my name is ken and i live in bartlesville ok
and im building a 64 burban

in in the prosess of bagging and boxing the frame and it is z notched up front
and big notch out back

body shaved fire wall all new floor all the wood floor is gone

what do you think

well i say im new here it says i joined in o4 and i forgot all about the site tell tobay

Welcome to the board from South Mississippi! Looks good.:D

Looking good, and welcome back!

my name is ken and i live in bartlesville ok
and im building a 64 burban

in in the prosess of bagging and boxing the frame and it is z notched up front
and big notch out back

body shaved fire wall all new floor all the wood floor is gone

what do you think

well i say im new here it says i joined in o4 and i forgot all about the site tell tobay

Looks good. Kinda looks like the bag mounts I used to build. I like flames !!

Keep it up....more pics

John

Very,very cool

welcom back

Looks like you are going to be busy! From another newb

thanks as soon as i get more done ill post more pics

sweet start

Looks awesome, always wanted one of those to bag. Are you bodydroppin it as well, or just bags?

Looks awesome, always wanted one of those to bag. Are you bodydroppin it as well, or just bags?

thanks no im stock flooring it. it will lay rockers on 22s hopefully i can find a good deal on some but for now im trying to do some trading for some 20s

and here some more pics from tonight

I don't think that cardboard and tape is going to make that frame any stronger. :lol: :lol: :lol: Looks real good what you have done so far. Keep up the good work and keep the pics coming.

ya i should have used duck tape:lol:
well i out of wire and grinding wheels for a few days

luckly i get paid on the 1st and now i have 2 jobs detail at a honda dealership for the bill and a body shop for the toys :cool:

well heres what we got done tonight before i ran out of wire

looks awesome, good luck with the project. Hopefully I won't be far behind you, I'm plannin the notch and all the rest asside from stock floor.

i traded for a 65 long bed today and i would like to part it out to fund the project so if anyone need something let me know

does the long bed have a glove box door, lemme know if it does
Thanks

I need a dimmer switch, and turn signal bulb sockets. LMK if you have 'em.

thanks

welcome back. you say your from Bartlesville,ok i got falmy like 2 miles up the road in dewy

as soon as i get it to my house i will check for the parts and let you all know


yep im 2miles from dewey

as soon as i get it to my house i will check for the parts and let you all know

gracias...

i did the couch dig lol i found enough change to get some wire and a grinding wheel i didnt get much done but ill so you what i got done

we grinded the welds down on the boxing the frame

and completly weld the rear notch

id have to envy Dino63's 66 pickup it put my stuff to shame that thing is sexy

now i want a drop member bad i just need to find out how much it is. and start saving

i found this and mentt to show it earlier but here is what it looked like before

The burb is looking sick! I know how much work all that boxing is.... I don't know which part is worse, cutting the pieces or grinding down all the welds!

I picked up a 66 burb the other day... seeing yours making headway gets me motivated to work on mine.

Keep it up and keep us posted.

i found this and mentt to show it earlier but here is what it looked like before

should be a badass end result. Looked like a really good start, wish my truck was that clean when I started, woulda saved a lot of time

badass burb you got there, keep us updated on the progress, ive always wanted a slammed burb, youve got a good looking one there, hope to see you at some okie shows.

i got the truck today and started taking it apart im going to put some pics in the for sale section

oops i dont have enough post to post on the for sale section

but it is a 65 long bed and the bed is in good shape and the floor is dimond plate and done right

and all the turn sighnals are in great shape almost new looking

I'm still interested in the front turn signal sockets and dimmer switch if the truck has them. LMK

Thats a pretty good lookin truck for a parts truck.

we got the frame boxed and the suspension back on to finesh up the weling and so forth i got the other truck striped and i was reading on here that the frame was almost the same as a short wide truck so me and a cope of buddy put it on the frame to see if it did and it did pluc with it mounted to the frame it lay rocker without a body drop.. as we layed the hood on it never thought about it how will i mount the hood. if anyone know please let me know

well heres a coupe of pics and one of the pics is why i didnt work today to get this done we got 17 inchs of show

and we were seeing how it would look with suied doors

Looks really good, and really low, wishin mine was that low.

welcome back... crazy trucks.

