6erWebb's C20 Suburban
 

So you may notice Ive been a member here for a good while, and yet only just now got around to introducing myself.

Well, in highschool (graduated in 06), I drove a 72 short, cheyenne... which I WISH Id kept. After that my uncle gave me a 67 shorty that I got running and used that truck as a learning tool. I had a couple other 69-70 parts trucks along the way but was curious about so much more. So I sold all my trucks and bought a couple BMWs, namely a 633 that Ive had longer than any other vehicle. As I got more preoccupied with selling cars jut to buy a new toy I found myself accepted into college. So, I got more involved in flipping cars to pay my way through school and went through vintage BMWs and landcruisers, early falcons a vintage mini cooper... As of late the 633 I mentioned turned into a frankenstein 635 (soon to be M6). Problem is when something goes wrong on those complex bimmers it takes me a month (sometimes longer) to get it sorted. Ive missed the old truck thing bad lately, I missed having something simple that I could depend on daily.

So enter this suburban, it was cheap, not too far away. And it already ran! Not very well of course... But I figured itd be a good moderate tow rig for my M6 project when finished.

So heres what we have:

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New (used and dirty but free) carb on the seat ha.

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps50dcc52b.jpg

First thing was to clean the tint off the windows..

Before:

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psc9dcb49b.jpg

After:

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psad2e4085.jpg


I just bought a bunch of tune up parts this weekend and realized I need a radiator... Also, got a 700r4 core to build soon. After that Im going through the rear end and the driveshaft and she should be close to road ready.

Then... rust repair (already got a lift gate on the way also!)

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps72ec0f17.jpg

http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...psb971c4ca.jpg

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http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/h...ps21fba9b2.jpg

Il let this thread serve as my update thread also, so stay tuned for my painfully slow progress!

-Webb

Re: 6erWebb's C20 Suburban
 

congrats on the project. There are a few guys in the area with a lot of parts trucks and such if your looking for something specific, just give me a shout. I'm in the Brentwood area, couple miles from ya. i'm looking for another 72 suburban myself to restore just haven't found the right one yet. Good luck with the build!!!

Re: 6erWebb's C20 Suburban
 

Will do man! Thanks!I noticed alot of Tn activity so Im hoping to get this thing rolling by the time I see some meet pop up.