My new '58 burb
 

Hi, got my new burb home (well to work) and thought i'd post a few pics

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Are you going to make the Suburban right hand drive? Heres my 58 http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...uburban001.jpg http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...uburban002.jpg

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Very cool burb if you need anything for your truck we ship over there all the time.
Justin
www.scottshotrods.com

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Dragsterbus, your 58 has a 59 hood ornament on it. Ether way it's very cool.

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Glad you like it guys, No it'll be staying left hand drive , there isn't a problem having LHD cars here and i've had approx 12 American cars , less walking to the kerb ! ha ha,
I'm don't like the '59 hood ornament as much as the '58 , it was already there when i got it but there are other things i'll be doing first, I've sorted the doors out and repaired the mullered back door pillar, the rear doors wouldn't open at all ! i've also fitted new locks as i didn't get any door keys, got to do a bottom end rebuild as it knocks on start up , stops knocking when the oil pressure comes up but not worth the risk , could put in some 70 weight out of the dragster i suppose ! , After the engine rebuild i'll register it and get some miles on it,

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Thanks Justin , I do bring in parts from various places , mainly Drag race parts , I build a lot of tube chassis cars etc but your stuff looks cool ! I'm building a '38 chevy sedan delivery street rod for a customer at the mo and that needs lots of stuff
Cheers!
Wayne

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Oh and here's a pic of my dragster (with the rear bodywork removed) just so my name makes sense !

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Very cool burb dude, love the clam shell ones !

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The clam shell doors are good and bad all at the same time. I dont think you see as many of them as you do the barn doors, but I like them. It does get hard to get large or heavy items , like huge beer coolers, in and out. When I am out in the Suburban, I use it to tow my 59 to the track. http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...he/A1ATHPT.jpg Its not neer as fast as Red Victor, but its fun for me. I gotta say,the dragster bus is insane,,,,, Ilove it. got any videos.

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Glad you like the dragsterbus, no videos yet still finishing it off, hoping to do some testing May/june and then run it in july, you're truck is cool ! what does it run ? what engine combo ? I built a 7.50 spec chopped '53 pick up with a 585 Steve Schmitt nitrous motor a couple of years ago ran 8.26 first run and he lifted at 1000ft !

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Man, That Is Very Cool. The 53 just looks fast but Its way out of my league. I am running a home built 355 that I think will run 10.60s with the current parts. On the DRAGSTUFF forum my son has pictures of his Corvette. and the budget 496 for his car. In a year or so, if his car does well with the 496, I plan to buld one as well. Just dont have the $$$$ for a big inch engine right now. SOMEDAY,,,

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10s in a truck is quick dude, and there's nothing wrong with small cubes, if they get the job done ! I just kept saving up and buying the bits to build my bus engine , it's taken about 5 years ! but hopefully it'll be worth it,
Keep up the good work dude !

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Here's my old bus, ended up sellin' it to a chap in England!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ehsd/bus09.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ehsd/bus02.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ehsd/bus07.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ehsd/bus06.jpg

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Nice burbs.. heres my clam shell 58..

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Looks like its in good shape. Old VW panels are cool if you aren't in a hurry. Here is mine from the 70's, sold it in 1976 to pay for college tution and bought the 59 in my build thread with the money left over.

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[QUOTE=stevehsd;3936039]Here's my old bus, ended up sellin' it to a chap in England!
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b3...ehsd/bus09.jpg

What was his name ? i might know him, if i see your old bus around i'll take a picture for you

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That is super cool dude ! Needs nothing

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My mates panel (bay '69) runs 12 second 1/4s with a turbo'd VW flat 4 !
pretty fast for a bus

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Thanks! It isn't drivable, but would be very cool to leave it this way. A perfect patina is a horrible thing to change.