Don Colliau Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) I have been asked by some of you for pictures of my project. I am posting some before pictures and some after. I am putting a 2013 5.7 Hemi in the Suburban A580 transmission. This car was supposed to be rot and rust free. After removing two layers of rusted floor, rusted body mounts, rusted rear quarter panels, poorly installed rocker panels and purchasing two front fenders to replace the ones that came with the car that had rust and very poorly done body work I think I am back on track. We will be fixing the rear quarters in a couple of weeks. Before During and After http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/001_zps3f5b21b2.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/004_zps8671c8bd.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/009_zps2997f392.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/008_zpsaba0069f.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/004_zps722899bc.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/007_zpse9dd50e6.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/005_zps926a9c70.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/001_zpsd57bef85.jpg http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w268/dcolliau/Suburban/003_zps5c188220.jpg As the car sits now it has Fatman dropped uprights. I have installed a Fatman Cavalier rack and pinion kit too. I will add more engine and trans pictures later. Don Edited June 16, 2014 by Don Colliau 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 (edited) What you've shown is an excellent reason why I take them down to bare steel when repainting. It's coming along well and appears you'll have a solid foundation for years to come. Edited June 18, 2014 by Dave72dt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilduec Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 DAAAAANG man! Thats alot of sheet metal work, but that looks awesome! I love the tunnel work you've done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 And I screwed up the title to this post it is a 1950 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 DAAAAANG man! Thats alot of sheet metal work, but that looks awesome! I love the tunnel work you've done. We had to make room for the hemi and trans so thats how it is heading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 16, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Rust and rot free meant the PO wasn't going to charge your for it. What you've shown is an excellent reason why I take them down to bare steel when repainting. I also understand the reasons for the repair processes applied years ago when these were someone's daily mode of transportation. I can cringe when I see the repairs done with braze but I realize also that may have been the limits of the skills and equipment available to the owner or repair person at the time, same as is done today. It's coming along well and appears you'll have a solid foundation for years to come. I paid a lot for the the rust that wasnt there. The old repairs are apparent and done with brass. Its the later repairs that are ridiculous. Must have used a 10" drywall knife for the filler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwrstory Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 You are to be commended for your "can do" attitude. Awesome project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 A look under the car Tone ring installed to read trans revs The engine Jeep Cherokee sway bar Computers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave72dt Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) It's been brought to my attention that the PO in this case may not have known those 'repairs" were ever there and the car came to him with them already in place. My apologies to the PO if such was the case. My Falcon project came to me with a bunch of similar repairs that the owner and I suspected were there but didn't know the extent of. Only a few small hints that something had been done. All you can do is repair them properly when you find them and move on with the project. Edited June 18, 2014 by Dave72dt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I have a car in the barn right now that I knew without looking or asking that if the pans were stock would definitely have or need patches..I really got a laugh when I noticed that the patches were nothing but tar paper doubled up and coated with hot tar..the better of the 4 patches in the trunk were actually cut up license tag hot tarred in place...I have had the car for some time and did not have clue one that these patches were in place either by looking under the car, or inside the trunk as the car originally had coating on both sides and that coating was duplicated in the repair...I knew this car was 50+ years old and I knew there was no way it could be solid throughout. I bought it because I liked the body style and that they are very far and few between at most car shows and such so worth buying so to be different than most other cars...I guess I could well have ordered a private appraiser to scout the car prior to purchase....and I also know that all appraisers have a fine print clause protecting should something later be found that was not readily visible to the eye and could only be discovered in a destruct test/procecedure..so why fatten an appraiser wallet for a car that is a project to start with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 man thats a ton of metal work,,,,what is the front sway bar off of ??? looks good so far 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 man thats a ton of metal work,,,,what is the front sway bar off of ??? looks good so far The sway bar is from a Jeep Cherokee. I forgot what year but I can look it up if you would like the info. I have a couple of full weekends coming up and I hope to get back on this afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopt50wgn Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 After doing my suburban over like you are, I have to say you are doing a great job. After checking out the pictures, man, did I have dejavu. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Any pictures of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopt50wgn Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 am surprised you haven't seen the pics. I had them on awhile back and just put some more on with the interior finished.. here's a few of mine I have a Heidts IRS in the rear and a Fatman MS2 dropped spindle front end. Motor is 360 w/727. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wayfarer Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 First off, Great Job!! Have you detailed the electronics install in some other location that can be accessed? I am very interested in how to make a late model live/work in this fashion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopt50wgn Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 The fuse panel is in the glove box and I also mounted the coil inside . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 I am also going to put the fuse panel in the glove box and the fuse block for the engine controlers. The dash board in these cars will come out very easily to work on any of the computers I have mounted on the firewall. I am going to start build an evaporator unit to house the heat and air. I can't find one to fit in the area I have available so building my own is the other option. This needs to be addresed before the fire wall can be finished for painting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Don Your thread is titled 51 but from the front fenders and dash it looks like a 50? Typo? Creative combining of parts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodFitch Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 And I screwed up the title to this post it is a 1950 Changed the title to 1950, if you'd like it back to 1951 let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Young Ed Posted June 23, 2014 Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Changed the title to 1950, if you'd like it back to 1951 let me know. Thanks Tod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2014 Thanks Tod Thanks for fixing the title! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fstfish66 Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 The sway bar is from a Jeep Cherokee. I forgot what year but I can look it up if you would like the info. I have a couple of full weekends coming up and I hope to get back on this afterwards. dont go out of your way if u remember what year that would be great thanks th e sway bar looks like it belongs there,, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Colliau Posted June 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 dont go out of your way if u remember what year that would be great thanks th e sway bar looks like it belongs there,, 1996 Jeep Grand Cheerokee, along with Energy Suspension mounts, and the shortest end links they make. Drilling 4 holes as far forward on the frame as possible gets it hung. Two tabs, 1/4" thick, one on each control arm, gets it hooked up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james curl Posted June 24, 2014 Report Share Posted June 24, 2014 It appears that the sway bar was heated and bent up to get the ends at a better angle to the A arm for the links. If so what does it do to the temper of the sway bar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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