Got a new 'Burb

[12lives]

My 84 is wasting away from rust. I've been looking for a nice solid front axle Suburban for about a year, found this about 15 minutes away! 1990 4X4 350 EFI SLE - lots of options - and rides nice with no squeaks! :Brow:

- Bill :pp

[slowride66]

here my mini bus

sr66 :TU:

i dont know how to make big pictures

[12lives]

Very nice! Looks to be very rust free for Fla. How do you manage that? I wish this had the lights over the cab - those are so cool!

- Bill

[Jake G'S 350]

Bill, Nice rig! Good color combo. Has any bodywork or paint been done?

The side view mirrors, are they aftermarket or from a 91?

I have a 90 GMC 2500 4 x 4 SLE fully loaded 350 TB FI that I picked up 3 years ago from the original owner. Gargaged kept its whole life...until I got it. When I first got it there wasn't even any surface rust on the leaf springs or frame. But being outside near the Jersey shore is starting to take its toll a little on the under carriage. I need to POR-15 it this summer.

I love this body style Suburban and I am amazed at how well it tows. I bought one of the trottle body spacers for mine. They advertise more MPG and midrange power. I must say that I didn't really notice any real MGP gain but there is a seat of pants power gain from it. Well worth the $39 is cost me.


Good luck with your new beast.

Jake

[slowride66]

bill
im posting here because you in box is full

althou you cant see it in the pics both my bus and the old lady's buick need ground up soup to nuts restos the paint on the buick is original except 4 r/r 1/4 n& door where someone backed into it in a parking lot after we had it two weeks and left! :blast: :blast: :blast: :Do No:
the bus is checked to hell and rust is srarting to pop. that one shows my detailing expertice :Smarty: it hasent been touched in 6 months i need to swap the diff out. :(
its been painted 2wice and they did a bad job :spank: :blast: :rant:
weird the lights arent on the back too but they are factory
where excactly is the rust on yours

sr66

[12lives]

Oops - better clean out the PM inbox! Its just starting in the corners where the frame, quarters and bumper come together underneath the truck. There is a bracket there which, I'm sure, catches all the stuff from the wheels and corrodes. Difficult to get to for cleaning and painting...... That's where my '84 started too.

- Bill

[slowride66]

well om not sur the last time i was under ther i did notice that spot and im not sure what to do about it seems very critical area
gonna go look @ it if it stops raining for a little let ya know :Do No: :Do No: :Do No: 0

sr66 :TU: :rant: :rant: :rant:

[slowride66]

look im not a spit dribblimg red neck i just wasent wearing my glasses honest :error: :error

sr66 :rant: :rant: :rant: :TU: :

[slowride66]

OK to answer this question it took a while but I do believe the answer will be

POR 15

http://www.por15.com/


I will let you know how it turns out
I will be addressing the whole arse end of my "mini bus" while I put in my new 14 bolt 10.5 FF Dana rear

YIPPPIIIE!!!

cant wait but i will do it the best i can.


hows that for a "slow reply!?"


SlowRide66 :TU:

[12lives]

That's the ticket! POR 15 is great stuff. Just remember that it will NOT come off your skin so cover up!

- Bill

[slowride66]

I AM A TOTAL VIRGIN WITH THE POR 15

Oops cap lock sorry


I messed up my hands years ago with the purple cleaner I was doing a cam on my LeMans in shorts & a T shirt {no shoes} & I was black from head to toes so I had been using it all day I finger what the hell right worked great I cleaned up fast!!

WELL. . . bad move :rant:

about 3 months later my hands hurt so bad one morning so I looked at my right hand & said to my self,

"self, why does my hand hurt so bad"?
as I was making a fist

2 of my finger split & started bleeding all over the place & they have not been right since!

I always use gloves now I pretty much have to .

I get those green "vinyl" painters gloves from Home Depot or
Hell Mart has them.


I even use then for putting the lotion back into my hands .

I see the the spot has gotten worse I wish I would have fingered out the POR 15 sooner

dumb arse :spank:

Well I got it out Saturday now to do all the cleaning up & stuff
I spent most of Saturday running around collecting parts
damn!! almost $100 for brake shoes!!!

I think I'm gonna paint my brake lines with it too :TU:

I hope this stuff is as good as everyone says :Do No:

I will post some pixs & stuff soon

pressure washing is gonna be fun .where the leaking pinion seal has slung 90W all over the place...with the POSI additive YUK!


SR66 :TU:

[GoldBoattail455]

Bill,
VERY nice burb. :beer I would love to find a clean suburban like yours near me, not many left in that nice of shape take car of it. :TU: How many miles? :Do No:

[ricknmel67]

here my mini bus

sr66 :TU:

i dont know how to make big pictures

If you mean you don't know how to make them show up automatically.....
Just put one picture in a post. It'll show up.
If you put more than one picture in the post, you'll get a list of links to click.
:beer

Nice burbs by the way! :TU:

[slowride66]

this post is quit the old one I have since fingered out how to do it see???

http://hotrodders.com/gallery/data/500/medium/slowrides_pictures_net_023.jpg

ROB!!!

they are on just about every corner here most are in good shape.

I was telling my buddy Kurt {also a Suburban fan} I wish I had the money I would buy them all up & ship them out to your area!!

What kind are you looking for maybe I can locate one for ya


SR66 :TU:
{also Rob :laugh: }

[slowride66]

WELL HAPPY DAY!!
I got her back up & running :3gears: :3gears: :3gears:



SR66 :TU: :TU: :TU:

[slowride66]

some more pix

you can get a better story {with pictures }HERE (http://www.hotrodders.com/forum/journal.php?s=&journalid=19078&action=view#85 Suburban)

SR66 :TU: :TU: :TU:

[12lives]

Nice SR66 - I like those Michelin LTXs too! I heard somewhere that in 87 they started galvinizing the body. I hope so!

- Bill

[slowride66]

That sounds about right I seem to want to remember the paint flaking off on the wheel well's of pick ups in the bed on the inside of the 1/4 panels' .. you know the spot when you put dirt in the bed that gets impossible to shovel it out :Dou:

I had a 87 Burb but I dont know if it had the galv.
that truck was a POS I spent over $6000. & drove it less than 2000 miles :af: :rant:

I'm glad gas prices are coming back down ,now i need to do some hop ,skips & jumps maybe I'll drag the skylark over to the Turkey Rod Run!

Whoo Hoo! :bglasses:

Thanks for looking

Rob

SR66 :TU: