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Old 11-04-2015, 09:22 PM   #1
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Re: My suburban's Twisted Little Sister

Hmmm, I just noticed the step downs in the roof. I wonder how much more complicated this will be for the gullwing to accomplish.
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Old 11-08-2015, 09:46 PM   #2
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Thanks for all the pictures and explanations. It is great to see the work that you are doing.

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Hmmm, I just noticed the step downs in the roof. I wonder how much more complicated this will be for the gullwing to accomplish.
Well Trixxterr I happen to have been working on that problem for the last week or two. The hinge has to be low enough to clear the water channel on the front section. And also lift the door high enough to clear the roof on the rear section.

Here is the prototype hinge I worked on this weekend. We still have more to do on it. Also a couple of pictures of a seam we filled at the top of the A pillar.
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Old 11-11-2015, 08:42 PM   #3
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We started making the door frame corners today. We bent and curved the first piece , notched the water channel sides and tacked the ends.
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Old 11-11-2015, 10:57 PM   #4
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Looking forward to seeing how the hinges install and work. Lotta thinking in those I am sure.
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Good to be back on with this build.

You have got a lot done.... And impressive.

I will get started as soon as I finish writing up my US road trip on my thread.
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Old 11-12-2015, 10:37 PM   #6
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Looking forward to seeing how the hinges install and work. Lotta thinking in those I am sure.
I spent quite a while on the design so hopefully they will work.

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I can't keep my mind off this build.
You've inspired me to start on my second build.(When Steiner allows)

Looking great, waiting eagerly on the hinges report.
Glad I can help. Working on two builds is something I can't do. I have to focus on one at a time. More work on the hinges this weekend.

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Good to be back on with this build.

You have got a lot done.... And impressive.

I will get started as soon as I finish writing up my US road trip on my thread.
Thanks Rian. Good to have you back. I'm really enjoying the road trip stories.



We spent most of today making the pieces for the corner of the upper door frame
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Old 11-12-2015, 10:43 PM   #7
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The last piece of the corner had to be made in two parts and welded together.
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Old 11-13-2015, 02:15 PM   #8
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Dale, I've been super busy with work and family stuff, but I like to pop in when I can to see how things are developing. Keep the good work!

Anything happening with the Jag motor, or is it ready to drop in?
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Old 11-11-2015, 11:46 PM   #9
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I can't keep my mind off this build.
You've inspired me to start on my second build.(When Steiner allows)

Looking great, waiting eagerly on the hinges report.
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How did you establish ride height both front and rear? I'm going to do a 57 GMC with 96 C-4 front and rear using shockwaves on all four corners. Any details would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Nut Case.

I thought is was nutty, Jaguar and Vette in the same vehicle. Boy oh Boy, I love it.
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Old 11-23-2015, 08:48 PM   #11
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I do try not to reply every time you post, but I feel I have to say something, or else my head will explode.

Those corners look good, and the bags etc.... Wellllll...?
Thanks Rian I really don't want your head to explode but I'm glad you're enjoying my build.

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How did you establish ride height both front and rear? I'm going to do a 57 GMC with 96 C-4 front and rear using shockwaves on all four corners. Any details would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance Nut Case.

I thought is was nutty, Jaguar and Vette in the same vehicle. Boy oh Boy, I love it.
Hi Nut Case. Well maybe we are a little nuts too. To find ride height I had a complete car and measured from the ground to the center of the rear end and to a lower A arm bolt. Also remember to allow for different sized tires. I bolted the suspension to a table and built the frame to fit. My frame will be 4" off the ground at ride height and 1" aired out. Are you going to use the Corvette crossmember or after market.


