1972 3dr Suburban Build Thread

[19723DR]

Today was a good day bad day. I hit a local car show in Bountiful Utah. I took home an award ''Make-Out Special Award'' I don't know what that means, but I'll take that as a complement. There were a lot of nice 67-72's there. I talked to most of them and had a blast.







When I pulled up to receive my award by a local news anchor. I waited until he announced me and then aired out the bags, receiving an aww from the crowd. That was sweet.



After didn't go so well. I stopped at my parents house and thats were my battery committed suicide taking my starter with it. After two hours and a trip to the parts store we were on the road headed home. Even with the problems, it was a good day.

[Hart_Rod]

The Burb looks great, Congrats on the award!

[Number98]

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

The Burb looks great, Congrats on the award!

Originally Posted by Number98

Thanks guys. I'm pretty sure the award is for the vehicle that you would take to make out on a date in. My wife agrees.

Have you seen the windows?

I haven't done anything on the Suburban to day, it's my wife's birthday. I do have some old pictures of the suburban I will post later today. For all the time I've spent on the Suburban I figured I can give my wife one day to do what she wants.

[19723DR]

Here are some pictures from 1989 of before it was painted the first time. Notice the after of the lower molding. The painter ripped the old off and didn't want to pay the extra to do it right. The paint job was good other than the rust was not taken care of and it came right back.













I want to thank Mike for taking such good care of the suburban over the years. I can't take credit for all of the work that has been done to the 'burb. His time and effort into the beginning bodywork and the up keep of the engine and drive train really saved the 'burb from becoming another parts vehicle.
The suburban served your family for many years and I feel it an honor to pass it on to my family for years to come.
The award I received belongs to you just as much as me for all the love you put into the suburban.
Thanks guys.

[19723DR]

I finally met my first board member, Babyblueoval flew all the way from Arkansas to help me put in a carrier bearing. (Thanks for the help.)

Wednesday night we went out to dinner. Took the burb, and noticed a clunking when I accelerated. When we got back we looked underneath and noticed the carrier bearing was fine but the mounting bracket was broken. Thursday night, we went to get the part and he helped me put it in.
I will be looking forward to your Blazer build thread.



While the drive shaft was out, I decided that I'd put a coat of black on it.





I have a car show tomorrow, Taylorsville Dayzz, where I should meet a few more board members. I'll post some pictures later.

['71 Lil'Beag]

Your ride is awesome in person. Great job

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by '71 Lil'Beag

Your ride is awesome in person. Great job

Thanks. I was glad to see a couple of members at the show. I really enjoyed seeing your '71. Next time we can all park together.

[19723DR]

Here's a pic from the Taylorsville car show:



This next Saturday is the Cache Valley Cruise-in so I will have more pictures then.

[kyull67]

Turned out great!

[SkylineNXS]

I had the exact same thing happen to my carrier bearing on my 72 LWB, and i replaces it, and that one broke as well, so i put a little piece of rubber between the crossmember mounting plate and the carrier bearing and that seemed to work, just beware that it could break again...looks great as always man, nice job....

BRAD

[SOON2BLAZE]

Hey, One of my friends said he saw your burb at the show in Logan over the weekend and it was looking sweet!

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by kyull67

Turned out great!

Thanks bro! I'll keep my eye out on what you're doing with your interior. I'm curious to see what you are going to do with the rest.

Originally Posted by SkylineNXS

I had the exact same thing happen to my carrier bearing on my 72 LWB, and i replaces it, and that one broke as well, so i put a little piece of rubber between the crossmember mounting plate and the carrier bearing and that seemed to work, just beware that it could break again...looks great as always man, nice job....

BRAD

The bearing that was in there was only about two years old. I will definitely have to try that, thanks for the tip.

Originally Posted by SOON2BLAZE

Hey, One of my friends said he saw your burb at the show in Logan over the weekend and it was looking sweet!

Thank your friend for coming. It was hot but fun!

[19723DR]

Here are some pictures for all of you who missed the show.













