Blazen Off Road --- Baja Burb – suburban build thread………

[81jimmyslt]

We have a good customer and friend Tony, wanted us to build a Custom Suburban for his house in Baja Mexico. He wants to drive it down to Baja and play with it in the sand, rocks, trails around his house. So here is what he wants. Off course built with BOR custom built goodies and a slew of products from many of our great suppliers and manufacturers.
The donor truck started life off as a 82’ Suburban Red and Tan. Dead Diesel, TH400, NP208, D70 R, D44 F ¾” ton 8 lug. Power windows,AC, rear AC, nice interior…..Blown motor!
Specs:
Convertible, cut top and cap
TPI or Carb Crate 383 dressed
New TH-400 Summit?
Rebuilt stock NP205?
14 Bolt rear 4.10 gear w/ Detroit
Disk Brake rear – Ruff Stuff brackets –
Rebuilt w/ new bearings, seals, brakes, hard lines, chevette hoses
D44 front with 4.10 gears left open
High steer steering kit (parts mike)with new Knuckle, arms, links and ends
Brakes, bearings, seals, ball joints etc.
Brake Lines from ORD
Diff Covers from Ruffstuff
2wd sector shaft w/ steering patch kit
4” Rough Country Spring suspension, bilstein 5150’s
15x10 4” BS Black steel wheels 35x12.5x15 Mickey Thompson Baja Claws Radial
Cut fenders and patch with steel and bondo
BOR Suburban rocksliders
BOR HD front winch bumper w/ Warn M12000
BOR Rear HD bumper w/ side armor
BOR Front and Rear Tube Doors w/ custom interior door plates
BOR Swing down tire carrier
BOR custom family cage
BOR Traction bar setup
BOR custom grille
Seats and belts from Subaru and Crown Vic
Aluminum Radiator
Electric Fan
Painless Wiring
Custom Lock boxes - for fishing poles and Firearms
Custom Soft top
LED light replacements, tail lights too
Off Road Lights
Custom Hidden Lock box in old spare tire hole
New Gas Tank
Herculine interior/ primer exterior

 

[81jimmyslt]

Pics......we missed the beggining no pics of cuttin the top and gutting everything. Or any orf the body prep and paint work. We will start off here.

 

[81jimmyslt]

 

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[Chevy305]

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[Kenny78]

Awesome list! Good work so far

 

[kgblazerfive]

ditto hope its done already

 

[nicks93kblazer]

nice looking cage on it.

 

[mnstrburbon]

I having been thinking the same top cut do you know how much it weighed before and after or aproximate of top weight.
looks awsome

 

[Big Blzn]

Great! Another focking thread where my work's fire wall won't let me see the pics of a build that sounds awsome.

 

[rjpastor]

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[mnstrburbon]

Are the rear doors one offs or a product don't remember seeing them on youre site.

 

[81jimmyslt]

We are building the rear doors for a limited time, until this project leaves. Then we will be looking for another donor burb for mock up.

 

[George_Pimpdaddy]

Sweet!!! how much tubing you have there?

 

[K5dreamer]

awesome falls hopelessly short of describing what is seen here. a convertable suburban?!?!?! daddy likes

 

[jt512]

Very cool!! Can't wait to see more!! I'm guessing the tube laying in the back with bushings in the ends is a spare tire carrier.?

 

[y5mgisi]

That is pretty neat.

 

[USSkoval]

Are burb rock sliders available?

 

[81jimmyslt]

Very cool!! Can't wait to see more!! I'm guessing the tube laying in the back with bushings in the ends is a spare tire carrier.?

Exactly.

And yes we have been building bolt on sliders for suburbans for a while. Shipping is spendy especially since DHL tanked.

 

[SoCal'75]

are you going to tie the 'B' pillar into the cage for more strength at the seat belt retractor? I have been looking for an old 'burb to build like that for a family wagon. Looks great!
-Lance