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We spent all day welding so I have no new pictures :( |
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Well since the frame is nearly finished and the temperature finally managed to break into the 20's we decided to bring the truck into the shop and let the snow and ice melt
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The passenger side is fairly strait The drivers side has a dent in the door and one in the rear quarter. The rear doors have some dents in the lower gate
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Rust in the quarters. Rust in the kick panels. Rust in the vent housings. Rust in the rockers and floor. The door bottoms aren't so bad
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the bonus is that the rear floor isn't rusty-since its wood!:lol:
your rust repair looks about as bad as mine was on my 64 sub...( some shots of it here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=448681&page=3 ) are you going to just get some repro rockers and fab up a new floor? |
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I like the color on the Burb. Rust repair will keep you busy a day or two.
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Took a couple better pictures of the rusty rockers and floor. We got the truck stripped and a bunch of parts piled up.
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Dude!
Looking like a bit of work in the future in order to make that all-good!!!! |
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We started to weld in some bracing. We used 2" because it was laying around Tomorrow we will put in some X braces We marked out two cut lines to move the door frame back 16" |
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hmmm... now its getting interesting... corvette wheelbase? 98 inches or so?
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Nice project! Subscribed.
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subscribed too
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Subscribed. Trying to visualized what you are doing with the frame. In some photos, it looks like the skeleton of a dinosaur, in others I envision what it must have been like working with John DeLorean in a garage!
Suspense is killing me! |
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Love this build.
That pic of the snow and ice when you pulled it into the shop, should be captioned "Who needs to wait for summer?" |
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Welded the X braces in front and back. Then we made a pointer to find the axle center line. We spent a lot of time laying out cut lines. They are a little hard to see in the photos |
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One more picture of the cut lines. Then we used tape to show where the cuts will be made. Rear door frame moves back 16" wheel well moves forward 9 3/4" the back of the truck moves forward 19". We finished the day drilling spot welds so we can remove the roof.
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V12? Cool!...somehow I missed the V12 part of the build.
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So, am I understanding that you are building more of a Blazer than a Sub?
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Sweet I love Builds with lot's of body Mods.
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Drilled spot welds and separated panels. The factory worker who spot welded the front drip rail was nuts. He had two or three spot welds on top of each other every inch all the way around. Taking them apart really chewed them up
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Holy-S!
Really? Some real work ahead! Go for it! |
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interesting,,, I see a third piece sandwiched in there that I haven't seen on trucks, maybe a suburban only piece?
that might explain the extra spot welds: the inner piece was welded first, then the outer on top of that... I am curious to see what is in there. |
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Here's the truck with no roof. For any one removing a suburban roof after you do all the bolts that go down into the side there is a bolt that goes up into the edge of the roof from inside the channel behind the door. There is also a weld that holds the inner roof to the roof support. Above the rear doors there are two rows of spot welds as well as a hidden one in each corner. |
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There is some rust around the front. Some above the A- pillars and along the sides
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Before the cutting starts we removed the wood floor and then the metal floor up to the back of the doors. We also added some extra supports from the cross brace to the frame
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Started the cutting on the back just to see whats inside. Found more rust of course. Cut the center post out and then separated the inner and outer panels inside the window channel
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Keep the pics coming, cause that means the works progressing. Can't wait to see more.
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Looking cool already
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First thing to go was the outer panel. The second picture shows the support between the inner and outer panels. Then we removed the inner panel. Next we did the same on the drivers side. The next step is to move the back forward to meet the front. Since the frame was in the way and is badly rusted we cut the back of the frame off. |
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Hmmmm, not much left.
This should be a good learning experience! I am gonna watch religiously! |
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Can't wait for more. Some great work going on here, really like learning. Thanks
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This will be fun.
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neat! so REALLY short wheelbase, like an isuzu amigo? Love the thinking
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Wow.... you guys putting an 8,000 hp Top Fuel Engine in that frame!!!!! :lol:
you could!!!! |
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When it's all done how much of the original truck will be left- in terms of pounds? Considering that the truck weighed about 3,700 pounds new, what percentage of the original truck be left- about 25% ?
Also how % much will be weld? |
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