'98 Busurban Storm Chase Vehicle Build

[jjester6000]

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For the 2021 Storm Season, I decided I need to build myself a nice storm chase vehicle.

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Not to say my last one wasn't nice, but it had a few issues.

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This '95 Burb has 340k on the original engine and even transmission, but those were highway miles, so I was confident in it being up to the task to chase.

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Well the first 2500 miles of the trip were pretty good (other than my forecasting skills) until only 4 hours from home, the rear seal of the 4l60e decided to commit suicide and splattered trans fluid everywhere.

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Despite this, I was able to fix the seal and limp it home, but the damage was done since 2nd/3rd had left the building. I ended up sticking a used TH350 into it, and after I smoothed out all the bugs of the swap, it drove great. The problem was that with no OD, I would probably have to mortgage my house to pay for gas.

 

[jjester6000]

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Anyways, I sold the '95 and bought a '98 which is better in almost every way.

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It has way less miles, more solid body, Manually shifted 4wd, and A/C.

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The one thing I am not completely thrilled about, though, is the fact that its vortec and not TBI like all my previous GMT400s.

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Anyways, it runs great and I'm going to turn it into my ultimate storm chase vehicle.

 

[RichLo]

Looking forward to seeing what you do to it to get it ready for storms! Gotta be ready for those flying cows!

 

[jjester6000]

I deem this truck ready to be daily driven.

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I fixed the exhaust (the pipe was broken off the manifold). Did the ECM ground recall update (stops the trans from eating 3-4 clutches/2-3 shift flare). And even installed a radio from the junkyard where the original was missing.

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I also put a new grille on, and did a NASA quality repair on the cracked dash.

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[SUBURBAN5]

Just need to armor the glass lol. Never know if the winds throw a 2x4lol

 

[jjester6000]

Just need to armor the glass lol. Never know if the winds throw a 2x4lol

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Speaking of that, literially yesterday while at work, I got pelted by hail, and was within 2 miles of a confirmed tornado.

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I just graduated high school, and work as a cart pusher at a grocery store, so while trying to get as many loose carts as possible (we don't want cars being blown into cars) I got blown down by some 90mph straight line winds, hail, and everything else.

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Illinois always seems to have at least one big unseasonal tornado event a year.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

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Speaking of that, literially yesterday while at work, I got pelted by hail, and was within 2 miles of a confirmed tornado.

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I just graduated high school, and work as a cart pusher at a grocery store, so while trying to get as many loose carts as possible (we don't want cars being blown into cars) I got blown down by some 90mph straight line winds, hail, and everything else.

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Illinois always seems to have at least one big unseasonal tornado event a year.

Gotta respect mother nature. Good luck and be safe out there.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

If you ever need pointers just watch dantes peak.

 

[jjester6000]

Had a bit of a setback, my transmission seems to have de-manufactured itself.

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All of a sudden, I lost all gears, and it acted like it had no line pressure.

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I head it could be a clogged filter, so I changed the filter/fluid, and it seems to be fixed. Though I don't know for how long.

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The trans definitely feels a bit tired, so I'd like to invest in a remanufactured unit before going across country.

 

[SUBURBAN5]

Tis the season for 4l60e