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#51 |
Ridin' Dirty
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Still prepping the motor to reinstall. I think I might throw an Edelbrock intake on it while the distributor is out. I gotta get a puller to remove the balancer so I can do the timing chain too and paint the cover.
I bought some high heat primer today which will be followed by Chevy orange. I'd like to use my solid smoothie valve covers from an old 283 I have. Anybody know the best way to vent the crankcase with no PCV valve/breather in the valve covers? Also need to be able to add oil.. ![]() My son was helping me with the dirty work with a wire wheel..
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#52 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Hey thanks. Do you know if the Custom Cab was much better than a base model? More chrome maybe?
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel |
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#53 |
Ridin' Dirty
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Man, I should really stay off the Edelbrock site.. this is so cool! http://www.edelbrock.com/automotive_...o-barrel.shtml
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Custom Cab on suburbans was like the CST package on pickups. I'm not sure of all it included, but here are a few of the parts included. Stainless windshield and vent window trim,padded interior door panels, dash knobs with the aluminum centers,chrome bumpers, aluminum headlight and grille moldings, fender and hood surround. Mine has tinted glass, I dont know if it was part of the package. Mine has carpet, and doesn't appear to ever have had the body moldings. The no body moldings has always seemed odd to me. Perhaps there is someone that knows more
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#55 |
Ridin' Dirty
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Good info, thanks.
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#56 |
Ridin' Dirty
Join Date: Oct 2009
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel Last edited by Mr Pops; 02-18-2012 at 09:58 PM. |
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#57 |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Well thanks to a couple of my favorite Burbs on this site (pictured below) and Dieselwrencher's 2wd to 4wd conversion thread, I was inspired to jump off the deep end and build this thing the way I actually want it to be.. 4x4!
I feel that this will not only look really sweet, but also be very useful as a versatile year round daily driver that will better suit my family/acreage lifestyle..
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel |
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#58 |
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Join Date: Oct 2009
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Like Dieselwrencher's build, I'll be using a 73+ body style donor truck for springs, hangers, crossmember, steering box etc.. NOT A FRAME SWAP.
Here's my parts truck. It's a Frankenstein of the previous owners half done project. It's got a 1980 clip, doors and box, but the cab vin says it was built in 73.. Also, it's a 1 ton body with 10 bolt, 6 lug diffs. I'm hoping to find some 3/4 ton axles though.
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel |
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#59 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Don't worry, I won't be using the hillbilly lift kit that the PO installed..
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Not going to grab the rear axle stuff till I get the front end done, so I chained it to my "tow truck" to get er out of my driveway..
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#61 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Yoink! got the crossmember out this morning and "towed" it down to the field with my "tow truck"
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#62 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
My son wandered into the garage, so I got him to bolt the leafs to the axle.. The 10 bolt diff from my donor truck was pretty crusty so I'm using a different 10 bolt I had kickin around from an 89 Suburban. (at least to mock everything up) I haven't checked to see what the gear ratio is yet, if I get lucky and it matches the rear, I might use this one till I find some 3/4 ton diffs.
I set the rad support in place to get an idea of the ride height. I realize it's going to sit higher right now with no drivetrain or front clip, but is it just me, or does it look like these leafs I used might have a few inches of lift??
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1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel Last edited by Mr Pops; 02-20-2012 at 11:15 PM. |
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#63 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
I test fit the steering box from the donor truck and it's a direct bolt in. Next on the list is to weld in some flat metal where the E-brake cut outs would conflict with the shackle hangers sitting flat on the frame. I'll also have to fab some gussets for the front spring hangers.
I haven't decided if I'm going to modify the donor trucks motor mounts/crossmember to fit, or modify the 2wd motor mounts to work with a custom crossmember.. Unless somebody local has a 4x4 crossmember they want to part with?
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Did you buy new front leaf springs or go with the longer Squarebody leafs? What kind of lift?
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#65 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
I used the leafs that came on the 73 donor truck. Not sure if they're stock or not. They have a slight positive arch and I've seen lots of stock 4x4's with slight negative arch (more saggy) so the donor truck might have had a slight lift but I'm not sure.
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
It's been awhile since I poked my head in here, big changes!!! I like it.
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Cool! I like the 4x conversion builds. Have you looked at Dunenuts build? He recently did a 4x conversion on a C10 longbed and retained the rear coils. I think he also reused the crossmember from his donor 80's blazer with minimal fabrication. Woodright also has a conversion going utilizing a 2wd frame.
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Chevy 67-68 fenders are different from the 69-72 chevy fenders.
The core support and hood are also different. 67-68 Chevy fenders are the same as 67-72 GMC fenders. The only minor difference is that all 67 fenders have no side marker light.
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
As a 4x4 'Burb liker, this is very interesting!
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Woodrights build:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=446024 Dunenutts build: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444887 |
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#73 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Cool thanks for the links, they will be useful.
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
Well I got sidetracked working on my Blazer and other stuff, but today I decided to start on some spring hanger gussets to replace the 73-87 style while not conflicting or moving the 68 style body mount. Spent about an hour in the garage before my little brother distracted me and we went out back to fire a 1918 Lee Enfield 303 that he hadn't fired since he bought it, and took it completely apart to clean.
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#75 |
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Re: My first 67-72! (68 Burb)
So my buddy bought brand new 68 fenders for his 72 Chevy not realizing they were different, so he sold them to me for $100 each!
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