favor request...suburban pics and information please!

[whammer33024]

hey guys...been looking for a project for a while now and was planning to do an AD pickup...but my wife just recently got pregnant and so i'm thinking of maybe doing something a family could ride in. i've been kind of looking at 47-59 suburbans and there just aren't that many pictures out there. could you guys post some?

i'd also like to know what are popular ideas for suspension and lowering.

pretty much educate me on the burbs!

i'll hang up and listen to your responses

[spinned]

here's a couple from the web. NEWFISHER is on this site and he has done a lot of work on his...

[NEWFISHER]

Here's the family truckster last summer when I got it built and on the road and another now. Let me know if you need any specific shots of body or interior layout etc.

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[bohmankid]

Here are a few pics of a 58. It's actually for sale locally here in Utah.

[CHIZZLER]

heres mine.

[NEWFISHER]

Chizzler, your burb always looks awsome!
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[parkwood]

This a '51 i built for a friend and his wife in So. Calif. zz4 350, 700r4, 9" ford rear end, full air ride, leather interior,..

[stodd16]

Chizzler I love your Burban
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[NEWFISHER]

Parkwood, the work you did sets the bar on how to build a burb.
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[parkwood]

Thanks NewFisher, all it takes is a owner who is willing to spend the money, have a few years to work on it, and a few friends who can do paint, and interior.

[_Ogre]

that 52 belong to a friend of mine in ann arbor michigan



it joined me on the 12 hotrod power tour
dual zone ac, he's putting a ram jet 350 in it this winter
here it is in front of his shop

[48 GMC BURB]

Here is my work in progress,
It now has a Mustang II front 9" ford Posi rear, 350 chevy w/700R4 trans
Static drop. Soon to be C4 with Shockwave air.

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by 48 GMC BURB

Here is my work in progress,
It now has a Mustang II front 9" ford Posi rear, 350 chevy w/700R4 trans
Static drop. Soon to be C4 with Shockwave air.

very nice, color looks killer..

[parkwood]

Originally Posted by NEWFISHER

Here's the family truckster last summer when I got it built and on the road and another now. Let me know if you need any specific shots of body or interior layout etc.

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That trailer behind that suburban looks so cool... what a great job you did putting those two together..

[48 GMC BURB]

Originally Posted by parkwood

very nice, color looks killer..

Thanks Parkwood, It 2003 Prawler orange

[whammer33024]

thanks guys! keep em coming!

as far as suspension, are there any differences between a pickup and burban?

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by whammer33024

thanks guys! keep em coming!

as far as suspension, are there any differences between a pickup and burban?

Not in stock format,even the frames are the same from each year ( subs have one extra running board stanchion) but most of these have been altered. The one Parkwood and Chizzler built are on bags. Mine has a dropped front axle and blocks in the rear using stock springs.

[_Ogre]

task force suburbans had a sway bar on the front and a 12'' frame extension on the back
other than that same everything

[4544speed]

Whammer, What are you trying to do..work us up into a burb frenzy ? Everybody is going to want one. There aren't enough to go around. You are going to drive the prices even higher than the are currently. I have always liked them but they are fairly hard to find. Especially if you want a reasonable price.

Good looking Burbs everybody. I guess I will just go back to drooling.....

[Russell Ashley]

The more Burb's I see the more I like them. They really do grow on you, LOL. There's some nice one's pictured in this thread.

On the topic of Suburbans, anyone know what happened to the thread where they were putting a Burb body on a Trailblazer frame? It was a very interesting thread but seems to have dropped off of the forum.

[whammer33024]

Originally Posted by 4544speed

Whammer, What are you trying to do..work us up into a burb frenzy ? Everybody is going to want one. There aren't enough to go around. You are going to drive the prices even higher than the are currently. I have always liked them but they are fairly hard to find. Especially if you want a reasonable price.

Good looking Burbs everybody. I guess I will just go back to drooling.....

haha sorry. i know they're very hard to find. i've always liked the AD pickups and planned to do that, but got to thinking more about having a family and it would be nice to have room for all of them. got #1 on the way so maybe i just have baby fever!

[NEWFISHER]

Originally Posted by Russell Ashley

The more Burb's I see the more I like them. They really do grow on you, LOL. There's some nice one's pictured in this thread.

On the topic of Suburbans, anyone know what happened to the thread where they were putting a Burb body on a Trailblazer frame? It was a very interesting thread but seems to have dropped off of the forum.

His name is John and he owns a delivery service here in Eugene. I think his screen name was bbeep. The conversion is nearly done. The red burb at the top was a trailblazer swap also if I remember correctly.

I haven't seen John on here at all since I purchased my burb-in-a-box but have ran into him along the build process and recently waived when passing him. He has another yellow AD GMC Burb , MII front, 4 link 350/350 and tows a car trailer all the time with parts, cars etc. He USES his alot!

[4544speed]

Whammer- You have the right idea. I had a few t-buckets and they were not very roomy. When my daughter came along I bought a 39 Ford Sedan. It was big enough for everybody. She liked to play in the car while I was working on it. She would say "Daddy let's go work on the purple car".

Maybe you can do the AD then later make it an extended cab or 4 door??? That would be fun.

[hyatt]

here is my work in progress

[CHIZZLER]

lots of nice burbs on here.parkwood and newfishers are too fine examples of well thought out projects.when i found mine i was very lucky.they posted a add on c.l. with no picture.this is how i found it in the barn and after i got it home and washed it.this was a huge project that took almost 2 years and countless hours and $.i enjoyed every minute of it.hyatt nice progress.