Project: '72 Family Hauler

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

In! This thing is sweet

I agree!

[shearjs]

Originally Posted by flashed

Very nice . Cute little boy too.

Originally Posted by nastety92

Looks like a nice truck to start with. How are the floors and under side of the truck?
I like that roof rack as well. What are you plans for it?

Nick

Originally Posted by gringoloco

In! This thing is sweet

Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Yup, that will make a great family hauler..... Nice score.

LockDoc

Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Great looking Burb...enjoy!

Originally Posted by Average Joe

I agree!

Thanks for tagging along. I'm pretty excited about this one and can't wait to get started! From what I can tell the floors, rockers, doors, and quarters are very solid. There's some rust on the inner fender on the passenger side below the battery. I'm sure there's some more hiding that I haven't found yet. The burb came with some old paperwork as well as the original owner's manual. It was originally sold on 11/23/71 at Charley Graham Chevrolet in Blythe, CA, and spent it's early life in Yuma, AZ. I found some other paperwork mixed in that suggests that it's been in TN since 2003-2004.

The current plan is to make sure the drivetrain is reliable enough to haul the kids around this spring/summer. I've already ordered new weatherstripping to seal up the doors, hatch, tailgate, door/vent windows. The windshield is a little cloudy around the perimeter, so I'll likely replace that soon. The PO installed a new fuel tank, 3" lowering springs in the rear, cut the coils up front, and replaced the rotors/calipers and pads. I'll likely go a little lower with drop spindles and new springs. He also had all 3 rows of seats recovered and installed new carpet over the metal floors. The wood floor has a couple soft spots, so depending how bad that really is, I may end up trying to replace it. Needs a stereo and speakers, and I'll probably get some new gauges at some point. Next winter, LS swap, and modernize the heat/ac. I'm sure there's more but we'll see how much it changes once I dive in.