb I just made one. I copied the passenger front door latch area. Installed it on the rear of the drivers side B pillar. The fourth door latches.:metal:

B pillar is not done but it is getting boxed in piece by piece.

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Want to say there is progress but there is not.
Plans for new garage this year will help future progress. :metal:
Need more room because here in Washington we have 364 days of rain per year and welding in the rain isn't good. 220 volts and water don't mix.

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well when you MAKE PROGRESS DONT FORGET ABOUT US!

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That's great to hear you will be getting an area to work in! I know your pain, I do my share of working outside in the elements each day.

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Thats some great news! Um, not the 220 and water part..

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Any progress? I need some do's and don'ts for my door!!!!!!

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Seriously though, I have gone through your, frizzle fry, and rokcrln builds many many times! For your window frames did you use more than 2 doors? I would like to avoid cutting up my extra left door.

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Don't try to weld under an awning on a rainy day in Washington. (The rain lasts for 10.5 months):waah:

Do be patient. I am fixing problem this summer with a new garage. Permits are in order for new garage and work should start by August. Still need to tear old garage down first. Then I can work inside. :clap:

Seriously, what I did on my window frame was aquire 2 rusted out suburban front doors for free and use the square window frames to build the one I needed. I did a mirror image of the right rear door. My window frame isn't permanent yet since the door isn't finished.

I used one drivers door to start, one passenger door so the body line will line up and two old rusty (and I mean rusty) suburban doors for the frames only. Combine this with the inner panel from the suburban and the hinges from a F*$d and I have a door that opens suicide, the window rolls up & down and it latches on the B pillar with the original truck hardware.

Still have a long way to go to make it look good.

Have fun

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Proof that I am being productive.

Hole in yard from buried treasure
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._7747217_n.jpg

The treasure that I found
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...2_474890_n.jpg

These are the puddles from the nonstop rain. Didn't go away until May
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._3492154_n.jpg

Even when the puddle was gone the ground was mush. This is from the bobcat.
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._6752240_o.jpg

New position of the garage
http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x..._1156449_o.jpg

This was the fun I had. 6 trips for a total of 45000 lbs of 1 1/4" minus to firm up the ground.
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MMMMM, bet that dump trailer wasn't even there behind that D-max! Thanks for the info on the doors. I'm wondering how far I can get with the two pick-up doors... Good luck on the garage!

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Glad you are making progress on the shop.

It still hasn't really stopped raining for more than a few days. By last weekend we already have 30% more rain than we typically get in a whole month.

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And you are on the drier side of the hills.
Drove the other truck on a poker run and to a show last week. I'm rethinking the heater/defroster delete I did. Also the drag radials out back. Paper towels for a defogger sucks and hydroplaning with the family isn't fun. The suburban will be all weather friendly so I can drive it more than 2 days a year.

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It slowed me down a little but thats what happens with an extra 12,000 lbs. On one trip the gravel alone was 9300 lbs!!!
That worries my wife because I can haul lots of other junk home with ease. Just look at the back yard, toys everywhere.

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I know what you mean. Wait until the drag radials wear down a little more then try to drive it in bad weather. They wear down really fast on the street.

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How pathetic am I? The drag radials have been on the truck for 10 years and I raced it once in 2001. The rest of the time has been on the street and they still aren't worn out. I need to drive it more so they will wear out, then I can get new tires and the Coys I want. Wife can't argue about the purchase if it is needed.

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Wow, you really know how to baby a set of tires :) Mine wore out to zero tread depth in two months on the street.

They work better at zero tread depth until you hit the non-tread compound layer but are not street legal or safe if the roads are even damp let alone wet.

Go have some fun and wear those tires out so you can get the Coys.

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hey pickup67man are you just off Steward in Puyallup?i'm over off 162 and 410, hope to meet ya sometime

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Yes, downtown Puyallup. Apparently I went by your house a week ago on my was back from the Kingsmen run in Orting. I hope to drive it more this year.

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Where did you find out about the run? find a flyer? There was a lot of classic cars on the road saturday. Thanks!

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Don't remember where I found out about it. Have been doing that run for 10 years. Missed 2008 only because my daughter was 2 months old and I still had bucket seats in truck. It is Saturday on Fathers Day weekend, poker run starts in Tacoma and was 50 miles long. My speedo is way off so that is a guess.

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Hey swamprat I must have been near your house when I found my gas guage was also having issues. Was at Sprinker at a poker run stop and my engine sputtered. Almost died on Pac Ave. My fuel pressure started jumping and I stopped at the Gas Boy around 166th.

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I'm out on 224th so guess you were still not too close. :) My truck is bone dry when the needle is just touching the "E"

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I normally fill up when it gets to 1/8th tank. Mine was still at 1/2. Was watching it not move so I guessed it was empty. After it was full it moved to 3/4 tank. Drove to McKenna then back to Orting and home and it was still on 3/4 tank. Something is broke.

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mmmmm.... suicide doors!!!!

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Some more updates, but not the suburban. Garage getting close.

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage18.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage17.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage21.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage29.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage30.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage32.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage35.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage36.jpg

http://i763.photobucket.com/albums/x...s/Garage26.jpg

Lonely looking truck.

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Garage done on outside, just need to finish the inside and move in.


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