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05-13-2019, 02:02 PM | #1 | |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
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05-16-2019, 09:59 AM | #2 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
Cool thread!! I'm in to watch the updates.
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06-21-2019, 06:51 AM | #3 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
This is a little bit off topic, but still fairly relative...
Theres a small, one man clothing brand I've been a fan of for years called "Scotch & Iron" out of FT Lauderdale FL. He makes automotive and motorcycle themed t-shirts and hats mostly. Unfortunately, the owner of the brand has recently been getting harassed by a European brand called "Scotch & Soda", claiming that his "similar brand" has taken from their market share....despite the fact that their lines are nothing even remotely similar. In an effort to help fund his legal battle to retain the rights to his designs, Russ has started doing custom art work of customer's rides. I was fortunate enough to be the first "customer". He's now going to start offering a package deal as well where you get the custom drawing in digital format so that you can reuse/reprint it however you like, a printed canvas, and 5 custom Scotch & Iron t-shirts. He even sent me a cropped version of the artwork that is perfect for iPhone wallpaper. Ill post again when my shirts and canvas arrive, but in the mean time, take a look at the artwork below, and I highly encourage you to check out his site (although, at the moment, his inventory is very low as he hasn't released his newest collection in the event that he loses the legal battle, he doesn't want that inventory or designs to become property of the other company).
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06-21-2019, 11:30 AM | #4 |
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Very cool, Greg! I've been looking for a vendor that does this kind of work...just been looking in the wrong place, I guess? One can never have too many Tee-shirts!!!
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06-22-2019, 12:13 AM | #5 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
You sir have great taste in vehicles. Love the Suburban and love the adventure! Please keep us posted as often as you can. Brian
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06-22-2019, 07:41 AM | #6 |
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Thanks guys. The Corvette is back on the ground and all I've got left is to do the alignment. That should be done this week and I'll get back to working on the Suburban.
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06-22-2019, 02:18 PM | #7 |
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I was just reading your thread this week and then saw his post about the Iphone backgrounds i did not realize that was your truck. very cool. Killer build.
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06-22-2019, 03:25 PM | #8 |
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Ridiculous there is a suit over the name ... So now no one on the planet can have the name Scotch with another name attached. Zero sense in my peanut sized brain haha.
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06-24-2019, 03:36 PM | #9 |
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I see this 63 all the time parked on the top deck of a local parking garage. Today was the first time a photo opportunity to include my Burban with it occurred. It seemed like folks on this thread might appreciate it. I hope no one is upset with me posting it here. If so I will remove it. Its not often one sees a vintage Vette used as a daily driver.
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01-09-2020, 08:36 PM | #11 |
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Wow....long time no progress...
This past week, I FINALLY got the Vette on the road. I still need to re-bleed the brakes this weekend as they still aren't performing as they should, but everything else looks good. Please excuse the dirty car and the bad light...and the ride height. It should drop another inch as it hasn't been on the suspension in about 18 months. The Suburban is still unfortunately locked away in the storage unit.... That being said, I've started the hunt for a '67-'72 K20 Suburban chassis. I very much want to swap this truck onto a 4wd chassis, so if anyone has a line on one, please let me know. I'm not interested in a full truck at this point, as I don't have the room to pull the body, etc. But if you know of as little as a K20 frame, up to a rolling chassis, please let me know. Thanks. Greg 585-746-9022 GPaules03@gmail.com
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06-24-2019, 09:49 PM | #12 |
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Thanks guys. It is insane how easy it is for these big corporations to prey on the little companies, and essentially railroad them into submission. Russ is a super talented dude, and even if his brand goes away I have no doubt something just as good will surface in its place.
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04-12-2020, 08:28 AM | #13 |
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Officially declaring the Corvette done (for now). I absolutely love the way this car drives....it still feels like an old Corvette, but everything is tighter, and more precise.
Now that the Corvette is up and running, it was time to get the Suburban out of hibernation and get it back on the road as well. One of the welds in the aluminum radiator gave up almost two years ago and I just never got around to changing it out since all of my free garage time was spent on the Corvette. If you're running an LS in the C10 chassis, you cant do better than the set up from Entropy Radiator out of Chicago. You'll note the integrated transmission cooler (using a stand alone in my application) on the driver side with the coolant pipe fittings both on the passenger side. The three other ports on the drivers side are set up for the LS steam vent on the top, a temp sensor in the middle, and the replaceable zinc on the bottom. Theres also a fitting under the cap for an overflow tank. I already have the dual fan set up from my previous radiator that will bolt right up to this unit. In 5 years with the last unit, the truck never got north of 210 degrees....including sitting in Atlanta traffic in the middle of August. The last one eventually failed due to my own negligence. I never replaced the drain with a consumable zinc. In their new models, Entropy has since included a separate fitting for the zinc while retaining the drain on the lower driver side. Anyway, after about two hours of tinkering, the truck was up and running....spent a few minutes cleaning it off and headed out for a test drive....all is well!
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04-12-2020, 09:09 AM | #14 |
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Re: 1972 C20 build and adventure thread
The Vette looks great!
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04-12-2020, 09:18 AM | #15 |
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Thanks....I'm very excited to finally have it finished. That car has been a dream of mine for over a decade...kind of the middle ground between the day-two look and pro touring. Lots of little details in that build that make it handle, steer, and stop significantly better than stock, without going full $100K+ billet pro touring build....and some subtle interior touches that make the Vette purists cringe:
Now, back to the Suburban...
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04-12-2020, 11:37 AM | #16 |
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Sounds cool! And I'm digging the plaid seats.
I just ran across this. https://richmond.craigslist.org/pts/...102851173.html
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oooooo that's tempting. I really wish I had a place to put it.
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1. what is the difference between the K10 and K20 frame/suspension? 2. what is the difference between the K10 truck frame and the K10 Suburban fame?
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Thats helpful, thanks!
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04-29-2020, 07:22 PM | #20 |
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Finally got around to installing my Dapper Lighting "OE7s". I bought these guys over a year ago when they had an introductory sale, just never got around to installing them. I've always liked their products, but never the look. They finally started offering an OE look lense with the same quality LED set up, so I snagged a pair. As you can see, you need to hog out the buckets just slightly....about 1/16 of an inch all the way around. (Please dont judge that pic....I cleaned it up with the dremel to make it perfectly round again, and then hit it with chassis black.) Ill try to get some night pics up later. The cutoff is the best I've seen from an aftermarket LED, the low beams are excellent...probably only exceeded by the JW Speaker lights, and the high beams are equally good. Overall, I'm very impressed, and this was a significant upgrade from the LED lights they sell at LMC.
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#$%!& lesson learned....I need to take all pics I intend to upload to this forum as a landscape shot.
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Great transformation here! Nice work!
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04-30-2020, 10:18 PM | #23 |
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looks great!
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Thanks, I'm really happy with them. If you look closely, they have an integrated turn signal as well. I'm thinking about wiring that to the front bumper turn signals, and using the opening in the bumper for a set of high output fog lamps.....if I can find something that will
1. Fit in the opening without cutting the bumper 2. Doesn't look out of place....some of these modern fog lights look like something out of a Michael Bay movie.
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That's a great idea. I've thought about putting a 71-72 Chevy bumper on my Jimmy to have a place for driving lights. It just covers a little more of the turn signals that are in the lower grill.
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