-W

we go the body on to make sure everything clears i need to notch 2 thing to clear the drive shaft and a few other things an then i can take it back apart
to clean up the frame

I have that same problem with my hood, dont know how to mount it. Burban looks sick though.

on the hood mounting problem porterbuilt is building me one in the next week or so so he might be able to make a few more

That thing looks awesome. I'd say chop the top, but that's about it, that thing looks great the way its comin along.

i love both trucks you said porterbuilt is making you some thing for the hood let me know how much i am very interested thanks

yep i will

Great looking burb project..............I've got two...........A 62 project and my 65 ..........the 62 has the frame boxed from the factory.......but has the torsion bar front suspension.......................Hemmit

i hate it when i change my mind in the middle of things lol
im going to put a carero subframe in it now i was talking to a hot rod guy when i first got it he said just put a sub frame underit that way you have all the pwer steering disk and it will lower it 6 inchs

of cource im na ill just z it and get a drop member but i have found out i cant aford that set up pluc the more i think about it he was right

does any one have any pics of a sub frame on a 60 66 frame

Your project is looking good! Personaly I would not due the sub frame route. Just go the the junk yard and get teh front end off a 70's-80's truck/burb and bolt it all in. It should all fit if I remember right. It would also be a much cleaner set up that would match all the hard work you have put into it so far.
One project I would like to do one day is take a 65 burb and build a Tahoe out of it! 4 door's and shortened up just a bit for a new family hauler.:crazy:

Kevin
LFD Inc.

well i want to go with the sub frame for the power steering and it cheaper to to do what i want with it

the only bad thing about getting the 70 and 80s front mu lowered spindles
wont fit they are the five lug conversion spindles for the 63 66 trucks

I guess I just don't get why the power steering is better off a sub-clip? I had looked into this once for a customer and once you add in the price of the clip (cheap I know) and a full rebuild kit of it then drop spindles, rotor conversion and time to swap it over and then get it all lined back up for the radiator, bumper and misc parts it just was not worth doing.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

well im not sure what i want really i lowerd my buddys 76 chevy truck after work
and looked at the power steering i can make it work and i can cut some of the cross member out and box it back in then lower my motor 2 or 3 inches
thats all i really need i think that it why i was wanting a subframe

pluc i was looking at the frame if i do the subframe i pretty much just wasted my time and i would have to box it all back in

for the money i would have in it i can buy the tubular control arms and i have the lowered spindles allready

so im going to keed going on the frame asis

that is the route i went and it is almost laying crossmember tubular lowers drop spindles and bags i still may z the frame but only 2'' or so the front sub frame idea may take you longer i also put the power steering on from a 84 and only had to drill one hole and it all bolted right in look here http://groups.msn.com/ROLLNLOW/thec10.msnw keep up the good work hope this helped

Good call:) I just think you would not gain as much as you would need to make it worth wild doing. Also keep in mind if you leave your frame stock now you can alway slap in a drop member down the road when funds allow and your arms, springs/bags, drop spindles, disk will all work great. Here is a pic of my truck with 3" drop spindles, 2" body drop and bags. In this pic it still has an inch or so to go because the front tires are hitting the fender/hinge mounts. With the fenders off is drops right to the ground with no problems. I still might do an 1 3/8" crossmember chanel to get my front arms off the ground and get just a touch lower. Then my bed will be the problem as the floor is already raised 6" and I do not want to re-cut the frame to get a few inches more. With this set up right now my pinch welds are about 1/2" from hitting and my rear plate sits hard on the ground as it is.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

my 65 got the hole cross member and every thing out of a 74

i got some seats out of a 01 chevy ext cab and they look great
ill have to take new pic tomarrow the one i took didnt come out like i liked because it night time so i have my seats for sale if you know anyone looking

i have the front and middle seat they are in good shape they have been recovered in brown tweed but there is a tear in the front seat when i was pulling the seat out if interested i will take some pic in the day light

