The Family Truckster- 66 Suburban Build

[Vic1947]

Just looking at that frame and firewall ...I think you're gonna need a bigger piece of cardboard.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by aggie91

If I had the cash and you weren't so far away, I would relieve you of the engine, trans and the rear end.

Oh well! Not get that frame cleaned up and that LS in there!

I wish you could come get it too! I want it out of my garage

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Just looking at that frame and firewall ...I think you're gonna need a bigger piece of cardboard.

Yeah I think your right, I'll be cleaning up a lot of dust here very soon.

[Jferrante]

Nice work, this damn snow is killing us. You guys are getting a bit more than me tomorrow . The 12 bolt is something I might be interested in at some point but I'd need new axles since I'm 5 lug

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Jferrante

Nice work, this damn snow is killing us. You guys are getting a bit more than me tomorrow . The 12 bolt is something I might be interested in at some point but I'd need new axles since I'm 5 lug

Yeah, I'm tired of this snow already! What do you plan on doing with your factory front inner fenders? If they are in good shape and your willing to part with them, maybe we can work out a little trade.

[Jferrante]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Yeah, I'm tired of this snow already! What do you plan on doing with your factory front inner fenders? If they are in good shape and your willing to part with them, maybe we can work out a little trade.

let me double check their condition and get back to you. I am pretty sure they are solid.

[3drburb]

I like what you are doing to this burb. Your family will hopefully really enjoy it for many years and the kid will have somewhere to run around when you are out and about, I know my kids sure did with mines. ( theirs lol )

[Dustmaker65]

Burb is looking great Keith! Hope you get it back together before summer!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by 3drburb

I like what you are doing to this burb. Your family will hopefully really enjoy it for many years and the kid will have somewhere to run around when you are out and about, I know my kids sure did with mines. ( theirs lol )

Thank you, I'm hoping we have many years of fun with it.

Originally Posted by Dustmaker65

Burb is looking great Keith! Hope you get it back together before summer!

I hope so too, but it's hard to consistently get out in the garage and work on it with the kids.

[Bennett68C10]

Took advantage of the beautiful weather on Friday and Saturday before the rain started and got the front half of the frame cleaned up and painted. Have to clean and paint the control arms and start putting the suspension back together!

[shearjs]

Looks good buddy. That LS is going to be sweet in there!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by shearjs

Looks good buddy. That LS is going to be sweet in there!

Thanks buddy, I'm happy with the way it turned out. Can't wait to get that LS in there, got my converter from Circle-D yesterday. Just waiting on my trans to get rebuilt so I can drop it all in the chassis.

[Vic1947]

Frame turned out great, Keith! All that scraping and degreasing paid off. Won't be long before you have it back down on the ground.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Vic1947

Frame turned out great, Keith! All that scraping and degreasing paid off. Won't be long before you have it back down on the ground.

Thanks Vic, I got the control arms cleaned up and painted this weekend along with the airbag upper plates, cups, front shock relocators and the Captain Fab PS conversion bracket. Control Arms have also been rebuilt with new cross shafts and ball joints!

[mcbassin]

Nice work Keith!

[Bennett68C10]

Thanks Mike, now comes the fun part of laying on my back and drilling the holes for the upper bag plates into the front crossmember. Probably should have just removed the front crossmember and flipped it over to drill the holes but that would have been to easy right

[SCOTI]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks Mike, now comes the fun part of laying on my back and drilling the holes for the upper bag plates into the front crossmember. Probably should have just removed the front crossmember and flipped it over to drill the holes but that would have been to easy right :lol:

Yes, it sure would have.
Looking forward to your future updates on this nice family friendly project.

[smbrouss70]

Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Thanks Mike, now comes the fun part of laying on my back and drilling the holes for the upper bag plates into the front crossmember. Probably should have just removed the front crossmember and flipped it over to drill the holes but that would have been to easy right

Wear long sleeves... ask me how I know!

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Yes, it sure would have.
Looking forward to your future updates on this nice family friendly project.

Thanks, I’m looking forward to getting some more progress done on it!

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Wear long sleeves... ask me how I know!

Oh I know, not my first time doing it. Plan on wearing my welding jacket and gloves to keep the shrapnel off me

[Bennett68C10]

Got the front suspension back together today and the bags installed! Don’t mind my air lines, they are only temporary until I figure out how I want to run them

[Jferrante]

good work - steady progress.

[Bennett68C10]

Originally Posted by Jferrante

good work - steady progress.

Thanks man, I'm chipping away at it.

[Bennett68C10]

Stripped the interior and firewall today on the Burb and finally got rid of the old carpet that was stinking up the interior. I’m going to clean up the dirty firewall and see if I can get away with not painting it right now!

[Vic1947]

I'd vote for paint. Exterior, frame, suspension all look great. Bet the engine will too. Firewall may look out of place with everything else shiny. But then I paint the insides of the doors and do other OCD things.

[aggie91]

I agree, paint the firewall on the cowl area to better match with the exterior. The outside paint looks good in the pictures, just go ahead and paint it while you have it all apart. You might regret it later if you don't.

[knomadd]

Originally Posted by aggie91

...just go ahead and paint it while you have it all apart. You might regret it later if you don't.

My thoughts exactly!