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Fab pros, What's your take on this?
I have always wanted a truck like Ak's-r-us was building. I am no where near the metal fabricator he is. So my thoughts are this. Find a 70ish suburban, cut the back off and install a pick up cab back. Leave it a 3 door until I can develop the skill and room to do the build right. What are your thoughts on this? I saw how much work it took to build the crew cab from 2 standard cabs and make the doors open the same way. That is the way I want it but am poor and willing to cut and weld, grind, repeat!
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: CASA GRANDE AZ
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Go for it i think i seen a couple like that on here like a three dor crew cab didnt all extended cabs use to be 3 doors anyways
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
I don't know about the extended cab 3 door thing. I think most first ex cabs just had 2 doors. But who knows,
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Built 4 Speed
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Geneva FL
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
by all means it is "possible" i could only imagine you are going to use a short bed.
the bid thing her is tho is its going to be large pieces in the fabrication wich could lead to some hard match ups without a hoist and 200 clamps with bracing all over. and Time might think about going with a 73+ so you could have a 4 door? but it looks like in your picture you got that already. Best of luck!
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high-Tech Red Neck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Instead I would talk to Kevin with LFD I belive he is RokCRLN on here, he knows what he was doing, and if you want a crew cab that bad, he would be the guy to do it for you. He will make it look right, and IMO his workmanship and attention to detail is far superior to anyone else I have seen do it.
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high-Tech Red Neck
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Livingston, MT/On my boat WA/BC/AK
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
I dont know if you have seen this thread yet, it is a damn good read.
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Yes, he does amazing work! I am pretty sure I can't afford him. :hehe: And this thing will be either a long bed or longhorn. It just depends how soon I can find a donor suburban.
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Looks good at 20-ft .....
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Mtn Home, AR
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Don't know if this one started-life as a 'burb, but this is one of my all-time favorite pictures.
I know there's guys on here who can tell you way more about this ride than I can. |
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high-Tech Red Neck
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
well if I was you I would just call him and ask, I know he said it took him like 80 hours to do the 4 door burb, and he sold it for like 5 grand, so I would think you could get him to do it for a reasonable amount, if you dont ask you might wind up regretting it..
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Good point. I might get the courage to PM him and ask him about it.
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Someone listed a burb converted to a 4 door crewcab on here the other day. I think it was on Nevada's craiglist, but I can't find it.
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
You'd probably be money ahead to buy this, and have it transported back.
http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=317670
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Join Date: Oct 2008
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
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i also replied on the other thread with the c/l link... but that c/l one is also mine, but i in no way shape or form am advertising it for sale on this forum. |
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Luv the Crewcabs
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
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I would buy it in a Heartbeat if it were only Closer to me. Rick
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
I probabaly won't be able to get it due to crazy shippng costs and no time to make the trip, but I am still looking into it.
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Luv the Crewcabs
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
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Also a coe Car Hauler. Rick
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Right on! I would like to have about the same with a common rail cummins and a 48re 4x4 to build an old style sweet hauler.
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Des Moines, Iowa
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
hey ryan, where do you plan to do this? out at your place or in the building down street from my work?
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
I didn't know you worked that close.
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
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Re: Fab pros, What's your take on this?
Those wheels are proably worth $$$$. Too.
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