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*racedvl* · 06-27-2002, 11:30 PM

Ok as it sits now, I'm gonna need a new daily driver. My 87 4x4 suburban is just p*ssing me off. I really want another 4x4. I used it quite a bit. And not to go 'wheeling. 4 low and a tow strap can do some amazing things!!

Anyways, I really cannot afford a "payment" and whatever I would find, would have to be able to sit until I could sell the 87. I have even thought of selling the 69 along with the 87 to get me a nicer truck choice.

but if I can't find anything, I was thinking of.....

Making the 69 a daily driver. To do it, would move me forward in some aspects, and set me back in others. For intance. Daily driver also means snow. And in IL., snow means SALT . The body on my truck is by no means perfect, but is nice for a IL truck. My current engine has problems. I need 80w90 to keep the oil pressure up.

I have gotten another 350 from a fellow member, but it has a VERY lumpy cam. Ok, If I were to make the truck a daily driver, these are my plans....

Pull out crappy 355, and install a L6. This is what the truck came with, and did great for 30 some years. L6 would be better in the snow. And on gas.

Install my TH400. It needs to be rebuilt, but I have a auto cross member, and a drive shaft that fits the truck.

Convert to power/disk brakes. Currently manual/drum.

Install my 72 3.07 pozi axle? How bad is a 3.07 with a L6? I think it would perform better in the snow.

If I were gonna do this I would have to sell the 87 to fund the project. I have about half of the stuff needed to do this. I dunno, I really want a 4x4 but I just don't think I can do it. There is a 71/72 K20 here I can pick up for a $1000, but it needs an engine. Also it has been majorly messed with. It has a C30 cab and clip on the front. It is also sitting on 35's and has a plow. And that just seems like a world of trouble to me. I dunno, what do you guys think? Thanks, Jason.

Super Chevy · 06-27-2002, 11:39 PM

dunno man,nice truck ou got there,i hate what snow does to them, got a pic of the k20?

*racedvl* · 06-27-2002, 11:40 PM

I don't have a pic of the K20, but she ain't pretty.....

68 Suburban · 06-27-2002, 11:45 PM

Seems like a lot of work and money to get a truck ready to be destroyed in the Illinois winter. Why can't you change the cam in that other 350?

dion · 06-28-2002, 02:28 AM

I would sell the 87, get the 69 together and buy the 4X4 with the left over $1000

*racedvl* · 06-28-2002, 08:25 AM

When you say put together do you mean as a daily driver? I am driving it everyday right now as it is... I dunno....

*racedvl* · 06-28-2002, 08:27 AM

Oh ya Chris, for some strange reason, I really don't want a V8 in a daily driver. I had a 68 LWB with a 250 in the snow and it performed really good. (for a 2x4)

Longhorn Man · 06-28-2002, 08:38 AM

Jason...whats wrong with a cammed out small block for a daily driver? I find it fun. STOCK SUCKS!!!
Your running a 4 speed aren't you? You don't even have to worry about stall speed. (now I'm jelouse...you punk)

*racedvl* · 06-28-2002, 10:26 PM

It's all about the snow Andy. That truck is scary in the rain!!

*racedvl* · 06-28-2002, 10:49 PM

Here is a picture of the K20.

nroden · 06-29-2002, 12:26 AM

I would see the 87. Keep your 69 as is and keep in the dry and all nice. Then use the money from the 87 to buy a cheap, good running, but not pretty looking daily driver.

68 Suburban · 06-29-2002, 08:11 AM

ahh, buy the 4wd. Life is always is full of trouble :p

Here is your new avatar

*racedvl* · 06-29-2002, 08:28 AM

Along with other things this kinda scares me........