I finished the prototype hinge so here's a couple of pictures of it closed and opened
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Old 11-24-2015, 01:15 PM   #12
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65 Sub, I'm using Flat out front cross member. See if this makes sense. Using the center of the axel, with suspension at settled ride height as a start, then calculate the frame location and attachment points from there? Then bottom of bumpers/roll pans to mother earth. Please put in your 2 cents, thanks Nut Case.
FYI in still in the planning stage, we are down sizing and moving to another house/garage. Therefore trying to get as many ideas now to avoid possible do overs.
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Old 11-25-2015, 09:57 PM   #13
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65 Sub, I'm using Flat out front cross member. See if this makes sense. Using the center of the axel, with suspension at settled ride height as a start, then calculate the frame location and attachment points from there? Then bottom of bumpers/roll pans to mother earth. Please put in your 2 cents, thanks Nut Case.
FYI in still in the planning stage, we are down sizing and moving to another house/garage. Therefore trying to get as many ideas now to avoid possible do overs.
It sounds like you have a good start on your plan. I assume Flatout will have instructions for setting the crossmember height . When you're setting the frame height check which is lower the frame or the rockers. I think on the 55-59 the rockers are lower but I'm not positive. Remember the tire diameter will affect the suspension ride height. If I was doing it I would figure out the frame height before I removed the body from the frame. Have you looked at Farmersid's build in the 47-59 section http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632938 He built his own crossmember and also has some good info on rotating the hydraulic lines on the rack and pinion


We have been busy catching up on some of the welding but we did do some new work today. We finished the round corner on the front of the upper door opening
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Very beefy looking mounts / hinges. The corners look good too. Very nice.
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Smoke and mirrors, he's really building a 1:24th scale model of a burban!!! ps whats going on with that V12????
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Just went through all 15 pages and all I can say is WOW, nice work.
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Very beefy looking mounts / hinges. The corners look good too. Very nice.
Thanks A.D. Unfortunately that hinge needs some redesign work so stay tuned for version two coming soon.

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Smoke and mirrors, he's really building a 1:24th scale model of a burban!!! ps whats going on with that V12????
I'll stick to full size, making all these parts in 1/24 scale would be a pain. The V12 is just sitting and waiting for the rest of the truck to catch up.

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We finally got the drivers side upper door opening corners built.
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Old 12-07-2015, 01:36 AM   #18
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OMG! what is takin' so long with this build? just kidding! looks great so far.
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OMG! what is takin' so long with this build? just kidding! looks great so far.
its taking soo long cuz its gonna look factory, vs a hack job like mine!!!
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OMG! what is takin' so long with this build? just kidding! looks great so far.
Thanks deejaaa. Building the upper door frame really has taken a lot of time. About 10 weeks since we started.

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I don't know about factory Pimpston but we'll do our best. With all the NOS parts you are using I don't think " hack job " will describe yours.


Since the upper door frames are about done we thought we would tackle some other projects. We decided to start by finishing the rear frame and body mounting. The first step was to remove the rear door sill and add a brace across the opening
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Since the upper door frames are about done we thought we would tackle some other projects. We decided to start by finishing the rear frame and body mounting. The first step was to remove the rear door sill and add a brace across the opening[/QUOTE]

please show a detailed repair of this part, cuz I converted my barn doors to clams. I have all the parts, i just would like to see it don't by someone with skills first before I get to chop,cuttin and rebuilding my own...
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Pimpston. I'm not doing a repair on the rear sill. We're going to make up our own panels and extend the upper gate into a single rear hatch. Do you have a barn door sill that you are adding lower gate hinge pockets to or are you changing the whole sill


Today we made a couple of corners and some reenforcing plates. Then we welded the corners to the frame. Next we welded on two strait pieces where the rear bumper will mount.
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Very cool build. Twin turbos off the V12 would be awesome/r
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Fender looks good. Is the body going to welded or hard mounted to the frame?
Thanks Lowers. The body is being welded solid. With the narrow roof at the front I wanted the truck to be as stiff as possible.

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Looking good man.
Thanks Rian I'm amazed watching your truck progress too. You're building it on the other side of the ocean from all the suppliers. It has to be quite a challenge at times.

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Thanks for tuning in Scott. I spend a lot of time in the shop and have a lot of fun doing it.

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Thanks Kainedog. Twin turbos could be fun.


Today we finished the last patch on the passenger side wheel tub and started on the other side
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Nice work, what are your plans for interior?
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