12-27-2012, 05:14 PM | #1 |
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1/2dozen Burban
Like most, I'm addicted to craigslist and 60-66 chevy trucks of all types but around Iowa its pretty hard to find a decent body to start with. Each day I check the 4 state area and usually find nothing. Christmas Eve I was spending with the family and decided to scope it out and wouldn't you know 5 minutes prior a 66 suburban was posted, so I immediately send email then called but no answer. It was a rough night of sleep until the next morning a fella called me up North in MN and gave me the run down on the burb. Has original 292 inline upgraded to HEI with 45k miles on it, seats were covered up with original plastic until 4 years ago. Everything is pretty damn solid, I couldn't believe it. He told me he would meet me half way and if I didn't want it thats fine. Well to make a long story short I own it!
Plans for it is drive it for now when the roads are clean, I sold my (newer) home and moved across the street. Why? So I can build a bigger garage so I can finally have room to build stuff again. Here are the pics!
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12-27-2012, 08:32 PM | #2 |
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Excellent score! It looks quite solid and original. Apparently somebody was a big fan of side marker lights, eh? Maybe could've fit a couple more on there if they tried. Have fun.
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12-27-2012, 08:35 PM | #3 |
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thanks man, the dude brought it home from Washington the way it sits.
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Wow, that is a nice SCORE!!! Seats are nice ! Quarters look solid to. Take good care of that one. By chance did it have the sticker in the glove box being a 66 ?
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Way Cool !!!!
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12-27-2012, 10:46 PM | #6 |
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nice find congrats kat!,house is cool also hey what the -ell is all that white stuff let me know if your not going to use the hubs caps i will buy them, congrats again duude
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Real cool, great find from around here..... I feel your pain.
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yeah no kidding, don't give up!
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Took another look at your Suburban and noticed the custom comfort seat and two tone paint on the exterior (not interior), and no chrome or side trim. This goes to show you could get them anyway you wanted, with any combination of options. Like 60-66 asked, do you have the SPID (options) sticker on the glove box?
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12-28-2012, 01:38 PM | #10 |
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yeah here is a picture of the sticker, it looks like blood on it, lol
maybe I am wrong but this setup for PCV must be hard to come by, I can't find any info on it. I have owned a few of these trucks and none of them had this setup.
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If you can read the part number off the black withd gold lettered AC sticker on that air cleaner housing I can look it up for you. It should be on the left side of the sticker vertically . Jon
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air cleaner housing
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The K46 that's on your glove box door states K46 for the heavy duty air cleaner option. The part number off the air cleaner you posted shows up to be 64-66 10-30 Heavy Duty air cleaner, that's right out of the Chevrolet parts books. This air cleaner was also used on the 40-60 Series trucks according to the Chevrolet parts books. That's interesting, Never have I seen that air cleaner on a 1/2 ton anything. I have a similar air cleaner that runs the duct like yours on the firewall but I've never seen it in place. Thought it was always BIG truck stuff. Kinda reminds me of Chevrolets cowl plenum air cleaners from 63-69 on 409s and 427s. Guess it was a way of getting cold fresh air to the engine on these trucks..
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Weird! ... or unusual, at least. I've never seen that kind of H.D. air cleaner set up either. Is that a cowl vent intake?... and then a two-stage air cleaner (minus the hoses), with the first being an oil bath unit? EDIT: Silencer? ..as shown in 60-66's post? 2nd EDIT: I see the pre-cleaner now..duh.
Paint code on the SPID says 525 so it came all saddle from the factory. Two tone saddle/white would've been 555. Last edited by oem4me; 12-28-2012 at 03:58 PM. |
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Yes and K62 for custom comfort for the deluxe seats but no custom trim option.
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Does your truck show any signs of having a smog pump on it ?
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That is an awesome score! really nice suburban can't wait to see what is in store for this!
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aw man, that thing is sweet
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Nice suburban but those lights need to GO GO GO.
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That is a nice find , especially for that part of the country.
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yes the lights will be gone when the warmer weather rolls around.
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Very cool
Eliminate the pre-cleaner and just run from air cleaner to cowl duct. voila.. early factory cowl induction.... even though you can't see it when the hoods closed,LOL Along with the dealer 2 tone,I wonder if they also did the 20 gal fuel tank?(written on the SPID). T
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sweet burb I to am addicted to classified adds also nice Christmas present
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That thing is sweet man. Great find
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