My suburban's Twisted Little Sister

[65sub]

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Wooden wheel.....Yabba-Dabba Do!

Hey Ian. Yup "wooden wheels" new from Bedrock Racing

Originally Posted by lower50's

Do you know of a shop to get it balanced?

I'll just drive fast and wear off the high spots.


Nothing really new. Just weld grind repeat.

[tinydb84]

Man that looks way different from the last time I checked this thread!

[65sub]

Originally Posted by tinydb84

Man that looks way different from the last time I checked this thread!

Thanks for checking in Tiny


We finished off some more of the welding this week. First the passenger side fender top then the drivers side. Then we started positioning the sheetmetal so we can start tacking the top and bottom of the fender together

[piratexpress1369a]

Was out your way on Thursday late afternoon seen an orange 60's pickup truck in that area but not sure if you know where that is..It was. Close to Kent Bridge

[deejaaa1]

i'm sorry to say this, but i don't think you're gonna like the truck when you're finished. might as well start converting it to diesel and i'll take it off your hands. jk. looking good!

[65sub]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Was out your way on Thursday late afternoon seen an orange 60's pickup truck in that area but not sure if you know where that is..It was. Close to Kent Bridge

Hey Pirate You were just down the road from me. You shoulda stopped by.

Originally Posted by deejaaa1

i'm sorry to say this, but i don't think you're gonna like the truck when you're finished. might as well start converting it to diesel and i'll take it off your hands. jk. looking good!

Thanks DJ. Diesels are cool but I'm more of a gas engine guy so I guess i'll have to keep it.



Pulled the suburban out of storage this week. It needed a new battery and a fuel pump relay. We also test fit the hood and found that we have to tweak the fender alignment a little bit.

[62stepside longbox]

Both burbs are looking good!

[lower50's]

Burb! Burb!

Hey got an idea. Put steel wheels on it and make plywood hubcap. Something like this.

[piratexpress1369a]

Next time,,we were dropping a trailer off .. then picking a wrecked big truck in Windsor

[65sub]

We spent the last couple of days welding the fender top to the bottom. So far we have about 2/3 of the driver side done. To break up the monotony we decided to start making the pieces to attach the piece we cut off the front of the hood, to the grille. We got the two center sections tacked in and started working on small pieces that will come next.

[lower50's]

Looks great Dale. So the hood will open behind the red panel?

[ibrown50]

Looking good Dale, are you still going to use the twin C2 style lights

[piratexpress1369a]

Awesome

[65sub]

Originally Posted by lower50's

Looks great Dale. So the hood will open behind the red panel?

Thanks Lower. Yes the hood opens behind the red panel and tilts forward

Originally Posted by ibrown50

Looking good Dale, are you still going to use the twin C2 style lights

Thanks Ian. Yes still using the twin headlights from a 63 GMC

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Awesome

Thanks Pirate


We finished welding the top and bottom of the fenders together. Then we removed the hood that we had tacked in place. Next step was to make a panel to attach the front hood section to the rad saddle

[65sub]

We made the small panels that will be beside the lights. Next we cut out a section of the top of the rad saddle where the lights will go.

[piratexpress1369a]

Are you moving the lights up to the hood

[65sub]

Originally Posted by piratexpress1369a

Are you moving the lights up to the hood

That's right 63 GMC headlights in the corners of what used to be the hood



We finished the modifications to the top corners of the rad saddle. We made a new top for the corners and welded them on. Also we got a little bit of welding done on the front panels. Still lots to do.

[65sub]

To reenforce the front edge of the fender where the headlights will go we bent this piece. Then we tacked it in place.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by 65sub

To reenforce the front edge of the fender where the headlights will go we bent this piece. Then we tacked it in place.

That's some very neat metalwork Dale.

I love this thread..... may have mentioned it before.

[pimpston65]

i have been away awhile, are those the new wood grain custom wheels?

[lower50's]

Can't wait to see this thing in person.

[Bomp]

Building it Slick with all the cool stuff.

[65sub]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

That's some very neat metalwork Dale.

I love this thread..... may have mentioned it before.

Thanks Rian I'm glad you enjoy our efforts

Originally Posted by pimpston65

i have been away awhile, are those the new wood grain custom wheels?

Hey Pimpston. I have some big pieces of Oak here if you want to carve a set for your 'Burb.

Originally Posted by lower50's

Can't wait to see this thing in person.

You can come by any time just let me know.

Originally Posted by Bomp

Building it Slick with all the cool stuff.

Thanks Bomp.


This week we did some more welding on the front panels. Also we made some panels for around the headlight buckets. One piece is welded to the fender. The other pieces are welded to the grille surround.

[65sub]

We made some more progress on the headlight buckets. We made a plate for the back. Then we modified the piece the lights mount to. Then we cut two holes in the back plate. Finally we set the pieces in place

[Grizz1963]

I continue to just love this build.

Front end shaping up nicely too.