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Bret, Thanks for the information, the Guys at PB are currently making a set of LT mounts so I should be getting one of their first sets. I will be getting them un welded as they are using the stock GMPP pan (Corvette) I of course have the Holley pan and their accesory drive for my setup so I am anticipating some differences in how everything will fit because the GMPP engine uses a vette balancer and I am running a truck balancer. Once I have the engine in place I will be giving the guys at Ultimate header a call as they already have an LT header and will work with me to move the collector around if I need it in a different area. |
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Bret that is awesome information.
The reason I Went with the Holley parts is I got the engine as a pull out and did not have the balancer or water pump. at the time when I was doing the initial fit there was only one option for a drive system that I was not too impressed with so the Holley was the next best choice..... Maybe now I will have to consider going to the Drive Junky Kit. I got a chance to see some of their kits at SEMA. and they look like a great piece. Are you Running the AC compressor on your engine. Any fitment issues with it? |
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OK, So the way I purchased the 6.2L Engine, it was a short block with rotating assembly and heads. so there was no way of knowing if it was a truck or Car Engine. (it does not appear to have ever had a Vacuum pump mounted to the block so it was possibly a Camaro engine)
There was not balancer or water pump on the front of the engine. Currently it has a truck balancer and the Holley accessory drive system on it, as that is what was available at the time I started fitting the engine to the truck. I have talked Zach At drive junkies and know I will need to change to a Camaro water pump and balancer. |
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Ok, back at it where I left off. The was late 2017. Pulled the body off and installed some plumbing and wiring.
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Had to her put back together for Dino's Chevy Only Gitdown 2017. Here she is almost ready, just missing some glass and interior.
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Here's some pics from the Gitdown, the hotel, and Goodguys Southwest 2017. My brothers 66 Chevy next to the suburban was our grandfathers truck. It had been about 30 years since I rode in that truck. Such a cool weekend.
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Back home putting a few miles on the burb working out the bugs.
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In early 2018 I decided the burb needed to be a full blown show vehicle. :crazy: So, I blew it all apart again and had the body blasted to bare metal.
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Lookin' good. I would have a hard time pulling it back apart if it looked that good and I was driving it.....:) LockDoc |
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Funny after having a full blown show paint job I'm going the other way, with my suburban build. We always want what we don't have right....What colors you have in mind?
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Do you have any pictures of the interior? Where you able to get a 3rd row seat back there?
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This is pretty cool too... https://www.instagram.com/p/BxK8rLHFNf0/ |
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Wow, tail gunner seats! I hadn't even considered that. Very cool, love the truck.
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Doing some rust repair. Drivers side was shot, but the passenger side rockers were solid. Got lucky.
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July 2018 - Cleaning up the firewall with some nice smooth bead rolled panels from Slosh Tubz.
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Bret, just checking in on you and the project. I've taken a break on Instagram, but last I was on there you thought you were close to paint. How are things coming?
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One question for you. How is the fit of your passenger doors? I was installing weatherstrip on mine and noticed that although the body of the door is decent, the window area is terrible.
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The weather strip attaches to a pinch weld in the door jamb. I smacked that pinch weld in a little with a dead blow hammer so it wasn't pushing out so hard on the window frame, then reinstalled the weather strip and checked the fit until it looked right. Had to do the same in several places on the other doors as well. Those window frames will bend a little, but I'm sure its much less stressful bending them in the body work stage than when they're painted. Hope this helps. |
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More July 2018 mock up and bare metal panel alignment.
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Got some Trique Mfg. Altman Easy Latches for the doors. Decided to cut them apart and weld them flush instead of bolting them in.
Discovered something weird about suburbans during this process. The suburban passenger door striker plate is different than the truck. As you can see in the picture, the bolt holes don't line up and the inside edge of the plate had to be ground down to fit. |
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NICE! Altman has been working on a Suburban set for a while, but I'm not holding my breath. How did the 3 door close once you finished the mod?
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:metal: I hate that I discovered the push on seals AFTER I had already purchased the glue ons.
You think you'll make the Git Down with the Plaid Burb finished this year? |
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Had to do some adjusting on the 3rd door window frame to get it to match the other door gaps. Had to cut it loose, manhandle it a little, and weld it up.
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Everything in high build primer but the hatch. Mine was rusted beyond repair.
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Somewhere around September 2019 at this point. Got all the body work looking good and decided to pull the cab off the chassis and put it on a rotisserie to finish the floor and paint the roof. Probably should have done this earlier, oh well.
For the record, I was never comfortable flipping that cab over! I couldn't get rid of that rotisserie fast enough! |
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