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Old 10-05-2013, 03:18 PM   #1
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Re: 52 GMC Envoy Burb meld/build

Yeah, that's a good call. Looks good.
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Old 10-05-2013, 05:03 PM   #2
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Thanks guys, I think I cut at least 12 inches out of the middle of the bumper. Once I get the front one squared away, off to the chrome shop! (So far, about 5 inches off each side) Of course tucked within a quarter inch . .
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Old 10-10-2013, 09:13 PM   #3
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Looks like you got a lot done while I was on a cruise!
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Old 10-16-2013, 06:58 AM   #4
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BBEEP, looks great. The tail lights looks like they meant to be there. Going to be a ride.


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Old 12-13-2013, 02:23 PM   #5
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Just a pic from my deck . . .
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Old 12-13-2013, 04:28 PM   #6
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Just a pic from my deck . . .
Lookin' good!!!
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Old 12-14-2013, 01:55 AM   #7
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Hey John, its coming together very nicely. Good choice on the tail lamps. Give me a call about the wiring for them. Thanks, Tom
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Old 12-15-2013, 10:12 PM   #8
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Looks great Bbeep. can't wait to see it finished.
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Old 12-16-2013, 01:16 AM   #9
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Fantastic build!! I like the HHR tailights much better
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Old 07-08-2014, 08:28 PM   #10
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Put the Burb on hold while I built the bus, daughter got married, remodeled the house....
But, it is on it's way again. Installed the rare mid body trim...
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Old 01-14-2014, 12:27 PM   #11
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Great looking build. I to like the HHR taillights better. I really like the meld of the AD body to the Envoy frame, and am waiting (like a lot of others on this forum) to see this one in paint! I am in the early stage of doing the same thing to a TF truck, and one of my goals is to reduce some of the "fat" of the TF roof. I like the way you pancaked the roof. From the pictures in Post 451, it looks like your bodyman trimmed around the edges and then expanded the sides of the roof section and welded it up. Is that how he did it? Any additional pictures or insite would be greatly appreciated.

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Old 01-14-2014, 10:21 PM   #12
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Since the 1 1/2 inches was taken out of the part that was the 'rise', when the top came down, it sat almost perfectly to the body.
And you are using an Envoy?
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Old 01-14-2014, 10:40 PM   #13
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Since the 1 1/2 inches was taken out of the part that was the 'rise', when the top came down, it sat almost perfectly to the body.
And you are using an Envoy?
I'm using a Trailblazer ext frame/body to meld to a Task Force pickup. I plan to use as much of the trailblazer as I can. I'm in the process of extending the cab by 8 inches for more room, and since I have to address the roof anyway, I would like to take some of the height out of it. I've measured and measured, and it looks like the melding of the 55 cab will be very doable to the Trailblazer floorpan and firewall.

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Old 01-14-2014, 11:10 PM   #14
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I think you're probably right as far as the width. I don't think you will have to be concerned about the width of the dash or the front track.
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Old 04-13-2014, 07:36 AM   #15
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Re: 52 GMC Envoy Burb meld/build

just went through all 22 pages...looks KILLER is all I got! sheesh
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Old 05-04-2014, 11:09 PM   #16
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Looks amazing! I did a firewall/floor/all systems swap starting at the end of grad school and finally abandoned it a couple months ago, it was a 98 s10 under a 62 (then a 65) body. Everyone who told me it was a waste of time was just wrong. What a great swap.

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Old 07-09-2014, 06:24 AM   #17
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Attention to detail is incredible. Nice job. Dug
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Old 07-09-2014, 08:46 AM   #18
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Your build looks great. Glad to see you back on this after the "Short Bus" detour (that also looks really good). I have never seen beltline trim like that, where in the world did you find it - or did you adapt it from a car?
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Your build looks great. Glad to see you back on this after the "Short Bus" detour (that also looks really good). I have never seen beltline trim like that, where in the world did you find it - or did you adapt it from a car?
I thought about a 'story' about the trim...nah! I took the finger guard that goes behind the door handles as my pattern. I had a young guy here in town build a jig and we used 18 gauge steel and spent a lot of time.
Considered stainless, but opted to use steel and then chrome plate it instead. I wanted something that looked like it could have been stock...but updated. My goal on the build was to build what I thought the HHR could have been in an all wheel or rear wheel midsize.
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Old 07-09-2014, 11:23 AM   #20
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My Hero!!! That is some killer trim, and I would hate to guess the amount of time it took. Does this mean the Burb will be two toned?
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Does this mean the Burb will be two toned?
Have considered it, but I wonder if it is a passing fad?
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Old 07-09-2014, 12:34 PM   #22
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I like it , so much so that you should make a 2nd set.....

Looking good.

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Old 08-31-2015, 11:50 PM   #23
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Is this still in the works? Been a while since any new updates.
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Old 12-29-2015, 11:21 PM   #24
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Finally back on it!! Dropped it at the glass shop today to get the glass cut before I paint inside and out . . . YAY!!!
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Nice. Funny how they sit and wait for us to return
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