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Old 06-20-2011, 12:34 PM   #26
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Old 06-20-2011, 05:52 PM   #27
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Very nice color!!
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Old 06-20-2011, 10:15 PM   #28
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Thanks guys. It's the stock color, but I guess it looks a little more flashy when it is new.

Gordon i have followed your build thread and it's an inspiration!
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Old 06-21-2011, 12:05 PM   #29
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Awesome!!!
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Old 06-21-2011, 01:14 PM   #30
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Re: 87' 4x4

very nice
and nice red too
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Old 06-26-2011, 11:57 PM   #31
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I made a small amount of progress this weekend. Sand blasted and painted some of the small parts. Got the tailgate on. I bought a new master cylinder and brake booster, but didn't get it put on yet.

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Old 06-26-2011, 11:59 PM   #32
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Old 06-27-2011, 12:01 AM   #33
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As she sits today...

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Old 06-27-2011, 09:06 AM   #34
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Looks real good...keep up the good work and progress.

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Old 09-18-2011, 10:29 PM   #35
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Did a little work on the truck this weekend. Progress has been a lot slower than I would like. Finding time to work on it is a challenge!

This weekend I swapped a serpintine belt setup from a 1990 Suburban.

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Old 09-18-2011, 10:35 PM   #36
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Also, since my last post I took apart the steering column and replaced the lock cylinder and turn signal / cruise. I cleaned everything up, did a little painting and put it back together.

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Old 09-18-2011, 10:38 PM   #37
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Here is the steering column back in the truck. I should have wiped the dust off before taking a picture!

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Old 09-19-2011, 08:53 AM   #38
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Nice project. Nice clean build. Keep up the nice work.
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Old 11-20-2011, 01:47 PM   #39
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I got the radiator in and the transmission cooler lines etc. I'm starting on the wiring now. If I can get the wiring figured out I should be ready to finally fire up the engine.


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Old 11-20-2011, 01:53 PM   #40
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This is an 89' Suburban that I'm using for parts. Right now I'm trying to carefully take out the wiring without breaking any of the plastic clips etc. If that doesn't work, I will resort to a painless wiring kit. The burb was running and driving and in decent shape.

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Old 11-20-2011, 01:56 PM   #41
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I stuck the grill in for a poser shot:

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Old 11-20-2011, 02:03 PM   #42
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Good progress! I love that carmine red!
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Old 02-04-2012, 02:59 PM   #43
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I made some progress on this thing. I finally got enough of the wiring done that I was able to start the engine. I need to hook up the brake lines to the master cylinder and bleed the brakes, and I should be able to drive it. Actaully, I could have driven it the other day when I started the engine. The problem would have been stopping! I also need an exhaust system. It has open headers right now.

I am working on getting some of the hardware in the doors and painted the dash pad. My dash pad was black. I got some SEM vinyl / plastic paint and painted it red.

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Old 02-04-2012, 03:02 PM   #44
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Here's another pic of the dash. I used the wood grain trim from my 89' parts Suburban.

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Old 02-04-2012, 03:04 PM   #45
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One more pic of the dash...

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Old 02-07-2012, 04:33 PM   #46
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Hey Green-
Would mind looking to see if you can find the paint codes on your parts suburban in post #40. I'm thinking of going with a two tone silver on my '83, but would like to use factory colors. Your truck looks really nice! Mine was originally Carmine Red too.
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Old 08-27-2012, 10:44 PM   #47
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It's been a while since I posted any updates. I have had the truck running, but it was running a little rough. This weekend I put in a 3 wire heated O2 sensor hoping that would fix it. It still ran rough.

A friend stopped by and started poking around and figured out I had 2 plug wires crossed. Duh! Now it runs pretty good!

Here's a video of us screwing around doing an obligatory burn out after we got it running good. It still needs exhaust and lots of other stuff. I'm running short on time and money, but will get there eventually.


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Old 08-28-2012, 10:00 AM   #48
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That sounds pretty good to me! Slow and steady wins the race. You'll get there...
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Old 11-18-2012, 09:49 PM   #49
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I'm making a push to try and get this thing done since we are approaching the end of the year.

I found out the hard way that manual window cabs don't have the holes for the wiring for power windows. I had to take off both doors and drill the holes with a hole saw.

I also put in the rear window this weekend. I have had that window longer than any other part of the truck. It was in a 1981 stepside I had in high school. I took it out to put in a sliding rear window. This one has been in the attic at my parent's house since about 1984.

Here's how she looks today.

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Looks good Green! I dig the Lukenback Sticker!
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