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Old 08-28-2018, 11:19 PM   #1
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Suburbans First Car Show

After owning the Suburban for 10 years without actually driving it (time flies) it was a great feeling of accomplishment to get it road worthy and take it to its first show.


It drew a big crowd all day and got a ton of compliments including the usual "you welded up the drivers rear door?! "

It drives really well the lift I went with makes it ride nice and smooth, it stops well and the original 327 engine somehow makes good power and doesn't seem to even leak anywhere.

the SM465 has taken some getting used to but now I catch myself shifting my daily driver truck into second at a stop then correcting myself.

the plans going forward are to continue to fix and improve things to improve drivability. Ideally I would like to drive the Suburban around town for now
(the vast majority of my driving these days) eventually getting it fit and safe enough for longer trips and to take the whole family in.

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Old 08-29-2018, 01:27 AM   #2
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Your lift looks just right! Getting out and enjoying ones projects is good for the soul. You have gotten me excited about going to PIR tomorrow for the beaches show. Looks like junior is imprinting on the GMC. I checked out your Lemans. Looks good! I do like those in white ( Going to paint my GTO white when I get that far). I also vote to keep the Poncho power planr. Lots of us old geezers think that Pontiac actually died in 1979 and everything afterwards was in a car in a coma.
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Old 08-29-2018, 08:34 AM   #3
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Re: Suburbans First Car Show

Looks like a great family outing! What lift did you go with? The one in my 70 is as stiff as it gets
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Old 08-29-2018, 09:15 AM   #4
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Truck looks great and so does the family. That's what it's all about. Good job!

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Old 08-29-2018, 01:07 PM   #5
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Your lift looks just right! Getting out and enjoying ones projects is good for the soul. You have gotten me excited about going to PIR tomorrow for the beaches show. Looks like junior is imprinting on the GMC. I checked out your Lemans. Looks good! I do like those in white ( Going to paint my GTO white when I get that far). I also vote to keep the Poncho power planr. Lots of us old geezers think that Pontiac actually died in 1979 and everything afterwards was in a car in a coma.
Have fun at the show!

He loves the truck and kept pulling the horn button off haha I got video of it on my Instagram.

Thanks the Pontiac is a fun one and Pontiac people sure HATE LS swaps.

The 350 in it runs great so it will be left alone as I have learned to keep well enough alone.
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Looks like a great family outing! What lift did you go with? The one in my 70 is as stiff as it gets
I went with DIY4x B52 kit up front which uses rear springs in the front which are longer and allow for better ride and more flex and a DIY4x shackle fiip in the rear so I didn't arch the springs any higher. Very happy with it but the downside is moving the spring perches forward and back makes it less easy to go back to stock than swapping springs and its less original seeming which has been a contention with possible buyers when trying to sell my Suburban. I think mostly because its different people assume it is worse but its better.

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Sweet!!! I love your folding chairs and cooler too.
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Sweet!!! I love your folding chairs and cooler too.
X2!

And x2 on how family friendly Suburbans are! The whole family fits comfortably yet can still accomplish 80% of what i would need a pick up for. When the other 20% comes up, I leash up to my old trailer.
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Old 08-30-2018, 01:34 PM   #9
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Sweet!!! I love your folding chairs and cooler too.
Thanks I was happy to find them plus its nice to have a seat!

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X2!

And x2 on how family friendly Suburbans are! The whole family fits comfortably yet can still accomplish 80% of what i would need a pick up for. When the other 20% comes up, I leash up to my old trailer.
Funny you say that is I have a regular cab truck as a DD and now with the little guy we are selling it and picking up a 2014 Tahoe for cheap. I also picked up a old single horse trailer for $800 if I do need to haul bigger stuff or dirty stuff as it should be a lot cheaper to register, insure and operate.

Maybe someday the Suburban can be the daily driver.
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Looks like you guys had a good time.
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put a little video together of some cars from the show

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Don't you just have to laugh at some of the comments about our "three-doors" you overhear at show 'n shines.

I was just thinking how our two Burbs would look side-by-side at a car show. (Lowered and Lifted)

And hey, I can tell that little guy of yours is going to be a car guy. He already knows how to take them apart.
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Don't you just have to laugh at some of the comments about our "three-doors" you overhear at show 'n shines.

I was just thinking how our two Burbs would look side-by-side at a car show. (Lowered and Lifted)

And hey, I can tell that little guy of yours is going to be a car guy. He already knows how to take them apart.
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He has the easy part figured out, for sure...

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Don't you just have to laugh at some of the comments about our "three-doors" you overhear at show 'n shines.

I was just thinking how our two Burbs would look side-by-side at a car show. (Lowered and Lifted)

And hey, I can tell that little guy of yours is going to be a car guy. He already knows how to take them apart.
They'd look great! Nice Suburban

Haha yes he loves hanging out in the Suburban and watching me work on it. won't be long before he is doing it himself.
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Great that you made your goal and the whole family got to enjoy it with you. Wish I could have stayed in Monterey longer that week and seen your truck, maybe next year!
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Old 09-05-2018, 03:38 PM   #16
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Don't you just have to laugh at some of the comments about our "three-doors" you overhear at show 'n shines.

I was just thinking how our two Burbs would look side-by-side at a car show. (Lowered and Lifted)

And hey, I can tell that little guy of yours is going to be a car guy. He already knows how to take them apart.
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Great that you made your goal and the whole family got to enjoy it with you. Wish I could have stayed in Monterey longer that week and seen your truck, maybe next year!

Thank you,

I live down here so it will be around or stop by on your way in / out of Monterey I am right off HWY 68
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Congrats on getting it up and going and taking the family to their first show with it!
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