K20 suburbans

[lindstromjd]

That is proof enough that it should be legal to shoot stupid people who deserve it. Drunk drivers = stupid enough to be shot. Just my opinion.

[crashedout]

no doubt, my dad had a 1966 ford thunderbird convertible until a druck hit it out front of our house at 70mph and put the tail lights in the glove box.

[ericjon262]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

Hate to see the damage to a good truck. But I'm wondering why you are looking for a K20 truck for replacement parts. If the damage is body-only you should be able to fix it with any square Suburban parts. I must have missed something I didn't catch on the thread re-read.

we might fix it, it just depends on if it gets totaled or not. if it gets totaled, we would rather not go though the hassle of swapping in all the running gear esp when this truck was my dad's daily driver.

Originally Posted by Davidmichael

Could always buy this and swap over the parts to make it a 3/4 ton.

http://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto/1978319491.html

Or buy this one. does not look the best but it's got 1 ton running gear

http://pensacola.craigslist.org/cto/2053118513.html

it's an idea, but again, it would be alot of work, when we don't really have alot of time to work on it.

Originally Posted by sixshooter798

I feel your pain! A drunk hit me back in 2004. Here are the results:

WTF did he hit you with???? a train????

[sixshooter798]

He was going about 80-90 in a Ford Ranger. Trust me, he got the worst of it.

[lindstromjd]

Originally Posted by ericjon262

WTF did he hit you with???? a train????

In my experience, new cars can do a LOT of damage to our old trucks if they're going fast enough. R.I.P. old trucks... This is my Scout after a 94 Toyota Camry hit me doing 45 mph.

[68 TT]

It most likely will get totaled. A coworkers 90 Burb got hit far less hard than that and was totaled by a long shot.

I would look for a 2-wd half ton and swap all your 3/4-ton 4x4 parts onto it.

If you are lucky the frame is not damaged too badly and can be repaired if it is. The 3/4-ton frames are thicker to handle the extra load and it would be far easier to just swap bodies rather than do a 4x4 conversion to a 2-wd chassis.

[ericjon262]

GOOD NEWS! The insurance company called earlier, and to make a long story short, The Beast will live on!

Originally Posted by lindstromjd

In my experience, new cars can do a LOT of damage to our old trucks if they're going fast enough. R.I.P. old trucks... This is my Scout after a 94 Toyota Camry hit me doing 45 mph.

There's a Scout almost Identical to that one (except not crunched) around the corner from my house, I've always loved those things. sorry for your loss.

Originally Posted by 68 TT

It most likely will get totaled. A coworkers 90 Burb got hit far less hard than that and was totaled by a long shot.

I would look for a 2-wd half ton and swap all your 3/4-ton 4x4 parts onto it.

If you are lucky the frame is not damaged too badly and can be repaired if it is. The 3/4-ton frames are thicker to handle the extra load and it would be far easier to just swap bodies rather than do a 4x4 conversion to a 2-wd chassis.

well, looks like we won't have to worry about it yet!

[special-K]

I just read through this and was wondering why it wouldn't be repairable.I'm glad it's working out.I have a '91 (last year) with 6.2/4L80E and love it.I was making a left turn on a green arrow.I had stopped on a yellow light and sat through the whole cycle,so I was first in line.I started into the intersection and just began to cross into the opposite lane when the fool across from me decided he'd take off...huh?I stopped dead,braced myself,and had time to say,"Do you see me?Do you see me?",and BAM!!!! He ran his F150 full throttle into the left corner of my 'Burb.His air bag went off,truck pushed back 1/2 way to the windshield,steam flyin'...truck was totaled.My bumper got bent,fender bent a little,and 1/2 the grille busted out.I drove it off.I don't know what he was thinking.Wait,I know...he wasn't! (at least not until that bag was in his face ).I figure he was day dreaming and when he realized I was moving he just stomped it without looking at the light.He had all kinds of room to steer around me,my tire had just crossed the center and there were two lanes.It's like he was still day dreaming.You'd think is he was looking out his windshield he would have seen me

[lindstromjd]

That's great to hear!!! Are they going to fix it for you? Or are you going to get it back from them after them totaling it out?

And just out of curiosity... where exactly is that Scout? Never hurts to go look at them...

