53 Surburban "Family Truckster"

[Iceburgh]

Looking forward to updates as well.

Marc or any of you other guys building Burbs.
If you need anything let me know.I have some ( not much) original items sitting around.
They will go on EBAY soon. If you need something I can check if I have it.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Iceburgh

Looking forward to updates as well.

Marc or any of you other guys building Burbs.
If you need anything let me know.I have some ( not much) original items sitting around.
They will go on EBAY soon. If you need something I can check if I have it.

Iceburgh-

I'm pretty well set with original items. I'm still looking for a rear splash pan but I it not a must have at this point. I know you sold yours a while back.

Very cool gesture to give us first dips though.

Marc

[reaper71]

Looking good Marc...if this comes out anything like your truck it will be badass...(must be a Michigan thing LOL Born and raised there myself!) Your boys working on the burb with you is killer..reminds me of me and Dad (oldman3) years ago and still going...
Mark...

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by reaper71

Looking good Marc...if this comes out anything like your truck it will be badass...(must be a Michigan thing LOL Born and raised there myself!) Your boys working on the burb with you is killer..reminds me of me and Dad (oldman3) years ago and still going...
Mark...

Thanks Mark..

The plans for the Burb will be quite a bit different than the truck. The finished product wont be as polished as the truck but It will get used more often with the whole family. More of an ultra low family cruiser.

Good to hear you have wrenching in your family as well. We have to keep this hobby going..

Marc

[youngrodder]

Well I got some garage time this weekend. First over the past month or so I worked on adding a 80K BTU natural gas heater. This should make wrenching during the winter months more enjoyable. I included a picture of the diver side quarter panel that I patched using a lower driver side door patch. A picture of my seat riser. I had to restore the bottom edge and weld up some small holes. Then it was sand blasted and put in primer.

The last two pictures are just to prove that I still have my Suburban..ha ha ha

I heard that Porterbuilt is getting pretty close on the AD kits. The body is now ready to come off the frame. I'm concerned how I'm going to separate the two. I don't have a hoist. Anyone out there that can share a method that worked good for you would be appreciated. I'm guessing just get a bunch of strong friends to help lift it off.


Thanks
Marc

[youngrodder]

I also spent some time making these stands. They work great for working under your truck an allowing it to remain at ride height.


Marc

[99 to Life]

congrats on the heater and garage time. coming along nicely. the blocks are def a great thing to have, like and idiot I don't have mine made yet.

as for the burb body. I'd nail two long 2x4's together to make a nice sturdy plank. Lift the cab off the frame enough to slide the planks under so they stick out past the Running board brackets. You'd have to do one plank up front, maybe not back. Jack up cab so its off frame put jack stands under the planks, slide frame out. Kinda hard to explain but you can't just jack the cab up and brace it cause the RB brackets would hit the jacks, so you just gotta use the plank to get the jacks out past the RB brackets.

[oldman3]

Marc, shop looks great, heater should keep you warm. Burb looks good...Jim

[reaper71]

Looking good Marc!!!
Just my 2 cents worth but this is something I built for keeping vehicles at ride height....Using 2 x 2 x 1/8" tubing welding a nut to the bottom and using a bolt and washers at the bottom as well. These can be tacked to the frame/front end etc. Then using the head of the bolt can be adjusted as needed. (washer welded to bolt head) Then with the tubes tacked in place you are able to move the chassis anywhere you like and still maintain the same measurements..

Mark...

[reaper71]

another pic of the stand.

[Advanced Design]

Great gesture on the parts Iceburgh.

Great idea Reaper, appreciate the share.

Looking good Marc! A warm shop is a wonderful thing. Looking forward to updates!

[GEARBOXGARAGE]

Keep up the progress Marc! Can't wait to see this thing on the road.

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by GEARBOXGARAGE

Keep up the progress Marc! Can't wait to see this thing on the road.

Thanks Mike

I plan on separating the frame from the body within the next two weeks. I told Paul to eat his Wheaties when we get ready for the heavy lifting.

Marc

[youngrodder]

Spent some time Sunday and build a body cart. I will support the body with 4x 4's and cement blocks. Then the plan is to drop out the frame and slid in the cart to support the body.

The weather was in the 50's today which is very out of the norm for Michigan in the middle of December.....so I decided to take the 48 for a drive.

Thanks
Marc

[wood1]

Great picture of the pickup, looks mean!! Suburban is coming along nice

[oldman3]

Cart should work out great, truck looks super as always...Jim

[CHIZZLER]

here is what i did to get the body off by myself. i just kept jacking it up a few inches at a time till i could run some 4x4 out each side past the frame.

[Iceburgh]

a buddy with a lift always works out great


drop it on your cart in about 30 minutes or less

[youngrodder]

Thanks Chizzler. I have a similar plan. I have some cement blocks and a couple of 4 x 4's to get the body high enough to slide the cart under. I really liked the idea of a cart with wheels so that I can move it around. Tomorrow night is the night. I have the jack stands on the ground and a couple buddy's are going to lend a hand. I will take some pics.

QUOTE=CHIZZLER;6961679]here is what i did to get the body off by myself. i just kept jacking it up a few inches at a time till i could run some 4x4 out each side past the frame.[/QUOTE]

Originally Posted by Iceburgh

a buddy with a lift always works out great


drop it on your cart in about 30 minutes or less

Thats' cheating....I could have gone without seeing that pic...ha ha..

Marc

[CHIZZLER]

should be a good time. good luck

[Advanced Design]

Have fun Marc! Good looking cart you have.

[reaper71]

Don't forget your Beer Muscles!!!

[youngrodder]

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Have fun Marc! Good looking cart you have.

Thanks AD looking forward to this step.

Originally Posted by CHIZZLER

should be a good time. good luck

Thanks Chizzler, I will take pictures of the divorce.

Originally Posted by reaper71

Don't forget your Beer Muscles!!!

Reaper....Check!! I told my buds it should only take a bout 30 minutes and a case of beer to complete. I spent some time last night staging things to make it easier tonight.

Marc

[reaper71]

Good Times,Good friends and badass projects...
can't go wrong...

[youngrodder]

Well after 61 years a divorce was inevitable. Good thing for us it wasn't and ugly one. It went really smooth. After screwing around with jacks for 30 minutes we decided to just lift the body off. This went great. We took our time and I had 4 friends over to help with the drinking oh I mean lifting.


Marc