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Greenlee · 08-05-2009, 05:21 PM

I recently started a similar project, so I will be watching this thread. For what it's worth, I decided to go with heavier duty axles and scavanged the 3/4 ton running gear from a 1991 Suburban.

Just a thought-- if you keep an eye on Craigslist, Suburban's are cheap and easy to find donors. In my case, I gained a turbo 400 trans / transfer case, the axles, surpentine set up, a good dash, and lots of other parts that I will probably end up using along the way. I plan to scrap whatever is left of the burb to recoup some costs.

08-05-2009, 05:21 PM	#14
Greenlee Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: El Lago, TX Posts: 1,668	Re: 87 V-10 build I recently started a similar project, so I will be watching this thread. For what it's worth, I decided to go with heavier duty axles and scavanged the 3/4 ton running gear from a 1991 Suburban. Just a thought-- if you keep an eye on Craigslist, Suburban's are cheap and easy to find donors. In my case, I gained a turbo 400 trans / transfer case, the axles, surpentine set up, a good dash, and lots of other parts that I will probably end up using along the way. I plan to scrap whatever is left of the burb to recoup some costs.