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I have over a million miles behind me in big trucks, wreckers, and pickups pulling trailers, still want more. Its a sickness. Thus I say, stay away. Or forever those 1/2 and 3/4 ton trucks shall appear weak and flacid!!! :metal: |
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Not a 1 Ton, but it is a dually!
It is nice towing with a dually though! Especially with a Goose neck or 5th wheel! https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSC00472.JPG For a height reference, that is me in the green jeans at 6'2"! |
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Flip me the bird from your Prius, go ahead! |
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No one caught the fact that I installed the new laptop screen upside down! look in the lower right corner of the screen pic. I thought it was funny.
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I like the mid to late 90's seats in these trucks too. There is a black 72 crew cab truck on here that has the same seats you are talking about. I tried to find some interior pics but have had no luck... here are a few I did have. Nice build... I envy your ambition!
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Ok, I know this is April 1st, but this is not April Fools. The Suburban is going a new direction...
WE ARE MOVING TO CALIFORNIA!!!!! That's right! I'm not sure of the start date, but we are packing up and heading to California! My wife asked me if that means I would be converting to a lowered 2wd. STILL NOT HAPPENING!! |
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Just because we are moving doesn't mean work stops! This Axle needs to be done this week! So...
Set-up Complete. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2358.JPG Cleaned. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2359.JPG This is all I use for sealant. This is all I have ever needed. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2360.JPG Covered. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2362.JPG And a little less color. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2363.JPG Yeah, i nicked the paint in one spot. |
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cool!
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I would be afraid to move, I've got too much junk & yard ornaments to deal with. How are you going to move the suburban with the large hole in the side?
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Diff cover looks great man - nice touch taking the color off the fin edges!!!
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1. I never realized how thick the early sub frame were.
2. At least it has a Dana 60 up front. 3. You still gonna be in the heavy equipment repair business? 4. Where in California are you moving too? Not many active mines in this area I can think of (So Cal) unless you are moving to the desert. |
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Ridgecrest, CA... which is close to my family so I will be able to help my brother with his truck (pictured a few pages back)! |
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Cool, Lots of nice places to 4 wheel in the Sierras and Death Valley in Fall, Spring and Winter. Ridgecrest was/is the habitat of a lot of druggies so make sure you keep your stuff carefully protected and locked. They love to rip off garages for tools and anything they can sell for a quick buck. Hopefully you can find a place to work that is not highly visible. I suppose if most of your family is around there you'll get the lowdown pretty fast.
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Can you post some pics of your 4x4 burb driveline please!
Tcase crossmember, front drive shaft / rear carrier bearing setup? I'm trying to determine if I need to grab any missing parts before daa Burb comes come. Thanks! Chad |
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depends on trans length. The sm465 and 205 were shorter than the th350 or 400 and might require one. the 68 burb I had was set up for one but it was a th350 when I got it and it was torn all apart so not to much to go on.
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Closer!
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2380.JPG Also, I found a picture of my wifes truck. Right now it is sitting at my brothers house in Cali. Once we are settled in I am going to start in on this ASAP. For some reason I cant just limit myself to one project at a time! The only reason I may hold off on the truck is I have a car to finish and sell, which may just fund her truck! The car is sitting in Cali too. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...800/img065.jpg |
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Nice progress on the truck! I did notice the screen pic, but I as well figured that you just had the image flipped. LOL Holly huge dump truck bat man! That looks like it would be a fun deal to work on for like a day. LOL Great job on the rear axle, it looks awesome! Congrats on your move, I wish you luck!
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Kinda an important part of the build, since this is gonna be the ultimate family rig! My boy is 3 months this morning! They'll be out helping me today since it's so nice out!
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2547.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_i...20-%20Copy.JPG Chris, these next pictures are for you! https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2550.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2549.JPG |
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lookin great! I can't wait!
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NEW TOY!!!!
This is all a matter of opinion, but THIS is what I wanted for the rear axle on my Suburban! https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2555.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2556.JPG I'm not going to tear into this axle yet, I have some body work I need to get back to now that other peoples projects are out of the way! I'm super excited about this trade though! This axle will get discs, and the drum parts will be available if anyone needs them, but that is a ways down the road. |
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Well I'm out of panels to weld up until I find a passenger door, or something else to weld in. I am getting some pieces from sharpie, but I can't really move on to that yet. I didn't metal finish any of the welds because I didn't want to wake up the kids! So tomorrow I will hammer and grind. I'm glad I started here because my welds still aren't up to par for what I want to be able to do for visible panels. I checked over everything and don't see any distorting, but only time will tell! One of the trim holes off the 72 door lined up right where I had cut the Suburban piece for the weld seam. I decided to leave it rather than fill it.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2569.JPG This is my boo-boo so far. I cut through the window rest not even thinking. Of course the front door needs to be shaped into match recess. I am fairly certain it wont be too much to weld the rest back together. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2570.JPG |
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Got this piece cut out and shaped for the latch mechanism.
https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2598.JPG The front of the rear doors are quite different from the front of the front doors. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2600.JPG https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2599.JPG This shows how I will have to modify the curve for the front of the B pillar https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2597.JPG I am starting to make a hinge panel. The hinge mounts need to come together 1.5". I made a template off the top hinge mount and transfered the pattern to the lower hinge mount for the door stop hole. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2621.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2620.JPG There is also a "taper" to the front door that will need to get straightened. I plan on using the hinge panel and the support and grafting it onto the door shell. https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2623.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2622.JPG Chopped and tacked https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2624.JPG I'm trying to keep the inner support as in tact as possible. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_F...0/DSCN2625.JPG |
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Great work. I don't like watching this part of your build because it gives me bad ideas! And congrats again on your son. He's a cutie. My daughter just turned 3 months old today.
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Metal finishing! I am getting REAL tempted to just leave the welds under the door panel alone and not grind them! If I ever do this again, I am changing my cut-n-splice locations! The joint that runs down the rear lip where the door panel sits is DRIVING ME CRAZY!!! I got a little too much heat and there are a few tiny waves that are very hard to get too. I may just end up templating a perfect spot and making a dolly just for that raised section!
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Finally, something! I did a little trading this and trading that and ended up with this! Today was my day off, so I loaded the family up and we headed up to cut out the B-pillar for the 4th door. It is real nice that my wife wants to be involved in this project. I'm hoping to have it trimmed, fit, and tacked tomorrow!
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Cut off the inner B-pillar
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-7...0/DSCN4277.JPG Trimmed the B-pillar using the drip rail as a guide. Pie cut the weather strip lip to pull the upper portion in since the rear door is not vertical. https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-X...0/DSCN4284.JPG The upper ledge I trimmed, and ended up re-bending to fit the C-pillar (this was not the final fit) https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-K...0/DSCN4291.JPG The lower ledge was just trim to fit https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-v...0/DSCN4292.JPG I'm gonna add the rest of the C-pillar before anything gets tacked. https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-v...0/DSCN4296.JPG This is a question for the experienced body guys following this build. Should I bend the quarter panel around the C-pillar and spot-weld it in place or should I trim the quarter back and corner weld the skins together? I don't know if I left enough to bend the quarter skin and have it look good. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p...0/DSCN4293.JPG https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-R...0/DSCN4295.JPG |
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Always wanted to do this! Now, Not so much! lol. Great job on everything so far!
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I'd weld the corner; can't imagine being able to get a nice uniform 90 deg bend on the quarter nice enough to meet a door edge and make a decent gap.
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