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bigstew · 12-20-2004, 11:27 PM

i just bought my 69 sub. it has the rear barn doors. are these rare? the floor has some rust, should i just fix the problems or put a new floor in

LUV2XCLR8 · 12-21-2004, 09:52 AM

Not Positive, But I Think Barn Doors Are Not As Rare As Hatches,
I Have Always Heard Hatches Are The Rarest, Like I Said, Not Sure,
As For Fixing The Floor, You Can Only Do Patch Panels, No One Is
Selling The Whole Floor, Unless You Find Another Donor Burb.

BTW, WELCOME 2 THE BOARD FROM WEST 10-UH-C

smokekiki · 12-21-2004, 09:54 AM

I am not sure how rare doors or hatches are,but a rust free hatch is rare!Welcome to the board

vtblazer · 12-21-2004, 10:44 AM

I know what you mean.
My neighbors were in horror when I drove mine up the street.

[EDIT] I guess there's hope afterall.

2nd pic is the same burb, different day.

Cheesewagon · 12-21-2004, 11:58 AM

Hey welcome to the board. Always good to hear of another old burb still out there.

Latter the cheese.

69burban · 12-21-2004, 02:37 PM

Everybody hated mine 2. They complained about how big it is. It's ugly, it looks like a hurse, all that garbage. I think they are great. They look good lifted or slammed. suspension parts are abundant. It's somthing not a lot of people drive! .........or build. Good luck with it! here are some pics of mine the day I brought it home and before teardown.

***Liz*** · 12-21-2004, 02:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I know what you mean.
My neighbors were in horror when I drove mine up the street.

at least your drove in

mine was dragged in unwillingly

behold the newest in barndoor latches!!

Pilgrim · 12-21-2004, 02:58 PM

Wife and neighbors complained bout my 71 C10 4wd, until they needed something large hauled. I still miss it. It PO'd most everybody, which just endeared to me even more. Now my son has it and his neighbors just hate it. Tough...

FYI - 1969 C10 burbs, 3,100 with doors, of which 697 were 4wd. 1969 C10 burbs, 3,131 with gates, of which 730 were 4wd.

1969 C20 with doors 3,350 with 289 4wd. 1969 C20 with gates 3,385 with 256 4wd.

I miss my burb

bigstew · 12-21-2004, 03:07 PM

thanks for all the great info

*Sublvr72* · 12-21-2004, 04:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I know what you mean.
My neighbors were in horror when I drove mine up the street.

same here

bagged91 · 12-22-2004, 12:03 AM

Welcome from NJ. Here are some pics of my 72 Burb as & where I found it. It is sooo bad, I had to take it to my dads house as my nieghbors would have lynched me. Believe it or not, the 402 runs perfect(after the 10 lbs. of animal "debris" was removed). It is the parts truck for my 71' Burb. You are looking at a total investement of $625 between the two of them. Purchased them a week apart...

**special-K** · 12-22-2004, 12:17 AM

I believe the barn doors are less common.What`s rare is a 3-door.Is your`s one of these rare birds?OK,this is a running jokeIf you find a donor with a better floor,chances are that`s your keeper.How`s the body on your`Burb?Tell us more about it.

vtblazer · 12-22-2004, 06:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pilgrim

Wife and neighbors complained bout my 71 C10 4wd, until they needed something large hauled. I still miss it. It PO'd most everybody, which just endeared to me even more. Now my son has it and his neighbors just hate it. Tough...

I almost bought that burb remember Bob? I've since seen it at your sons place and it looks quite happy there to still be in the family.

HeavyD · 12-22-2004, 07:03 AM

Can't believe people hate 'burbs so much. Up here at a Prince Albert car show there was a metallic candy lime green 70 - one of the nicest customized trucks I have ever seen. It was modified, but all changes just suited the truck...nice interior, wheels, perfect body. Wish I had a pic to post. The thing was unreal. Wait until you get your unit done up, then let them try and complain while they drive by gawking out the windows of their 98 Taurus wagon

bigstew · 12-22-2004, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by special-K

I believe the barn doors are less common.What`s rare is a 3-door.Is your`s one of these rare birds?OK,this is a running jokeIf you find a donor with a better floor,chances are that`s your keeper.How`s the body on your`Burb?Tell us more about it.

are you meaning the 3 doors as in the one drivers side and the two passenger side. thats what ive got but i was under the impression that all the 67-72 subs were 3 door.

wondallace · 12-22-2004, 02:09 PM

Owning a suburban is not much different than owning a buick.
If everyone liked my suburban as much as I do. I would probably not like it then.

bagged91 · 12-22-2004, 06:10 PM

Bigstew, yea, all 67-72 Burb's have 3 doors. Special-K was making a joke. You will notice sometimes that people will advertise them as being a "RARE-3 DOOR SUBURBAN".

Ya got any pics of yours?!?!?!?!?!?

bigstew · 12-22-2004, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bagged91

Bigstew, yea, all 67-72 Burb's have 3 doors. Special-K was making a joke. You will notice sometimes that people will advertise them as being a "RARE-3 DOOR SUBURBAN".

