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1979 Suburban with blazer removable top

Nice work the body and interior came out awesome, motor is holding up this time with no problems.

check the pacific region there are a couple of trails runs coming up if you want to go flex it out and get some pics. I would also like to see it in person so hopefully you can make one of the runs.
 
Well heres a couple new pictures. Finally got the least amount of dirt on the tires. Went out on a couple back roads to check out how the truck handles and ended up driving a 4 hour road trp in the truck. Everything was dependable, just a couple rattles and my damn tranny is leaking. So I gotta get that sealed up before I go on my road trip to oregon at the end of next month. Didnt really find any places to flex the truck out just a couple dirt road in the middle of the country.

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All I can say is you do awesome work my friend. anyone can do a project like that, but it takes skill to make it look like a factory option like yours does. :waytogo:
 
Thanks, but to me its could have been done better. I wish I would have rented my normal paint booth and not tried to paint it in my garage. I paint every day at work and I can lay down some ok paint, but it came out a 10 footer, so in a couple years im gonna respray the outside.
 
I made up a bumper out of some c channel my friend gave me. Still need to cap off the ends. I also had an old grenade and a 50 cal shell I got in iraq. So i made them my shifter for the tranny and trans case. I laser etched the transfer case shift patern on the shell at my work. I always forget it.

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Absolutely beautiful rig man, really really nice. Good for you.
 
Wow looks great. :bow:I'd love to do this to my burb, but I lack the fabrication skills. Econoline did the same thing to the Bronco...Well kinda I think they took a crewcab short box and fabed a top on to the back. I know I know...I said Bronco, but I'm also a fan of Broncos, and not the football team.
 
I think someone posted a picture of one of the broncos a few pages back. Hey for the right price I can make you one. Im thinking about converting another one to sell. I dont stick to one brand. I have a 66 ford mustang, ,73 plymouth duster, 66 F100, 95 honda civic, and the 79 suburban. I hate it when people only stick to one brand and are close minded. Hey the only way to learn fabrication it to practice. I dont fabricate stuff for a living. Im work structural maintenance on aircraft. Just a hobby of mine that i may make my job.
 
I don't think I want to know how much it would cost :doah: Yeah about the only fabrication I do anymore is derby cars and that isn't saying much. They don't have to be pretty just strong, hell the uglier the better:haha:No I'm sure I could do it, but finding the time is the problem.
 
I found this thread through Rene's link from the garage and just read through the whole thing. What a cool project!
 
thanks, ive been driving the hell out of it on the road. Just dont have anywhere close to my house to go off-roading and it sucks. Im gonna have to plan a camping trip or something into the mountains to get some off roading time with it.
 
I gotta say you've done the cleanest back half cab conversion I've seen so far...and you actually finished it and are driving it. Just craziness! :waytogo:

Rene
 
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