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That's looking very nice. Going low sure has it's disadvantages but they look so cool down there. :lol:
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Hey Marc, did you ever try to fire up the engine again? If so, how did it go?
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I worked on a few odds and end projects. I plan to run LED headlight bulbs and since they extend farther out of the back of the light I modified my stock headlight buckets.
I cut in a hole and then I will epoxy in the rubber boot to cove the hole and to allow for a wire pass thru. On my 48 truck, the headlights and and poor adjustability (due to the frenched headlight kit) made night time driving a challenge. I set out to correct this on my Suburban. These LED lights should fit the bill.. Thank you Marc |
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I'd like to see the finished product. It looks good so far.
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I also installed my side view mirrors. One of the mirror arms came with the Suburban when I bought it. The other I had to add. I tried to age/distress the new arm to match with the original arm. I was pretty happy that it is not supper obvious which is the new arm.
I also treated the mirror heads to a brushed finish to match the rest of the trim on the Suburban. Marc |
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Which arm is the new one?
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your 'faux tina' painting is excellent.
I have tried to do it, and it is not that easy. Thanks for the pics |
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I have been plugging away on the wiring. I just about have it whooped. Here are my Dakota Digital HDX gauges. I treated the trim rings to a brushed finish. It's hard to see but the gauge on the left has been brushed. The gauge on the right has not.
Installed the gauges then I threw the wheel on to see how it all looks. I'll post some pics soon of the wiring. I have spent a lot of time laying it out nicely. Thank you Marc |
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You sir are an artist.
I did something similar to fit my LED headlights so nice at night. |
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That mirror arm looks old ad legit. Great work. I really like those gauges. I'd love to buy them for my 40 but geeze! Where does the money bleeding end? :lol:
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Pretty sure I saw that mirror on the 'gram and couldn't tell which was which.
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gauges look soooo nice
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Do you have any tips for making things look that distressed? I've done some but yours looks way more legit than mine did. :lol:
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On Saturday I drove to Indiana to pick up my third row seat. I'm stoked with how it all turned out. It is sooooo comfy too. I'm also having stock arm rests covered in the same chocolate leather. My upholstery guy will make me a shift boot and some cool visors. I will share more on that later. My 48 didn't have visors because I was going for a cleaner look, but there were times when I wised I had them.
I should return in about a week to pick up my middle and front rows and the other misc. pieces. Marc |
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On Sunday I played around with the CCTek tool I barrowed from my friends. With this tool you can set up a rim width, check tire fitment and set up your back spacing. Since I had the tires I think I will run, I was able to dial it all in. These tools are expensive. Luckily I barrowed it from my friends that own the hotrod shop.
The rear tires are 265 x 40 x 22. (30.35" dia) and the fronts are 255 x 35 x 22 (29.03 dia), which are pretty large diameter tires (especially if you are trying to layout). For the rear I will go with a 22 x 10" rim. The front is still TBD but I'm thinking about a 22 x 9". Ideally I would like to order the wheels soon because it is probably a 6-8 week lead-time. Also my fabricating friend stopped by with my lower dash panel that he is working on for me. He's getting close. All in all a pretty productive weekend. Marc |
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That’s an awesome tool. No pics of the lower dash panel?
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The seat looks great Marc...!!!
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Marc, seat looks sweet, nice set-up on checking size of wheel width, etc...Jim
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marc, what determined if you got the clamshell or barn doors on the AD suburban?
i believe with TF panel gets barn door and suburban gets clamshell http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1607605885 i did the 2012 power tour with my painter, who owns this AD suburban also found these from the same 2012 power tour TF suburban and 60-66 suburban both with clamshell |
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yeah that tilt out brake light is something else
your' sis probably the only suburban i've seen with barn doors |
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Seat looks really nice Marc!! That rim tool is crazy, it has a ton of adjustment. I have seen one before but didn't pay attention.
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That seat is so nice! I like the retro look in the center material. Man, I'd love to have that wheel set up tool too! I wished I had one when I was configuring my 40. This thing is going to be killer!
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Marc omg that seat! Wow!
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Today I worked on some odds and ends. My license plate mount was crooked (my fault) as seen in the pic and it bugged me. I cut it apart to reweld in an effort to straighten it out. (no pics of the correction).
I also tapped in to my running light feed to power the license plate lights. Since my license plate mount is basically a hitch receiver inset I needed to be able to unhook the wires that power the license plate lights. For this I purchased a 2 wire water tight connector off of EBay. This way when I remove my plate to inset the hitch I can unplug the power supply. For a clean solution I choose to use the license plate LED bolts. I used the same thing on my 48 and they also worked great. I will mount them at the bottom of the plate shooting up. Marc |
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Dome Light LED upgrade.
I figured there might be some interest in this upgrade, so I broke it out on its own page. I removed the OEM light socket from the housing. I purchased a 24 light LED panel (Found on Ebay for $7.00). This will put out a lot of light. You can also get smaller panels like 18 light ect. I added longer power and ground leads to the LED panel. I also added a 2nd dome light in the roof of my suburban for adequate lighting. You can use whatever you like to secure the LED panel to the housing. I used 3m strip caulk that I balled up as I had some laying around. The panel is feather light so you could really use 3M double sided tape or hot glue. With the frosted glass light lens, you don't see the LED panel or black strip caulk. I also used some more strip caulk to create a gasket around the wired exiting the housing. Any ??'s please ask but its fairly straight forward. Marc |
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I like the Interior light mods...that should work great
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