Suburban K20 1986 Silverado - "Silvester"
Hi there,
I am Jochen. I Live in the Netherlands. Just 14 weeks ago we imported a Suburban from California. We have repaired it and made it fit for Dutch roads and we now use it as our Daily Driver. Stuff we did till now (sorry for my bad english every now and then): - changed universal joints in stearing - changed the upper and lower ball joints - changed headlight to euro style - installed Xenon headlights - installed natural gas system for fuel - installed small backupfueltank 20 liters - changed distributorcap - new spark plugs - installed fence in the car for our dogs - new tires (General Grabbers AT2 265, 75, R16) - new spark plug wires (today) - change dashlights to white LEDs - changed cooling fan to "Flexfan" - two new batteries - installed Sony car stereo - installed reverse parking sensors - installed active holder for phone http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TF...0/P1140206.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TB...0/P1120419.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TB...0/P1120417.JPG in front of our door (look at that size, hahaha) http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TC...0/P1120510.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TC...0/P1120514.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TC...0/P1120519.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TD...0/P1120765.JPG http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TD...0/P1120805.JPG http://lh4.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TD...0/P1120802.JPG |
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Nice burb! Welcome from OKC! Or across the pond :lol:
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Welcome to our addiction... also from Oklahoma City.
Good looking "rig". |
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update!
changed the flasher to one that is compatible with LEDs and changed the front lights/flashers to LED. Now the front is alle white/bright (Xenon and white LED's). http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TG...0/P1140401.JPG http://lh3.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TG...0/P1140402.JPG http://lh5.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TG...0/P1140403.JPG http://lh6.ggpht.com/_i4YwYZutwgk/TG...0/P1140404.JPG |
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Nice and bright.
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thanks man!
somebody told me that my 3/4 ton Sub should not be fitted with 8 bolt wheels. He thought this would only be on 1,0 ton models. Is he correct? |
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No, the 3/4 tons have them as well. The axles just aren't as "beefy" as the 1 tons.
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Yesterday, monday, was the big day!
We confirmed something, we already knew for ten years! The big YES of my wife is cristal clear in one of the pictures. I also said YES ofcourse. We got married by a woman with the same name as our doughter "Jennifer". what a coincidence. And how often can you park your car in front of city hall. Jochen, Brenda en Jennifer http://94.100.114.173/1148150001-114...19_5_fR7Q.jpeg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7672329_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...1_470746_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7546590_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4708765_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2293884_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._4970374_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2452553_n.jpg http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7455532_n.jpg |
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Congratulations, there is nothing better than the woman that is meant for you. I pray you are blessed with a long and happy life together. Congratulations again.
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welcome to the site
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Great photos and a late congratulations. I wish I would have thought to take photos with my truck on our wedding.
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Ok, forgive me but why do alot of folks buy trucks here and ship them over to Germany and the Netherlands and other places in Europe? I can completely understand why someone wants one of these old trucks, but shipping it all that way must be expensive and rough on the nerves.
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Bought it for 5950,-Euros .It had just arrived from America, California,. Already did 7.000,- worth of modifications and maintenance on it and I love it! It has only 115.000 miles on it and we hope to drive it for at least 5-10 years... You dont get so much car in Europe for this price And all cars in Europe are either SMALLLLLLL of UNAFFARDABLE! For example I drive a Audi A3 Sportsback for work. Costs € 32.000,- delivered to the customer. |
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Very cool!
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I see you are a "Chief Procrastinator"? what is that? |
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You can create your own user title...
mine.. HOOAH.. is a term used in the US Army. Basically means, yes, ok, I agree, or used as motivation.. Go to USER CP (at the top, blue tool bar.. it is 3rd from the left). Then go to Edit Your Details. Under Optional Information go to Custom User Title. |
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CONGRATS.....catching up on some reading here
never seen a gas tank go there is it protected from side impact? almost a saddle tank setup |
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no there is no extra protection of any kind that I know of. They told me that the "second gastank" in camperversions of the Burb are installed ina a similar way. Anybody got pictures of these gas tanks that are installed on the side of the car? |
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maybe post those pics on a thread and ask
but even school buses have a iron bar cage around the tank in the pic it appeared to be open being on the out side |
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Cool burb! Welcome to the site and congratulations!
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Here is the link to the turn signal cam swap that you asked for:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=396923 Good luck! :) |
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appreciate it! |
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nice truck...
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:chevy:Nice suburban- I have two myself not as rust free though as your's.
I planning to paint one of them in blood red as this beauti. I understand why import one from the CA.Rust free and the fact that it is a rare truck here, everything here in the EU when it comes to trucks has to be small and useless for me anyway Of course semi trucks huals majority of goods but for a house owner or country residents suburban fills all the needs. It is a daily used work horse.:chevy: |
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My bi-xenon bulbs were broken. didnt go from low to hugh beam, so highs were on all the time...hahahaha.
got them back yesterday, hopefully they work now and I can reinstall them...pics will be up soon! |
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wanted to change the rear too for LED versions.
tried these: 1157 bulb with 60 SMD's. http://i.ebayimg.com/22/!B+RvH2gCWk~...3qw~~0_12. JPG the difference between normal taillight and brake or signal is almost un-noticable. check these videos from 2nite. normal bulb 5W/21W then the 60SMD Led version: no reflector then the 60SMD Led version with red reflector: too bad they didnt bring the result I wanted. changed back to the orignal bulbs again.... |
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finally replaced the fuelpump 2nite.
at least something is shiny on my engine...I think the valve covers are leaking... https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_i...2/IMAG0173.jpg https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_i...2/IMAG0172.jpg https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_i...2/IMAG0174.jpg |
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upgraded the dashboard:
- painted inside glossy white. - added 5 strips of 3 SMDs attached them to the original bulb connections. - added a small tach bottom left. finish it of tomorrow. before: https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/DSC00900.JPG after: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/DSC00903.JPG https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/IMAG0225.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/IMAG0224.jpg https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/IMAG0226.jpg |
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5 LEDs:
https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/P1150644.JPG 5 strips of 3 SMDs: https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/IMAG0226.jpg |
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I like it....can I give you a pointer?....You might want to make a heat shield for that fuel cell. Looks too close to the exhaust. Your baby is really cute....hate to see the child hurt from a bad mod design.
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it might just be the angle of the pic ,it seems close
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connected the sender from my LPG tank to my regular gasgauge.
closed the dash again. the new Tach is bottom left. And my LPG tank seems to have the same sender (0-90ohm) as my original gastank, because I just filled her up and she now also shows F (full). https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/DSC00941.JPG https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_i...0/DSC00940.JPG now these lights dont work anymore : - high beam - handbrake - 4WD well, thats for next weekend. |
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