1/2dozen Burban
 

Like most, I'm addicted to craigslist and 60-66 chevy trucks of all types but around Iowa its pretty hard to find a decent body to start with. Each day I check the 4 state area and usually find nothing. Christmas Eve I was spending with the family and decided to scope it out and wouldn't you know 5 minutes prior a 66 suburban was posted, so I immediately send email then called but no answer. It was a rough night of sleep until the next morning a fella called me up North in MN and gave me the run down on the burb. Has original 292 inline upgraded to HEI with 45k miles on it, seats were covered up with original plastic until 4 years ago. Everything is pretty damn solid, I couldn't believe it. He told me he would meet me half way and if I didn't want it thats fine. Well to make a long story short I own it!
Plans for it is drive it for now when the roads are clean, I sold my (newer) home and moved across the street. Why? So I can build a bigger garage so I can finally have room to build stuff again.
Here are the pics!


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Excellent score! It looks quite solid and original. Apparently somebody was a big fan of side marker lights, eh? Maybe could've fit a couple more on there if they tried. Have fun.

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thanks man, the dude brought it home from Washington the way it sits.

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Wow, that is a nice SCORE!!! Seats are nice ! Quarters look solid to. Take good care of that one. By chance did it have the sticker in the glove box being a 66 ?:metal:

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Way Cool !!!!

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nice find congrats kat!,house is cool also hey what the -ell is all that white stuff :lol::lol: let me know if your not going to use the hubs caps i will buy them, congrats again duude

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Real cool, great find from around here..... I feel your pain.

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thanks man! Yeah the seats are crazy clean and yes the sticker is in the glovebox

thanks dude!


thanks, the house is coming along. Can't wait until spring to break ground on the 1200sq/ft garage. The white stuff is sugar :lol: and its still falling. I only have 3 of the hubcaps currently but the dude is going to send me the 4th. If I decide not to use them they are yours.

yeah no kidding, don't give up!

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Took another look at your Suburban and noticed the custom comfort seat and two tone paint on the exterior (not interior), and no chrome or side trim. This goes to show you could get them anyway you wanted, with any combination of options. Like 60-66 asked, do you have the SPID (options) sticker on the glove box?

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yeah here is a picture of the sticker, it looks like blood on it, lol

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...228_095456.jpg

maybe I am wrong but this setup for PCV must be hard to come by, I can't find any info on it. I have owned a few of these trucks and none of them had this setup.

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If you can read the part number off the black withd gold lettered AC sticker on that air cleaner housing I can look it up for you. It should be on the left side of the sticker vertically . Jon

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air cleaner housing
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...228_112118.jpg

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The K46 that's on your glove box door states K46 for the heavy duty air cleaner option. The part number off the air cleaner you posted shows up to be 64-66 10-30 Heavy Duty air cleaner, that's right out of the Chevrolet parts books. This air cleaner was also used on the 40-60 Series trucks according to the Chevrolet parts books. That's interesting, Never have I seen that air cleaner on a 1/2 ton anything. I have a similar air cleaner that runs the duct like yours on the firewall but I've never seen it in place. Thought it was always BIG truck stuff. Kinda reminds me of Chevrolets cowl plenum air cleaners from 63-69 on 409s and 427s. Guess it was a way of getting cold fresh air to the engine on these trucks..http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/j...k/IMG_1528.jpg
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Weird! ... or unusual, at least. I've never seen that kind of H.D. air cleaner set up either. Is that a cowl vent intake?... and then a two-stage air cleaner (minus the hoses), with the first being an oil bath unit? EDIT: Silencer? ..as shown in 60-66's post? 2nd EDIT: I see the pre-cleaner now..duh.

Paint code on the SPID says 525 so it came all saddle from the factory. Two tone saddle/white would've been 555.

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Yes and K62 for custom comfort for the deluxe seats but no custom trim option.

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Does your truck show any signs of having a smog pump on it ?

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Yep your right, it should be all saddle color, I looked that up. The guy I bought it from purchased it from original owner's son. The story is he got to choose his options so maybe he had them paint his two tone?

no smog pump

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That is an awesome score! really nice suburban can't wait to see what is in store for this!
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aw man, that thing is sweet

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Nice suburban but those lights need to GO GO GO.

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That is a nice find , especially for that part of the country.
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yes the lights will be gone when the warmer weather rolls around.

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Very cool
Eliminate the pre-cleaner and just run from air cleaner to cowl duct.
voila.. early factory cowl induction....
even though you can't see it when the hoods closed,LOL
Along with the dealer 2 tone,I wonder if they also did the 20 gal fuel tank?(written on the SPID).
T

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sweet burb I to am addicted to classified adds also nice Christmas present

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That thing is sweet man. Great find
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Just beautiful man! Well done!

Forgive me if I missed it, but what are your plans?

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Can't wait to see the progress!

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Well it has been awhile since I've posted. Took some time but I was able to complete the garage with some help from my Dad. It was built to the max size the city will allow, which isn't big enough. Anyway, it's time to bag a suburban! Plans are to lay out using full level 3 porterbuilt drop members, 22 inch transport wheels with stock hub caps, having the 292 freshened up and 700r4. Here are some pictures and I'll be posting more as I go.
Full pic of shop
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psuwxisyu5.jpg
At this point I was slowly raising the body to make sure everything was clear
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Body is off and frame rolled back
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Frame rolled back ready for fill dismantle
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Tucking the 22s purchased from Alexander Speed. Lift was lowered as far as the lift arms would let me http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps2zqcbp0v.jpg
5 total wanted a spare
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Took frame down to the rails then power washed using a hotsy. Currently waiting on porterbuilt and in the meantime I'll coat the frame and clean up the mess I've made over the past few days.

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Nice suburban and shop!
Here in MI in most areas a garage cannot exceed the sq. ft. of the house.

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It's gonna be awesome !

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Luckily we have a double lot so we could go max of 1200 sq. As long as it was connected. Otherwise, we could only use 30% of our back yard and peak of garage cannot exceed peak of house.

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What's the plans for the 292? Maybe making it a street engine? Did it with mine. Great journey thus far. Nice project! :chevy:

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I'm more of the cruising type. Plans are to freshen it up with new gaskets, valve seats and rings then paint it stock color. If it needs more when opened up then I'll go from there. It only has 48k on it and for the 3k I've driven it seems to get around pretty good. Just tired of the small seepage of oil making it all dirty! Your 292 looks great! What all have you done to it?

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A ton. lol Fully custom rebuild.
Lump port head...1.94 intake 1.60 exhaust valves. Roller rockers. Bigger valve springs, Bored .040 over with custom ross pistons, comp cam, fully balanced, zero decked. all the good stuff. lol :chevy:

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Sounds like money! 4k or more? 350-400 hp?

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lol Not quite! The custom pistons make the compression at 9.5.1 and I didn't go to crazy on the cam..268 duration 218 @.050 .486 lift on a 110 lobe center. I'll be around 320 hp and 340 torque and $5000 perrty much covering it. Now if I went with 10.5.1 compression and a .550 lift cam I'd be seeing at around 350+ hp. lol