This is the official start of my build thread. I bought a 1963 factory 4x4 Suburban that was in Wenatchee, Wa. Bought it off of E-bay without laying a hand on it. Then had it trucked across country to me. I'm near Winchester, Va.
The truck came into my possesion on Monday June 25th, 2012. I had to go to the shippers depot in Manassas, Va and trailer it up.
Here is a 1st look;
A pair of axles from an 87 Burb that I'll swap in for the originals. I definetely want disk brakes and I may want to raise this beast up some.
What I know right now. The brakes on it don't work, no problem, the new axles will solve that issue.
The fuel delivery system has issues. I don't know how bad. The POs used a 2gallon cooking oil jug to run the truck and advertise it as running. That's a sepreate issue I'll address with them. Supposedly the truck sat in a barn the last 25 years. It could be a bad rubber hose, it could need a whole new tank and plumbing.
There are dried wasp nest in it, the thing is filthy. The headliner is toast. The windshield has to be replaced. Another issue they didn't fully disclose.
I should have more pics up late today.