1951 Suburban a 4 year project....

[parkwood]

Thank You, glad you like it..... very proud of it..

[_Ogre]

parkwood? back from the dead?

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by _Ogre

parkwood? back from the dead?

Well almost, been real busy working on a few cars...... not trucks so didn't know if i had anything to add the mix here... I still get questions once in a while about the suburban so that brings me back. Like now i got two questions yesterday but since i hadn't been on in a while the password would work so i had to do that all over again.. glad you noticed...

[NEWFISHER]

Did they ever sell it? I'm still saving money

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Did they ever sell it? I'm still saving money

Newfisher, no it's not sold...... as a matter of fact they emailed me last night telling me they are going to have it in the GNRS again this Jan. in a booth that sells white wall cleaner.....

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by parkwood

Newfisher, no it's not sold...... as a matter of fact they emailed me last night telling me they are going to have it in the GNRS again this Jan. in a booth that sells white wall cleaner.....

Well deserved...in or out of the whitewall cleaner booth! The GNRS is a great achievement.

[Hotrodder350]

Great build, it,s nice to keep yur hand in and on the heart beat of America.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Hotrodder350

Great build, it,s nice to keep yur hand in and on the heart beat of America.

Thanks 350...... like the ad said "see the USA in a chevrolet"

[Yewhi]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Did they ever sell it? I'm still saving money

Me too, but I'm still about $170,000.00 short of their asking price.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Yewhi

Me too, but I'm still about $170,000.00 short of their asking price.

Don't feel bad Yewhi, i'm farther away than that...... I've told them to come down on he price some if they really want to sell it but so far no dice..... I do know for a fact they've turned down over 100k for it.. since i know how much is in it they could make a little money and almost no one does that now days....

[HBdirtbag]

Gorgeous burb. I feel like o saw this in Huntington beach years ago.


Partial to the color, we did a '48 merc woody that's very similar

[parkwood]

Thanks glad you liked it.... HB maybe, they don't drive it much but do take it to a lot of shows... good guys, brother's,

[bajabob]

PW
Question about the wiring. Do you guys do your own or do you buy a kit and make it fit your application ??? My truck is much simpler than the burb but still not sure I want to do it myself. I rewired my old boat awhile back but it was little different.
thanks
bb

[parkwood]

We use kits.. the best is American Auto Wire, have used Painless, doesn't come with all the bells and whistle's that am.auto wire does but will get you by.. I know there are a lot of others on the market but if i can i would stick with AAW..
This truck was a '55 using Painless only because that's what the owner bought for us.. It came out nice..

[HBdirtbag]

That's a work of art right there. I have a lot of respect for guys that have the patience to wire good

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by HBdirtbag

That's a work of art right there. I have a lot of respect for guys that have the patience to wire good

Thanks, the bottom photo is how we started, the top two is how it ended up.. Ha

[Iceburgh]

Very nice...well done.
I used your idea on page two where you cut the top of the door and pushed it in. Did the same thing and my gaps now on all doors are perfect.
Cant match you on interior but I did take a few tips and hope they work out.

Thanks for posting all the pics

[youngrodder]

Parkwood (wayne) is a good dude. He has been helping me out for years. The Suburban build he documented lead to my desire to build one.

Marc

[Advanced Design]

This is a beautiful build and was one that led me to pull mine from the back of the shop to the front.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Iceburgh

Very nice...well done.
I used your idea on page two where you cut the top of the door and pushed it in. Did the same thing and my gaps now on all doors are perfect.
Cant match you on interior but I did take a few tips and hope they work out.

Thanks for posting all the pics

You're welcome, and glad they helped...... when i came on to that problem i didn't know what else to do.... the door didn't know i was cutting the crap out of it to make it fit.... we tried other doors in the back but they fit worse than the ones that came on it so we put them back on and just cut them to fit... if you hadn't seen the pictures you would never know..

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

This is a beautiful build and was one that led me to pull mine from the back of the shop to the front.

Thanks, glad it help get the dust cleaned off.......