new 'burb build thread

[kbeefy]

So I decided a while back I needed more seats than my lifted '99 f350 was providing, and frankly, was getting a bit tired of the payment anyways. So I sell it and start lookin, I figure the only thing I'm gonna be happy with would be a 73-91 1 ton chevy crew cab or a suburban. I find a '70 suburban that needs some work...
The previous owner did me the favor of swapping out the front axle for a disc equipped one, but failed to match the gear ratios... stock was 4.57 and front as recieved is 4.11. So, no 4x yet. It's got a fair amount of cancer, pretty typical for anything around here, unfortunatly. The rear brakes are also junk (as reported by previous owner). 400 small block, 465/205, D44/HO72 drivetrain. Got it for $2000. Thus starts my journey...



First off I look for brake stuff, only to discover the PO was correct, eaton stuff IS hard to come by up here. OK, so I find a friend thats got a 14bolt laying in his yard, he gives it to me for free. Brief examination reveals that it has 4.11 gears, perfect! This will match up with the front nicely. Since I've allready got this wild hair about rear disc breaks and the 14b is free, why not? So I order up the disc conversion stuff for that as well.



That goes very smoothly, although I also decide I need a 76 vette MC and disc/disc proportioning valve, so theres some extra cash as well.
I then find some seats (existing are a joke) from a 93 suburban, nothing fancy... vinyl benches front, middle and rear.

Now the cool stuff...

Well, I do have a thing for big trucks, so I start looking for something to make this thing look and ride nice. I wind up with a company called Deaver Spring(http://www.deaverspring.com), they make some really nice leafs, from what I can gather. I order them up and wow, these are some sexy springs! I can't wait to put them on...
I'll obviously need new shocks, rims and meats to go with my gucci new spings so I order up some rancho 9000's, Super Swamper 37x13.5r16 SSR's and Mickey Thompson simulated beadlock rims. The above parts combined with just the right amount of swear words and I'm on the road!





So, now I have a great big box of patch panels from Wes @ ClassicHeartbeat.com, an auxilleray heater or two, some more fender trimming to tend to, and a serious case of oxidization but there she is, wish me luck!