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Hmmm. Last post was 2006!! Yikes! Been busy with work, promotions, work........

A buddy hit me up and after many years wants to go racing again. He wants to (re)build a fuel altered and a top fuel FED cackle car. So I said to him, "Do you know what would make a good push car?? My Suburban!!"

Ahh, all it takes is a little spark!! So, out with the grand dreams of a full on pretty car! Let's get 'er back together and drive it for a while!! A little primer, a few windows...... Same web page, more pics added!! Feel free to ask questions, if you like!!
http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban3.htm

I just added page 4. http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban4.htm

......coming along nicely. Thanks for the pics.

Thanks!!

A little more cleaning, a little more paint.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban4.htm

Your definitely making progress which means your getting closer and closer and thats what motivates us to keep on doing it.

Time to address the passenger side windows. A little more rot there but the pieces are saveable for now. I do have to make an outer molding lower retainer bracket. Time to dig out the nibler.

We have master.............

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban91.jpg

Latest pics: http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban4.htm

Looking goooooood! Comin right along a bit at o time. Keep us up to date!

Side widows are done. As long as there is no more rain in the forecast, I can peel the cargo doors off, grind off the paint, put them in black and reseal the glass. I also got new glass for the side doors. Time to work on them things.

...your an inspiration to a lot of folks. Keep it going and thanks for keeping us posted. Way to go.

Passenger door glass is done. Gonna make page 5 later. Stay tuned.

Grill. Time to get serious about the front sheet metal. Started stripping the barn doors.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban98.jpg

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban5.htm

Trust me. That grill is a lot straighter than it was on page one!

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban100.jpg

Shiny.

Multi tasking. Brakes, stripping the front of the motor, fitting the inner fenders, figuring out the power steering, finding exhaust flanges that fit, considering using the original radiator.................

Got the juice portion of the stop it done. On to the power steering and fabbing an alternator bracket.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban5.htm

....looking good. Your definitley gaining on it. The end is in sight...isn't it!!

Yep. Plugging away. Have to work hard at not getting ahead of myself.

Thanks!

Darn brake lines. Hmmmm. The morning dew sure leaves a big puddle under there. ACK! Looks like I have a leaking union. So I change that out and, nope, starts dripping even faster! And that union ain't in an easy to get to place, neither! Out comes the whole rear line. Time to make a new one...........

Meanwhile, the power steering side of the block is starting to look like something. I'm even playing with the headers.

Brake leak fixed. Next!!

Work continues on the power steering plumbing. Plans to use the original radiator fell through when I pressure tested it and found too many pinholes. So I'll keep using it for mock up. Some exhaust tubing showed up in the mail. So did the Tuned Port wiring. AND, I'm making a pile of things to go to the chromer. The modified Corvette serpentine system seems like it will work out. AND I think I'm getting close to wiring it all up. I'm thinking of re doing the gauge pod with modern guts. I don't want to plumb a oil pressure tube ( teen horror story ) and I don't want to use the coolant pill tube. I want to use senders.

I know, I know. More pictures. I'll work on that too!

....you will most definitely like the serpentine system. Looks like your making good progress.

Plans, for now, is to do a wood floor in the cab. Gonna need a complete metal tear out but this will do for now.

New pics. http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban5.htm

Carry on brother. You da man. Sure want to see some of the pics of the build on the wood floor...thanks for sharing.

No recent updates. Been helping a buddy restore the 1971 world champion top fuel dragster for his friend who's been diagnosed with ALS. We wanted to get it to the October Hot Rod Reunion but looks like we won't make it. So now we are trying for the World Finals in November. I'm still on track to get the Suburban on the road and running the first quarter of 2013. We wanted to use the Burb as a push car but that won't happen anytime soon. If anyone is interested, I have pics of the dragster!!

..its admiral of you do to take the time to do this for someone. Yes, I'd like to see a pic. If you can't post here send it to my email address in my profile. Good luck on all your doing.

Dragster Pics. Overall goal, get it restored for cackling, not racing. Basically for show.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/schultzandglenn.htm

One of my jobs was to make tank brackets. The goal was to temporarily attach the period tanks without welding on the frame (the frame is still NHRA certified.) Success on the oil tank. Not so much on the nitro tank. I miss measured and the tank sits too far back and too high. Not easy to do this stuff when the dragster is in one county and I'm making brackets in another. Try number 2 coming next..............

The Hemi still needs to be built and dropped in.

I actually have more pics of the other stuff I've been working on. Blower, manifold, injector.

Thanks and good luck. You can do it.

Well, days are short which means less light which means not much in pictures. But, I've been working on little things. You know, the 5 minute jobs that never end. Tax return is coming, so that will mean radiator, mufflers and a few other necessary items. I'm getting a little excited because I think I am still on target to make this thing run by March. Work also continues on the race car stuff.

Hay Mark I was just looking at your pictures.The Burb is looking good. Your gas tank sure looks like it might work for my 37 panel. Can I ask where you got it and how many gallons it is?

Thanks!

It is the stock 1951 tank that came with the vehicle. I modified it for fuel injection.

Maybe I'm still on target??? More pics!! http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban6.htm

Still plugging away. Gotta get the intake figured out. Finalize the exhaust. Figure out what to do about the VSS and speedometer drive. Install the new radiator, install the new trans cooler lines. Throw in some engine wiring and I should be able to fire it pretty soon. Then I'll move on to wiring lights and the dash.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban121.jpg

Mark, that engine sure looks like it's nestled in there real good. you gonna be cruising SOON.

Shiny stuff installed / fitted. More new pics.

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban6.htm

Got the engine belt in. Really not as easy as that just sounded. It took a lot of work!!

A couple of pics added. Been really busy with the dragster stuff. Seems like there is a show every weekend!

http://www.bunchobikes.com/1952suburban6.htm

.....yeah, but your making PROGRESS