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Took a little 500 mile trip this weekend. Had to break in the seats! Went to Nogales AZ. No problems and got just over 20 mpg. I need to get the sway bars installed. With some of the roads we had to take and crazy drive ways the back tires would rub on the inside of the rear fender wells. We took some time to explore the town a bit. They just got done filming "Hangover 3" down there. My dad works at the post office and they used it at the jail for the movie.:metal:

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My dad's 70 is waiting for me to replace the freeze plugs. I want to get more done on this truck. When I get the new tires for the Suburban the rally wheels will end up on his truck.

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I need to get a camera, cell phone pic's are just not as nice. I got some tires mounted on the stock wheels and cleaned up a set of wheel covers. The PO gave me what looks to be the stock dog dish hub caps. I'm going to clean them up and see how they look. With the taller tires on it looks like there is no drop on this thing any more! If I had this Suburban just a few years ago it would have air ride and a LS in it. That's not to say it's out of the question but with no one biting on my other suburban it might just have to get all the custom work and keep this one as my stocker.

Re: Ol Blue
 

Looks better with the bright work back on her..

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Very nice
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Thanks guys. There was not much I needed to do, but getting all that black paint off and getting the seats done have maid it look like much better in my book. The dash pad has grown on me and i'm happy I let him do what he felt would look good. I keep thinking air ride might be something I do soon. I also want to look into adding rear A/C.

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Not much of a update:waah:, Got my starter and alternator back from the rebuild. I also cleaned up the mount and got it painted. I told my self I would not pull the motor on this till 90k so it will be some time till I get the rest all clean and painted. Just enjoying driving it. I took the next week off to get some work done before Good guys. I have a long list of little things that will get done. I will do my best to get good pic's.

Re: Ol Blue
 

Burb looks great! Man with that kind of MPG, AC that keeps up in 112 heat without overheating, and that killer interior I'd stick a fork in her and call it done! :thumbs:

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Ita amazeing how many of the trailer hitch. I have cut off. Some eugly old meatel. Grill looks great. I am a fan of the 67-68 front end. keep the pics comeing:mm:

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I have cut a few of those eugly trailer hitch off. Realy nice job on interior. Steering wheel sharp grile also. I am a fan of the 67-68 frt end. What drive train do you have? To get 20 mpg, Keep pics comeing:chevy:

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Got my burb in the Goodguys show this weekend. Had some nice neighbors. Even got to check out the truck that I got the ideas for my seats out in person. It was a great weekend for a show. It was cool to check out some of the rides from other members. :metal: Even almost ended up selling my ride.

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Got over to Dino's for the party. Got to meet some great guys and see some great trucks! Sorry for the bad pic's, Night time pic's on a cell phone.

Re: Ol Blue
 

NICE 'Burban! Everything you've done has made it better. Jealous of your Dino's attendance. Someday...

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Thanks. I have not done much but I think it has all been in the right direction. It was a great time at the good guys and Dino's.

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I did not give up on this. Life has just been in the way a bit. I will try and get some pic's up this weekend. I got the 3rd row seat from oilyrag80's burb that he is making a 4 door out of. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=557019 <-- check it out! I have been beating my head on the wall working out ideas for a sound system.:banghead: I want to keep it out of sight so I think I will be making boxes for under the seats and running a Ipod off a amp so I can leave the stock radio in place. :waah:

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Just saying lol...

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Got to love grumpy cat!
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Got my old white sub sold so I helped move it with my home made tow rig. Kinda sad I didn't get to finish that one. It's going to a good home and the new owner is a member. I have some money to put into Blue. I have a bit more room to play.

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I hate to say it but my Sub had been on the back burner. With the heat and my working on my short bed not much has been done. I have parts on the way and should be back at it soon. I will be doing some A/C improvements!

Re: Ol Blue
 

Get to it! :lol: Looking forward to seeing more....

Also, I know it's been a while but is there any chance you snapped another pic or two of that black Suburban above?

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I has been so nice to just drive and not have it taken apart. The Black sub is a memeber but that was taken at the good guys show.

