53 Surburban "Family Truckster"

[Advanced Design]

I agree, the floor does not come out without a fight. Nice work!
Good to see you on the Burb Marc.

[oldman3]

Marc, glad to see you back at it....Jim

[CHIZZLER]

That wood floor is a bugger to get out. Nice work.

[Iceburgh]

lot of work right there....all down hill now

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

I agree, the floor does not come out without a fight. Nice work!
Good to see you on the Burb Marc.

Thanks, I'm glad I'm back at it as well. I went back out there today.

Originally Posted by oldman3

Marc, glad to see you back at it....Jim

Thanks Jim...

Originally Posted by CHIZZLER

That wood floor is a bugger to get out. Nice work.

You would know Chizzler first hand.

Originally Posted by Iceburgh

lot of work right there....all down hill now

I hope your right...

Marc

[youngrodder]

I got out in the garage again this weekend. I'm suppose to hear from Porterbuilt tomorrow on a completion date that they will hold to for the AD kits. I completed the cab corner repair. The driver side needed to be replaced and the passenger side just needed a small patch. I bought a replacement panel from Wheelwright restorations. It was a nice piece. This was time consuming to replace because there are a couple different piece that all fit together for strength. I was happy how it turned out. I took my time and really made sure the piece fit good before welding. Other than welding back in my seat riser and finishing a tranny tunnel 90% of my metal work will be done.

My wife also agreed to let me spend some of my work money on the burb. I'm going to start looking for an engine. Thinking about an LS. Kind of like the idea of a turbo....

Happy Labor day.......

Marc

[YahamaR1]

Looks good, Nice job you did with the cab corners
Like your engine plans, sounds good a turbo

[Advanced Design]

Nice metalwork work Marc. Go for the LS!

[99 to Life]

nice patch. cool your wife is on board with ya, rather than you hiding the expenses!! But its def a family whip so you have plenty excuses to spend the money. turbo aint a bad idea.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by YahamaR1

Looks good, Nice job you did with the cab corners
Like your engine plans, sounds good a turbo

Thanks yahamaR1

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Nice metalwork work Marc. Go for the LS!

Thanks Doug. I'm engine shopping as we speak. ha ha

Originally Posted by 99 to Life

nice patch. cool your wife is on board with ya, rather than you hiding the expenses!! But its def a family whip so you have plenty excuses to spend the money. turbo aint a bad idea.

Yes, my recent job change provided a financial shot to the arm that I'm not sure I will have again so it might be a good time to throw some at the burb. I never hide my purchases and I usually try to use other $$ besides family $$.

Marc

[oldman3]

Nice repairs, yeah the money deal is tricky. About 40 yrs ago on my first big build, if I spent $500, she would get a $100 or so for her stuff. Work out good for everyone...Jim

[FarmerSid]

Nice patch work Marc. How do you like the panel clamps? I find they leave too big a gap. L33 maybe?

[lower50's]

Yes put a turbo on the LS. Even if you don't put much boost to it, it will be a wow factor and fun to play with.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by FarmerSid

Nice patch work Marc. How do you like the panel clamps? I find they leave too big a gap. L33 maybe?

This is really only the second time that I used them. They work ok if you have two pieces of good metal you are joining. If not it can be a challenge to use them..

Marc

[Iceburgh]

I would go with the LS but use one from a scrap yard that is matched to the tranny and PCM.
If not then go with the MSD setup.
Jusy my opionion after chasing so many gremlins with teh LS I have.
Then again I dont have a LS Tuner or know how to use one

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Iceburgh

I would go with the LS but use one from a scrap yard that is matched to the tranny and PCM.
If not then go with the MSD setup.
Jusy my opionion after chasing so many gremlins with teh LS I have.
Then again I dont have a LS Tuner or know how to use one

Thanks Jim, that's kind of what I was thinking. I would like to find a wrecked or salvaged and then just use the drivetrain and sell the rest.

Watching your Steelers. What's with your new kicker.

Marc

[youngrodder]

Question for the suburban owners. In the seat riser there should be two braces. I took a picture of mine. I'm unsure how they go in. I assume one goes from the rear seat bolt back and the other from the front seat bolt forward. Otherwise your hand would be blocked from being able to reach the bolt. Does anyone know for sure? I'm in the process of welding back in my repaired seat riser.

Thanks
Marc

[Advanced Design]

Marc, If someone else doesn't jump in I will look at mine tomorrow. Haven't welded mine back in yet. Probably going to leave it out until under dash work is done. Much easier laying on a flat floor.

Thinking I recall mine only had one?

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Marc, If someone else doesn't jump in I will look at mine tomorrow. Haven't welded mine back in yet. Probably going to leave it out until under dash work is done. Much easier laying on a flat floor.

Thinking I recall mine only had one?

Thanks Doug.

Marc

[_Ogre]

haven't checked on your build lately, good progress so far
job change and life changes get in the way, eh?

i saw this pic... dang that's huge

[Advanced Design]

Marc,

Here is the seat riser sitting on the floor section I removed. We are looking at it from the front toward back.

Pic 1 red circle is where the front support ends and aligns with the hole in the seat riser.

Pic 2 is the original floor under the seat riser. As I thought I only had one support.

Pic 3 is the bottom of the seat riser showing the hole that aligns with the support.

The supports originally went from this position toward the rear. The floor section in front of the risers is depressed.

Hope that helps. Need anything more please let me know.

Ogre - They are roomy. I figured I put 55 sq ft of floor in mine.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

haven't checked on your build lately, good progress so far
job change and life changes get in the way, eh?

i saw this pic... dang that's huge
That's one of the main reasons for the build...more room for the WHOLE family to cruise out in style...

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Marc,

Here is the seat riser sitting on the floor section I removed. We are looking at it from the front toward back.

Pic 1 red circle is where the front support ends and aligns with the hole in the seat riser.

Pic 2 is the original floor under the seat riser. As I thought I only had one support.

Pic 3 is the bottom of the seat riser showing the hole that aligns with the support.

The supports originally went from this position toward the rear. The floor section in front of the risers is depressed.

Hope that helps. Need anything more please let me know.

Ogre - They are roomy. I figured I put 55 sq ft of floor in mine.

Thanks Doug. That makes sense. I remember the floor being depressed, I didn't think how that effect the seat braces. It makes send that they only extend in the rear of the seat riser which is also where more of the weight will be when sitting.

Marc

[youngrodder]

Thanks to help from Doug I got the seat braces sorted. I welded in the braces and then welded back in my seat riser. I also seam sealer on the floor. I also put down some under coating under the seat riser.

Next I will mount my front driver side seat so I can get the correct positioning for the jump seat. You will see I made my floor flat and one piece on the passenger side. From the factory it came with this strange looking flat metal piece scabbed over the recess in the floor.

Marc

[Advanced Design]

Looks good Marc. Really glad you brought this up as I didn't know there were two. I will have to make one for mine.

Plans for the rest of the floor?

[oldman3]

Marc, nice job on the floor and riser...Jim