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09-17-2020, 09:41 AM | #1 |
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Re: 86 Suburban daily driver
Nice work so far. I like the way you did the C-Notch, looks like it should hold up well.
Did you ever get a replacement factory tint glass?
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Yep, got a window off Ebay.
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09-17-2020, 07:15 PM | #3 |
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Re: 86 Suburban daily driver
great work. and pics.
you still working on it? will a notch from a pick up work? i dont have the talent skill or tools to build my own. |
09-17-2020, 08:41 PM | #4 |
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Trucks/Burb & Blazer frames are different.
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09-27-2020, 12:32 PM | #5 |
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Finally, the notch is done!! Not without a fight though. In order to weld the top of the notch I had to jack up the body off the frame. All the bolts came out, except one. I had to drill a hole in the floor to get at the captured nut and stop it from spinning...one more hole to weld up now.
Please ignore the shock mount "repair". I did not do that, it was like that when I got the truck and I didn't make time this go around to fix it right.
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09-28-2020, 07:39 AM | #6 |
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Tidy work man. Structural.
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Got the suburban all put back together yesterday, wow, that list was longer than it should have been. I developed a leak while it was in the garage and needed to replace seals in the steering box too, that wasn't too bad. Today we were able to get it out for our first (and probably only) cruise for the year. Was a fantastic day, leaves were changing, and lots of neat cars to look at! The suburban worked great, hauled the whole family and our stuff, and was great fun.
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10-04-2020, 10:48 PM | #9 |
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Oh yeah! No more banging coming from back there and the shocks make it feel stable. I did, however, figure out today that the driver's side sits noticeably lower than the passenger side. I think it's due for some new replacement leaf springs.
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10-04-2020, 10:51 PM | #10 |
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Good to hear/read. Glad it was that notable of a difference.
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01-24-2021, 04:43 PM | #11 |
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Good find, that would be a nice motor to have! Looks like you went "nuts" on the broken exhaust bolts.
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04-27-2021, 09:42 PM | #12 |
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Some more updates. From the beginning I knew I wanted a low mount AC compressor. I wanted as much "standard" stuff on this as possible, because I plan to drive it a lot. For that reason I didn't want a super long, difficult to find serpentine belt. I had to carve up the original compressor bracket to clear the Hooker motor mounts, but I got that done.
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04-27-2021, 09:52 PM | #13 |
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I did deviate from the original plan slightly and ditched the TBSS manifolds for some Speed Engineering headers after reading countless positive reviews on them. The littlest approves of them!
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10-14-2020, 10:58 AM | #14 |
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Awesome suburban. It makes a great family cruiser. Real nice work on the notch. Are you going to add a bump stop in there somewhere?
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10-15-2020, 06:22 PM | #15 |
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Thanks! For the bump stops, I'm planning on playing that one by ear and see if it hits before I decide. On my truck, I haven't had any bump stops on it for 5 years and 25k miles and have never had it make contact. On this suburban, if I do anything I'm looking at adding Sumo springs outboard of the frame, which would help when loaded and/or towing.
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10-15-2020, 06:36 PM | #16 |
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In one of my last posts, I alluded to the fact that I needed new leaf springs. I did, so I ordered them up. 5 leaf packs would have been almost double the cost of 8 leaf packs, and I always have the ability to remove leaves so you can guess which route I went! These are replacements for a 3/4 ton burb, but the load difference was only 125lbs per spring. Swapped them out last Friday and took it for a test drive to the ice cream shop, they worked well!
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So the next project started of seemingly simple, replacing some weatherstripping. To do so in a squarebody, I needed to remove the plastic trim adjacent to the door openings. As I was doing that, mouse poop was continually falling down from above the headliner. I couldn't ignore that fact, so out came the headliners. One thing leads to another, and all the trim was removed from the suburban so it could be scrubbed.
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I just read thru your whole thread , love what you have done so far . I just recently bought a 74 Burb that was stored in my pasture the last 16 months due to an accident the former owner had with it . He was moving from Arizona to North Carolina towing his show truck with the Burb when the Driverside axle broke in Alabama . It was rescued and brought here to the Truck Farm for safe keeping . He decided to sell it and I just got it on the road again . Its the most fun toy I own , especially since it was already LS swapped . Wish mine had the Barn Doors like yours .
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10-16-2020, 08:27 AM | #21 |
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The rack and light turned out great! You're giving me ideas....
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Nice progress! Keep up the good work will be looking forward to following along.
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Ever since I bought this suburban, I've been planning to LS swap it. The reman 350 with all it's upgrades runs good, better than any SBC I've had, but it still doesn't run like I want it to. I compare it to my truck, and that's what I wanted. So, I've finally procured the last large piece to the puzzle. I found a lower mileage L33 aluminum block 5.3, and that will be the foundation for the new powertrain!
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01-17-2021, 01:41 PM | #24 |
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The motor needed to be cleaned up, and learning from the last LS swap I did I'm changing some gaskets now while it is easy, vs later when it is in the vehicle and difficult! True to form, I had 7 of the exhaust manifold bolts either broken off already or broke when I removed them. No big deal, my tried and true method worked well.
I bought a lower profile oil pan, which saves me about 3" of depth vs. the truck oil pan. This one had good reviews on eBay, and the casting and machining looks to be of good quality. It came with a gasket, but I'll use a FelPro because I don't want to do it twice. After one round of power washing and degreaser, it looks much better! I'll still do some additional work on it with carb cleaner and a small wire brush, but I'm getting close there. I'll need to get some other things checked off the to-do list before I begin the swap, but I'm looking forward to diving into it!
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01-17-2021, 02:10 PM | #25 |
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L33's aren't exactly a dime a dozen. Nice score.
Any internal mods planned?
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