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Looking really nice! --- great idea on the brake line holders. Also look into Longacre and Allstar racing parts. They have rollbar clamp (different diameters) style parts like that to hold all kinds of things and their prices are better than HD stuff....
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I really like the idea of a HD pop up gas cap. Bought one about a year ago but decided to go with a conventional fuel door in fender.
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Ok I need to come clean.....I have been sand baggin a little. I have been working on the Suburban pretty steady for the past few weeks but I haven't been updating my build thread so I will warn you this update will be picture and text heavy as I attempt to catch this up to real life...ha ha
Ok about 3 weeks ago I realized that something needed to be done with my Porterbuilt rear bag mounts as they didn't allow the bag when fully deflated to collapse enough to lay the running boards flat. I was about 2" short. To most this probably seems like I'm being picky. To me I have come this far and I want what I want. Nate at Porterbuilt was super accommodating in getting me new reworked bag plates. Full disclosure when trouble shooting this with Nate, he informed me that I installed the plates upside down. He took the blame as I never really had install directions. The new set of bag mounts did the trick (see the instructions provided....ha ha) While I had the rearend out to cut off the old bag plates, I fixed my disc brake issue. If you recall my calipers hit my frame rail when fully aired out. so what I did was index the backing plate to place the calipers/brackets closer to the ground and clearing the notch. Other than making a slight clearance on the frame rails this corrected this challenge. Ok some pics
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The next thing I shifted my attention to was to start mocking up the middle and rear seat for placement since my wheel tubs where welded in place. when I placed the middle seat I saw that the wheel tub in its new location and size limited how far back I could mount this seat. In an effort to maximize leg room for the middle seat, I cut away the wheel tub to clearance an area so the seat frame would not interfere. Then I needed to come up with a way to add metal back an try to make it look decent. I'm happy with how it turned out considering I don't have an English wheel to make it the right way.
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So on the rear seat if you recall I narrowed it already 3" to fit between the wheel tubs. I also removed the legs. While tying to fit this rear seat with the new tubs, the side supports of the seat hit the tubs. So I needed to cut them and move them slightly to clear. I wanted to retain the factory look. When I'm done I will be surprised if anyone will know the amount of work that I have put into the factory seat too fit and still look factory.
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Ok, here is the fruits of my labor. I welded in the new bag plates and after more cutting I was able to clearance more metal for wheel clearance.
I'm liking how it looks laid out flat... Marc
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Dang Marc..you have been busy..looking good as always...I wonder if Doug's been hiding in the bushes as well..
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OH YA that looks great, lays out just right.
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sweet. nice when them hurdles get cleared. at first they always seem so daunting. and really no need for fancy tools. I'v went years without even the most basic handy tools, so if I can do it anyone can. the seats look rad, makes me want one even more. Forget the family belair i'v been wanting to do, I want to do a family burb!
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Marc, great work as always. Anyone with a burb will catch the change, most lookers won't...Jim
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Marc, It is looking Awesome and making great progress.
Build it the way you want the first time.
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Good work Marc, lots of cool and resourceful modifications!
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Looks awesome layed out!
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Nice work....Looks like its coming together nicely.
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Thanks I like the look, I'm glad I went the extra mile.
Thanks, I will be happy when I'm done cutting the welding. I needed to clearance some frame rail for caliper clearance once fully aired out....2 steps forward.....3 back. Ha ha
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Looks really great layed out! nice job going bit by bit until you got it right!
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Yes but they were big steps forward and only little steps back...Great progress.
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Those pics just put a laid out 'burb on my bucket list of builds.
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I'm just about done cutting. The cool thing is I can just put enough air in the bags to get it off the ground and it rolls nice and smooth. My 48 truck does not.. Marc
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