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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
and a little more tube today...
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
A couple of the frame reinforcing tubes were just touching the bottom of the body, so we made a bit of room for them.
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
We also fit a couple more pieces of tube...
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We're about done with tube work and started playing with bottle mounts/position.
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
Engine was fired and broken in on the dyno/stand today, we quickly learned that we're going to need more carb...got a couple Holley 750s coming in.
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Got the carbs/linkage on and made a couple dyno runs...hit 780 HP @ 6K w/6 lbs boost. Torque was over 800 by 4.5K.
We could get a bit more out of it playing with pulleys...more boost=more power, but where we're at is a nice, safe, streetable combo on pump gas. We should be able to hammer on this day in and day out and not worry about a thing!
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tried to embed video...didn't work.
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That's awesome
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
Nice!
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Re: Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build
I just found this thread/ build. I haven't read thru the entire thread yet. But I see it has gone through a major transformation from the first page. I am in the process of purchasing a nice original Burb myself. I must ask. what are your plans for a few of the original trim items that you removed from her. I need a pair of original outside door mirrors, and a nice set of the custom hubcaps. I will be setting down to go through your build thread this weekend. Just thought I'd ask. That's a fantastic find, and absolutely admire it's original color. Congrats
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Thanks! We're happy with how it's coming together.
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We brought the motor home today!
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Love it...when are we going for a ride lol
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Not soon enough...I miss having this up and running!
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We elected to go with an electric water pump...which introduced some fitment challenges with the alternator and PS pump.
I made some brackets to drop the alternator down low on the pass side...made sense with the flare on the frame! Still working on the PS pump...
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The switch to the larger carbs dictated that we increase fuel flow from tank to engine, so pulled out the 3/8" hard line and ran a 10 AN feed with 8 AN return...also dropped a large fuel filter inline.
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Feed me its saying lol
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Driveshaft got rebuilt with stronger non-greasable joints, re-balanced, and a fresh coat of paint!
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We completely scraped/cleaned the underside (that was a PITA) and brushed on a heavy coat of black implement paint.
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Why non greasable
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Hey PE, thanks for following along AND commenting...I really appreciate that!
The non-greasable joints are solid which makes them stronger than ones that are drilled and tapped for zerts/greasing.
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Oh good to know thanks
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