Project is looking good. I think it was a wise choice not going with the subframe.

allright my project just hit halt button my boss pushed the power trip one time to many so i lost it and have no job but hay now i know that i never want to work at a dealership ever again and now its time to move up in the world

i started working on the crossmember but i ran out of cutting wheels
pluc i kept on changing my ming but now i know how i want it so it on i just need more wheels hahaha

heres some pics of the seat i put in there not the best pick in the world but hopefully you can see them

the seats are out of a 99 chevy ext cab truck they fit perfect and i made new brackets for the rear

well the delership called me yesterday and apolgized and asked i would come back to work and even gave me a 1.00 raise so i guiess i will so hopefully i will start back on the burban soon pluc taxes are coming so i will get cought up from my lack of cash flow from not working so hope to have some progress pics soon

Hi ,

Just curious if you where intrested in a tailgate-rear hatch setup instead of the barn doors on your burban. Let me know if your intrested.

Tony from Norcal.

Hi ,

Just curious if you where intrested in a tailgate-rear hatch setup instead of the barn doors on your burban. Let me know if your intrested.

Tony from Norcal.


your damn right i am lol

you wanna trade or how much you want for them?? shipped to oklahoma

well porterbuilt beat me to the doors o well

but i bought my watts link today so it would be here in 2 weeks

i found a guy that wants my civic so im going to sell it to buy the strong arms,bag plates,and the bags pluc i should have enouph to buy this peace of crap topez at work to have something to drive to work

well heres a few better pics of the seats in the burban

well i spent 300 on parts i just didnt need yet lol

i need control arms but hay ill have to save up again

ya i just got the tracking # FOR my watts link i cant wait

Watts links work awesome !!! I build my own usually...Where you get yours from...KP ??

John

i got my watts links i tacked it on the frame but i dont thinks its right

the frame goes side ways then goes strait up so i =m stuck ive never messed with then before

at ride height, the bars should be horizontal, and the pivot piece should be vertical, if not slightly more than vertical. it looks like you need to shorten your bars. when i got my watts from speedway motors, i had to shorten each side about 3" and retap them. where did you get that watts from?

I was just gonna say that....The bars have to be Horizontal...and the center pivot vertical.

I built my own on a customers F-150...and it worked perfect. The guy had huge 23's, with like 1/8" of space in between the tires and fender wells..didn't even touch during it's up and down travel


Good luck...looking good, otherwise !!!!


John

i taked to tim of TRUKWERKS about it and ya i need to shortin the bars a bit

and TRUKWERKS of lawton ok is where i got it he sells them for 250 shipped to your door

hey, curious what your center arm pivots on. is there a bushing, or a bearing or something similar there? i have the speedway kit, and all it pivots on its just a bolt, and thats too flimsy for me.

its a bushing

i know this a ford but i had to show it off i traded my civic for it i wanted a daily dragger right now

`well thing have come up i have parts off the burban for sale and if the wife doesnt have a job by next month the burban will be for sale i will take offer tell then tho

ford:crazy:

well as long as you drag the crap out of it

ford:crazy:

well as long as you drag the crap out of it



http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/laidoutburb/l_65eb6b9fb897cf9d0a8b180369b3c29d.jpg

where did you get the wattsd link from and how much was it??

the watts link was 250 shipped ill post where when i get of for lunch

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p277/laidoutburb/l_65eb6b9fb897cf9d0a8b180369b3c29d.jpg

nice, cant wait to take my truck out again and drag it. got any pics of the fords suspension?

get that $hit out of this forum!:lol: ;) :metal: :metal:

AAWWWWWWW YA


i just picked up lower tubular control arms firestone bags and bag plates all new uninstalled for for 300
from a guy local that lost intrest in his old project ill post pics some time next week

Who let the Ford guy in?

*smirk*

-W

Hey cool proj. Just FYI; the heim joint tabs on your watts should also be vertical (perp to the main rails), not angled back with the notch.