1997 Suburban build thread!

[Suburban1500]

Nice truck man! It has to be one of my favorite burbs

Thanks man! It's always a work in progress that never seems to have any end day. Guess I will always be doing something to it.
Got the starter in today. Out in the cold, wind and ice. I am beat from today.

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Tomorrow going to run down to the repair shop and see if they can fix my regular tire since I punctured it or something while mudding.

 

[98sierra4x4]

I know what you mean about never-ending projects, I cant leave anything stock lol and I'm always changing something.

 

[Suburban1500]

I know what you mean about never-ending projects, I cant leave anything stock lol and I'm always changing something.

Same here man!

Today, I started on putting new brakes on, and ran out of time because it gets dark so ***** early Going to finish it up tomorrow. Also, put some more plasti dip on the sides.

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[Suburban1500]

Bedlined it today! May not have been the best of days to get it on, but it will look great when it is all done. Needs a few more coats, plus the roof and the door jambs etc to be done.

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Done for now till weather improves. Gotta scrape that off the windows too:

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[TylerZ281500]

i liked the thread up till that point

 

[98MNChevy]

Why did you bedline it? The paint looked like it was in decent shape before. Everyone has their own likes for their trucks, but I think it looked better when it was green. Then again, I can't say anything since I have a dark blue truck with olive drab rockers, haha.

 

[Suburban1500]

Why did you bedline it? The paint looked like it was in decent shape before. Everyone has their own likes for their trucks, but I think it looked better when it was green. Then again, I can't say anything since I have a dark blue truck with olive drab rockers, haha.

Paint was in decent shape, but if you looked closer it had alot of scratches. I wheel the hell out of it, and needed something durable for when I go running through stuff. Only downside to bedliner is that you can't wash it with a towel or rag, only a brush. When I get the lift and tires on, it should look alot better

 

[Dave]

I think it looks great. I like the flat black look. Did you remove the side molding?

 

[Suburban1500]

I think it looks great. I like the flat black look. Did you remove the side molding?

Thanks!! Yes I did remove it, I just need to get an eraser wheel or wire wheel and remove the glue/tape. It's very hard to remove.

 

[Dave]

That's what I thought. couldn't tell if the molding was still on or if was the glue. An eraser wheel or a heat gun will work great to remove the glue. I wouldn't use a wire wheel unless you want deep scratches on the side of your truck lol