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**Hart_Rod** · 01-30-2017, 12:27 PM

chaseman17 · 01-30-2017, 09:36 PM

A couple more pics now that I have the center caps on the wheels for the first time.

I will get all the specs together for the air ride and post those in the next week or so. Off the top of my head, I know the front spindles were 2.5" drop and the rear lowering blocks were 2". I believe we have an overall drop of 8" & 10" when the air is out of the bags.

Thanks for the positive comments!

RDrancher · 01-30-2017, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

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Man I put a ton of that old Armstrong Linoleum in back in the '60's and '70's when I was a flooring installer....

.. Brings back memories.

LockDoc

I had that same lino in my '76 motorhome. It looked stunning against the green shag carpet.

Chaseman, I love the build so far. The wheels look great.

3drburb · 01-31-2017, 12:12 AM

Man that looks sweet. The wheels look like an extension of the trim and hub caps just pulls everything together.

04ls1gto · 01-31-2017, 06:03 PM

looks great, what size wheels and tires are you using?

chaseman17 · 02-01-2017, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 04ls1gto

looks great, what size wheels and tires are you using?

Thanks for the comments. The tires and wheels specs are:WHEELS – BILLET SPECIALTY 20” SMOOTHIES WITH 1964-1966 CHROME CENTER CAPS
FRONT – 20 X 8.5” WITH 5.25” BACKSPACING
REAR – 20 X 10” WITH 5.5” BACKSPACING

TIRES – CONTINENTAL EXTREME CONTACT DW
FRONT – 245 / 40 / ZR20
REAR – 275 / 35 / ZR20

6768chevylover · 02-01-2017, 04:31 PM

I'm not a big Suburban fan, especially an ambulance one. That is cool!! Good job. Is there more to come?

chaseman17 · 02-01-2017, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by 6768chevylover

I'm not a big Suburban fan, especially an ambulance one. That is cool!! Good job. Is there more to come?

There are a few more things that I am planning, but nothing as exciting as paint, disc brake conversion & air ride!

It gets new exhaust and a hidden sound system at some point before the weather gets good again.

chaseman17 · 02-27-2017, 06:35 PM

A couple photos of it outside since we had a break in the weather.

RDrancher · 02-27-2017, 07:05 PM

Looks good man!

Twin Turbo Skylark · 02-27-2017, 07:31 PM

THATS AWESOME!!!!

KILLER

61_FL_Apache · 03-01-2017, 08:34 PM

Thats cool! Love the wheels.. Kinda stock, but kinda not!

Hubscrub · 03-14-2017, 09:12 PM

Bad A

I would be smiling ear to ear driving that. That's right up my alley.

Reggler · 03-31-2017, 01:03 AM

Gotta say man, this rig is my motivation and end goal! Love the look and I think my ambulance would look great sitting like this

chaseman17 · 04-03-2017, 09:38 AM

A quick run to the beach last night was our first official cruise. The truck ran beautifully & the response on the street was fantastic.
The truck drew a crowd & we showed the imports how it's done!

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 10:09 AM

It has been a long time since I have been on the forum, so here is a little update on the Slambulance.
We have had a blast with this truck. Of all the cars / trucks I have ever owned, it certainly has the best "smiles per gallon"!
There have been no issues at all with the air ride or any of the work we did on the build.
This photo is from Goodguys Columbus a couple years ago. it is my favorite that I have seen of the Slambulance.

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 10:23 AM

We took the Slambulance to a new level a couple winters ago and swapped in a 6.0 ltr LS and 6L80E transmission out of a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT.

All work was done at home and it took about 5 months of weekends and evenings, but I am happy with the results. All components, including the G8 GT were supplied by Boris at Street Machinery in Euclid, OH. Boris and his team are an invaluable resource when taking on a project like this.

I am not a mechanic & had never done a swap like this, so I had a bunch of dumb questions & he answered them all without hesitation. They are wonderful to work with!

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 10:33 AM

LS swaps are well documented here, so I won't go through all the details.

We purchased the Billet Specialties adapters so we could use some old school valve covers as coil pack covers. They look great, confuse people all the time and we don't have any issues with packs getting too hot.

I ended up taking off the entire front clip and cleaned, painted and filled some firewall holes. I didn't fill and smooth everything, but cleaned it up real nice and gave everything fresh coats of paint. Frame and suspension parts received a deep cleaning and fresh coat of undercoating.

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 10:37 AM

One "before" shot and a few "after" shots.

We are now proud to open the hood and show folks what lurks beneath!

We have put roughly 4,000 miles on it since the swap and are loving it!

CG · 07-06-2020, 01:44 PM

Well Id have to say that your ride is basically ... perfect! Nicely done!

72 tigger · 07-06-2020, 08:36 PM

Very nice- glad you’re enjoying it

CG · 07-06-2020, 09:18 PM

The paint break where the upper trim would be on a pickup is perfect. Ive mentioned it before I think that would look good on a truck cab when you paint the roof different than the body and you don't want to deal with the stainless trim.

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by CG

The paint break where the upper trim would be on a pickup is perfect. Ive mentioned it before I think that would look good on a truck cab when you paint the roof different than the body and you don't want to deal with the stainless trim.

