Joined the Short Wheelbase Club *69 Tahoe Project*

[v8blaze]

i just went though this entire build in one sitting, i was on the fence about a swb suburban but with all the little touches you put on this i absolutly love it

[HEX214PONY]

I am working on a 69 Chevy P/U and was needing to know the length of the driver door on your Suburban. If you can possibly respond with the dimensions i would greatly appreciate it. I called a few places like brothers trucks but they say they do not have that info. Also, I know the frame around the window is different from that of a P/U door. What is the angle between the horizontal line where the glass begins and the vertical line where the frame begins(part of frame that is closest to the b pillar). Thanks in advance!

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Jvsapp

post a link if you do.

Will do. There are a couple pics of it in Longhornman's roadtrip thread/album.

Originally Posted by c10chevy69

It took me two days to read to the end of 45 pages (so far). Your imagination and skills are simply outstanding. I will continue to watch your progress until the end of this build (but they never really are finished are they?). I can only hope to have half the energy and inspiration that you do to someday finish my 69/72. Thank you for all of your hard work.

Man is that ever right! I don't think I know how to "finish" a project But I'll keep pluggin away as inspiration stikes

Originally Posted by robmrtnbb5

Just wanted to say youve got a realy kool build going on hear lookin good

bob m

Thanks! That's a nice lookin truck in your avatar!

Originally Posted by v8blaze

i just went though this entire build in one sitting, i was on the fence about a swb suburban but with all the little touches you put on this i absolutly love it

Thank you! More to come...

Originally Posted by HEX214PONY

I am working on a 69 Chevy P/U and was needing to know the length of the driver door on your Suburban. If you can possibly respond with the dimensions i would greatly appreciate it. I called a few places like brothers trucks but they say they do not have that info. Also, I know the frame around the window is different from that of a P/U door. What is the angle between the horizontal line where the glass begins and the vertical line where the frame begins(part of frame that is closest to the b pillar). Thanks in advance!

The burb doors are the same length as the truck doors. Window frames can be swapped between the two. Hope that helps.

[HEX214PONY]

Thanks a lot! You are certainly more help then some of the customer service people at some parts places. Where would you recommend getting some used Burb door frames? Thanks again!

[Frizzle Fry]

The parts board on this forum is a great place to find just about anything chevy truck related. You do have to subscribe to post a WTB but trust me that it's well worth it. Otherwise there's always craigslist, eBay, an the good ol classifieds.

[HEX214PONY]

I have decided that i am going to make the suburban frame so can get practice out of it as well as save a little bit of money. The only thing that holds me from doing so are a few measurements. Is it possible if I get these measurements from you? I have attached a file hopefully it loads since im new to this site. A= measurement of top of door frame corner to corner. B= measurement inside edge of frame basically inside corner to inside corner. C= measure of the angle between the two parts. If you can reply with this info it would be greatly appreciated. Kinda sucks there are no burbs that i know nearby to get these measurements.

[phipp13]

your build is OFF THE HOOK!!! I do prototype US NAVAL aircraft modifications for a living, englishwheels and nearly every Fabrication process in the book, to include Kevlar, carbonfiber, fiberglass, foam,wood,ferrous,non-ferrous, precious and non-precious metals, acrylics, plastics etc, ect, your build is the most ambitious, creative, and interesting build i've seen to date on this forum. AWSOME is an understatement!! IMHO V/r Phipp13

[lo72]

This build is unbelieveable!

[Jvsapp]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Will do. There are a couple pics of it in Longhornman's roadtrip thread/album.

just finally found them wow that looks awesome... now i wanna get on my morris minor traveler. SBC going in mine, just want to order a frame from fatmans though.

[72swb_327stroker_?]

wow Friz!

i get back to the forum after all my surgeries and i get to catch up on all your success!

you truly are an honor, and a legend to our community!

hats off to you brother!

cheers!

[babyblueoval]

Originally Posted by Jvsapp

just finally found them wow

Where were they? I looked through the Longhornman's road trip thread and just found pics of the wagon and the nice red swb. It must be a different thread.

[XXL]

Originally Posted by babyblueoval

It must be a different thread.

[smbrouss70]

The visit to Frizzle's starts at the end of post #5.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=322870

[babyblueoval]

Originally Posted by XXL

Ya, but you were prolly drinking heavily after a hectic day at work when you were looking for it.

Awesome Sunbeam Friz.
I wanna ride!

[XXL]

Originally Posted by babyblueoval

ya, but you were prolly drinking heavily during a hectic day at work when you were looking for it.

ftfy

[babyblueoval]

Originally Posted by XXL

ftfy

Dang man. THANKS!!!!!!!

