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Old 02-15-2011, 01:33 AM   #7
capev86
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Re: What to look for when shopping for a 67/72 Suburban

i bet you could use the rear air unit from a 73-91 burb if you used some color bond paint on it to change the color to what you need.

my opinon of the rear air unit from personal experience on my dad's 87 burb.....its an ugly, bulky piece of crap that limits putting big stuff in the rear (that otherwise fits fine through the rear doors/tailgate). if you don't have rear a/c but need it, run the tubes above the headliner to the pillar and connect it into the front a/c ducting. put a couple of aim-able vents flush in the ceiling. much cleaner install!

my dad started out his burb lifestyle with a 72 c10 dealer promo truck in 1983 and by the late 80's the original headliner was falling down. i vaguely recall he had some thin colored wire or something strung through the perforated holes between panels and over the bows.

he sold the truck in 91 and we found it in a salvage yard in 1995. there wasn't much left but tons of rust (rockers were all but gone).

options the truck had that were picked:

6 passenger white w/ blue/black plaid cloth
tilt wheel
all the tinted glass except the windshield
lower tailgate
third door
etc, etc.

only items left, that i saved:
yankee chrome roof lamps (going on my 72 burb c20)
custom/10, deluxe and 8/350 emblems

and didn't save:
3/4 ton rear coils that my dad had previously installed
class III hitch modified/installed by my dad also
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