Ya got any pics of yours?!?!?!?!?!?

i can get pics real easy. i just need to know how to put them on so i can show everybody.

RAT-AT-TACH · 12-23-2004, 12:27 AM

most people dont like rusty trucks especially big ones,but dont let that get you down,they dont uderstand the *when im done* motto.

heres some insperation for ya!

71 gmc burb edelbrock 800cfm carb
402 bb msd ignition
kb dome top pistons hei dizzy
edelbrock intake ceramic headers
turbo 400 w/shift kit and a tranny cooler

bagged91 · 12-23-2004, 12:59 AM

RAT-AT-TACH, man, I love your burb... That is one of the nicest GMC burb's I think I've ever seen....(drool)

Bigstew = Click "Post Reply", type in your message in the message field. Scroll down to where it says "Mangage Attachments" and click. New window opens, click on browse. Find file you want us to see and click on it. When you are done, click on the "upload" button. When uploading is finished, close the window & submit message. You are done....

cojnit · 12-23-2004, 01:31 PM

just know that when you guys are done, those same people wont be able to stop looking at it. If you thought people were asking a lot of questions before, they will ask you twice as many later.

"Is that a hurst?'
"Did you seal up the door yourself"
"What year is that, a 90?"
"What kind of truck IS that?"
"What year?"
"Who did you have do the work?"
"Did you buy that from a funeral home?"

ABHaulR · 12-25-2004, 03:54 AM

they all have to start somewhere. Dwayne

GMC AMI · 12-25-2004, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I know what you mean.
My neighbors were in horror when I drove mine up the street.

slimone · 12-29-2004, 06:23 PM

Hi, You think people don't like yours ,you should have heard what they said about mine, It was a 72 1/2 ton and I shoved it up a fords Butt,bent the frame ,a friend of mine had a 1 ton dually he was junking ,so I bought the frame and rear end from it and put my 1/2 ton sub body on it,and gave it a 6" body lift,I thought it was awsome Big as all hell but was great, I think there is nothing better than a big suburban, have a good day Slim

olblue60@aol.com · 12-31-2004, 10:35 AM

It surprised me but, out of all my junk, my wife likes the 68 burb the most!

12-20-2004, 11:27 PM	#1
bigstew Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 112	nobody likes my 69 sub but me i just bought my 69 sub. it has the rear barn doors. are these rare? the floor has some rust, should i just fix the problems or put a new floor in

12-21-2004, 09:52 AM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,470	Not Positive, But I Think Barn Doors Are Not As Rare As Hatches, I Have Always Heard Hatches Are The Rarest, Like I Said, Not Sure, As For Fixing The Floor, You Can Only Do Patch Panels, No One Is Selling The Whole Floor, Unless You Find Another Donor Burb. BTW, WELCOME 2 THE BOARD FROM WEST 10-UH-C __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

12-21-2004, 09:54 AM	#3
smokekiki Mike Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: west chester pa Posts: 2,474	I am not sure how rare doors or hatches are,but a rust free hatch is rare!Welcome to the board __________________ 70'c/10, 71 suburban4x4 402bb, 72suburban 4/6 drop, 72k/5 4x4 blazer 4" lift 35 tires

12-21-2004, 10:44 AM	#4
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	I feel Your Pain I know what you mean. My neighbors were in horror when I drove mine up the street. [EDIT] I guess there's hope afterall. 2nd pic is the same burb, different day. Attached Images Last edited by vtblazer; 12-31-2004 at 01:14 PM.

12-21-2004, 11:58 AM	#5
Cheesewagon Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Perrysburg, Ohio, USA Posts: 409	Hey welcome to the board. Always good to hear of another old burb still out there. Latter the cheese. __________________ '91 suburban 350 TBI - R 700 4 new daily driver '72 Cheyenne Super 49,000miles 350/350 frame up resto w/ matching numbers.

12-21-2004, 02:37 PM	#6
69burban Garage Built Rides Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Albuquerque, NM Posts: 83	A Fellow 69 Burb Everybody hated mine 2. They complained about how big it is. It's ugly, it looks like a hurse, all that garbage. I think they are great. They look good lifted or slammed. suspension parts are abundant. It's somthing not a lot of people drive! .........or build. Good luck with it! here are some pics of mine the day I brought it home and before teardown. Attached Images

12-21-2004, 02:58 PM	#8
Pilgrim Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Crescent City, FL Posts: 492	Wife and neighbors complained bout my 71 C10 4wd, until they needed something large hauled. I still miss it. It PO'd most everybody, which just endeared to me even more. Now my son has it and his neighbors just hate it. Tough... FYI - 1969 C10 burbs, 3,100 with doors, of which 697 were 4wd. 1969 C10 burbs, 3,131 with gates, of which 730 were 4wd. 1969 C20 with doors 3,350 with 289 4wd. 1969 C20 with gates 3,385 with 256 4wd. I miss my burb __________________ Bob 68 C20 Camper Special

