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hi leroy b1 the upholstery was done in california i will have to check with the guy on the material yards he used,i do know it is the material from a 64 chevy impala not the ss just the regular impala,i used it on a 64 impala and a 61 wagon i owned before i will see if i can find out the info

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thanks apocalypse for the compliments i will post more interior picks just trying to find the direction im going to take on the truck.i have to restore all the window pieces i think that is where im headed

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chief rocka the vw parts belong to the guy that owns the shop,my painter was using he is in Elmonte CA i can get you his nuber and his name is Mike.My dad has all the vw parts out in Oklahoma the fellow in cali has been wanting to go to my dads farm once i showed him the pics of his stash,i just have my single cab.

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Just found this thread.. nice Burb (and truck)... make sure you take it out the local shows... Behind Dunkin Donuts on Sundays at Craig and Jones HERE

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Details, Details, its all in the Details. You Nailed it....The Burb is sweet. Your painter did a Fantastic job. Inside outside under the hood... it will be a dream to drive. What are your plans for the gauge cluster? X2 on the Coys they look just right.

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mcmlxix I will have to make it out to the shows sometimes what time do people meet there ill come out sometime, i was reading you build thread my wife has a cousin he is building a 1972 blazer 2 wheel drive as we speak its painted camaro orange very cool trucks

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Thanks notsolo for all the kind worlds i will be running Dakota digital vhx guage cluster,the coy wheels are still in my mind just maybe different size or maybe 20s,coys are still priced fairly reasonable

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They usually start showing up by 7am... It's been a little cold here the last coulple Sundays, but when it gets hot in the summer I can understand the early arrival... Let me know when you go and I'll look for the Burb or the green 69...

Are you behind Lone Mountain?

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Hi mcmlxix Ill let you know one weekend, Im up on Sunrise Mt, Hollywood /Charleston.

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Can you give me details on the jeep tank you used in your burb? Thanks

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Well trying to use up some parts i have before i have to dig into the wallet,took the vent windows in to work rebuilt the vents precision seals work pretty nice on these windows

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Also rebuilt all the rear slider windows,precision seals fit really nice,believe me silicon spray will be your best friend AND your fingers and hands will hurt but over all not a bad job,also used crl felt channels and felts they all come in 8 ft sections and fit excellent.4 slider windows overall really not to bad had to weld up the front two slider botton runs they had rust,back two were perfect

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some pictures of the slider windows all installed,had my kids pushing on the glass while i roped them in,not a bad job on the side windows no glass guy this time just me the free glass guy.

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Also got the front regulators and glass runs on the front two window glasses installed all new window felts and scraper felts and got the front vents and windows installed

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Got my steering column installed,gonna install the two front door hardware handles and rear tailgate hardware waiting on a few parts for the fronts.

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Nice work :thumbs:

Do you have a link or contact info for the "crl felt channels and felts"?

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Hi captain fab,internet info is crlaurence.com the phone is 1800421-6144 they are nation wide they have a store in Vegas also,the channel is called flexible auto channel comes in 96 inch pieces they are 25.30 each you would need two i needed 4, part number is 10g96. the felt also comes in 96 inch pieces,i cut this to fit against the sliding window frames and glass dividers so the window can slide against it. both are identical or very close to factory part number for the felt is ym396,you wont need a bunch of this its 14.25

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Thanks for the link and info. It looks like that is a good source for glass channels and felts. I assume they sell to the general public?

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yes they do sell to the public captain

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well got a new shop to tinker in my spare time moved burb from my house garage been going slow but still at it.Got tired of chasing rear hatch struts on ebay for stupid money,picked up a pair or 56 chevy nomad wagon struts a few inches shorter and the upper hatch is a bit lower but not really a big deal price was 100.00.so ill take the lower look and they lock and release perfect pic is just one mounted rt now

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decided on a diff look,think we are gonna try the stock look lowered with 15x8 steels powder coated with stock caps 235 in the rear with a 215 in the front came out perfect,will wait and see once we hit the road

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got the burb over to the shop,the hoist really makes a diff,got the ac bracket and compressor mounted up,got the ac system all installed got the new wiper motor all installed almost main loom and engine loom and pcm install time,should be fun,also installed a new fuel tank will post pics of the tank soon.all door hardware and arm rest are installed

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Looks great on stock wheels.
Keep up the good work.

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more pictures tell me your honest opinion of the wheels lol

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projects never stop,gonna wire up the engine computer harness next,the fire wall was shaved smooth so trying to keep all holes to a minimum

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thanks mcmlxix for the kind words,gonna try and work on it next few months steady if i can

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I just went back and didint see any pics of the shifter you used, any more details?

I like the stock look, and wheels are easy to change. Once you get the truck set and driving around, you can always readdress the wheels if you want.

PS: the location of the Sunday car meet changed to Cheyenne and Jones... HERE

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I work at ford so the shifter is a 2010 ford expedition floor shift and ford cable adapted to the factory chevy bracket its a overdrive shifter so has perfect space for all the gears, seems to get all the gears i will wire up the shift interlock once i wire the truck its just sitting there rt now,i took the seats back out so i could get to the dash will post up some shifter pic

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That thing is Super Nice !!!!Great Job..

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Thanks Nobby its a work in progress,gonna work it in when i can try to get running soon,I have the computer harness and door and tail gate seals left in my parts stash, then i will have to spend some money lol

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looking good nice work cant wait to see it done!!!

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thanks gostranger gonna keep at it

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Yep looking good, nice shop btw.

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There is a lot of nice burbs being built here, and this one is no exception .....

Clean man !

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thanks chief for the kind words i think all the burbs are very very nice even the trucks

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Small things going on with the Suburban slowly ordering parts and installing them,but its still going. Got the Burb all wired up for the most parts I was really surprised all the light,wipers,reverse lights, headlights, turn signals all work. Still need to get a digital dash,The Ls Radiator is on the way should have buy the end of the week

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Few more of the new bumper and grill.also for kicks added some fuel and fired the 6.0 up could not resist a quick start.

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Sweet Man, It looks Awesome!

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My wife keeps slapping me. because I keep drooling on the key board looking at your Burb.:lol:

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Thanks Nobby after going to Sema and checking out all the cool cars with tires and wheel im not sure on the stocks but we will see once im up and rolling.gotta get more parts,what gas tank dig you go with by the way