My suburban's Twisted Little Sister

[piratexpress1369a]

Just awesome Dale... Happy new year too

[Bomp]

Glad to see you're back at it.
Way cool build

[65sub]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Dale, Merry EVERYTHING to you and your gang.

Good to see you back.

This build always makes me smile.

Looking forward to further progress.

I love the photo from 1/4 front showing the motor and stretchy front end.

Thanks Rain Happy New Year. The plan for the front is a bit undefined so far but I do like the big V12 sitting there.

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Dale, this truck is going to be soooo cool when it's done and will definately be a unique ride. Great to see you back on it

Hope you and your family have a happy and prosperous 2017

Thanks Ian Happy New year. It's good to be back working on this.

Originally Posted by Average Joe

X2!!!!!!

Cool hand control setup pic!! Are you or will you be able to sit in your chair as you drive or do you have to stow the chair and transfer to the trucks seat? Burb is looking great btw!

Thanks Joe I drive from my wheelchair in all my trucks. It takes some modification to get my chair in but it's much easier getting around.

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Just awesome Dale... Happy new year too

Thanks Pirate. Happy New Year.

Originally Posted by Scott2

Amazing work - can't wait to see what's next. Really good to see you back at it!

Thanks Scott. What's next? Somedays even I don't know

Originally Posted by Bomp

Glad to see you're back at it.
Way cool build

Thanks Bomp I'm happy to be back and having some fun.


Just a day of welding and grinding on the tailgate. We still have a couple of days of welding to do on it. Tomorrow we'll probably work on the hood. I also included a couple of pictures of some Christmas presents my daughter got me. First is a patent drawing of a spark plug. Second are some cool Nascar race track patterns that she made for me.

[Grizz1963]

Liked your daughter before......

Now I love her to bits.

What awesome, well thought through presents.

Funny how gold and jewels do nothing for me, but a well thought through gift just melts my heart.

Love the plug pic.

[lower50's]

Sweet Dale Happy new year to you. Glad to see you back on the trucks they are looking great!! Did you make your hand control or is it something you legally had to buy?

[65sub]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Liked your daughter before......

Now I love her to bits.

What awesome, well thought through presents.

Funny how gold and jewels do nothing for me, but a well thought through gift just melts my heart.

Love the plug pic.

Thanks Rain. She is a sweet girl. I love her too.

Originally Posted by lower50's

Sweet Dale Happy new year to you. Glad to see you back on the trucks they are looking great!! Did you make your hand control or is it something you legally had to buy?

Happy New Year Lower. I made the hand controls myself. Like most of the modifications I make I never bother to ask if its legal


We got some of the work done on the hood. We made a series of vertical cuts in the side then let the weight of the hood close them up and tacked them closed. We still have to reshape the bottom of each side as well as the front corners.

[Advanced Design]

No doubt you guys will get it figured and fabricated. Enjoying the updates!

[Grizz1963]

Amazing how much thinking actually has to go into a build.

And as I have mentioned before on threads, the public has no idea about the days it takes to perfect just one line.

The last pic is starting to make me think "Hotwheels model"

That exaggerated stretch is working for me, along with all you have going on toward the rear.

Waiting in anticipation to see where this goes.

[lower50's]

Cool!! What about extending the rear of the fender to make it work, leave the hood alone and build some kind of lip that goes from the top of the grill back to the hood? Just an idea.

[reaper71]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I agree on the "public eye" thing, the shows that are on do Not show the real deal on the episodes and the actual time lines.
It's false advertising!
The one show that stands out is "Counting Cars" A truck they built last season 52-53 A.D. 3100 series they claimed it was a few months and a issue of custom classic trucks came out that is was in,and it actually took 3 yrs!!
So why lie and make people think your a magic man when you are not. I know this will never change but come on!
Off my soap box now sorry guys!/FONT]

[AJCK87]

Coming along nice!

How about sectioning the hood, adding the difference to extend and meet the grill support while doing the same with the rear portion of the front fenders. Just an idea.

Great work as always!

[65sub]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

No doubt you guys will get it figured and fabricated. Enjoying the updates!

Thanks A.D. i think we have a plan now.

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Amazing how much thinking actually has to go into a build.

And as I have mentioned before on threads, the public has no idea about the days it takes to perfect just one line.

The last pic is starting to make me think "Hotwheels model"

That exaggerated stretch is working for me, along with all you have going on toward the rear.