[ericjon262]

Originally Posted by lindstromjd

That's great to hear!!! Are they going to fix it for you? Or are you going to get it back from them after them totaling it out?

And just out of curiosity... where exactly is that Scout? Never hurts to go look at them...

they're going to fix it!

the scout is usually a few blocks south of 9th avenue on creighton rd in pensacola.

[lindstromjd]

Originally Posted by ericjon262

they're going to fix it!

Awesome.

[motornut]

All 3 of my burbs have been hit by drunks
my 78 burb found a mirror beside it and a scratch down it
my 87 4X4 burb hit from behind and turned(by a honda accord)
and now my 88 4X4 burb got hit last week the 10th,by a dodge pickup
got a call yesterday my 88 a write off
they want me to value it....yesterday 5000 goin up today
can't find a pre 86 4x4 burb here under 6000

[motornut]

you can see he drove around my grand am and hit the burb(parked on the street,not sidewalk)
rolled to a stop passed out
found like that by police
charged dui
actually got a pic of him gettin cuffed....it's my avitar lol

[ericjon262]

well guys, it seems as though the war has just begun, we called the body shop to see how the progress was and they said they were still tracking down parts, this was about three weeks after the wreck. after another week we got a call from the insurance company, they're gonna total it. their offer, $1200. they haul off the beast. everything on here thats 3/4 ton 4x4 has an asking price of at least $2000 for junk

by florida law, if it's totaled, it's no longer road worthy, period. doesn't matter if you do a frame off resto, it can't be tagged.

any one know where I can get a K20 suburban for $1200??? in good running condition with a fairly strait body and a decent interior? I think liberty mutual needs to share what their smoking.

[MalibuSSwagon]

Thats a clean truck man, I'd say $3 - 4k

[ericjon262]

Originally Posted by MalibuSSwagon

Thats a clean truck man, I'd say $3 - 4k

I'm not gonna put it on some platform and try to talk it up like it's perfect, because the trucks not perfect by any means, but $1200 is an insult. I can't find a K20 Suburban anywhere. I see K10's and C20's, but not K20's. and definitely not for $1200.

[motornut]

wow that up here looks as clean as that $5000.
u can't replace it for that,no way
is that how the $$ offer goes by in Fla?
crap makes me feel lucky gettin 2200 for mine
and i just bought the 78 jimmy for 3200

[MalibuSSwagon]

Originally Posted by ericjon262

I'm not gonna put it on some platform and try to talk it up like it's perfect, because the trucks not perfect by any means, but $1200 is an insult. I can't find a K20 Suburban anywhere. I see K10's and C20's, but not K20's. and definitely not for $1200.

Talk it up like it was perfect, the insurance companies dont give a damn so you gotta fight them on it

[ericjon262]

Originally Posted by MalibuSSwagon

Talk it up like it was perfect, the insurance companies dont give a damn so you gotta fight them on it

I was refering to in this forum, not with the insurance battle, I know better than that!

[motornut]

fight for sure
It took three weeks and a few offers before i said yes
but they were also paying my rental and storing the truck at the body shop
so it was costing them daily....

[ericjon262]

Originally Posted by motornut

fight for sure
It took three weeks and a few offers before i said yes
but they were also paying my rental and storing the truck at the body shop
so it was costing them daily....

well, we had a rental, but when they declared the vehicle totaled, they took it back 3 days later. and they weren't paying storage at the body shop when it was there (I asked them before I removed it from their premises.)

they won't win.

[motornut]

Mine was perfect in my eyes lol
makes your mint
I'd add up expenses,time and money spent
showing how you looked for a replacement
my company seemed to change tune when i said the replacement had to be certified
as was mine when hit
i sent links to all trucks i found in my province,
anything close "style wise"
as long as it was gas,4x4,and was not modified.
and finished with "find me something else then"
don't give in, hold out if you can ,they may want to finish up the year and close the file

[1984 t type]

just picked up a k20 today wasnt even sure what it was till i saw this post and decoded the vin through my lmc catalog. truck is from arizona and is rust free ( rare find here in MI ) not gonna say how much i payed but lets just say trucks go a little cheaper on christmas eve :-)

[silverbullet01]

mine is also a k20, with silverado interior package. not very hard to find here in canada.i have a junked C20 also..

[kikkegek]

I got one from California last year and imported it to the Netherlands.

love it so far!