New guy from Vancouver, 4 Chevys and a Bimmer

[OneTwo]

Hey guys, I've been lurking for a while, figured I should introduce myself. I'm Matt, and I think I'm addicted to cars.

I initially signed up for this site after buying this, a 1962 Chevy C10 long box. Pulled it out of a field and had it running with some fresh gas and a jump start.





The plans were for it to be an air ride/hot rod project, but plans changed when I stumbled across this, a 1963 GMC C10 big window, shortened to a short box.





Its titled as a one owner truck, still has the original radio even.





So now, it will be receiving this good stuff:



I also have this bucket, the $500 nine-passenger roadster, AKA The Convertiburb:





I also have the gray 3/4 ton Burb that's towing the trailer pictured above, which I don't really have any current pictures of. Then there's my first love: 1995 BMW 540i 6-speed:



I look forward to chatting with you guys and learning more about these old trucks than I already have!

[NEWFISHER]

+1 for the convirtiburb. That thing slays it

[LT1 Burb]

I agree, that looks cool.

[BLUIDVL]

Welcome from the Fraser Valley.

Sweet looking 63, where did you find that one?

[AzCountryman]

Very nice collection. The burb is cool. Would like to see some more pics of that when you got a min

[Captainfab]

Welcome to the forum

Nice collection of vehicles

[lowlife4life]

Nice selection o toys that 63 is nice. Also loving the burb. Welcome to the site

[TJ's Chevy]

Welcome to the addiction! Some nice rides ya have there!

[1963c-10]

Welcome and great looking projects.

[OneTwo]

Thanks for the warm welcome, guys!

Originally Posted by BLUIDVL

Welcome from the Fraser Valley.

Sweet looking 63, where did you find that one?

I actually just contacted a guy via Craigslist about some drop spindles that he had. He was local here in Vancouver and said he was cleaning out his garage. I mentioned what I was building and he said he was selling something pretty similar. I looked it up and it was exactly what I was planning (z'd front and rear, 73-87 front clip with disk brakes, power steering, 5-lug swap, etc.).

So, I hooked up a trailer and showed up with cash. According to the PO, he bought the truck from the vice president of Deviants Car Club and, if I understood correctly, some of those guys are members here, so you may have seen it before.

Originally Posted by AzCountryman

Very nice collection. The burb is cool. Would like to see some more pics of that when you got a min

Ask and you shall receive.

The Convertiburb started as an old Suburban rotting away on the side of my buddy's dad's house. I wanted something old and fun to work on, so I went over with $500, a battery, and some fresh gas. It was idling fine in seconds, so I drove it to work to clean it up a bit.



Post-cleanup, I pulled the old-man running boards off.



About that time, I realized that this plain, no-magic Burb was just too rusted out to be something worth dumping a ton of money into.

So, how do you have the most fun possible with a $500 Suburban? My best answer was to invite some friends over with booze and apply saws to anything that bores you (specifically, the roof and suspension).



Found some old wheels for $80, applied a little German-flavor to the front...



...and ended up with a pretty awesome way to get around during the summer time.

[Grizz1963]

Welcome to the forum

I love your cut down Sub, looks like a perfect summertime tool.

[pdxhall]

Welcome from across the river.