Re: Adopting a Suburban Carryall, The Seahorse
Since I don't have the cash to buy brand new tires right now (finishing paying off college debt...), I threw on a set of used 285/75R16 BFG ATs that I was able to get my hands on. Though these are too wide for the rims per specs i think they fit nicely. They aren't quite the 33" diameter that they should be because most of the tread is gone, but They're looking a lot better than the 255/70s that were on there before.
http://jase-ace.com/public/photo/196...s%20-%2001.jpg http://jase-ace.com/public/photo/196...s%20-%2006.jpg Big butt!!! http://jase-ace.com/public/photo/196...s%20-%2002.jpg Now it's looking more like a truck!! http://jase-ace.com/public/photo/196...ucksticker.jpg |
Re: Adopting a Suburban Carryall, The Seahorse
Looks great!
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Thanks, Chris! Maybe someday (30 years from now) it'll look as good as yours!
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Welded the rear axle shock mounts back on in the appropriate locations this morning and bolted on a set of super cheap "hydro" shocks. Wow, I never knew that they still made non-gas charged shocks. Oh well, the price was right.
Then took the Seamonster for a little cruise around town for the first time since I got it. Unlike Big Ugly this guy rides smooth with that shackle flip and the cheapo shocks. http://jase-ace.com/public/photo/196...n%20-%2001.jpg |
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Sure does look cool.
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Looking good Jason can't wait to get mine road worthy...
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Lookin awesome beepo!:ito:
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:metal::metal::metal::metal::metal: You need to take me for a cruise in this bad boy one of these rotten ol' days!!!! :chevy:
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I dig it! That thing has some serious old school swagger man!!
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Thanks guys!
I need to swap on the 4bbl intake and carb, then freshen up the ignition system and it should be running nicely. After that I just need to clean up some of the rust and primer so I don't cringe every time that I look at it. |
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Should I paint the wheels white or black? Hub caps or no hub caps?
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Paint em green!:ito:
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Color match them to the body, and then use OE white caps.
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Unfortunately there is no 60-66 cap that will fit these later style 3/4 ton wheels. Anyway with the chrome bumpers, aluminum grill and other shiny trip I'm not sure I want a painted cap. I think i'd rather go black wheels and no cap, than a white cap... hmm, life's hard decisions... :)
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Actually, Chris, you may be right. I'm trying to remember if 60-66 Chevy pickups with two tone would have originally had body color wheels. I think they would have. Damn, more options!
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Haha I am terrible at decisions like this, that is why I stayed stock since it was easier for me to stay on point.
I am by no means a 60-66 truck guy, but I thought that the trucks and a lot of the cars wheels were black or color matched. The caps, my thinking has been chrome bumpers = bright caps. Then painted bumpers = white caps. |
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Customs would be chrome bumpers and caps with anodized aluminum grill and body color wheels for 2wd. Not sure if the 4wd got the same.
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I think all 4wds back then got black wheels and no caps. I'm not sure how I feel about body color wheels.
Good thing I don't really care about keeping it 100% stock. |
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Black OE steel wheels on vintage 4x4's do look good, and they are cheep to do with either paint or powder coat.
I did powder coat, and I couldn't more happier. Since cleaning them is a snap, compared to paint where the grime tends to embed itself into the finish. 1968 was the cut off for the black wheel 4x4 I think, where 1969 to mid 1970's the wheels were white (at least for K20's). |
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black with a chrome cap does look nice.
These literature photos show a (62-63?) deluxe GMC with white wheels and chrome caps and a standard yellow chevy looks to have body color wheels and no caps. |
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I think Redroad should do the talking on details of the 60-66 instead of me :lol:
That red PU looks sweet with that wheel/color/tire combo! |
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Just sharing some pics Ive collected, please keep sharing! I wonder how accurate the advertising literature is compared to what actually rolled off the line. I do a lot of vintage VW stuff and the literature seem to dress up the vehicles with all the accessories to make them look way cool. I guess its a good way to get people to spend more to make it look like it did "in the book"
For me I can never afford any custom stuff on my old rides so I try to get them as factory as possible but since old 4x4 stuff is just as expensive these days I just have to make due with what I can afford. |
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Remember, GMC and Chevrolet had completely different paint rules for both bodies and wheel color combinations!
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looking good on the tires jason--some day i will get my black rims on mt tk. I want the m55's but man are they $$$.
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Pulled off the 2bbl carb and intake today and replace with a factory 4bbl intake and a quadrajet. Still need to remove the valves covers with the breather holes, swap on the unholy script covers and then figure out the draft tube PCV setup. I'll snap a couple of pics tomorrow.
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