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Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 05:56 PM

I first bought my 1970 1/2 ton 2wd suburban about 8 years ago. We finally decided to restore...sort of.

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 05:57 PM

here is some of the stripping process before body and paint work
the worst of the rust was a little on the passenger side floor board and some rust inside the hatch.

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 05:59 PM

i pulled the frame out and replaced it with a 3/4 ton 4x4 frame from this white 1972 burb

its amazing what some wood, 2 bottle jacks and a floor jack can accomplish

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 06:02 PM

i stuck with stock height suspension and added a front sway bar from an 87 blazer as well as the hydroboost PS system, and picked up a discounted rear sway bar from schwabs

3 leaf front 6 leaf rear

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 06:05 PM

i needed 373 gears and found a front 10 bolt from an 87 burb and rear 14 bolt from a 93 burb
i had to moved the rear spring perch slightly but the front lined up perfect

picked up some all steel wheels from wheel vintiques and schwabs M54 radial HT
235/85/16

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 06:07 PM

put the white 72 burb on my old frame and its now my daily driver

hopped up · 02-23-2012, 06:14 PM

nice work! love them burbs
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Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by hopped up

nice work! love them burbs
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Hey thanks alot it has been almost a year in the works, 18 months or more if you count active planning

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 06:21 PM

still having trouble aligning the hatch

babylonflyer · 02-23-2012, 11:05 PM

very cool.. Do u plan on doing any hard 4 wheel driving?

Coboyle04 · 02-23-2012, 11:26 PM

im not against it, this will be my daily driver and i will be happy to get a few scdratches

Mr Pops · 02-24-2012, 12:53 AM

Subscribed! This thing is beautiful!

Average Joe · 02-24-2012, 01:26 AM

Wow! Cool build. Cant wait to see the finished product with the 4bt Cummins. Gotta love those Pacific Wonderland plates.

gcburdic · 02-24-2012, 09:48 AM

Great looking burb here...it reminds me alot of the owner of Groit's Garage burb he did....http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/con...aoccHB296.html

Mr Pops · 02-24-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by gcburdic

Great looking burb here...it reminds me alot of the owner of Groit's Garage burb he did....http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/con...aoccHB296.html

That thing is also pretty nice, I think I'll post those pics in the Burb pic section..

Coboyle04 · 02-24-2012, 10:35 AM

That's kinda funny. I was going for his color but he put the wrong paint description in his blog he said it was original tangier but his is actually hugged (red orange) but I love both colors
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Coboyle04 · 02-24-2012, 12:40 PM

Does anyone know where to get the push clips for the hatch trim?
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Aloha State Of Mind · 04-11-2012, 05:43 PM

Chuck,

That is a beautiful Suburban! Can't wait to see that 4bt in it.

rjsdad · 02-27-2012, 04:32 AM

Would love to see this burb in person. Very beautiful.

jbclassix · 02-27-2012, 11:11 AM

subscribed

Coboyle04 · 03-02-2012, 01:35 AM

Contact me again when I get closer to completion rjsdad. I would like to go for a cruise
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Coboyle04 · 03-02-2012, 01:36 AM

Also I can't decide on buckets or bench or buddy bucket. Any help? Pictures are great
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rjsdad · 03-02-2012, 12:31 PM

Sounds great! Hopefully in your rig because mine's a POS

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Coboyle04 · 03-06-2012, 10:55 PM

well i am headed out tomorrow to work on the burb....any special picture requests?

Mr Pops · 03-06-2012, 11:12 PM

How bout a nice full side shot

02-23-2012, 05:56 PM	#1
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	project pacific wonder I first bought my 1970 1/2 ton 2wd suburban about 8 years ago. We finally decided to restore...sort of. Attached Images

02-23-2012, 05:57 PM	#2
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder here is some of the stripping process before body and paint work the worst of the rust was a little on the passenger side floor board and some rust inside the hatch. Attached Images

02-23-2012, 05:59 PM	#3
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder i pulled the frame out and replaced it with a 3/4 ton 4x4 frame from this white 1972 burb its amazing what some wood, 2 bottle jacks and a floor jack can accomplish Attached Images

