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[jason65]

Bumper looks good dude.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by menace121978

looking good buddy! good luck on your search for a cc... i see them on cl all the time and a few around the neighbor hood.

sounds like a great deal she gets a car you get a truck. we did that for a while but it was my 2 to her 1 and on the 4th time Amy finally put her foot down and said NO MORE!! and that is why i started working on my truck... next thing you know i dont have that urge to buy anything new again but i kept taking things apart on the truck until i realized "hey dummy your doing a frame off resto!"

Thanks!

I have my eye on an 80's crew-cab short bed, hopefully I can get the money raised before it sells.....

Originally Posted by jason65

Bumper looks good dude.

Thanks man!!

[joe231]

here is the crew cab i want
http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do...deoId=20269359

[JohnC]

I don't think the crewcab your actually looking at will do that.

[jchav62]

Hey Joe! Truck's looking good.. The rear bumper looks nice...

[joe231]

Originally Posted by JohnC

I don't think the crewcab your actually looking at will do that.

Originally Posted by jchav62

Hey Joe! Truck's looking good.. The rear bumper looks nice...

Thanks Joe!!



sooo.... I have crew cabs on the brain

I played around with a suburban in paint

from this



to this


by my guesstimate the bed is around 5 feet...

anyone here know if the sub body mounts and the crew cab mounts are at all alike?
I see decent subs all over the place for pretty cheap....If I can't swing the crew cab that I'm hoping for (please, please. please!!! hopefully I will know Saturday)....
I'm thinking maybe mating my short bed rear frame to a sub frame or just stretching the sub frame...as I type it... it sounds like a ton of work....but if I can pick up a $300 sub and use the back of my cab and bed it might be worth it to this cheap-ass
anyone have any ideas or suggestions...maybe done some research about the similarities in the crew and the sub frames? I would appreciate it...or tell me I'm crazy...or whatever

As the great and powerful FRIZ says "IT IS ONLY METAL"!!!!

[cobb]

ok im going to be the first to say "man thats freakn sweet!!!" But sorry new to the forum i have no helping knowledge on ur question.

[joe231]

thanks man!!

and

[menace121978]

crew cabs on the brain! i know what you mean buddy. that thing looks bad ass. to bad its not as easy as a couple hours in paint.

something caught my eye and mind this morning and i cant stop thinking about it... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1330682588.html its a sickness man. total ocd or something... just takes over!!!!!!! tell me thats not sweet though...

[JohnC]

Joe just come down here and buy this crewcab, and save yourself the headache your going through.

I think the suburban route would be a lot more work than you think. However you could just make it a crewcab unibody, and just cut the back part of the top off the burb, and make a back of the cab. However, still sounds like more work than the crewcab swb that is sitting here just waiting for a good home.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by menace121978

crew cabs on the brain! i know what you mean buddy. that thing looks bad ass. to bad its not as easy as a couple hours in paint.

something caught my eye and mind this morning and i cant stop thinking about it... http://sacramento.craigslist.org/cto/1330682588.html its a sickness man. total ocd or something... just takes over!!!!!!! tell me thats not sweet though...

ain't that the truth.
sorry i forgot to post awhile back

Originally Posted by JohnC

Joe just come down here and buy this crewcab, and save yourself the headache your going through.

I think the suburban route would be a lot more work than you think. However you could just make it a crewcab unibody, and just cut the back part of the top off the burb, and make a back of the cab. However, still sounds like more work than the crewcab swb that is sitting here just waiting for a good home.

I did find out, thanks to a new thread on here, the crew mounts and the sub mounts are the same.....
I want the crew down there, but, the money just ain't happening now...so I will continue to dream......I also have been thinking about just splitting my frame under my cab, extending it the required amount, adding the middle cab mount (or cutting what I need from a sub frame) and picking up a crew-cab.....cabs at Pull-A-part are pretty reasonable, and they had 2 crews when I was down there......it will all have to wait though......

did some work on my '80.....I got sick of the ride with my cut coils and leafs removed, it is my DD, so I went to Pull-A-Part and picked up some front springs out of a 1990 suburban, $7.50 each
cleaned them up a bit and sprayed them with some rusteolum dark machine gray......My son and I put the springs in Monday night.....some of you might say I'm moving in the wrong direction......but i have a method to my madness, I promise...here are some pics (I haven't put the leafs back in the rear yet so it looks like it is slightly lower in the rear, I'm hoping the coil springs settle a bit, since they haven't had weight on them in who knows how long, I will get the rears back in this weekend if not sooner)









there are tons of square bodies there, if anyone local is unaware....here is a pic took of a 89-91 blazer....

[JohnC]

You may be going in the wrong direction for some one here, but being it's a DD then comfort is a primary direction.

I need to head back up to Pull-A-Part and check out some more things. I don't really need anything at this point, just never know what you may come across.

[menace121978]

thanks for responding 2 weeks late Joe! better late than never

so did you get a 4x4 now?



J/K... i can understand wanting a better ride though... what are the plans? a frame extension would be cool to see...

[joe231]

Originally Posted by JohnC

You may be going in the wrong direction for some one here, but being it's a DD then comfort is a primary direction.

I need to head back up to Pull-A-Part and check out some more things. I don't really need anything at this point, just never know what you may come across.

I know, I love that place

Originally Posted by menace121978

thanks for responding 2 weeks late Joe! better late than never

so did you get a 4x4 now?



J/K... i can understand wanting a better ride though... what are the plans? a frame extension would be cool to see...

well I did read your post and was going to respond when you posted, but I guess the older I get, the worse my ADD is

4x4 right? I keep looking at it thinking maybe I want a 4by
I wish I had the money and space for all my wants

I am planning on getting the ride right, then 3 inch spindles in the front and a flip in the rear to bring it back down..

I am also going to swap to a 73-74 front grill, trim and lights...hopefully soon

[joe231]

what do you guys think?
(thanks to Scorp for the 'chop)

[JohnC]

Looks good !

[JohnC]

Silver stripe I think breaks it the best. You could always go with the stock chrome on the top, and just not put it on the lower part.

[joe231]

yeah i like the gray stripe, but can't decide if I like the rust pearl or the brown on top....

I did think about the trim, but I don't think I want the trim on there.....

[JohnC]

I didn't even notice the colors were flipped.

I think they look good either way. Especially since I didn't even notice the change.

[joe231]

well you're no help


Where are all the opinions when I ask for them?
I feel like a leper or something

[menace121978]

Joe , i like the rust color on top w/ the black break point... looks sweet! needs to be lower though!

[Jonboy]

The maroon on top looks a lot like a Chevy Sport. I like it. Break it with orange to get it to stand out.

[joe231]

Originally Posted by menace121978

Joe , i like the rust color on top w/ the black break point... looks sweet! needs to be lower though!

yeah I'm thinking tha too, the wheels and tires I'm getting are taller too so I'm kinda waiting on them to see how far I want to lower it

Originally Posted by Jonboy

The maroon on top looks a lot like a Chevy Sport. I like it. Break it with orange to get it to stand out.

thanks for the input
I'm not sold on the orange stripe though
I'm thinking black, gray, or a dark brown stripe
what is the Chevy Sport? Was that a package on these trucks?
I will have to search for it
thanks

[Jonboy]

Check this out: http://www.73-87.com/Special_Editions/Chevy_Sport.htm

I know the orange sounds a little goofy, but it would actually look good.

[joe231]

yeah it looks good, but I just don't care for orange all that much....