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05-04-2020, 06:41 PM | #1 |
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Re: 72 Plaid Sub
Going good over here, just not as much progress as I would like. I had some family heath issues that took a lot of my time early this year, and then I decided to replace some more sheet metal on the burb that I wasn't happy with. I'm real close paint now. I should start painting the interior within the next 2-3 weeks.
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05-04-2020, 06:50 PM | #2 | |
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Re: 72 Plaid Sub
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05-04-2020, 07:02 PM | #3 |
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Re: 72 Plaid Sub
One question for you. How is the fit of your passenger doors? I was installing weatherstrip on mine and noticed that although the body of the door is decent, the window area is terrible.
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05-05-2020, 02:16 PM | #4 | |
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The weather strip attaches to a pinch weld in the door jamb. I smacked that pinch weld in a little with a dead blow hammer so it wasn't pushing out so hard on the window frame, then reinstalled the weather strip and checked the fit until it looked right. Had to do the same in several places on the other doors as well. Those window frames will bend a little, but I'm sure its much less stressful bending them in the body work stage than when they're painted. Hope this helps. |
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05-22-2020, 01:03 PM | #5 |
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Re: 72 Plaid Sub
More July 2018 mock up and bare metal panel alignment.
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05-22-2020, 01:18 PM | #6 |
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Got some Trique Mfg. Altman Easy Latches for the doors. Decided to cut them apart and weld them flush instead of bolting them in.
Discovered something weird about suburbans during this process. The suburban passenger door striker plate is different than the truck. As you can see in the picture, the bolt holes don't line up and the inside edge of the plate had to be ground down to fit. |
05-22-2020, 01:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: 72 Plaid Sub
NICE! Altman has been working on a Suburban set for a while, but I'm not holding my breath. How did the 3 door close once you finished the mod?
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05-22-2020, 02:49 PM | #8 |
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Doors close much easier. I mocked everything up and did all bodywork with the door seals in place. I just figured I would sacrifice a set of seals through the build, so I didn't have to worry about the doors being so tight in the end.
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