How could I have thought u would have waited until you got home?

[Jvsapp]

sorry i cheated... i searched for longhornman and found his photo album. missed the post but that's well worth reading

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by HEX214PONY

I have decided that i am going to make the suburban frame so can get practice out of it as well as save a little bit of money. The only thing that holds me from doing so are a few measurements. Is it possible if I get these measurements from you? I have attached a file hopefully it loads since im new to this site. A= measurement of top of door frame corner to corner. B= measurement inside edge of frame basically inside corner to inside corner. C= measure of the angle between the two parts. If you can reply with this info it would be greatly appreciated. Kinda sucks there are no burbs that i know nearby to get these measurements.

I'll get them for you if no one beats me to it.

Originally Posted by phipp13

your build is OFF THE HOOK!!! I do prototype US NAVAL aircraft modifications for a living, englishwheels and nearly every Fabrication process in the book, to include Kevlar, carbonfiber, fiberglass, foam,wood,ferrous,non-ferrous, precious and non-precious metals, acrylics, plastics etc, ect, your build is the most ambitious, creative, and interesting build i've seen to date on this forum. AWSOME is an understatement!! IMHO V/r Phipp13

That's quite a compliment, thanks. You job sounds like something I would love to do. I'm ex Air Force (F-16 Avionics) and I love aviation. Still build/fly RC. I would love to do prototype fabrication in aviation.

Originally Posted by lo72

This build is unbelieveable!

Thanks!

Originally Posted by Jvsapp

just finally found them wow that looks awesome... now i wanna get on my morris minor traveler. SBC going in mine, just want to order a frame from fatmans though.

Those are cool as hell. Art Morrison will build a frame for anything too.

Originally Posted by 72swb_327stroker_?

wow Friz!

i get back to the forum after all my surgeries and i get to catch up on all your success!

you truly are an honor, and a legend to our community!

hats off to you brother!

cheers!

Glad you made it back! Hope your recovery is quick!

Originally Posted by Jvsapp

sorry i cheated... i searched for longhornman and found his photo album. missed the post but that's well worth reading

Those guys are the true legends in my book.

[Jvsapp]

thanks for posting the driftbeam link frizzy

[Frizzle Fry]

Yes, now I need to get a thread going somewhere so I can stop diluting this one

[Rokcrln]

Oh come own now you know you like your view numbers going up with out ANY WORK on your part. Hey here's an idea why don't you get back to work and show us some progress! Yeah I know who am I to talk

Kevin
LFD Inc.

[454_72_4X4]

Awsome build FF!
Just got done reading the last 34 pages...Whewww! (Read the first 12 last night).

Never been much of a fan of Subs but Tubby is sweet! And your fab skills are unbelievable!

Questions;
What size wire ya use in the mig?
How long do ya wait from one spot weld to the next? (when you're finish welding the panel)

[Frizzle Fry]

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Oh come own now you know you like your view numbers going up with out ANY WORK on your part. Hey here's an idea why don't you get back to work and show us some progress! Yeah I know who am I to talk

Kevin
LFD Inc.

It's wrong isn't it?

Originally Posted by 454_72_4X4

Awsome build FF!
Just got done reading the last 34 pages...Whewww! (Read the first 12 last night).

Never been much of a fan of Subs but Tubby is sweet! And your fab skills are unbelievable!

Questions;
What size wire ya use in the mig?
How long do ya wait from one spot weld to the next? (when you're finish welding the panel)

Thanks man! .023 for sheet metal. I jump around doing multiple tacs until the whole seam is done. So one tac will not get another one placed next to it for at least 10 seconds. But truthfully I think with the .023 wire they can be done within a split second right next to each other without warpage as long as you watch the heat. Just don't run a long bead; especially on flatter areas.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

It's wrong isn't it?

Maybe, but I keep checking in when I get a notice

[454_72_4X4]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Thanks man! .023 for sheet metal. I jump around doing multiple tacs until the whole seam is done. So one tac will not get another one placed next to it for at least 10 seconds. But truthfully I think with the .023 wire they can be done within a split second right next to each other without warpage as long as you watch the heat. Just don't run a long bead; especially on flatter areas.

Thank you for the info!

I'll have to get a spool of .023 next time I try body panels! That's what I used when I first got my mig and then switched to .030 for the heavier stuff that I work with most of the time.
Never give it a thought until I seen your spots. They look alot cleaner, (less grinding!) than mine did when I put cab corners on my 93.

Any updates on the Sunbeam? Unique little car! LOL Time frame for more on Tubby maybe?? Hahaha