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06-01-2014, 10:10 AM | #1 |
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New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
My 97 Burb has been getting eaten up by the rust bug the last few years so I've spent the last 3 months looking for the right truck and the right deal.
I had my sights set on an 05 or 06 burb with 100k miles give or take. I'm picky so I had a list of musts that made it a patience testing process. So yesterday my wife found a two prospects at a dealer so we went to look at them. Both had second row bucket seats- so no go. I got home and did a search and found a 99. Much older than the plan, but newly listed and only 43000k miles on it. As I was running out the door, I asked my wife to call an make sure they still had it. This thing is a time capsule and it now sits in my garage. The only thing I don't care for are the fender flare running board combination, but these particular ones are good for saving the paint and keeping the rust away. Many just trap dirt and moisture and cause problems. pics soon |
06-01-2014, 11:03 AM | #2 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
Here's a few pics http://s1139.photobucket.com/user/Da...evy%20Suburban
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06-01-2014, 12:15 PM | #3 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
That looks awesome! You are right, I don't care for those fiberglass boards either.
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06-01-2014, 12:37 PM | #4 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
Gorgeous! That is a fantastic find, I love that color, it was only available a couple years. I would be inclined to remove all of that scaffolding/trim, clean and undercoat the rockers very well, and install the narrow factory polished wheel trim. Please please please tell us that you're going to keep the oem alloy wheels, with as clean as that thing is, they look GREAT on there.
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06-01-2014, 02:13 PM | #5 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
I plan on keeping it as factory as possible ( wheels and all ) I was experimenting with removing the flares and they seem like they would be easy to remove and are pretty clean underneath. The spoiler wing is going to stay because of the holes in the roof (I think )
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06-01-2014, 05:18 PM | #6 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
Wow, the interior on that is mint
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06-01-2014, 05:33 PM | #7 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
Photos have been added of the truck without the scaffolding. I had to take them off, and only a few slight paint blemishes to buff , a few spots of adhesive to remove and a few holes to put newly painted stainless steel screws in. Then I'll spray the frame rails with rust converter until I decide if i'm going to get some different running boards or not. If I can find another way to protect the body from rocks etc, I won't get any.
I was thinking of bedliner on the rocker panels, topcoated to match the body paint, but I don't know if the DIY stuff will hold up. |
06-01-2014, 06:13 PM | #8 | |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
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Devin 1983 GMC High Sierra 2500, 4x4, RC/LB, 400 S.B., SM-465, NP-208, Corporate 10 bolt & 9.5" 14 bolt 1996 GMC Sierra SLE 3500 DRW, 4x4, EC/LB, Vortec 454, NV-4500, BW-4401, AAM 925 & AAM 1050 1997 GMC Sierra SLT 1500 4x4, Z71/F44, EC/SB, Vortec 350 My Introduction with my '83s History New Daily, the '96 |
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06-01-2014, 06:21 PM | #9 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
I like the look without any running boards. It looks tough. Those flares made it look like a girly truck.
Mudflaps will be added soon and I will see what happens from there |
06-01-2014, 10:44 PM | #10 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
Nice find! Almost hard to believe they're out there with that kinda mileage, but I got my '97 Hoe with 71k miles about a year and a half ago. I dig the two-tone seats & didn't realize they came like that.
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06-01-2014, 11:32 PM | #11 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
This was a Gran Prix conversion truck. Gran Prix put in the power sunroof, heat pads in the seats, fiberglass running boards and spoiler, stainless rocker trim, plastic wood trim pieces on the dash and the custom leather seat covers. I got the window stickers with it. Chevy sticker says $38k GranPrix sticker is $45k after accessories.
I just wish they would have taken out the worthless factory console and put in something useful. I'll be building a custom one soon. |
06-02-2014, 12:45 AM | #12 | |
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_____________________________________________ Phillip My Build threads: 1966 Chevy C-10 "Black Betty" shortbed, fleetside, BBW, 327 V8/ Powerglide (under construction) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=betty 1997 Chevy Tahoe, 2dr/2wd, mild custom (Daily driver) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=601142 Pics: '66 C-10 https://flic.kr/s/aHsjHWD4h9 '97 Tahoe https://flic.kr/s/aHsjGZ7wKP '93 C-1500 https://flic.kr/s/aHskxdpdnQ '88 S-10 Blazer https://flic.kr/s/aHsjYGx4Md Previous Rides: 1993 Chevy S-10 ext. cab, 4.3L, 4/5 drop (Sold) 1993 Chevy C-1500 short/step Retro-Rod (Sold) 1988 S-10 Blazer 2dr/2wd mild custom (Sold) |
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06-02-2014, 03:38 AM | #13 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
That is a niceeeee truck you got there!!! You found a great one which puts hope in some to find a low mileage example of one of these trucks!
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06-04-2014, 05:20 PM | #14 |
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Re: New (Old) Daily Driver Find !
I now have a name for this old Burb. I'm going to call it J. Edgar or Edgar for short.
Why ? Because it used to wear a skirt ! |
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