1952 Chevy Suburban Build
 

Figured it was time to share my 52 Suburban build that I started back in 2012.
Day1: Loading it up

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All right another suburban build. Cant wait to see more....

Marc

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Stipped down. It was a pretty decent Colorado truck some dents some rust but a good starting point.

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OK, I'm waiting for more pics.:lol::devil:, I'll stick around for updates...Jim

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Signed up! Looking forward. dug

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Welcome Burb52! Looks really solid. Great to see another Burb build and I will be tagging along.

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Thanks for following along guys. I found my camera that I thought I lost in the move to Illinois so I hit the mother load for older pictures I had taken. Here are more of when I brought it home.

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First thing I started working on was cutting out the rot I had in my floor boards and kick panel areas.

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In with the new....

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The other Problem areas I had for rust were the Cab Corners, Inside window channels, and inner fender areas in the rear. I cut out all that I could and welded in replacement panels. Sorry for the low quality pictures.

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Otherside was much better.

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I'm seeing a lot of the same repairs that I had to make..Looking good.

Marc

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Thanks Marc between your build thread and Advanced Design's I decided to start mine up. My build is/will be much milder then yours but I'll keep throwing stuff on here

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I wanted to do a mustang II style front end but my budget wasn't there at this point of the build. Someday I may go back and put something together but for now it is stock rebuilt.

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Cool, Marc's build and Chizzlers Burb build convinced me to get started on mine.

Nice repairs you are doing!

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Checked out Chizzlers builds, man there is some cool stuff on this site.

Here is the massive power plant that went in the burb ;) 235 out of a 1954 panel truck backed by a T5 out of an S10.

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Rear end is out of a 1968 C10 rebuilt with 3.73 gears should drive nice down the high way at decent RPM

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Some of you are going to hate me for this but I decided to go away from the original seats and went with buckets and rear bench out of a 2004 Avalanche. Plan is to get them reupholstered down the road. I modified a platform out of a parts cab I had and built the brackets so they are hidden under something that looks original to someone that doesn't know any better. unfourtunantely I dont have a picture of the finished project but it turned out pretty nice.

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More random body work pictures this part of the process felt like forever.

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Cleaned up interior pictures and be lined inner fenders.

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Scored a nice reproduced grill from a guy that was using it as wall art for a pretty decent price. I am going to repaint the splash bars black from the cream but other then that it is perfect.

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Burb and some parts finally in primer. Feels awesome to see all that work and have it in one color for the first time ever.

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Looks great. Did you also bed line the underside of the body? I plan to use a similar product called lizard skin. I plan to coat the underside of the body as well as the fenders and running boards.

Are these pics current or did you already finish your burb? I think that it is great that there are (4) active burb builds and each one has a unique approach to the finished product.

Marc

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Fast forward to the present day. Paint is on the truck and I am really happy with the color choice.

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I like the color....Very nice. Did you do the paint and body work yourself?

Marc