Our "What are we going to do?" 66 Suburban Build

[RockTonka]

Now in this first pic I've got something wrong...can you tell what it is??

I went back and fixed it though Replaced the shocks while we were at it.

So we've got good brakes across the front now, will try bleeding the rear and see if they need rebuilding also but ran out of time today.

Maybe try to get some exhaust this week...thinking dual Flowmaster 50s dumping right in front of the rear tires??? Could do Magnaflows for the same $$ ???

[chevyrestoguy]

Originally Posted by RockTonka

...Maybe try to get some exhaust this week...thinking dual Flowmaster 50s dumping right in front of the rear tires??? Could do Magnaflows for the same $$ ???

Go with Magnaflows. The Flowmasters have an annoying drone at highway speeds and after awhile, it'll get on your nerves. Magnaflows sound mellow at idle and at highway speeds, and then come alive when you romp the throttle. Plus, they are stainless, polish up nice, and are a packed muffler that won't have that metallic "ping" at idle like a Flowmaster. I like Flowmasters on a radical street machine, not on a stocker.

[Captainfab]

Looks to me like you had the shoes right the first time?

Were the self adjusters not there to begin with?

[RockTonka]

Alright chevyrestoguy, I'm scheduled for dual Magnaflows thurs afternoon

Captainfab, no self adjusters on this set-up...and the shoes were wrong! I had both primarys on the pass side in that pic

Got it out and put a good 20 or so miles on it after work this afternoon around town...hit the freeway, cruised a couple miles at 65+...still smoking, more on deceleration. Took a couple pics at a park hanging out...

[Captainfab]

'66 was the first year for self adjusters on the brakes. I wonder if someone left them off during a previous brake job?

I guess I misread what you were saying. I was referring to this pic


I see what happened in the other pic. I think we've all done that at least once

Originally Posted by RockTonka

Alright chevyrestoguy, I'm scheduled for dual Magnaflows thurs afternoon

Captainfab, no self adjusters on this set-up...and the shoes were wrong! I had both primarys on the pass side in that pic

Got it out and put a good 20 or so miles on it after work this afternoon around town...hit the freeway, cruised a couple miles at 65+...still smoking, more on deceleration. Took a couple pics at a park hanging out...

[hemifalcon]

Originally Posted by Captainfab

'66 was the first year for self adjusters on the brakes. I wonder if someone left them off during a previous brake job?

I guess I misread what you were saying. I was referring to this pic


I see what happened in the other pic. I think we've all done that at least once

Captain-- Was it 65 or 66 that was the first year for auto-adjusters?? I've got them on my '65 Sub..

[RockTonka]

Eitherway I should've had them on this burb...dang it. I don't see myself chasing down the parts to make it right though, probably just end up manually adjusting when necessary.

We went ahead and got the exhaust done today (supposed to rain tomorrow). We deleted the passenger side heat riser with a delete block and ran 2 1/4 tubing into Magnaflows outside the frame rail and dumped in front of the rear tires on both sides...sounds pretty cool

[Captainfab]

I was thinking it was '66

Originally Posted by hemifalcon

Captain-- Was it 65 or 66 that was the first year for auto-adjusters?? I've got them on my '65 Sub..