12-21-2004, 03:07 PM	#9
bigstew Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 112	thanks for all the great info

12-22-2004, 12:03 AM	#11
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Gotcha beat(so far!) Welcome from NJ. Here are some pics of my 72 Burb as & where I found it. It is sooo bad, I had to take it to my dads house as my nieghbors would have lynched me. Believe it or not, the 402 runs perfect(after the 10 lbs. of animal "debris" was removed). It is the parts truck for my 71' Burb. You are looking at a total investement of $625 between the two of them. Purchased them a week apart... Attached Images __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

12-22-2004, 12:17 AM	#12
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,863	I believe the barn doors are less common.What`s rare is a 3-door.Is your`s one of these rare birds?OK,this is a running jokeIf you find a donor with a better floor,chances are that`s your keeper.How`s the body on your`Burb?Tell us more about it. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

12-22-2004, 07:03 AM	#14
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,170	Can't believe people hate 'burbs so much. Up here at a Prince Albert car show there was a metallic candy lime green 70 - one of the nicest customized trucks I have ever seen. It was modified, but all changes just suited the truck...nice interior, wheels, perfect body. Wish I had a pic to post. The thing was unreal. Wait until you get your unit done up, then let them try and complain while they drive by gawking out the windows of their 98 Taurus wagon __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

12-22-2004, 02:09 PM	#16
wondallace Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Beaverton, OR Posts: 6	Owning a suburban is not much different than owning a buick. If everyone liked my suburban as much as I do. I would probably not like it then.

12-22-2004, 06:10 PM	#17
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	Bigstew, yea, all 67-72 Burb's have 3 doors. Special-K was making a joke. You will notice sometimes that people will advertise them as being a "RARE-3 DOOR SUBURBAN". Ya got any pics of yours?!?!?!?!?!? __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"

12-23-2004, 12:27 AM	#19
RAT-AT-TACH Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: shawnigan lake b.c. canada Posts: 287	most people dont like rusty trucks especially big ones,but dont let that get you down,they dont uderstand the when im done motto. heres some insperation for ya! 71 gmc burb edelbrock 800cfm carb 402 bb msd ignition kb dome top pistons hei dizzy edelbrock intake ceramic headers turbo 400 w/shift kit and a tranny cooler Attached Images __________________ who says moneys not everything....try running a rat!

12-23-2004, 12:59 AM	#20
bagged91 Out draggin' Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Pitman,NJ Posts: 1,574	RAT-AT-TACH, man, I love your burb... That is one of the nicest GMC burb's I think I've ever seen....(drool) Bigstew = Click "Post Reply", type in your message in the message field. Scroll down to where it says "Mangage Attachments" and click. New window opens, click on browse. Find file you want us to see and click on it. When you are done, click on the "upload" button. When uploading is finished, close the window & submit message. You are done.... __________________ 91 GMC Xcab LB-Bags/bd/caddy clip SOLD 72 C10 Cheyenne Super LWB SOLD 92 GMC K1500 Burb 72 C10 Burb (ex. Cheesewagon)SOLD 72 C20 Burb parts truck 71 C10 Burb "project"



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12-23-2004, 01:31 PM	#21
cojnit Nothing clever Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Kailua HI Posts: 828	just know that when you guys are done, those same people wont be able to stop looking at it. If you thought people were asking a lot of questions before, they will ask you twice as many later. "Is that a hurst?' "Did you seal up the door yourself" "What year is that, a 90?" "What kind of truck IS that?" "What year?" "Who did you have do the work?" "Did you buy that from a funeral home?" __________________ Got "the Midas Touch!"

12-25-2004, 03:54 AM	#22
ABHaulR Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: West Valley City, Ut Posts: 311	they all have to start somewhere. Dwayne Attached Images __________________ 72' GMC Suburban 10 1/2" of Lift, 40" Tires! Waiting for restoration 67' Chevy, What to do??? And Bad Ass American Bulldogs!

12-29-2004, 06:23 PM	#24
slimone Registered User Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dolan Springs Arizona Posts: 28	1 Ton sub, dually Hi, You think people don't like yours ,you should have heard what they said about mine, It was a 72 1/2 ton and I shoved it up a fords Butt,bent the frame ,a friend of mine had a 1 ton dually he was junking ,so I bought the frame and rear end from it and put my 1/2 ton sub body on it,and gave it a 6" body lift,I thought it was awsome Big as all hell but was great, I think there is nothing better than a big suburban, have a good day Slim

12-31-2004, 10:35 AM	#25
olblue60@aol.com member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Silver Spring Md.20901 Posts: 2,031	It surprised me but, out of all my junk, my wife likes the 68 burb the most! __________________ 1967 C/K10 Chevy Panel 1968 C/K20 Chevy Pickup 1968 C/K10 Chevy Suburban 1941 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1960 Chevy Sedan Delivery 1972 Camaro SS 396 #s matching 1971 Harley FX Superglide

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