The family had a good time on the 180 mile round trip. The burb stayed cool, but burned though a tank of gas. Money well spent!
What now? Put the burb on the back burner and move to the 71 Cheyenne.
To date the total cost of the build is a little over 7,000 including the burb. I feel lucky I have an understanding wife who puts up with all my crap.
Thanks for the support from everyone and I hope to see you next year.

[Frizzle Fry]

7K? Wow you've done quite well! Your own labor helps I know, but still, that's great!

[Clyde78]

Logan was awesome. The 'Burban is awesome. I am glad that we sold it to you because it would have probably ended bad in the hands of some random idiot. You RTFH

[usdabeef]

Hey, thanks for dropping a line on my post. I'm glad you did, now i have this link to yours. Man, you did alot of work on that burb.....and it shows. That IS the nicest I have seen. Hope to catch up with you at another show soon. I really dont want to sell my truck if I dont have to. We'll just have to hang in there and make things work.
Take care,
John

[nuke1]

looks great, just love how it turned out.

[abadsvt]

Looks Awesome!! Nice job!

Josh

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

7K? Wow you've done quite well! Your own labor helps I know, but still, that's great!

Thanks a lot, one of my mottos is that it is not what you know it is who you know.
When I first bought the suburban, I saw a few nice ones in magazines but it didn't really give any detail on what was involved in building one. This site has been a wealth of information for me. As always, I look forward to seeing your progress on the tahoe.

Originally Posted by Clyde78

Logan was awesome. The 'Burban is awesome. I am glad that we sold it to you because it would have probably ended bad in the hands of some random idiot. You RTFH

The best thing about the random idiot you sold it too? You still can take it out for drives.

Originally Posted by usdabeef

Hey, thanks for dropping a line on my post. I'm glad you did, now i have this link to yours. Man, you did alot of work on that burb.....and it shows. That IS the nicest I have seen. Hope to catch up with you at another show soon. I really dont want to sell my truck if I dont have to. We'll just have to hang in there and make things work.
Take care,
John

I'm really glad you did post, when I spoke to you last I forgot your username and I couldn't find you. I understand the financial crunch, been there myself and I did sell my car and I've regretted it ever since. You gotta do what you gotta do. Hang in there, and I hope things get better for you. If you want to hang out someday, just give me a PM.

Originally Posted by nuke1

looks great, just love how it turned out.

Thanks, so do I.

Originally Posted by abadsvt

Looks Awesome!! Nice job!

Josh

Thanks, I almost painted it black, but that would have been too safe. Yellow trucks rock!

[19723DR]

I pulled the suburban out yesterday, I snapped a few pictures with the old steelies and beauty rings on it. I think they look pretty good.

[texanidiot25]

Needs more offset in rear. But does give it a good look for sure.

Absolutly an awesome truck. The interior is very clean, and not too over the top, which I like. Two toning the center consol really made it look right.

[38chevyhotrod]

Looks good, So you can sell me your other wheels.

[19723DR]

Originally Posted by texanidiot25

Needs more offset in rear. But does give it a good look for sure.

Absolutly an awesome truck. The interior is very clean, and not too over the top, which I like. Two toning the center consol really made it look right.

Thanks.
Yes, my tires are sucked in a bit in the back, I think a 1 1/2 spacer would solve that. All four rims have the same offset.

I still have a few more things to finish on the burb, but that will have to wait. I plan on having a lot of fun when I do the Cheyenne's interior, it will be similar to the Suburban's.

Originally Posted by 38chevyhotrod

Looks good, So you can sell me your other wheels.

Thanks. Which ones? I know. Anyway the shipping would be killer.
I love both sets of my rims, I honestly don't think I could part with them. You are doing a great job on your Suburban, keep us posted.

[19723DR]

Well it's been almost a year since I did any work to the 'burb. Last week I pulled it out from under the tarp. I washed a years worth of dirt off, what a mess.

This week I pulled the old windshield out and installed a new one. I picked it up from a local glass place for 130 bucks. This one has been a real beast to install, but I managed to not crack this one. I also put the wheel adapters on. I've needed them for some time now, my rear wheels rub the inner wells when I turn hard.




I also fixed the grill. I took some 1/4 plastic, blue was all I had. I shaped the piece with a coaping saw and an angled grinder, then used body filler to smooth it out.