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Old 03-08-2018, 05:44 PM   #32
ballencd
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Re: Was there a COE version of the 67-72's?

The chopped suburban does look funny but in a cute kinda way. My thinking says it would be a lot like an old (65-68 Chevy) van with the engine between the seats and maybe behind the seats with the bottom of the seat directly above the front wheels. Not saying it would be easy but doable. The doors on the tan photo chopped suburban were not touched and would work fine. Only trouble with them would be the height the glass could drop and might have to stick above the top a bit? The drive shaft length would be an issue but I bet could be worked out. I agree the Ford driveshaft looks too steep but its ugly anyway. The grill connection at the bottom of the windshield would be tricky too but maybe fiberglass to fill in the gap. Leave the radiator in the front and put a tunnel from it to the engine bay between the seats. Way better cooling then the 60's vans as they had the radiator inside the engine bay with no air flow except from below.
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