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04-20-2014, 06:54 PM
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Location: Antioch, CA
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Found my Suburban
It has been a long time searching, but my fiancee and I finally found our truck. It started with a trip in our friends '73 Bronco which she loved and was gung-ho to get one of our own - until I showed her how much a decent Bronco actually costs.
After a little gentle nudging I got her excited about getting an old Suburban. The price range was right, and you can do a whole lot more than you can with a Bronco. We've been looking since September trying to wait for the right one and we finally found it. We called the guy, got some info, and left for Phoenix the same day. We left at 11 pm on Saturday in a rental car for a 12 hour drive to beat a couple of other tire kickers. Stayed in a hotel Sunday, then Monday morning after a fluid change we drove back up to Northern California without a hitch. [IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG]  [IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG][IMG]  [/IMG]
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04-20-2014, 07:46 PM
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Location: Riverside, CA
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Re: Found my Suburban
Great looking rig!! Welcome to the burb club....
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04-20-2014, 07:46 PM
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Location: Arlington, TN
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Re: Found my Suburban
Nice Burb!!!
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04-20-2014, 07:58 PM
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Location: canton ga
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Re: Found my Suburban
WOW ,very nice rig .
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04-20-2014, 08:05 PM
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Location: Wellington, Ks
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Re: Found my Suburban
Very Nice 'Burb. Factory dual A/C, looks like tilt column, clean body and love the winch up front. Have a great time with that ride !
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04-20-2014, 08:05 PM
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Location: Klein Texas
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Re: Found my Suburban
Congrats! Looks really solid!
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04-20-2014, 08:14 PM
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Location: Farmville, Va
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Re: Found my Suburban
Welcome to the two of you to our humble forum and thanks for the pic's.
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04-20-2014, 09:08 PM
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Re: Found my Suburban
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 to the board....Nice Ride! LockDoc
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04-20-2014, 09:57 PM
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The Few, The Proud
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Ball Ground, Georgia
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Re: Found my Suburban
Welcome to the board. Super nice Burb for sure.
On a side note, are there lift blocks under the front springs?
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04-20-2014, 10:55 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Antioch, CA
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Re: Found my Suburban
Thanks evryone, we're excited about it. I'm excited to have a project now. The only pressing need it has is to trace down a leak in the A/C system. It's ready to go as it sits, but the plan is to slowly clean it up and restore it bit by bit. Saving up for all new weatherstripping and window seals, and will probably have it re-painted at the same time.
Unfortunately the previous owner put a cheap Earl Scheib coat on it, but I want to get a nice quality paint job and bring it back to its original green color. Yes, it has 3" lift blocks. It looks the business and we don't plan on doing any serious wheeling, just camp trips and snow trips so I may leave them and avoid the hassle of changing it out. Time will tell I guess. |
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04-21-2014, 01:09 AM
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Re: Found my Suburban
Congrats, nice rig!
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04-21-2014, 02:15 AM
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Location: Livermore, CA
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Re: Found my Suburban
Looks pretty sharp. Congrats
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04-22-2014, 10:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: West Virginia
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Re: Found my Suburban
Congrats. Very pretty lady too.
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04-22-2014, 10:15 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Brookings, SD
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Re: Found my Suburban
Very nice looking. 'Burb isn't too shabby either.
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04-22-2014, 10:56 PM
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Re: Found my Suburban
She's a keeper
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04-23-2014, 12:46 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: New Madison, Ohio
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Re: Found my Suburban
 Great looking ride Manatee Poacher 
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04-23-2014, 08:30 AM
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Re: Found my Suburban
Nice very nice...welcome to the forum. You're not far from me.
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04-24-2014, 01:50 PM
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Re: Found my Suburban
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04-25-2014, 08:20 PM
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Location: Antioch, CA
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Re: Found my Suburban
This place is a comedy gold mine! Who knew?
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04-25-2014, 09:10 PM
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Location: Southern California
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Re: Found my Suburban
Congratulations on getting a very nice and solid looking 4x4 Suburban!
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04-28-2014, 09:10 PM
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Re: Found my Suburban
Awesome Burb! Jealous of you west coasters once again!! Congrats!
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05-02-2014, 05:22 AM
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Re: Found my Suburban
It would be neat painted the original color.
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