What did you do to your Suburban Today?

[67 Burb]

Got the 80# oil gauge in today with renewed face.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by 67 Burb

Got the 80# oil gauge in today with renewed face.

Is that a decal? I have an 80# gauge and a vacuum gauge in a tach dash that could stand being freshened up.

Thanks,
LockDoc

[Average Joe]

[QUOTE=Killer Bee;8345273]free flip for handsome and his nice burb

I like the patina and the slant front!

Thanks Killer Bee! Yeah, the award was best Patina. Perhaps i should rethink my plans for a repaint.

[67 Burb]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Is that a decal? I have an 80# gauge and a vacuum gauge in a tach dash that could stand being freshened up.

Thanks,
LockDoc

Yes, it's a decal. It's printed on special stretchy vinyl that will form around the curve without a wrinkle.
Is this what your vacuum gauge looks like?

I will send you a PM.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by 67 Burb

Yes, it's a decal. It's printed on special stretchy vinyl that will form around the curve without a wrinkle.
Is this what your vacuum gauge looks like?

I will send you a PM.

Yes, that is what my vacuum gauge looks like. On my oil pressure gauge most of the 4 & 0 is missing and part of the 8 and all of the 0 is missing on the right side.

LockDoc

[67 Burb]

Originally Posted by LockDoc

Yes, that is what my vacuum gauge looks like. On my oil pressure gauge most of the 4 & 0 is missing and part of the 8 and all of the 0 is missing on the right side.

LockDoc

Your oil pressure gauge had numbers on it? Mine only had L and H on it. As in post #295.

[WannaBe68]

Some great news and some what the hell news - First the good news. I found a company well over a year ago that still had the original type vinyl and cloth material in Saddle for my 3 bench seats - - they finally finished them and shipped them to me... Seriously, these are some of the highest quality covers I have ever seen. The stitching and padding and workmanship is far and above what I was expecting! Truly over the top quality!

The what the hell news - for well over a year and a dozen pictures of the single scroll a 1969 seat has - they made and shipped covers for a 1972!!!
1969 has one scroll in the middle and the 1972 has the two smaller scrolls connected at the top! Wow!

The covers are so nice, I went ahead and had them installed onto the benches, because I wanted to enjoy having the covers on. Soooo - in about another 6 months I should get the new seat of covers for a 1969 Suburban. And when I do get the new / correct covers for my '69 I will be selling these covers for a '72.

[LockDoc]

Originally Posted by WannaBe68

Some great news and some what the hell news - First the good news. I found a company well over a year ago that still had the original type vinyl and cloth material in Saddle for my 3 bench seats - - they finally finished them and shipped them to me... Seriously, these are some of the highest quality covers I have ever seen. The stitching and padding and workmanship is far and above what I was expecting! Truly over the top quality!

The what the hell news - for well over a year and a dozen pictures of the single scroll a 1969 seat has - they made and shipped covers for a 1972!!!
1969 has one scroll in the middle and the 1972 has the two smaller scrolls connected at the top! Wow!

The covers are so nice, I went ahead and had them installed onto the benches, because I wanted to enjoy having the covers on. Soooo - in about another 6 months I should get the new seat of covers for a 1969 Suburban. And when I do get the new / correct covers for my '69 I will be selling these covers for a '72.

Nice lookin' covers!

When you get the new ones and get them installed Post these up on the Blazer and Suburban parts for sale forum. I would think they would sell pretty quickly.....

LockDoc

[WannaBe68]

Should have made that clear - wasn't going to peddle anything here. I'll put them on the parts page when the time comes.

[68SWB4x4]

Those covers are awesome!

[highwinger]

I got my front seat recovered and I replaced the mid seat windows and felts but apparently the aftermarket power window motors are too weak to move the windows now. Fortunately, there was a great mod on here using ‘91 motors and a custom bracket. That’ll be next. Another thread helped with getting the windows installed. This place is invaluable!

[Average Joe]

Originally Posted by highwinger

I got my front seat recovered and I replaced the mid seat windows and felts but apparently the aftermarket power window motors are too weak to move the windows now. Fortunately, there was a great mod on here using ‘91 motors and a custom bracket. That’ll be next. Another thread helped with getting the windows installed. This place is invaluable!

Yep, I agree. Its amazing how much info has been accumulated and shared here.
Power windows must be a nice upgrade!

[highwinger]

Originally Posted by Average Joe

Yep, I agree. Its amazing how much info has been accumulated and shared here.
Power windows must be a nice upgrade!

Like any other added feature, they’re great when they’re working and a lot of work to get and keep them working. I got the two replacement motors today. Time to make my windows great again lol.
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[Captainab]

Well. I put on the last of the doors

[Captainab]

Here's some more

[Captainab]

Almost ready to come home

[HO455]

Originally Posted by Captainab

Here's some more

Judging by the attitude of your Burban that Virginia has rescinded their laws against modifying your vehicle's ride height.

[Captainab]

No. I drove it around before total disassembly and no issues. I am sure I'll have to make a spring change. But I am not worried about that. I have smaller springs and smaller tires.

[HO455]

I'm sorry to hear it is still a crime to be tall. I was living there when they put the law into effect and my GTO had pizza cutters on the front and L50/15's on the back. Couldn't tell you how many times I was pulled over by a bored lawman looking to measure my rear bumper height. They never had a tape just a flashlight they would claim was 18". Then I would whip out my tape and show them I was 19 1/2". Good by 1/2"! That usually led to the kind officer touring around my car looking to point out some other infraction.
I remember you could buy lifted trucks for dimes on the dollar after they passed the law.

[Captainab]

Does any1 have any latches forbthe barn door burb, need the part that mount on body under the doors

The door hook to these lil things when closed

[Killer Bee]

Originally Posted by Captainab

Does any1 have any latches forbthe barn door burb, need the part that mount on body under the doors

The door hook to these lil things when closed

several burb parting threads, search for them and pm sellers..

good luck!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751286

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=680494

[Beach-Burban]

Today was the day to replace my mirrors! Those extra large towing mirrors just weren't working for me so I replaced them with reproductions of the originals. I was lucky that the original owner chose to just cover the original holes with a plate, so that simplified things...but now I have a bunch more holes that will need to be filled the right way! I also replaced my interior mirror, but used one designed for the '71 Suburban. I like that style better than the glued-on '72 version. Will eventually get a new windshield and don't want to glue anything to it!
Woody

[Killer Bee]

Torrance? I work nights in Wilmington.. although interrupted several times, my lunch is done.. we should compare notes sometime, I live just east of seal beach weps sta..

just put the K20 and K1500 burbs out back to shuffle trucks around up front

[iriereggaeman]

#Beach-Burban
Lookin' good! I have the same mirrors. They work well for me but probably won't have the same rear-view your big ones had. (more turning your head to double-check)
I had a problem with the mirror on the passenger side - the existing holes didn't allow clear sight of the mirror from the driver's seat. I had to shim up the bottom a bit to get it to work.

[Beach-Burban]

Originally Posted by Killer Bee

Torrance? I work nights in Wilmington.. although interrupted several times, my lunch is done.. we should compare notes sometime, I live just east of seal beach weps sta..

just put the K20 and K1500 burbs out back to shuffle trucks around up front

Yep...on the boarder of So. Redondo. Night-shift was my favorite. I just retired after 30 years...and 25 years of them were nights (what we call "early mornings"). My last 15 years were in Lomita! The Beach-Burban looks a lot better in photos than in person, so I've got my hands full with just one project...can't imagine keeping two or more going, but they sure look ready to rumble!
Woody
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1554391806