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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Moving along. Last night we got the interior shot with epoxy primer. That was a relief as I was stressing that it would flash rust before I got primer on it. I like how the crusty exterior looks in contrast to the clean interior.....Its amazing how much better things look when they are all the same color.
Next I will order some raptor liner to fully coat the floors (top/bottom) and the backsides of the fenders... Marc
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Just thumbed back thru your entire build. Man, you've come a long way. Great craftsmanship.
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
looks nice man!
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Well I have been ordering more parts and plugging along. I got my trans back from being rebuilt. I got the new Dakota Digital HDX gauges in silver. I ordered a LS1 wiring harness for the motor. I went with one from BP Automotive. I ordered a larger stall converter to better match my cam and set up. I went with a Circle D Specialties (3 - 3,300). I have been busy welding up the dash to clean that up. This weekend I got my engine and trans in epoxy primer, I installed my sending until from CCP that I purchased. I also finished my fuel (supply line). I need to get busy and pick a color for my drivetrain.
Next weekend I'm going to try to get my underside coated in Raptor liner. Thanks Marc
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I also mounted my AC bulk head. I plan to run the AC hoses on the back side of the fenders out of sight. I stole the location of the bulkhead from someone else I saw on IG...
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
those are some sweet looking gauges Marc..!!!!!
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Well crap!
Wish I would have thought of running my A/C bulkhead like that! Mark
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Marc, looking good my friend...Jim
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
nice progress. I ran my heater hoses through that same location on my one build. Looks great.
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Thanks I dig them too. They have a lot of add on functionality. I added ambient temp sensor. You could also add air pressure sensors and it would display individual bag/tank pressure. I decided not to add that but all of the info shows up in the small led screen
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Marc - wow, have come along way since Ive been here last, looking really good. This is probably going to be something in my realm of next projects with the g-kids growing up... Not enough room in a pickup truck!
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Yes, I've been trashing ever since I sold my 48 truck (one might say making up for lost time). Other than wheels/tire and seats being recovered I have a most all of the big dollar parts purchased. I really want to drive this next spring. Next on the list is to spray raptor liner on the top/bottom sides of the floors. I almost go to it this weekend but I ran out of time. Marc
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Well I continue to work toward getting the interior of the body all set. So to date I have done the following to the inside of the body. I sandblasted, then epoxy primed, epoxy seam sealed and finally coated the top and bottoms of the floors and wheel wells with Raptor liner. it's pretty much water proof. Pretty happy with how it is shaping up. Just because is it rusty outside doesn't mean that it has to be inside. I even seam sealed the back sides of the doors. In the pics you can see where I had a small patch in the bottom of each door.
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
looking good Marc!
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Looking good Marc, keep up the work...Jim
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Thanks guys. We set the backlash on the rear end last night so I will pretty much have a rolling chassis to show soon. I've been holding out but the chassis is 95% complete.
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Sounds great, can wait to see it...Jim
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Looking good Marc....
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Very nice
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
I worked on the floors this weekend. Anyone that has removed the wood floor from their AD Suburban knows that the body was built around the floor so it needs to come out in pieces. I had an idea floating around for a while on how I would go about replacing it. I used 5/8" marine grade plywood which is basically the same wood I removed. I decided I would use a lap joint on the seams for strength. I also centered the joint over the floor brace as well. I'm pretty happy with how it turned out. next I will move my seats up so that I can install the seat anchors. I plan to cover the notch with sheet metal. Next up I will stain the wood and paint the bottom side and edges with an Eastwood rust guard paint for added protection. I can't coat it with raptor liner as the wood fits tight as it is. The pics are from before to after with a close up of my lap joint.
Thanks Marc
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That looks good Marc..!
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
Nice job, lap joint should work great...Jim
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Re: 53 Surburban "Family Truckster"
great thinking!
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