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Good deal. That is one of the nicest looking custom clusters I have seen. LockDoc
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Picked up some cool window decals for the Suburban
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Time to tackle the worn out original headliner in the Suburban. More pics to follow as I move along on the project
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Thanks for posting....I'm about to tackle this project myself
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
I'm not sure if I saw it, but why the change to the Dakota Digital dash? I think it looks good (I actually added one to my project truck), but didn't know if the Intellitronix dash you initially installed gave you issues?
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Dakota Digital dash looks more like the factory dash, so I went with it and like the looks a lot better. Only issues I had with the Intellitronix dash was the sending units, they failed multiple times in a very short time
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Made a bracket for the second dome light I am installing in the new headliner, and have them wired together
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Made a few panels today for the headliner and finished up the insulation. Rear section is finished. When I get back into town next weekend I hope to have the headliner completed
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Looking good! Is your rear AC unit working or did you retrofit it with a newer aftermarket one?
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Yes, the rear ac is operational. In a few weeks when I go on vacation we are going to plumb up the AC , vacuum it down and charge it. Hopefully everything goes smoothly and I have AC this year
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Headliner is coming along, today we installed the front portion of the headliner over the driver/passenger area
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Looks great, really cleans up the interior. What did you use for dividing the sheets?
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Finished the headliner for the Suburban today
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Man that looks clean, what did you use for insulation? Have you driven it yet and did you notice a difference in road noise?
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Thank you. I used 1/2 inch foamboard insulation from Lowes. I scored the board up in the radius of the roof then put a strip of gorilla tape opposite of the score to keep it together. Havent driven it yet to see if it made a difference in road noise. The original insulation was styrofoam with a cardboard backing but above the drivers area there was some kind of vinyl gluded to the roof. I thought that was kind of odd, but I insulated that area with the foamboard as well
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Finished up the AC in the Suburban today. Now both front and rear units are working and was 51 degrees at the vents.
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Well, a few days after my last post the wife and I decided to go for a ride and test out the AC. It lasted 8 miles and POW !!!! #6 line going to rear unit let go right after the tee fitting. So I ordered all new line and beadlock fittings and made new lines for the entire system. Cant complain though, all of the lines are original but at least I know that both units work and this summer I can ride with the windows up.
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
What did you use for the headliner pieces? I've got a friend with a 71 burb that asked me. Thanks!
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Awesome, thank you. I let him know we'll see what he comes up with. It looks great BTW.
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Re: New project : 72 Suburban
Picked up this little gem today a couple miles from my house for $30 .... 1960's AMF Roadmaster 26 inch bicycle. Fits perfect in the rear of the Suburban and should make me some cool transportation at the big shows i attend.
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