new here what do you think 64 burb

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i got the truck today and started taking it apart im going to put some pics in the for sale section

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oops i dont have enough post to post on the for sale section

but it is a 65 long bed and the bed is in good shape and the floor is dimond plate and done right

and all the turn sighnals are in great shape almost new looking

[19GMC63]

I'm still interested in the front turn signal sockets and dimmer switch if the truck has them. LMK

Thats a pretty good lookin truck for a parts truck.

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we got the frame boxed and the suspension back on to finesh up the weling and so forth i got the other truck striped and i was reading on here that the frame was almost the same as a short wide truck so me and a cope of buddy put it on the frame to see if it did and it did pluc with it mounted to the frame it lay rocker without a body drop.. as we layed the hood on it never thought about it how will i mount the hood. if anyone know please let me know

well heres a coupe of pics and one of the pics is why i didnt work today to get this done we got 17 inchs of show

and we were seeing how it would look with suied doors

[leftcoast66]

Looks really good, and really low, wishin mine was that low.

[Woogeroo]

welcome back... crazy trucks.

-W

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we go the body on to make sure everything clears i need to notch 2 thing to clear the drive shaft and a few other things an then i can take it back apart
to clean up the frame

[layinrocker65]

I have that same problem with my hood, dont know how to mount it. Burban looks sick though.

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on the hood mounting problem porterbuilt is building me one in the next week or so so he might be able to make a few more

[leftcoast66]

That thing looks awesome. I'd say chop the top, but that's about it, that thing looks great the way its comin along.

[gostranger]

i love both trucks you said porterbuilt is making you some thing for the hood let me know how much i am very interested thanks

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yep i will

[Demmit_Hemmit's 65]

Great looking burb project..............I've got two...........A 62 project and my 65 ..........the 62 has the frame boxed from the factory.......but has the torsion bar front suspension.......................Hemmit

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i hate it when i change my mind in the middle of things lol
im going to put a carero subframe in it now i was talking to a hot rod guy when i first got it he said just put a sub frame underit that way you have all the pwer steering disk and it will lower it 6 inchs

of cource im na ill just z it and get a drop member but i have found out i cant aford that set up pluc the more i think about it he was right

does any one have any pics of a sub frame on a 60 66 frame

[Rokcrln]

Your project is looking good! Personaly I would not due the sub frame route. Just go the the junk yard and get teh front end off a 70's-80's truck/burb and bolt it all in. It should all fit if I remember right. It would also be a much cleaner set up that would match all the hard work you have put into it so far.
One project I would like to do one day is take a 65 burb and build a Tahoe out of it! 4 door's and shortened up just a bit for a new family hauler.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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well i want to go with the sub frame for the power steering and it cheaper to to do what i want with it

the only bad thing about getting the 70 and 80s front mu lowered spindles
wont fit they are the five lug conversion spindles for the 63 66 trucks

[Rokcrln]

I guess I just don't get why the power steering is better off a sub-clip? I had looked into this once for a customer and once you add in the price of the clip (cheap I know) and a full rebuild kit of it then drop spindles, rotor conversion and time to swap it over and then get it all lined back up for the radiator, bumper and misc parts it just was not worth doing.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

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well im not sure what i want really i lowerd my buddys 76 chevy truck after work
and looked at the power steering i can make it work and i can cut some of the cross member out and box it back in then lower my motor 2 or 3 inches
thats all i really need i think that it why i was wanting a subframe

pluc i was looking at the frame if i do the subframe i pretty much just wasted my time and i would have to box it all back in

for the money i would have in it i can buy the tubular control arms and i have the lowered spindles allready

so im going to keed going on the frame asis

[gostranger]

that is the route i went and it is almost laying crossmember tubular lowers drop spindles and bags i still may z the frame but only 2'' or so the front sub frame idea may take you longer i also put the power steering on from a 84 and only had to drill one hole and it all bolted right in look here http://groups.msn.com/ROLLNLOW/thec10.msnw keep up the good work hope this helped

[Rokcrln]

Good call I just think you would not gain as much as you would need to make it worth wild doing. Also keep in mind if you leave your frame stock now you can alway slap in a drop member down the road when funds allow and your arms, springs/bags, drop spindles, disk will all work great. Here is a pic of my truck with 3" drop spindles, 2" body drop and bags. In this pic it still has an inch or so to go because the front tires are hitting the fender/hinge mounts. With the fenders off is drops right to the ground with no problems. I still might do an 1 3/8" crossmember chanel to get my front arms off the ground and get just a touch lower. Then my bed will be the problem as the floor is already raised 6" and I do not want to re-cut the frame to get a few inches more. With this set up right now my pinch welds are about 1/2" from hitting and my rear plate sits hard on the ground as it is.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[65 on 24's]

my 65 got the hole cross member and every thing out of a 74

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i got some seats out of a 01 chevy ext cab and they look great
ill have to take new pic tomarrow the one i took didnt come out like i liked because it night time so i have my seats for sale if you know anyone looking

i have the front and middle seat they are in good shape they have been recovered in brown tweed but there is a tear in the front seat when i was pulling the seat out if interested i will take some pic in the day light

[poorboy]

Project is looking good. I think it was a wise choice not going with the subframe.

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allright my project just hit halt button my boss pushed the power trip one time to many so i lost it and have no job but hay now i know that i never want to work at a dealership ever again and now its time to move up in the world

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i started working on the crossmember but i ran out of cutting wheels
pluc i kept on changing my ming but now i know how i want it so it on i just need more wheels hahaha

heres some pics of the seat i put in there not the best pick in the world but hopefully you can see them