1969 SuperBurb build-up (Bagged and Blown!)

[GREASEMONKEY72]

that has to be the best ass ive ever seen on a burb, keep up the good work

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

Best I could do for right now. Sorry for the green paint, that's all I had to get it all one color, .

Gorgeous! I think the tailgate trim will work well with the "truck" paint scheme in your rendering. Only one possible issue I see: The tail light trim might be lower than the top of the bumper, or close to it. That's why I asked for the with-bumper-on pics.

I wonder if one could install the whole setup a tad higher. I know it's too late for you, and yours look awesome anyway, but I'm just thinking out loud...

That's what you get for being a pioneer!!! Someone may come along and improve on your idea, but you will always be the first and we thank you for that

[Britain Smith]

I am liking the Coy's more and more...definitely gotta go with the 22's Mike. Those look like the polished ones.

-Britain

[68GMC454]

nice job on your burb..i iss my 86 burb, may she rest in peice,,lol..i always wanted an older 2wd burb..i love the way you redid the tailgate and lights..looks great

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Gorgeous! I think the tailgate trim will work well with the "truck" paint scheme in your rendering. Only one possible issue I see: The tail light trim might be lower than the top of the bumper, or close to it. That's why I asked for the with-bumper-on pics.

I wonder if one could install the whole setup a tad higher. I know it's too late for you, and yours look awesome anyway, but I'm just thinking out loud...

That's what you get for being a pioneer!!! Someone may come along and improve on your idea, but you will always be the first and we thank you for that

FF - It will be close for the one piece of lower trim, but if you look at the truck setup it's not perfectly lined up with the bottom of the tail light trim. I think I can place the lower trim right above the hinges and make it work. The problem you will run into with raising everything up, will be matching the body lines up (side) and the upper side trim (if you use the truck trim and paint). I lined up both lower body lines (truck/burb) which made the upper side truck trim hit the tail lights in the right place. I think that if you plan on using the lower tailgate trim, that since you are doing a one piece lift gate, you could lengthen the lip of the lift gate to get it lower to help with alignment. This is probably more confusing than help. I guess I should have asked you what your overall idea is,... Suburban paint scheme with truck tail lights or truck paint scheme and truck tail lights. I attached some picture of the Burb with some of the trim on and of some trucks for reference. As for being a Pioneer, thanks!, too bad my metal working skills don't match my ability to dream some of this stuff up. Good thing they make grinders and bondo, .

[shifty]

As a point of note also - I would probably paint in the rear silver section as well...I think it would look better than cutting the trim to fill out over the door seam.

[Putter]

All I can say is....wow. That is looking really good. And like you said, the general public won't know the difference.

[Frizzle Fry]

Yep, Your right. That's not gonna be an issue. Very Nice Successa!

[Hart_Rod]

OK, I finally got the CrewCab "stabilized", , so now time to get back on the Burb! My wife suprised me the other night. She was like, "aren't you going to finish the Suburban so you can drive it to New Mexico?" I said, do you realize how much time and $$$$ it will take to finish it before I leave?! She said finish it! Now I got to figure out how to make that happen.

NOTE: I started typing this 3 hours ago when I got a call from my 17 year old daughter saying she had been in a wreck. She said the car looked totaled!!!! We just purchased it new 2 days ago and it had less than 300 miles on it, . Luckily it wasn't her fault and she wasn't speeding. An older lady pulled out in front of her while she was going 45 mph and my daughter T-boned her. Seatbelts where on, airbags deployed, and the crumple zones did their job. No one seriously hurt, just some seatbelt bruises and a red face from the air bags. Thank God and the NTSB! Here's some photos or the car.

[pcmcobra]

wow,
Rob, that sux. Glad they turned out ok.

[gregfull]

Good news on your daughter! I've got twins about to start drivers ed this Summer, that should be fun. As for the burb, you and Mike amaze me, the ingenious ideas you guys have come up with are really impressive. Keep up the good work and the good posts. Greg.

