'51 Bagged Suburban Build

[Sssingo]

At last the days are longer and the rain has stopped but the jobs have got trickier and slower. At least itys saving money by doing them myself tho hey ;-)

Pic borrowed from ElHippie to rough out seat placement for all of those with step notches

[Sssingo]

The above pic is repairing the snapped clamshell pin before drilling and tapping for the screw thread fitting

[Advanced Design]

Thanks for the update! Did you receive your rear seat? I was looking at them over on the other forum we are in.

[Sssingo]

Yes. I got my rear seat from ElHippie and am very impressed. Toying with using is as a second row with the original arm rest 2nd being a rear gunner seat but more mocking uop needed first

[youngrodder]

I need to mock up my 2nd and 3rd row seats to see about fitting a step notch. I also though about moving the mounting points of the 2nd and 3rd seat to make room for the notch cover.

It sure would be nice if you figured it out for the rest of us...ha ha just kidding.

Marc

[Sssingo]

Mocking up my bridge bar for the TiBlocks so couldn't resist a drop shot ;-)

[99 to Life]

so nice looking

[Sssingo]

A bit more progress.

[Sssingo]

Switching my rear clamshell light to dual filament for stop and tail.

Made up new felt grommet sleeves to account for the change in position of my foot pedal

Using a donor washer bottle in order to recreate a copy of a 1949 glas top loader bottle for mounting in the cab under dash

[Sssingo]

Copied an original 1939 washer bottle bracket for mounting under dash

[Sssingo]

Mocked up and welded titanium scrape bar loaded with blocks :-D

[lower50's]

Originally Posted by Sssingo

Mocked up and welded titanium scrape bar loaded with blocks :-D

titanium or Magnesium? For sparks or wear? I'm using angle iron on my scraper bars to replace easily.

[Sssingo]

Thanks guys. Titanium for sparks really. Its naughty but I had to sell my much loved 20year project 63 oldmobile lowrider in order to be able to do this car so I just want a bit of that fun ;-)

[Advanced Design]

Progress..didn't know these had washer bottles.
Appreciate the update.

[lower50's]

I'm in

[99 to Life]

very nice little details, luv the garage shot

[Sssingo]

My favourite part of a Clamshell Suburban just got a little more fave. Modified a B-31 lamp to run as the original backup light would have with the addition of a magnifier lens.

[Sssingo]

Two weeks off from work was mainly spent in the garage. Made a serious dent in the install of my Accuair.
Ran 3/8 stainless hard lines with Swagelok fittings all-round. AND the good people at AccuAir swapped over my VU4 manifold from the PTC to 1/4 inch threaded some two years after it was purchased!!! - Tell me another company that would do that?

[84blaze]

Looks wicked dude!

[lower50's]

Nice job on the stainless line.

[Advanced Design]

Looking very good! Appreciate the updates.

[99 to Life]

very cool as always with this one.

[youngrodder]

So that's what precision looks like

Marc

[Sssingo]

Wow. I've got a lot of catching up to do.

In short I have tried to tie up loose ends before darkness and winter hit me in my garage with no electricity. So that means anything ready to paint - gets paint, before trial fitting and wrapping up until it is needed again.

[Sssingo]

The step notch cover has also received a coating before I devoted a huge amount of my time to fixing up the spare wheel well from a Datsun 280Z to act as a deluxe spare cover.

Pointless I know but what the heck.