1953 Suburban with Buick V6 Power

[Dburger]

I got this truck for free almost 2 years ago. It had no engine or transmission, but previously was V8 powered as evidenced by some pretty bad mounts that were in it and some other relocated items. There is a good amount of rust, but it's savable. I decided to let my spare GM V8's sit a while longer and drop a 231 V6/THM200 out of our old 1978 Buick Skylark in.





This truck was the honorary guinea pig for testing bucket seats


With the front bumper and apron on


Terrible mounts:


Front clip removal for drivetrain installation:


Drivetrain dropped in, nothing hooked up:



Next step is to take the engine and transmission back out to make a few cuts, then put it back in with the intent to actually start. Also open to adding a turbo, but that's a long way away. Got to patch the floor and rust below the rear doors.