Waiting in anticipation to see where this goes.

Thanks Rain. While the public may never understand the work that was done, truck guys will and that's what matters.

Originally Posted by lower50's

Cool!! What about extending the rear of the fender to make it work, leave the hood alone and build some kind of lip that goes from the top of the grill back to the hood? Just an idea.

Thanks Lower. We'll probably extend the rear of the fender but "leave the hood alone " you know we can't do that.

Originally Posted by reaper71

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]I agree on the "public eye" thing, the shows that are on do Not show the real deal on the episodes and the actual time lines.
It's false advertising!
The one show that stands out is "Counting Cars" A truck they built last season 52-53 A.D. 3100 series they claimed it was a few months and a issue of custom classic trucks came out that is was in,and it actually took 3 yrs!!
So why lie and make people think your a magic man when you are not. I know this will never change but come on!
Off my soap box now sorry guys!/FONT]

Thanks Reaper. I'll share your soap box and mention the large crews both seen an unseen that build a truck in 3 weeks.

Originally Posted by AJCK87

Coming along nice!

How about sectioning the hood, adding the difference to extend and meet the grill support while doing the same with the rear portion of the front fenders. Just an idea.

Great work as always!

Thanks AJC. We did consider stretching the hood but came up with a different idea.



I looked in my spare parts pile in the barn and found some GMC headlights. So we grabbed the masking tape and marked out some cut lines. After a few quick cuts we used some vice grips to clamp the lights in for a test. Then we bent a piece of sheet metal to extend the hood.

[ibrown50]

Dale, that looks great, love it already, I wish I had a barn like your's

[lower50's]

Ohhhhh yaaaaaa!!!!

[mjh1965]

Great work as usual Dale . Nice to see the 67 looking like a truck again.
I like your hand control picture as I am always interested in seeing different types from different countries. As you know I fit them for a living .
Can't wait to see the sub build finished . amazing work

[65sub]

Originally Posted by 62stepside longbox

Looking good Dale, I like the corvette vibe. Now with the lights in the hood what are you going to do with the space where they were originally mounted? Some sort of custom grille?

Thanks Nik. We plan to make a completely new grille opening and put turn signals where the headlights used to be.

Originally Posted by mjh1965

Great work as usual Dale . Nice to see the 67 looking like a truck again.
I like your hand control picture as I am always interested in seeing different types from different countries. As you know I fit them for a living .
Can't wait to see the sub build finished . amazing work

Thanks Martin. Any time you want to talk hand controls I'm interested. I use several different designs and have something unique planned for this truck


We decided we should stiffen the edges of the new panels so we used a hood brace and cut it in half . Then we clamped it to the top of the new fender and tacked it on

[65sub]

The front fenders we were using are really beat up so we decided to get some repo fenders that arrived this week. They look pretty good but the grille surround piece is installed wrong but that shouldn't be a problem. We also made a piece to reinforce the back edge of the new grille surround.

[65sub]

Finally after a long time welding we have the rear gate all in one piece again. So we hung it back on the truck.

[piratexpress1369a]

Cool ... Looking awesome

[rusty76]

Like what I see.

[Palf70Step]

Very nice work. I so enjoy watching the metal work you guys are doing with this one!

[lower50's]

That is totally awsome!! It will quickly become a pass time watching people look at your burb trying to figure out all you have done.

[65sub]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Cool ... Looking awesome

Thanks Pirate

Originally Posted by rusty76

Like what I see.

Thanks Rusty

Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Very nice work. I so enjoy watching the metal work you guys are doing with this one!

Thanks Bill. We really are having a lot of fun chopping this truck up and welding it back together.

Originally Posted by lower50's

That is totally awsome!! It will quickly become a pass time watching people look at your burb trying to figure out all you have done.

Thanks Lower. I think it might make a few people scratch their heads.



To start mounting the front sheetmetal we need to finish the front of the frame. The first part we need is to mount the front sway bar. Then we'll build the frame to fit. Here's the start of the brackets for the lower control arms and the start of the links.

[65sub]

We finished making the lower control arm sway bar brackets and found that moving the sway bar mount forward to clear the shockwaves puts the ends of the bar into the tires when they are turned. So I'll have to look for a shorter bar. We also made some progress on the modified rear bumper.

[62stepside longbox]

Awesome work on the bumper Dale, really unique touch.