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

[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..

[RockTonka]

We've made the decision to replace the drivetrain (motor/tranny) with something more entertaining.
We want to pull the 283/PG in it's entirety and keep it, in case we (or somebody) wants to restore the burb to its original glory.

So...thinking a carbed 383/700R4 combo. I tend to get caught up in the excitement of it all , and picked up a built 700R4 today.
It's a fresh built late model 30 spline unit from a local racing tranny shop (Wilson's) here in OKC.
Now I'm a bit fuzzy on the specifics, but here's kinda what I got...7 pac clutch, electric band (?), .500 boost, vette servo, full time & lube kit, WRT shift kit, monster sun shell, 2200 stall converter...more I'm forgetting, but should be set for AC down the road and a little bit of a lumpy cam (300-400HP)

[RockTonka]

Not much to add, we've been driving it all around town putting a few hundred miles on it...even got the wife and daughter to spend some time behind the wheel. They got a big kick out of it and were surprised at how easy it was to drive
We still have a fair amount of blow-by, wet-stacking the exhaust and getting oil drops/mist on the tires/wheels.
I've spent some time looking at engine options and keep coming back to a ZZ4 from GM Performance as the best option for us...just waiting for the boss's approval. (could be a long wait)
Also picked up a set of super clean ralleys for cheap off of Craigs List...don't know if they will find their way onto the burb, but maybe??

[RockTonka]

We just couldn't leave well enough alone and had to pick up some 275/60R15's to try on for size...we like the look alot more. We'll probably pick up some 255/60R15s for the front to finish it off...check the classified section for the new tires and stock wheels/hubcaps that are coming off