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Old 08-05-2007, 09:27 AM   #1
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Shorten Suburban

I was just wondering if anyone has every shorten a suburban. Is there any pictures?
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Old 08-05-2007, 09:45 AM   #2
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:19 AM   #3
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Cool, I wonder if anyone has ever taken the back side off to make it look like an Avalache? That would be cool!
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Old 08-05-2007, 02:34 PM   #4
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Cool, I wonder if anyone has ever taken the back side off to make it look like an Avalache? That would be cool!
Why would anyone want to make anything look like an Avalache????

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Old 08-05-2007, 02:53 PM   #5
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Here you go... (me no likey)
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Old 08-05-2007, 03:04 PM   #6
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I don't know guys that is growing on me. I like it!
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Old 08-05-2007, 03:14 PM   #7
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Ok, well if you do it, do it right. Make the top like a truck top and shorten the arse to be more proportional. This would be pretty cool:
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Old 08-05-2007, 04:12 PM   #8
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Yeah I agree but after that it would be cool. It's got me thinking.
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:05 PM   #9
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I like it!
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:21 PM   #10
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im sorry but that thing is cool. could stand to be a little lower to the ground
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Old 08-05-2007, 05:36 PM   #11
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Mike, where did you get those pictures? I looked at an Orange Cheyenne Shortbed (Used to be Longbed) at that same property earlier this year. I believe it's south east of Stockton. Sorry to get off the subject, but I had a deja vu moment.
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:15 PM   #12
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Mike, where did you get those pictures? I looked at an Orange Cheyenne Shortbed (Used to be Longbed) at that same property earlier this year. I believe it's south east of Stockton. Sorry to get off the subject, but I had a deja vu moment.
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Old 08-05-2007, 10:48 PM   #13
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There is a guy out of Oregon that does short Burbs. He had a couple of projects at the Portland swap meet this year. If I had the money I'd shorten my panel. http://67-72Tahoe.com
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Old 08-06-2007, 11:38 AM   #14
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Looks more like a hardtop Blazer than a Tahoe to me. They're built to Blazer proportions with a 104" wheelbase. I know there were 2-door Tahoes in the 90's (that were also called full-size Blazers previously). I'd prefer a removable top Blazer or 3-door Tahoe but those little Blazurbans are cool.
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Old 08-06-2007, 11:41 AM   #15
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anyone ever just took a blazer, and welded a burb roof on it in place of the fiberglass one?
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anyone ever just took a blazer, and welded a burb roof on it in place of the fiberglass one?
Yes, but it was a 73-87 Blazer, not a 69-72 body style.
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Old 08-06-2007, 12:22 PM   #17
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figure that would be alot less work than shortening a burb
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Re: Shorten Suburban

I think the "avalanche" truck looks awesome, although FrizzleFry's chop makes it look even better. The only thing I'd offer up as a change would be to add a couple inches of material to the back of the "cab." It just looks too skinny back there.....

Otherwise I love it.

Supposedly, this is a GM built 'burb in Argentina.



And they have "avalanches" there too...



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I was thinking of shortening my Suburban this way.

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Old 10-21-2020, 11:46 AM   #22
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I like that one!
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Shortening a Suburban - all the legroom of a Blazer without the amazing headroom.
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Burbs have a taller roof than the trucks. But when you take the roof off of a Blazer it wins hands down =)
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needs a camper shell... wait, what?
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