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Old 10-01-2011, 01:50 PM   #1
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Rear Tail Pan Replacement

Anybody here ever see a write up for this project? Replacing the rear tail pan crossmember on the Suburban?

I need to do mine this winter and was looking for others that have done it. I seen one write up a year or two ago but I can't remember where I saw it.
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Old 01-11-2012, 12:11 AM   #2
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Anybody here ever see a write up for this project? Replacing the rear tail pan crossmember on the Suburban?

I need to do mine this winter and was looking for others that have done it. I seen one write up a year or two ago but I can't remember where I saw it.
I have just started this project myself and just realized that it looks like the body may have to be jacked??? hope not.
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Old 01-15-2012, 02:35 PM   #3
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I have just started this project myself and just realized that it looks like the body may have to be jacked??? hope not.
If you notch out a quarter panel under one of the tail lights you can get it in there without lifting the body off the frame. I have this done, let me get the pics and post them.
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Old 01-15-2012, 02:38 PM   #4
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Re: Rear Tail Pan Replacement

This kicked my butt, but I am very happy with the results, truck is a lot more solid now. This product fit perfectly, had all necessary threaded holes, even had holes for the body wiring harness clips to pop into.

Took a lot of cutting and grinding, but I am over the hump, and can pic away at the small finish work as I please. I sprayed a lot of the Rustoleum Rust Reformer all over everywhere, even the back side of the bumper.

Took me about 4 or 5 hours of actual replacement work. Doing all the prep work before hand, like getting fasteners loosened and getting the body mount bolts replaced before hand made a huge difference.

You can see in the comparison pics of the old and new parts that 75 percent of the original support channel is completely missing.


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Old 02-01-2012, 07:51 PM   #5
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Re: Rear Tail Pan Replacement

Does any body know if they make panels to replace the rust where the ends of this part go ( inside of the quarter panel mine are rusted also). Great pictures by the way they showed me alot.
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Old 08-27-2014, 10:36 PM   #6
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Re: Rear Tail Pan Replacement

Great pics. Helps me see what needs to get pulled and what doesn't. Need to do this on my 71. Unfortunately it does not appear that anyone makes a repop for 67-72 subbies. Thanks for posting!
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This kicked my butt, but I am very happy with the results, truck is a lot more solid now. This product fit perfectly, had all necessary threaded holes, even had holes for the body wiring harness clips to pop into.

Took a lot of cutting and grinding, but I am over the hump, and can pic away at the small finish work as I please. I sprayed a lot of the Rustoleum Rust Reformer all over everywhere, even the back side of the bumper.

Took me about 4 or 5 hours of actual replacement work. Doing all the prep work before hand, like getting fasteners loosened and getting the body mount bolts replaced before hand made a huge difference.

You can see in the comparison pics of the old and new parts that 75 percent of the original support channel is completely missing.


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