My burbarific build thread

[Longhorn Man]

OK, this will be my build thread for the burb. I will try to document as much as I can, including exactly what I used, costs or cost-ish of mods/repairs, and even time involved.
I had set a goal, which prooved to be too much, in not enough time, and with no real place to do the work... so it didn't happen. But, none the less, I am going to continue.
Back story;
It all started with this thread and a couple photos.

A small bank loan is all it took, which prooves one thing;
It's entirely too easy to get money these days.
One skybus airline ticket later, I'm standing there in CG's inlaws barn, looking at this;

And it was the official kick off the longhorn man's west coast tour!
Nothing too nice... nothing too crappy, just a well worn big block burb, Th400 tranny, dana 3.54 rear gears, showing 122xxx or so miles. Front and rear A/C, 3 row seating, but most importantly, not much rust.
It's not nearly as nice as the photos make it look... but it's not bad either.


Very first mod after getting it home, scrubbing it down, and installing a carpet kit I have had laying around here. You see in the above photo, it had the brown plastic mat. Looked like crap IMO. I got this stuff on the group purchace we did here a year or two ago, and it's been sitting in my closet since then. i have no clue what we paid... I wanna say 130 or so.

I have more carpet for the back, but have not had a chance to install it yet.
I also ditched the big stupid lookin mirrors and put on some much better looking peeps that i got off the parts board, I think they were 30 bucks, and used.

Wheels and tires off the longhorn are included on this photo.
Photo shoot thread