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Coordinator of Synchronicity
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Fantastic job
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Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: Sunny Sanford, Florida
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
awesome work! Man you have the drive/motivation I want! LOL Looks awesome!
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
absolutely beeeeeeeautiful!!
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Location: Eliot, Maine
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
i would have skipped the c-notch and kept it 3/4 ton. but the body work is beautiful and so is the paint job. maybe i should have you restore my 72 burb in a few years. my truck looks like yours did (but with a lot less rust). what did you do with the tripod mirrors? i'll take them off your hands if you still have them. i need something better than sport mirrors for trailer towing (and the simple act of backing up, parallel parking, etc). you aren't too far away too. any chance you get up this way for car shows? there is a vintage truck show in barrington nh every fall and also one at owls head transportation museum in mid july as well as bonny eagle car this coming sunday (may 16th) in buxton. you will have to bring your truck up this way some time!
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Looking good George!
Followed your advice and am checking this thread out..... it looks like the TBI gas tank doesn't hang too low at all, I can't see it at all in the recent shots. Do the lower rear quarters hang lower than the tank, or is it actually possible to see the tank peeking out? Does it seem like there will be any interferences with the tank and the ground when you finally lay it out? I'll do some more searching, but what was the secret to centering the rear axle? It doesn't look like you modifield the trailing arms, so I'm guessing that you moved the crossmember/front hanger back an inch or two?? -G ![]()
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
I am going to get my burb today so Ill see how the heght of the tank is to the 1/4s, I dont remember off hand. I flipped the trailing arm brackets to the carrier beam and put 1/2 inch plates between to center the wheels. I copied somebody elses thread for that info and it worked out. I cant remember whos at the moment but Ill give them cudos later.
George
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Location: Livingston, Ca.
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
awesome job on the rust repair,gives me hope that mine wont be to bad.
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Picked up the Burb today. Got it claened up. I am real happy with the outcome. Its an awesome Blue even for a F$%& color.
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
It never dawned on me but I cant reach the roof to wash it??
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Looks awesome!
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Location: Austin, TX
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Lookin' sharp!
If you can get a nice side profile shot to show the gas tank relative to the rear quarterpanels I'd appreciate it.... still trying to figure out a gas tank solution for my own '72. Thanks. -G ![]()
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Heres a couple
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
congratulations , well done
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I Like Mine With No Shine!
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
That thing turned out great! Now the fun part huh?
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
How is it going back together? Any updates?
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Junk Yartist
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Greeley, CO
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
I Love the paint! I have a question though, why did you route your serpentine belt that way? I have the same brackets on my stock 91 and it looked odd to me so I checked and this is how the diagram shows on my truck.
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
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Thanks Thanks I couldnt wait to get it back but I havent had any time to work on it. Its boating season here in CT so I have been working on the boat and weekends we are out on it so no progress. I will be starting to assemble it next week I am hoping. Quote:
I did get my 3/4 ton to 1/2 ton conversion drop spindles from ECE after a 5 month wait so I will be getting rid of those huge 8 lug rims.
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
hey! Did the burb get anything for Chrsitmas? Any updates?
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
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Hotrodchevy
Join Date: Sep 2010
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
nice work
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Very well done!
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Amazing build....hoping there's an update with wheels and assembled.
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Location: a t w a t e r cali 95301
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
man this sis a nice build i got excited and didnt read through it so why is it 3/4 ton front and 1/2 ton rear
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Location: Angleton, TX
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
I was thinking of this build just the other day and was wondering how it was going. Hopefully we get an update with pictures.
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Tampa Florida
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Re: Project "Mid Life Crisis Low Rider Burb"
Love This burb nice work. I chuckled at the pics in the paint shop one has a corona holding down the plastic and the other had two coors light cans. Nice! Will be following for update
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