More updated pics of wifes 72 Suburban

[zeusflash]

Last we saw our hero(Suburban)...the body was going on! The adventure continues.....

[72armyswbtruck]

Lookin good

[zeusflash]

Heres some more.....

[bad_turbo]

Wowowowoowowowoowowoowowowow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bandit76]

Very nice.

[72LoBurb]

Man, I wish I had the $$$ and the time to go that far into my 'burb!
That's looking fantastic!

[jsbgump]

Lookin good

[oldiron]

Fantastic job. Keep up the good job. Makes mine look sick.

[RANDY COX]

DROOL,DROOL,Very nice looks better than NEW.

[71meangreenc10]

How many holes are in the body for the top trim, I am considering having them welded up...

Smitty

[shaneschevys]

Looking good.

[zeusflash]

71meangreenc10,
I don't remember the exact number but I seem to remember it being just short of 50 holes(it was a lot...I drilled all of them since our Suburban did not originally have moldings)

[lolife99]

Stunning! You make that color of green Beautiful! I may have to paint my blazer the original color now. Keep the pics coming.

[75Chevy90Kawi]

woooow. that's sick. love the color combo too

[rancid]

what exhaust manifolds did you use, what are they from and what year.

[72GMCburban]

That is awesome! My wife is making mention of getting her own. I can only dream of it looking that good.

[zeusflash]

Thanks for all of the compliments guys,they really help to keep me going through the restoration process(these things are HUGE!). Makes all the work worth it. The exhaust manifolds are reproductions of Chevelle manifolds. They are available from a place called The Muscle Factory that specializes in Chevelles and ElCaminos. They are very nice reproductions and go for about $325 a pair. I will try to get some more pic of my project posted soon,so stay tuned!

[brad2]

That is beautiful.

[49studebaker]

Yup, I do like that color. I will be painting my lowered swb the same, it's the original color. Question is, did you give them paint codes or have them match the color of something you took in? I ask because some paint brands don't seem to go back to the 70's for codes. I haven't purchased the paint yet so just wondering about the outcome. Also, what brand of paint? Is it single stage Urethane? That's what I hope to use. Thanks,

[stsalvage]

i'm so glad that there are people out there that like to leve the engine stock i feel there a learning book for the younger Gen cus most of the kids will want to see a stock one and hear it run and then they can decide if they want to mod it out the HEI is a good step to making the truck more as a daly driver

and in my book if you need to refer to the sirvice manule there are no surprizes grate build

[stsalvage]

PS i see your running points but nthats ok too

[obsesive23]

Wow it's gorgeous!!!! Is that the factory color or did you tweak it a little?

[zeusflash]

The color that you see is the original color. I was able to supply the color code and name(medium olive can't remember the code ,I will get it off of the can and put it on here) and they found a formula at the paint store. The paint is Omni basecoat/clearcoat. Omni is PPG's second line material very good material(urethane) but with less warranty than PPG Concept and about 1/3 the cost.

[zeusflash]

I got the color code. In Omni it is MBC2097 Medium Olive. My wife decided to repaint in the original color and even though I was doubtful the color is quite striking especially with the white roof and moldings.

[obsesive23]

Thanks for the info, I've been thinking of painting my 2wd that color and after seeing it on your wifes burb I'm definitely going with it.