68 Suburban · 06-29-2002, 08:45 AM

What? The rusty lift...lol

JoetheMobster · 06-29-2002, 10:34 AM

I must be a freak of nature because I think the unpretty plow truck looks pretty cool! I'd ditch the plow hookups though.

lukecp · 06-29-2002, 04:03 PM

That K20 dosen't look too bad for a grand, but your gas mileage
is really gonna suck with that :S. I would be tempted to buy it, and
take out a couple of those lift blocks and put some 33's on it. A
250 is gutless enough with 3.73 gears, so it would proably be a real
dog with 3.07 gears behind it. What is wrong with a nice mild SBC?
With a RV cam, headers, HEI, and a well tuned Q-Jet you could proably
pull off 13 mpg around town if you kept your foot out of it, and it
would have alot more power than the 250. But, your '69 looks pretty
solid, and i wouldn't want to rust it out by driving it in the winter. Maybe
you should get a crappie little FWD car to drive in the snow, and let it
rust out instead of your '69.

*racedvl* · 06-30-2002, 09:08 AM

I thought about dropping the lift on the K20. But.... the those scary blocks are only in the rear. I would need springs in the front. Then, that truck becomes a project.

I found a rusty 80 K5 in the paper, that runs well, and has a plow. $500. Still trying to get in touch with the seller....

*racedvl* · 06-30-2002, 10:59 PM

No other thoughts?

fluffytx1 · 06-30-2002, 11:01 PM

hats off to ya nice

Super Chevy · 07-01-2002, 05:57 AM

I would sell the 87 and buy the 72 4x4,it doesnt look all that bad,put that 350 with a cam in the 4x4 and put a 4 speed in it,take those dumb mirrors off and drive it,those blocks arnt as much of a scare in the back, but NEVER run them in the front,looks like it only has 3 leafs in the back,mabe you could take 1 block out and just put 2-3 more leafs in it...

S-C

View Poll Results: Daily drive my truck?
Keep the truck as is. (semi hotrod)	5	31.25%
Sell both trucks and just get a good driver.	0	0%
Make the 69 a daily driver, and look to the future.	4	25.00%
I dunno, sounds messed up.......	7	43.75%
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06-27-2002, 11:30 PM	#1
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Make it a daily driver?? Ok as it sits now, I'm gonna need a new daily driver. My 87 4x4 suburban is just pssing me off. I really want another 4x4. I used it quite a bit. And not to go 'wheeling. 4 low and a tow strap can do some amazing things!! Anyways, I really cannot afford a "payment" and whatever I would find, would have to be able to sit until I could sell the 87. I have even thought of selling the 69 along with the 87 to get me a nicer truck choice. but if I can't find anything, I was thinking of..... Making the 69 a daily driver. To do it, would move me forward in some aspects, and set me back in others. For intance. Daily driver also means snow. And in IL., snow means SALT* . The body on my truck is by no means perfect, but is nice for a IL truck. My current engine has problems. I need 80w90 to keep the oil pressure up. I have gotten another 350 from a fellow member, but it has a VERY lumpy cam. Ok, If I were to make the truck a daily driver, these are my plans.... Pull out crappy 355, and install a L6. This is what the truck came with, and did great for 30 some years. L6 would be better in the snow. And on gas. Install my TH400. It needs to be rebuilt, but I have a auto cross member, and a drive shaft that fits the truck. Convert to power/disk brakes. Currently manual/drum. Install my 72 3.07 pozi axle? How bad is a 3.07 with a L6? I think it would perform better in the snow. If I were gonna do this I would have to sell the 87 to fund the project. I have about half of the stuff needed to do this. I dunno, I really want a 4x4 but I just don't think I can do it. There is a 71/72 K20 here I can pick up for a $1000, but it needs an engine. Also it has been majorly messed with. It has a C30 cab and clip on the front. It is also sitting on 35's and has a plow. And that just seems like a world of trouble to me. I dunno, what do you guys think? Thanks, Jason. Attached Images

06-27-2002, 11:45 PM	#4
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	Seems like a lot of work and money to get a truck ready to be destroyed in the Illinois winter. Why can't you change the cam in that other 350? __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation.