02-23-2012, 06:02 PM	#4
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder i stuck with stock height suspension and added a front sway bar from an 87 blazer as well as the hydroboost PS system, and picked up a discounted rear sway bar from schwabs 3 leaf front 6 leaf rear Attached Images

02-23-2012, 06:05 PM	#5
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder i needed 373 gears and found a front 10 bolt from an 87 burb and rear 14 bolt from a 93 burb i had to moved the rear spring perch slightly but the front lined up perfect picked up some all steel wheels from wheel vintiques and schwabs M54 radial HT 235/85/16 Attached Images

02-23-2012, 06:07 PM	#6
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder put the white 72 burb on my old frame and its now my daily driver Attached Images

02-23-2012, 06:14 PM	#7
hopped up Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,617	Re: project pacific wonder nice work! love them burbs Posted via Mobile Device

02-23-2012, 06:21 PM	#9
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder still having trouble aligning the hatch

02-23-2012, 11:05 PM	#10
babylonflyer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: CALI Posts: 107	Re: project pacific wonder very cool.. Do u plan on doing any hard 4 wheel driving?

02-23-2012, 11:26 PM	#11
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder im not against it, this will be my daily driver and i will be happy to get a few scdratches

02-24-2012, 12:53 AM	#12
Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	Re: project pacific wonder Subscribed! This thing is beautiful! __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

02-24-2012, 01:26 AM	#13
Average Joe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 1,352	Re: project pacific wonder Wow! Cool build. Cant wait to see the finished product with the 4bt Cummins. Gotta love those Pacific Wonderland plates.

02-24-2012, 09:48 AM	#14
gcburdic Restoration Virgin! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Huntersville, NC Posts: 8,298	Re: project pacific wonder Great looking burb here...it reminds me alot of the owner of Groit's Garage burb he did....http://www.griotsgarage.com/text/con...aoccHB296.html __________________ Geoff with a G 1968 Chevy C10 SWB The Mistress 1972 Custom Deluxe C20 Suburban A Suburban Named Isabella 1966 Ford Mustang Mama's High School Graduation Present

02-24-2012, 10:35 AM	#16
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder That's kinda funny. I was going for his color but he put the wrong paint description in his blog he said it was original tangier but his is actually hugged (red orange) but I love both colors Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Chuck

02-24-2012, 12:40 PM	#17
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder Does anyone know where to get the push clips for the hatch trim? Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Chuck



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04-11-2012, 05:43 PM	#18
Aloha State Of Mind Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Maui HI Posts: 1	Re: project pacific wonder Chuck, That is a beautiful Suburban! Can't wait to see that 4bt in it. Last edited by Aloha State Of Mind; 04-11-2012 at 05:50 PM.

02-27-2012, 04:32 AM	#19
rjsdad Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul, Ore. Posts: 145	Re: project pacific wonder Would love to see this burb in person. Very beautiful.

02-27-2012, 11:11 AM	#20
jbclassix Junk Yartist Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Greeley, CO Posts: 2,203	Re: project pacific wonder subscribed __________________ -Jeremy YOU ONLY FAIL IF YOU STOP TRYING 70 Crew Cab Build Link 70 GMC Suburban 4X4 build thread 95 Yukon Daily Driver Rebuilding an NP205

03-02-2012, 01:35 AM	#21
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder Contact me again when I get closer to completion rjsdad. I would like to go for a cruise Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Chuck

03-02-2012, 01:36 AM	#22
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder Also I can't decide on buckets or bench or buddy bucket. Any help? Pictures are great Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Chuck

03-02-2012, 12:31 PM	#23
rjsdad Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul, Ore. Posts: 145	Re: project pacific wonder Sounds great! Hopefully in your rig because mine's a POS ) Posted via Mobile Device

03-06-2012, 10:55 PM	#24
Coboyle04 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portland, or Posts: 387	Re: project pacific wonder well i am headed out tomorrow to work on the burb....any special picture requests? __________________ Chuck

03-06-2012, 11:12 PM	#25
Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	Re: project pacific wonder How bout a nice full side shot __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

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