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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
I like the crew cab idea but I already have trucks. I am trying the 4 door suburban idea. Looks like you have helpers for your project. Hope my daughter wants to help when she is older. She is 2 1/2 right now and doesn't like dirty hands. I'll be watching your build.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
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Just read your build, great work. Can I cut the 4th door section out of your burb????
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
You have me thinking impure thoughts about my neighbors Suburban.
Great project. Can't wait to see it done.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Next up is a trial fit. First I was going to use the floor of the truck cab also, but when I got to cutting on the Burb I found a nice steel plate in the spot I was going to have to build a kick up. It already is raised 6 inches, so I'll just use that and lop off the truck cab bottom. So far it looks like it will fit. Notice I had left everything long to decide later how best to mate each item. The pass side is easy because both vehicles wrap their quarters onto the jamb. I simply drilled out the welds on both and wrapped the cab corner like the factory did. I kept the blue drivers jamb side just in case I decide in a few years I am ready to tackle the 4th door option. It'll give me something to do on the truck after I'm finished and start to get bored. I also have seen plenty of unfinished projects for sale because the guy just gets overwhelmed. I'm going to try and avoid that!
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Looking good!
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Like you said, you can always go back after the truck is on the road and do the work to install the 4th door.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
very cool build!
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Awesome work! I don't think I could get through what your doing without giving up and selling it. I love crewcabs,
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Great work! It's cool seeing it coming along.
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Cool build, looking great so far!
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![]() Yours would be best to finish the cab first to set your dimensions. Then if you still want to put the door in it would be easy to copy the other side.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Remember what I said about leaving it long and make the final close cut later, yeah well the rear panel bottom edge was a close one. I think I've got 3/8ths to trim here.
See where the passenger quarter wraps the jamb? This makes it so easy to align and plug weld my drill outs. If you're wondering, the plastic hanging is just to keep the rest of the garage a little less dusty when sanding/bodywork.
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Dude you are really moving on this project..
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NICE work. I'm hooked. You make it look so easy.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Great project and you are going at it the right way! It is weird that we have the same color combo going on our projects - just different ratios. I have a lot of blue, some white and a little patch of yellow!
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Heres a slide show of one built here in Meridian Idaho by Mark at Ace, hope it works not real confusor savvy.
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Apparently we think alike with the modern drivetrain ideas, I won't be taking it as far as firewall and floor removal though.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Frenchie,
I have done all this work between Easter and May30th, about 8 weeks. I stopped for the summer. I am still getting everyone up to speed but I'll give you a hint, It looks reeeeally good now.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
The first pic is how my cab back simply sits on the burb kick up plate. This works so well.
I have seen other guys bracing everywhere before they cut stuff apart, but I didn't bother. I had measured before and knew I would be making minor width adjustments anyway, so why fool with it. Once I got the rear of the burb cut away I realized how much of a waste of time braces would have been. The structure was still rock solid and it took considerable effort to tweak it into shape. I had to use a porta power ram to spread the cab back slightly and ratchet straps to pull the burb in. The straps were so tight I could have played a tune by strumming them.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
Need to cut off the square door top on the third door, later.
Took a break from brain surgery and did a simple skin graft on the rusty floor spot. Everybody has seen this detailed before, so I won't really go into it.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
OH YEAH, now we are cookin. Tons of measuring and even more eyeballing have me ready to commit. Time to put the scalpel away and start sewing this monster up.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
I really like the way you are doing this one ...... Some really good ideas and it really looks like it's gonna pay choosing to start with such a good base vehicle ..... gonna save a ton of work not having to fix rust ! IMO you need to do the 4th door but I do see the value in waiting and getting the bigger project done, NICE work.
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Re: ** YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN** The truck Chevrolet should have built.
I agree, a must on the 4th door. I know when I build one it will be a 4 door.
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Yes, starting with good clean metal and having to spend virtually no time on repair work is VERY, and I repeat VERY, nice.
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