The Stovebolt Site Forums The Parking Lot Panels 'N Burbs why did you chose a pre'73 panel or suburban over everything else?

Hello fellow burb owners!I bought my 1966 GMC Suburban back in 1992 for $1000.00.And drove it for 3 years before the V6 started spining rod and main bearings.So I put a GM Goodwrench 350 in front of the old 4 speed.And then drove it from California to here in Iowa.And the 4 speed started to jump out of second gear.and the rear end gave out.Now the 350 has trick flow twisted wedge aluminium heads,Edelbrock multi port fuel injection,headers with flow master mufflers,and a mild cam.Ford 9" rear end.And disc brakes on all corners.And a TH350 for a tranny that will get a gear venders over/underdrive in the near futher.Its off the frame right now waiting for the air ride suspention.I was very lucky on the rust problem.Since it was a california burb there is very little.There is a 1 1/2" spot in the left rear wheel well,a 1/2" hole on the bottom of the passengers door.And you can just see rust along the bottom of the tailgate.All I need to do is replace all window weatherseals,and the door window runners and stuff.Find rear hatch hindges,rear sliding window handels and locks,and body mounts or specs.for body mounts so I can find something close.It was all white I think.But when I moved to Iowa Iwas kinda tapped out on the cash thing and wanted to add some protection from the salt in the winter so I ordered a camo kit from JC Witney for $45.00.It worked and looked great.The reason I got a burb is because they are cooler than pick-ups.And not to many fo them around.