Thank you

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by 72 tigger

Very nice- glad you’re enjoying it

We are. Thank you.

chaseman17 · 07-06-2020, 09:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CG

Well Id have to say that your ride is basically ... perfect! Nicely done!

Thanks

01-30-2017, 12:27 PM	#51
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01-30-2017, 09:36 PM	#52
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE A couple more pics now that I have the center caps on the wheels for the first time. I will get all the specs together for the air ride and post those in the next week or so. Off the top of my head, I know the front spindles were 2.5" drop and the rear lowering blocks were 2". I believe we have an overall drop of 8" & 10" when the air is out of the bags. Thanks for the positive comments! Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

01-31-2017, 12:12 AM	#54
3drburb Registered User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Kent, WA. Posts: 858	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Man that looks sweet. The wheels look like an extension of the trim and hub caps just pulls everything together.

01-31-2017, 06:03 PM	#55
04ls1gto Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Portsmouth ri Posts: 363	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE looks great, what size wheels and tires are you using?

02-01-2017, 04:31 PM	#57
6768chevylover Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: nepa Posts: 745	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE I'm not a big Suburban fan, especially an ambulance one. That is cool!! Good job. Is there more to come?

02-27-2017, 06:35 PM	#59
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE A couple photos of it outside since we had a break in the weather. Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

02-27-2017, 07:05 PM	#60
RDrancher Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Decatur, Texas Posts: 673	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Looks good man! __________________ Romans 10:9 - The Truth

02-27-2017, 07:31 PM	#61
Twin Turbo Skylark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: fort saskatchewan Posts: 73	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE THATS AWESOME!!!! KILLER

03-01-2017, 08:34 PM	#62
61_FL_Apache Who Me? Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Royal Palm Beach, FL Posts: 4,067	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Thats cool! Love the wheels.. Kinda stock, but kinda not! __________________ Steve 1997 Tahoe LT 4D 2WD (DD) 2001 Blazer 4D 2WD 1961 Apache 10 (sold) 1965 C10 Stepper (sold)

03-14-2017, 09:12 PM	#63
Hubscrub Cruzin Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: on the road Posts: 2,835	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Bad A I would be smiling ear to ear driving that. That's right up my alley. __________________ Lime Wife's 67https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...wZEMODaS2d94u8 Back to the Fifties 59 https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=...NAeStpydfrcj_U Proverbs 3:5,6 "Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything."Charles Kuralt In memory of our first baby daughter, daddy and mommy love you. Danica Grace 6/26/14

03-31-2017, 01:03 AM	#64
Reggler Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Brunswick, Ohio Posts: 49	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Gotta say man, this rig is my motivation and end goal! Love the look and I think my ambulance would look great sitting like this

04-03-2017, 09:38 AM	#65
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE A quick run to the beach last night was our first official cruise. The truck ran beautifully & the response on the street was fantastic. The truck drew a crowd & we showed the imports how it's done! Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

07-06-2020, 10:09 AM	#66
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE It has been a long time since I have been on the forum, so here is a little update on the Slambulance. We have had a blast with this truck. Of all the cars / trucks I have ever owned, it certainly has the best "smiles per gallon"! There have been no issues at all with the air ride or any of the work we did on the build. This photo is from Goodguys Columbus a couple years ago. it is my favorite that I have seen of the Slambulance. Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

07-06-2020, 10:23 AM	#67
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE We took the Slambulance to a new level a couple winters ago and swapped in a 6.0 ltr LS and 6L80E transmission out of a 2009 Pontiac G8 GT. All work was done at home and it took about 5 months of weekends and evenings, but I am happy with the results. All components, including the G8 GT were supplied by Boris at Street Machinery in Euclid, OH. Boris and his team are an invaluable resource when taking on a project like this. I am not a mechanic & had never done a swap like this, so I had a bunch of dumb questions & he answered them all without hesitation. They are wonderful to work with! Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

07-06-2020, 10:33 AM	#68
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE LS swaps are well documented here, so I won't go through all the details. We purchased the Billet Specialties adapters so we could use some old school valve covers as coil pack covers. They look great, confuse people all the time and we don't have any issues with packs getting too hot. I ended up taking off the entire front clip and cleaned, painted and filled some firewall holes. I didn't fill and smooth everything, but cleaned it up real nice and gave everything fresh coats of paint. Frame and suspension parts received a deep cleaning and fresh coat of undercoating. Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10



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07-06-2020, 10:37 AM	#69
chaseman17 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Holland, MI Posts: 143	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE One "before" shot and a few "after" shots. We are now proud to open the hood and show folks what lurks beneath! We have put roughly 4,000 miles on it since the swap and are loving it! Attached Images __________________ 6T7 C10

07-06-2020, 01:44 PM	#70
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,033	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Well Id have to say that your ride is basically ... perfect! Nicely done! __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … …

07-06-2020, 08:36 PM	#71
72 tigger Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Berne IN Posts: 3,254	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE Very nice- glad you’re enjoying it __________________ 71 C10 72 K20 72 K10 Super Kirk

07-06-2020, 09:18 PM	#72
CG BlahBlahBlah Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Wa. Posts: 20,033	Re: Project SLAMBULANCE The paint break where the upper trim would be on a pickup is perfect. Ive mentioned it before I think that would look good on a truck cab when you paint the roof different than the body and you don't want to deal with the stainless trim. __________________ … … … … … … … … ... … … … … … … … … … … …

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