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Old 02-19-2017, 11:03 AM   #26
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I am excited. I read through your entire build. It only took me a few days. You've put a lot of work into that suburban. How do you like your HDX gauges? I just placed my order today for the white/silver version. they said 4-6 weeks.
I love the gauges! Check Vintage Air for the vents, I be they have something that will work. Great progress!
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Old 02-21-2017, 02:46 AM   #27
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Re: Babe: The Blue Ox

Porterbuilt hood hinges installed. Also installed the hood brackets from Hart_Rod. Worked out good!
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Old 02-21-2017, 09:20 AM   #28
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Porterbuilt hood hinges installed. Also installed the hood brackets from Hart_Rod. Worked out good!
Looks awesome!
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Old 03-08-2017, 11:46 AM   #29
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Awesome. So glad someone is dojng a mild rear before i do on a suburban. Im doing the same. Got to keep. The rear row seats for the cool factor
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Old 03-11-2017, 03:10 PM   #30
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Re: Babe: The Blue Ox

Wow! That will be a fun Burb! Are you going to open up the rear wheel wells any, or will that effect your rear seat?
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Old 06-03-2017, 04:28 AM   #31
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Making more progess. Shaved firewall
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Old 06-03-2017, 04:30 AM   #32
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Wow! That will be a fun Burb! Are you going to open up the rear wheel wells any, or will that effect your rear seat?
looks like I may have to shorten the seat by an inch but maybe I can squeeze it in there without cutting it. We'll see
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Old 06-03-2017, 04:37 AM   #33
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Mocking up rear end. I went with a 9-inch with Detroit trutrac
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Old 06-03-2017, 09:13 AM   #34
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Making more progress. Shaved firewall
The hood plates look grat under there!
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Old 11-25-2017, 06:30 AM   #35
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Any updates on this project
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Old 02-27-2018, 04:08 AM   #36
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Made a bunch of progress since my last post.
I love the look of these Wilwoods
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Old 02-27-2018, 04:22 AM   #37
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Prepped underneath then sprayed with truck bed liner. This is gonna be my daily driver so need to make it durable.
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Old 02-27-2018, 09:08 AM   #38
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Any pics on how you did the cover over the rear notch and did you widen the tubs.what size tire ate you running ?.sorry for all the questions.im doing the exact same notch in my burbon .with intentions on a 20x12 rim
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Old 02-28-2018, 02:50 AM   #39
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Any pics on how you did the cover over the rear notch and did you widen the tubs.what size tire ate you running ?.sorry for all the questions.im doing the exact same notch in my burbon .with intentions on a 20x12 rim
I have 20x11 in the rear. I had to widen each tub by 3" (I think). Here are some pics of the cover for the rear notch. I also had to cut about 4" from the middle section out of the 3rd row seat. Hope that helps
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Old 02-28-2018, 02:58 AM   #40
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Old 02-28-2018, 03:07 AM   #41
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A buddy made this aluminum fuel tank for me.
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Old 02-28-2018, 08:53 AM   #42
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Looks great!
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Old 02-28-2018, 01:25 PM   #43
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Looking good! I would love to stop by and take look at this burb sometime.
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Old 02-28-2018, 07:59 PM   #44
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Looking Good must be nice to have a shop and skills. Lol.
Been working on my in the dirt and snow. Looking forward to seeing how you'll be doing the 3rd seat.
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Old 03-01-2018, 02:54 AM   #45
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Looking good! I would love to stop by and take look at this burb sometime.
Thanks Bret,

I'm further along than the photos show but It's taking me a while to post progress on here. We should definitely meet up sometime. I really like your build.
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Old 03-01-2018, 03:12 AM   #46
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Accuair setup. Credit goes to my friend Zach Airth (Airth Defined Hot Rods). He does awesome work. The wood is in excellent shape for being nearly 50 years old.
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Putting stuff together for the final time.
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Fantastic job! Can't wait to see this on the road, .
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I know some of these images might be out of order, but I've done a pretty lousy job at organizing them, so just go with it.
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