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Some parts just got droped on my doorstep. Not all my stuff but I will get started. It will be nice to have some tunes to ride with other then my IPhone. :lol:
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Not bad looking and works great. It's going to take some time to get used to all te controls but it is great to have some music. I have been working the best place for the rest of the system. I think when I get my rear A/C unit mounted I might try to mount something next to it. On that note my blower stopped working in the under dash unit. I have not looking into more then just to check for power and ground. This might be the motivation I need to look into a vintage air system.
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did ya order all this thru RestoSound? Easy to install? where did ya place the boxes?

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I got all my stuff from crutchfield, I had a bunch of points that I wanted to use up. I'm still testing out where I will end up leaving the boxes. At this point they are just behind the 2nd seat facing up. I have installed 4 Retro sound units so it only took me about 2 hours with the dash speakers. They are a bit tricky if you have never done one. If you take the face plate out and test fit it in the dash and mark out where the shafts are centered it will save you some time. Over all I find them to be about the best units I have had that looks some what stock. I will be making a small box for under the 3rd row seat to add a bit more sound. I have also been thinking about mounting something next to the rear A/C unit if I ever get in gear on that project.

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So I got home with a little time to work on my Suburban and had my new 6x9's at my door. I had some paint that I got for my firewall and wanted to try out and see if it was a match so I shot the grills. I like it. I was thinking it might look a bit cheese ball but I think when I get the boxes done it will look right at home under the 3rd seat.

Re: Ol Blue
 

I am about to add some 6x9 nines in boxes as well as an old school Kenwood. have you done anything to keep the boxes from moving?

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I have only taken a few trips with them back there and they have been staying put. I think the covers on the boxes make a type of Velcro with the wood floor. This is only a temp setup till I can get my 3rd seat done.
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Started to look into mounting the 3rd row seat. Looks like I will need to drill out holes for it. I only found one of the steel plates under the floor. Looks like the other ones fell out. I will have to fab up something. I want to get this all taken care of and take it down and have it done up like the others. Not much of a update. :waah:

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thanks for posting Zellway, and also thanks for putting up a nice review of our radio on Crutchfield. FYI, did you want to have the face come forward out in the dash? you may want to move it back by pushing the brackets further back. You mentioned that you haven't gotten around the color changing mode, here's a step by step video on this topic on how to select and change your colors! link: http://youtu.be/c9a_IEGN_Js Here's a link to show what it would look like when you "flushed" the face --Link: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2fi6w52i3w...ash%20Shot.jpg Take care, Michael (mrobbins@retrosoundusa.com)

Re: Ol Blue
 

Thanks for the info. I tested the look flush and spaced out and I just liked the look of it this way. I have had some time to play with it and I love it. I have the Model one in my short bed. I think this will be the radio I install in all my rides.

Re: Ol Blue
 

Love the old 'Burb! I agree, 20mpg, AC works, no touchie! (Excpet maybe to drop it some more..) Cool truck!

Re: Ol Blue
 

Thanks. It's nice to have one I can drive. I do think air ride might be the next step.

Re: Ol Blue
 

AZ might be good on the metal but the rubber is a different story. I had a set of vent windows from a different project so I installed the new seals in them to make the job on the suburban a snap. Took about 3 hours for both doors and I had a bit of dynomat I have been kicking around so it got installed also. Still have to get the rear windows seals.

Re: Ol Blue
 

:chevy: more

Re: Ol Blue
 

nice ride. I just acquired a 70 ambulance that's about the same type of project. mostly undoing the last guy's "improvements"

noticed the second row 3/4 seat in one of the pics. let me know if you wanna swap for a full length one.

Re: Ol Blue
 

nevermind on that seat-swap offer zellway, I just saw the rest of the post and your third row addition. Im looking to do the same.

looking good, sir

Re: Ol Blue
 

Some leaking valve covers and a heater core started me on a roll of stuff. Sometimes I get in the "lets do as much as I can when it's down" mode.

Re: Ol Blue
 

Picked up a set of mirrors. I'm out of practices with my welding but my backing plates should work for what I need. Next step in the knock the holes in the doors.