04 Suburban 2500 build

[Suburban1500]

Dorman makes a stainless steel replacement that wont break. The tool to remove them is a royal PITA.

Really? That's good to know! I'll look for them.

 

[Suburban1500]

Finally got sway bar links on. I went with the Cognito ones. As I post this I realize that the bottom has to be twisted around, or else they won't do their job...lol.

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[Suburban1500]

Starting on building new exhaust. Spintech mufflers with 3" piping, 3" turn downs. Going to see how well they sound behind the cats. If not, then cats will be replaced with high flow ones.

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[Suburban1500]

Got the exhaust welded up. Gonna add in some clamps for added strength. Also need to add some sort of hangers.

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[Suburban1500]

Carlisle Truck Nationals was a success until I found that my trailer hitch reciever was no longer good after pulling into our airbnb. The bolts being absent under bumper, and the rust played the part. That hole must have developed on the road. After the show on Sunday, I hooked the trailer up to the Burb and had my buddy drive the pickup to the u pull it yard to source the bolts that bolt the trailer hitch to bottom of bumper that were missing. The bolts were too big. Damn LMC bumper had smaller bolt holes. Got a 10k ratchet strap, loaded her up and it helped support the trailer hitch for the ride home.
Always check your stuff!

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[Suburban1500]

Thinking about doing a SAS on this. 78-79 Ford Dana 60 obviously, 44-46" tires etc. Most likely 8.1 swap. If i can source a Duramax parts truck i'll go that route too. Possibly cummins? The 6.0 that's in this motor has worn out bearings, bad valve seals etc. The goal would be to retain the same amount of lift (but i won't ever say no to higher...lol), and be able to go through deeper mud holes and run trails.

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[Suburban1500]

Spent Labor Day weekend upstate. Came back and took off the wheels and tires. Going to start getting ready for the next phase.

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[Suburban1500]

The SAS is on hold for now. Motor swap more important. I have decided that I am going to put an 8.1 in. I sourced a parts Suburban a few hours away with one, which I am most likely going to get. Everything will swap over to make it an easy install. I started tearing down the front end before i ran out of daylight. Also grabbed some stock wheels and tires so i can have the truck sitting as low as possible to work on it easier.

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[Suburban1500]

The wiring is always so much fun... I don't think the 6.0 harness is going to work in some aspects of the 8.1, so i'm going to remove it all and just use the harness and computer out of the parts truck. Work is gonna be put on hold this weekend because of rain....really wish i had a bigger garage

 

[Suburban1500]

So as of right now there won't be too many more things happening. The 8.1 parts truck I was supposed to pick up tomorrow got sold out from under me. That was absolutely rediculous. At this point, i'm going to continue with the removal of the current motor, and trans. The truck will sit until I figure out another parts truck.