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good luck jeremy! hope you can make it out and get the old girl back! the grille is different to me right now, cant say if i dislike or like it lol

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I went and got the grille today!

A grille shell and a tailgate do fit in the back of an 08 Malibu.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a...0602105059.jpg

Some of the major damage that I need to take care of first

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-1...0602134007.jpg

Not perfect, but getting better

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6...0602135949.jpg

I just need to plannish it out a little bit, but the grille shell is ready for mods! The upper trim will get reworked eventually.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n...0602140345.jpg

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-n...0602140030.jpg

Here is my tailgate. I was thinking I would cut out the "GMC" and weld it into my tailgate, but after seeing how nice this one was I am not going to. I remembered that I got this tailgate to replace my original.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-G...0602210106.jpg

Here is what the grille and tailgate came off of. This was my FIRST truck. I bought it when I was 16 (1996). It got parted out right before I left for Wyoming back in 04-05. I kept the title, vin, grille, core support, hood, and tailgate. I still have the rolling chassis too.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-J...800/img066.jpg

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I thought about using the GMC on the back of my suburban but mine has barn doors. I even have a beat up GMC tailgate I could use. Still working on my idea.

Still have my truck I got when I was 16. Glad I didn't have to part it out. Its the other truck in the garage now.

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My wife would kill me if I did that with her Malibu. I would have less problems if I would set them on the oak in the back of my truck and did donuts with them unsecured. Luckily I have a trailer hitch on it and can pull my F*&d utility trailer in a pinch.

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Drug another distraction home this weekend...

I have an addiction. Stay tuned for a build thread on this one. It'll keep me busy until I get MINE!!!

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-A...0/DSCN6483.JPG

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Well,...I guess at least it's got a locking gas cap...

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Did you use the Malibu to bring that home too?














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:lol::lol:

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Whatever happened to the stuff in CO?

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Great work on the grill. I like the mod you have in mind for it. Sorry we couldn't get something worked out with my bro to get your burb home. Nice project shell. What's in store for it?

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Unfortunately, it is still in storage. With everything going on, we just don't have the time to go get it yet. I have some projects that are making me money, so those have priority for now.

Thanks! And no worries about not being able to work something out. As for the yellow suburban shell, that is up to my brother. This is his project.

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lookin good so far:gmc2:

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lmao good one!

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need more progress!

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How 'bout i give you a teaser? ;)

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Tease away! Unless you are talking about your hair...:lol:

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well it better be a big teaser because ive been workin on mine and ive posted pics now its your turn ;)

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No hair to tease! Chrome Dome all the way!

How big do you want it to be? I was thinking of just big enough to fit in a reply box. How about 800px? Is that big enough?

Remember that picture of that yellowish suburban body that I posted? Well, it doesn't look like that anymore!




























https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-J...0/DSCN6513.JPG

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And the count down begins. 12 days until we head back to Colorado to bring the Suburban to California. I would like to thank my wife for FINALLY agreeing to go with me, my in-laws for watching the kids, and my brother for loaning me his truck!

That's right, February 14th we leave for Colorado. The plan is to be back by Monday.

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So now that your in Cali you do a project that has my full attention and I cant come check it out. lol Its lookin great though and cant wait to see it done.:metal:

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Well, we made it! We got snow going over the 70 and it was a little slow with only 2 wheel drive. So I will psot again after I have my whits about me. We drove straight there and straight back. I am out of it.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-w...-50-29_615.jpg

I don't have a very good picture of the trailer, but here it is. What do you think of my dinky spare?

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-L...-26-03_679.jpg

The blow out. The nice thing about this trailer with the 16 inch wheels, it didn't drag the rim.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-j...-26-22_944.jpg

The most important thing that got left in the trailer

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-3...4-27-36_81.jpg

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Well I spent the night getting the suburban dug out of the trailer. There is some obvious damage that is new, and so far I think I only lost one piece of glass in the accident. It is too dark and windy for pictures, so I will try to take some tomorrow. All four of the casters I had welded on the frame broke, so I have to remove them or something else to get it out of the trailer.

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Where do you talk about "the accident"? Is that how the trailer got banged up?

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Never mind. Found it.

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Page 9 starting at post 220. The 70 suburban was inside the trailer. The 91 donor burb was towing it and got totaled. both Suburbans were had full coverage, but the trailer wasn't covered (oops). I didn't file a claim on the 70 because I didn't want it totaled out, and I didn't want my premium to go through the roof for totaling 2 vehicles at once! I am going to re-skin the trailer. there is no structural damage to it. Here is what we got to replace the 91 suburban since the accident left us with only the Yukon, and it's a 2 door, not 4.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-3...0/DSC_7609.JPG

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This was the most nerve wracking thing about unloading the Suburban. If you know what these tracks are from, than you know why I didn't want to come face to face with it in a confined space!
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-h...1_856D4A3D.jpg
It turned out the raccoon had vacated. this was probably the worst of the body damage.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-a...-49-15_941.jpg
Rockers and 3rd door damage. The rockers were in need of replacement already.
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-d...0_2A2E643C.jpg
This may be easier to replace than repair.
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C...2_8E1119E0.jpg

As of now the suburban will be taking a back seat to my brothers crew cab. The only thing that might happen will be the b-pillars getting built at the same time. I will still work on it to stay busy!

