10-22-2012, 12:27 AM
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Windy Corner of a Dirty Street
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pueblo West, Colorado
Posts: 2,926
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Re: Polar Bear Suburban
Thanks Vectorit! This thing has come together surprisingly well and easy. Guess all of the good and bad experiences in building the K10 made this one a breeze……so far.
MTCK,
I would love to do an 8.1L at the same time as the NV4500 but my boss would probably have my head on a stick if I did that. NV4500 first then the 8.1L next year….unless this 5.7L drops dead. It does drink a lot of oil though so I am going to start feeding it used oil. Yeah, the factory step bumpers are pretty darn beefy. I got this one for $40 but I learned something on this project. Trucks and SUV’s (definitely Suburban’s) use different rear step bumpers. From the side, the bumper looks like it is set back a bit too far but from the top it fits perfectly. To make it fit more like a glove I would have had to cut about 2” off the lip of the bumper just below the rear doors. I don’t think I could have made that cut on such a long run to look good. Too long of a cut to do with a cut off wheel. I know some people won’t like the rear bumper but I like it. I like the price even better, $40 plus paint.
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Current vehicle collection:
1978 Chevrolet K10, 8.1L, NV4500, NP205
1989 Chevrolet Suburban, 8.1L, NV4500, NP241
1993 Chevrolet C1500 Sportside, TBI 7.4L, 4L60E
2001 Chevrolet K2500HD, Ext Cab, SWB, 8.1L, ZF 6 speed
2014 Chevrolet Impala LTZ 3.6L
Vortec 8.1L because life is too short to tolerate underpowered vehicles
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