06-28-2002, 02:28 AM	#5
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	I would sell the 87, get the 69 together and buy the 4X4 with the left over $1000 __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

06-28-2002, 10:49 PM	#10
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Here is a picture of the K20. Attached Images

06-27-2002, 11:39 PM	#2
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	dunno man,nice truck ou got there,i hate what snow does to them, got a pic of the k20?

06-27-2002, 11:40 PM	#3
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	I don't have a pic of the K20, but she ain't pretty.....

06-28-2002, 08:25 AM	#6
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	When you say put together do you mean as a daily driver? I am driving it everyday right now as it is... I dunno....

06-28-2002, 08:27 AM	#7
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Oh ya Chris, for some strange reason, I really don't want a V8 in a daily driver. I had a 68 LWB with a 250 in the snow and it performed really good. (for a 2x4)

06-28-2002, 08:38 AM	#8
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,690	Jason...whats wrong with a cammed out small block for a daily driver? I find it fun. STOCK SUCKS!!! Your running a 4 speed aren't you? You don't even have to worry about stall speed. (now I'm jelouse...you punk)

06-28-2002, 10:26 PM	#9
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	It's all about the snow Andy. That truck is scary in the rain!!

06-29-2002, 12:26 AM	#11
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	I would see the 87. Keep your 69 as is and keep in the dry and all nice. Then use the money from the 87 to buy a cheap, good running, but not pretty looking daily driver. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

06-29-2002, 08:11 AM	#12
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	ahh, buy the 4wd. Life is always is full of trouble :p Here is your new avatar __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation. Last edited by 68 Suburban; 06-29-2002 at 08:18 AM.

06-29-2002, 08:28 AM	#13
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	Along with other things this kinda scares me........ Attached Images

06-29-2002, 08:45 AM	#14
68 Suburban Registered User Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: From Chicago, Live in Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,802	What? The rusty lift...lol __________________ Just sitting here contemplating contemplation.



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06-29-2002, 10:34 AM	#15
JoetheMobster Listening since '86 Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Canada Posts: 1,799	I must be a freak of nature because I think the unpretty plow truck looks pretty cool! I'd ditch the plow hookups though. __________________ 2007 Saturn Aura - hey it WAS a GM product

06-29-2002, 04:03 PM	#16
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	That K20 dosen't look too bad for a grand, but your gas mileage is really gonna suck with that :S. I would be tempted to buy it, and take out a couple of those lift blocks and put some 33's on it. A 250 is gutless enough with 3.73 gears, so it would proably be a real dog with 3.07 gears behind it. What is wrong with a nice mild SBC? With a RV cam, headers, HEI, and a well tuned Q-Jet you could proably pull off 13 mpg around town if you kept your foot out of it, and it would have alot more power than the 250. But, your '69 looks pretty solid, and i wouldn't want to rust it out by driving it in the winter. Maybe you should get a crappie little FWD car to drive in the snow, and let it rust out instead of your '69. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

06-30-2002, 09:08 AM	#17
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	I thought about dropping the lift on the K20. But.... the those scary blocks are only in the rear. I would need springs in the front. Then, that truck becomes a project. I found a rusty 80 K5 in the paper, that runs well, and has a plow. $500. Still trying to get in touch with the seller....

06-30-2002, 10:59 PM	#18
racedvl Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Woodstock, IL Posts: 7,020	No other thoughts?

06-30-2002, 11:01 PM	#19
fluffytx1 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: point blank Posts: 113	nice hats off to ya nice __________________ 1968 GMC CST long wide box http://groups.yahoo.com/group/67-72-collectors/

07-01-2002, 05:57 AM	#20
Super Chevy Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,025	I would sell the 87 and buy the 72 4x4,it doesnt look all that bad,put that 350 with a cam in the 4x4 and put a 4 speed in it,take those dumb mirrors off and drive it,those blocks arnt as much of a scare in the back, but NEVER run them in the front,looks like it only has 3 leafs in the back,mabe you could take 1 block out and just put 2-3 more leafs in it... S-C

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