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At least you got it home!

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I am getting an itch......

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be a shame if you didn't scratch it....:devil:

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This is exactly what I want to do to my grille.... here are a couple of pics that I doctored up last fall.....

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It's gonna get scratched. That's for sure. I am sick of looking at this pile of parts.


so...





I am going to put it back together. No resto, just back to a driver. I have everything except for the interior. thank you wildlife for that one.

So, While I am building the 4th door on my brothers truck, I will finish the 4th on mine too. I will also start sorting through my big pile of parts and using what I want to keep, or run-for-now, and selling the rest. I just want to drive it again. It may be a while before I get to paint, but there is no reason it can't be a work in progress!

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:metal::metal::metal:

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Well I brought home some parts for the Suburban to take care of this problem. This thing rode ROUGH!!! I also have some 47" long lift springs I am tempted to use up front.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-p...ckle%25203.JPG

I am finishing up some work on my Yukon and my Dad's Honda so that this week I can work on my brothers truck and the 4th door on the Suburban. It is getting warm enough (by that I mean HOT!!!!) that I will be running in the mornings instead of the evenings, which means more time on the truck and the burb!

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Chipping away at little things when I can...

finally finished this up... only to have another one I am going to use instead. Long story short, I am dropping in a 700r and the adapter I have is for a 10 spline case. I didn't want to tear this one apart. The build for the t-case is in my signature. It only took me 2 years!

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-t...200548_740.jpg

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Meet Brighton Ann born 7-12 and my new distraction!

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n...135954_555.jpg

have done some work to both my brothers truck and the burb, but havent taken any pictures.

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Congrats! I've got #4 on the way...they're all such a blessing!

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Gotta love cell phone pictures.

This is what I have been up to when I cant make lots of noise working on the body on my brother's truck because the kids are sleeping.

I got the T-case 95% done. I am holding off on installing the front output until I am sure which one will cause less clearance issues with the 700R4. I have the flange type and a 1350.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-n...203143_354.jpg

30 spline '85 MD8 case 700R4. Nothing special. Torn down and bagged up for a rebuild with a few improvements from Sonnax and the conversion output shaft. Ignore the claw hammer. I lost track of where I put it yesterday after me and my wife had been working on a project for above the mantel.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-y...203459_386.jpg

This is how it is currently sitting. I had a 69-72 Chevy fender that was in really nice shape sitting around, so I threw it on in place of the one that got smashed in the accident. I started putting suspension and axles back on it.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-s...144048_967.jpg

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Looking good! At least it is some progress huh?

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Thanks, Ryan! If something better comes along, I may just do this with the 700R4

http://media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/73...674907a24b.jpg

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So I’m going to talk religion here for a moment, automatic transmissions. I am building a 700R4 for the Burb for several reasons; choice (other than preference over a 3 speed auto) is not one of them. I really have very little invested in parts between the transmission and the transfer case so far, and I would like to keep it that way. In all honesty, the Burb would be rolling now if a guard rail hadn’t claimed the 350/4L80E/NP241. But cause, effect, and just wanting to drive it again have driven me to this road I leisurely embark.

Having barely any experience rebuilding anything lighter duty than a 4L80E, I set out in the pursuit of knowledge, which led me to purchase this book.

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-C...224953_482.jpg

If you have never torn into an automatic transmission, and intend to rebuild your own 700R4, or know what you want a transmission shop to build for you, I recommend reading this book at least. If you have ever rebuilt an automatic transmission, ever, I wouldn’t waste your time. I was disappointed to say the least. I originally bought this book knowing that the 700R4 had several weak points for the particular year I am building (1985 built) so I was in search of what I could do to beef up the internals without going overboard. Honestly, I didn’t find what I was looking for in this book. When I was 16 I had another book that was step by step instructions for teardown, cleaning, inspection, and rebuild of GM’s TH350, TH400, (their variants), 700R4, and 200-4R. I wish I still had that book. I will be buying the ATSG manual for assembly.

I got more information from watching this video about what I should do to the internals from watching this video on You-can-build-your-own-nucleat-submarine-tube.com.


But with every auto builder, there is a difference of opinion on certain internal part choices (religion). There are several components that the majority agrees on, so I will take them as sound advice. But things like the 5 pinion planetary, I’ll stick with my 4. In any case, when I am done with this transmission, I will have a stout unit that should last behind a bone stock TBI 350 and turning 4.10 gears with nothing taller than a 33” tire. Expect plenty of tech, probably the same way I did for the NP205.