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06-23-2010, 08:00 PM | #1 |
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Re: LFD's 4dr Tahoe Build
dont sell it. I've been following this on since the beginning and your work is top notch.
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Dont tell me youre gonna chop the top off it?!
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06-24-2010, 09:26 AM | #4 |
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Is Low-Buk's chassis going to be transplanted under the Tahoe? or another SWB truck frame? Aren't they the same wheelbase now?
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06-24-2010, 10:37 AM | #5 |
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I'm thinking low buk crewcab.
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06-24-2010, 10:59 AM | #6 |
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That would be cool as hell too!
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06-24-2010, 11:05 AM | #7 |
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short crew with parts from both the 'hoe and low buk?...
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06-25-2010, 01:36 PM | #8 |
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You are getting very warm! I know a lot of people want to see it as a Tahoe but I am over it We love LowBuk but with a growing son it is a very tight fit on that bench. We also need a truck for hauling so a version of this would work out well but it is still up in the air. I have had a few guys ask about buying the roller but nothing has come of it so for now my mind is rolling in another direction.
As said above their are a few crews out their but none are done to what I feel is a factory build with the correct proportions. The gold and white one is the best I have seen but still the "B" pillars are just not what chevy would have done as shown by the passenger side burb "B" pillar. But we will see. Kevin LFD Inc. |
06-24-2010, 11:18 AM | #9 |
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I kind of hope that's not it. So much work has gone into the burb to make it into a unique 4 door tahoe I would hate to see it turned into a crew cab.
Crew cabs are becoming more and more common, but I can only think of 2 ot 3 other "Tahoes", and I've yet to see one in person.
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i agree totaly....would rather see this tahoe rollin.... but he has a sick twisted mind ...so who know whats commin really...
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I could "handle" it turning into a 67 "Avalanche." That would keep it unique and bad ass and something that hasn't been done before (at least to a shortened burb that I've seen, I've seen a "full burb" version of an Avy).
Whatever Kevin does, it WILL be cool, I just hate to see something that already is really cool get cut up into something else
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06-25-2010, 01:40 PM | #12 |
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I have a cab you could have im sure its a drive for ya but its free if you want it..
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Ok guys here is the basic run down of my current thoughts. Pull the LT1 and 700R4 in favor of the 05 Vortec 5.3L with 4L60. It will have more pulling power for towing and now I will have the availability of power adders as well. Cap off the back of the 4 door tahoe and turn it into a crew cab, smooth the fire wall and paint it to match lowbuk and add trim to all 4 doors. Then once it is ready to drop on to the frame I will then pull lowbuk into the shop and remove the cab, front end, motor and trans and then cut the frame under the cab and graft in the tahoe's front half of the frame to give me the longer wheelbase (33") and keep the C4 dropmember set up allowing me to use the new rims from the tahoe as well. After the frame of welded up and painted I will drop the Vortec and trans in place, drop on the completed cab, LowBuk front sheet metal and be almost back on the road. Then to get the rear rims to fit I will have my axels re-drilled and ditch the leafs in favor of 3/4T trailing arms, bags and a Porter Trailing arm crossmember. I will keep the front buckets and second row bench out of the tahoe for the crew cab and reuse the Vintage, gauge cluster, tilt column and brake booster from LowBuk. I will re-wire the cab before placing it on the frame (lowBuk needs to be re-wired bad) and to finish it off I will also use Reno's AccuAir system to control my new ride height. The crew will not sit as low as the tahoe does because I want to keep a full bed but it will drop about 3" lower then it is now doe to the C-notch that was put in it during the first go around. So now give me some feed back Kevin LFD Inc. |
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Sounds dirty... but alluring!
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sounds great.................can't wait to see the finished in a day or two..
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I almost forgot the sacrifice of the "Hoe" will also lend it self to a few other projects. The Dana 44 C4 rear end will end up in the finished version of the 3 window coupe I am designing. Then by swaping out the drive train from LowBuw I will use the 700R4 and the cruise control from LowBuk and the SS fuel sump out of the Tahoe fuel tank in my sons F1 SS tank I am building.
Then I will sell the LowBuk cab with interior and door glass (minus side trim, front and rear window's, A/C and gauge cluster) I will also have the front 68 clip off the Tahoe and a few other parts. Kevin LFD Inc. Last edited by Rokcrln; 06-26-2010 at 05:45 PM. |
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Well the time has come I pulled the motor and trans this morning and got them all ready to go into LowBuk. I also pulled the front clip off the Tahoe and will post that for sale here shortly, not the best shape but (fender well mounts cut out for the 20's) still very good for 67. I also pulled the entire AccuAir system out to be put into my son's F1 one day in the near future so I can stop lifting it with a C02 bottle. I will also be putting the tires and rims up for sale soon as well for a steal. My welding helmet finally gave up the ghost so I had some free time today to work on this but I will not get to cutting the body or frame down for another week or two. After that it will sit as is until Lemon Drop is here and gone for some final touches.
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Sounds good to me. Have you started yet?
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Do you have a build thread somewhere of the coupe?
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06-26-2010, 09:30 PM | #24 |
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wow, major changes again!!
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Not really but once I have an official one I will have a link added to my sig.
Just a bit of nip tuck. Kevin LFD Inc. Last edited by Rokcrln; 06-26-2010 at 09:39 PM. |
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