58 Burb with a case of patina - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Mr Pops · 07-15-2012, 09:52 PM

I bought this thing a few years back and for now it's still a lawn ornament. I've come to the conclusion that nobody makes 1/4 panels for it. A few board members have suggested the next best thing would be to use fleetside panels. I've been keeping my eye out for a fleetside for a couple years and I FOUND ONE! Now my dilemma is whether I have the heart to murder a solid fleetside box for the greater good of fixing the Burb.. Either way it's still on the back burner till my 68 Burb is on the road.

Mr Pops · 07-15-2012, 09:54 PM

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meter swinger · 07-15-2012, 11:18 PM

Being that its a long bed i would sacrifice it.
Its a hard desicion to make owning a fleetside myself and I had a 59 burb a couple years ago. I absolutely love those rigs. The one i had was as badly eaten away as yours and i gave up and sold it. It was just a roller anyway.
Now that nathan porter has a new subframe out for these trucks i vote for BUILD!
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looked at the pics again and noticed the clamshells.. I would definately cut up the bed.

Mr Pops · 07-15-2012, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by meter swinger

...looked at the pics again and noticed the clamshells.. I would definately cut up the bed.

Thanks for the reinforcement. Like I said, it's for the greater good.. lol

**buggy5872** · 07-16-2012, 09:12 AM

Did you check out the wheel openings on the fleetside? They are different than the suburban. The wheel openings on the stepside fenders are the same as the burb openings. Most who have fixed burbs that I know of used step side fenders as the patch panels and made a patch panel for the setion in front of the wheel opening.

OrrieG · 07-16-2012, 11:03 AM

Buggy, I assume you are talking about the inner fender panels?

07-15-2012, 09:52 PM	#1
Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	58 Burb with a case of patina I bought this thing a few years back and for now it's still a lawn ornament. I've come to the conclusion that nobody makes 1/4 panels for it. A few board members have suggested the next best thing would be to use fleetside panels. I've been keeping my eye out for a fleetside for a couple years and I FOUND ONE! Now my dilemma is whether I have the heart to murder a solid fleetside box for the greater good of fixing the Burb.. Either way it's still on the back burner till my 68 Burb is on the road. Attached Images __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

07-15-2012, 09:54 PM	#2
Mr Pops Ridin' Dirty Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Ardrossan Alberta Canada Posts: 2,193	Re: 58 Burb with a case of patina ... Attached Images __________________ 1978 C3500 Crewcab (Project) 1979 C2500 Crewcab (Driver/project) 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Driver) 1988 V3500 Crewcab 1988 R2500 Crewcab (Mint, Ex Fire Dept) 1968 Chev Suburban (4x4 conversion) LINK 1970 Chev C20 Suburban (driver/cruiser)LINK 2005 Impala (Incognito vehicle) 2004 Yukon XL Denali (Kid hauler) 1947 Case tractor Facebook Page(1000's of pictures of GM cars and trucks organized into albums) YouTube Channel

07-15-2012, 11:18 PM	#3
meter swinger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Kennewick WA. Posts: 1,437	Re: 58 Burb with a case of patina Being that its a long bed i would sacrifice it. Its a hard desicion to make owning a fleetside myself and I had a 59 burb a couple years ago. I absolutely love those rigs. The one i had was as badly eaten away as yours and i gave up and sold it. It was just a roller anyway. Now that nathan porter has a new subframe out for these trucks i vote for BUILD! Posted via Mobile Device looked at the pics again and noticed the clamshells.. I would definately cut up the bed. Last edited by meter swinger; 07-15-2012 at 11:21 PM. Reason: doors

07-16-2012, 09:12 AM	#5
buggy5872 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: North Beaver TWP PA Posts: 833	Re: 58 Burb with a case of patina Did you check out the wheel openings on the fleetside? They are different than the suburban. The wheel openings on the stepside fenders are the same as the burb openings. Most who have fixed burbs that I know of used step side fenders as the patch panels and made a patch panel for the setion in front of the wheel opening.

07-16-2012, 11:03 AM	#6
OrrieG Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho Posts: 8,800	Re: 58 Burb with a case of patina Buggy, I assume you are talking about the inner fender panels? __________________ 1959 Chevy Short Fleetside w/ 74 4WD drive train (current project) OrrieG Build Thread 1964 Chevelle Malibu w/ 355-350TH (daily driver) Helpful AD and TF Manual Site Old Car Manual Project



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