Suburban to cc swap *UPDATE* post #44, bed built

[kgblazerfive]

Yup that one

 

[54inches]

Some were taken with my phone and some were taken with my wife's. All that she took are reversed for some reason.

I love the old skool seats in that truck. I wish you were closer!

 

[gone huntin]

The rear seats in the suburban were perfect, no wear at all,too bad they were crushed.

 

[gone huntin]

Here's a picture with paint. Now I gotta decide on a bed.

 

[original balzer]

lookin good but WOW that makes my frame look beefy(no offence). No wonder I have had sucha hard time making things work. the one ton frame is this big all the way to the engine bay then its normal sized.

heres a pic to explain as you can see the front where the steering is is normal 1/2 ton frame rails then as you move back the frame gets taller but it does so from the top down. So in order to make shackle hangers work I have had to drop the front hangers down. Otherwise my pinion would have a sever downward angle.

you can see the square tube i used to drop the front hangrs down in this pic. Its 3.5"x3.5" 1/4" wall

It would have been much easier to do it like you did I think and possibly I would be driving the dang thing by now.

Anyway good work Im liking it.

 

[gone huntin]

Yeah, even though mine is a 3/4 ton, it is still a Suburban frame. As soon as I can get my tank moved I'm gonna loose the extra frame behind the shackles.
What size tire are you gonna run? Are you gonna have enough room without hitting the cab corners?

 

[original balzer]

I would like to run 38-42 I dunno yet. As far as the cab coerners I had planed on cutting a big part of them out when I do the rocker sliders. Simular to ORDs cousin willard. However I am not going to boat side mine just rocker rails and close to the same angle at the rear corners.

http://www.offroaddesign.com/willard.htm

 

[gone huntin]

Another with my son driving it.
I finished mounting the rear seats and seatbelts today.
P.S. I have an almost perfect red vinyl rear bench seat if anybody wants it.

 

[gone huntin]

Cut the frame today, really shortbed now.

 

[mnstrburbon]

Sik nice work came out awsome.

 

[gone huntin]

Got the frame rear section welded in yesterday. Now I have to fab up a tank mount.

 

[rob h]

looks good, i wondered what frame was used that the real tires dont affect the cab corners....i just scrapped a suburban, if i would of known id of kept it.. nice job and yea super short..

 

[gone huntin]

I finished with it as far as the swap goes. I have all of the interior pretty much finished. I still have to build a bed and a grille. The winch bumper is too close to the core support to use a factory grille so I'll have to build one.

 

[86-1ton]

how the hell did i miss this thread...!??!!??!

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beautiful work...!

 

[mnstrburbon]

came out sweet nice work .. are you doing a bed? cant remember.

 

[gone huntin]

Yeah, I wanted to build a tube bed, but I don't have access to a bender so it might be square tubing.

 

[mnstrburbon]

i just found this pic on a trazer build.

 

[gone huntin]

I want it to be similar to Cousin Willard's bed.

 

[mnstrburbon]

Ya i like that one also seen the one and figured it looked preaty quick and easy.
I pick up my 4 door on sun cant wait

 

[gone huntin]

Did I start something? Do I see a yellow crew cab in your Suburban's future? +=