[Frizzle Fry]

Glad everyone is ok. Thank God for modern safety equipment! Guess we need to figure out how to put airbags in these things, huh?

Good news on the Burb schedule! What's your timeline?

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by pcmcobra

wow,
Rob, that sux. Glad they turned out ok.

Thanks John.

Originally Posted by gregfull

Good news on your daughter! I've got twins about to start drivers ed this Summer, that should be fun. As for the burb, you and Mike amaze me, the ingenious ideas you guys have come up with are really impressive. Keep up the good work and the good posts. Greg.

Thanks Greg, two at once, I don't envy you. Courtney, my daughter is very level head and very dependable. I'm confident in her (she learned how to drive witha stick shift and drove it for almost a year), it's just all the other drivers out there that really worry me. It just goes to show you, know matter how safe you are, if some one else does something stupid, accidents can still happen. I think she learned a good lesson about paying more attention to other drivers on the road. Thanks for the props on the Burb! It's always cool when your concepts end up coming out as cool as you planned.

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Glad everyone is ok. Thank God for modern safety equipment! Guess we need to figure out how to put airbags in these things, huh?

Good news on the Burb schedule! What's your timeline?

Thanks Mike, other than the cars getting crunched, it couldn't have turned out any better. Now the only issue will be the insurance companies, they will probably say the car can be fixed, but I don't want it back. I know there are some good repair companies out there, but the stygma place on a car by carfax nowadays, I probably couldn't give the car away. I guess we'll see.

As for the Burb, if we can have it painted by the end of July, I think I can get it put back together. I only have a few more big parts to buy, a/c, EFI harness, and a bunch of smaller misc stuff.... I'll keep you posted.

[68 P.O.S.]

Man that sux. Glad everything is okay and I hope the insurance works out the way you want it to.

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by 68 P.O.S.

Man that sux. Glad everything is okay and I hope the insurance works out the way you want it to.

Thanks Eric, I'm sure it will work out.

Well before all the excitment yesterday evening, I actually got a little bit done on the Suburban. I had planned on installing a set of bear claw latches in the tailgate. Then the other day I was helping my buddy work on a late model Chevy truck tailgate and decided I liked the way the latches on it looked better than the bearclaw ones. Here's some pictures of the install of the drivers sided. As soon as I finish the passenger side, then the body's coming off the frame and going on a rotissierre, .

[GREASEMONKEY72]

i know its a latch but that looks good man

[Frizzle Fry]

Nice, but curious why? I thought about it for the one-piece but the stock latches work just fine. If it's not broke... I'm sure you have a good reason

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

i know its a latch but that looks good man

It will definitely look more factory than the bearclaw's.

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Nice, but curious why? I thought about it for the one-piece but the stock latches work just fine. If it's not broke... I'm sure you have a good reason

Mine never really latched very well (maybe it was me not adjusting them properly, ). I've modded the tailgate so much, I figured what the heck. Plus, I've got a couple weeks until we'll be ready to put it on a rotissierre, .

[Hart_Rod]

Drivers side tail gate latch is completed, . Should finish the passenger one tomorrow.

[Hart_Rod]

More pics......

[Wreckless_71]

Dang... Your burb is lookin' great. I think that's going to be my next project!

[pcmcobra]

Rob,
looking good,
now come fill the stake pockets and bedrail holes on my truck..

[Hart_Rod]

Originally Posted by pcmcobra

Rob,
looking good,
now come fill the stake pockets and bedrail holes on my truck..

Bring it on over. I would sure hate to mess up that nice white paint, though .

[Hart_Rod]

Finished passenger side latch. Just need to make the pull rod's that attach to the tailgate opener and the tailgate will be done!

[hyde]

Great work...Very impressed with your detail. It would have been so easy to leave certain things but you took the time to do it right the first time! Congrats on a fine ride! John