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[SWAMPER]

dude your changing your mind on a veichel more that anything man

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i know, so many choices but now the bike is sitting out in the parking lot. payments of 145 a month, 25 a month for insurance, and a 5 year warranty. so the bike will be my daily vehicle, unless i'm not alert than i'll take the suburban. so by next summer hopefully i'll be able to modify the suburban better, maybe do the sas.

[79coyotefrg]

[91 super yoda]

ya red i think your right, the 6.2 is what they put in H1's and such, not a bad motor.

but on the other hand the IFS is FINALLY torched off and im ready for the dreaded 8 hours of grinding. and as soon as i get some parts in on teh solid axle the thing will be done.... for now.

i would post up some pics but my camera is in mexico with teh girlfriend, i opted to to stay and do the SAS before school started and pass on the vacation.

[79coyotefrg]

  somebody pass Red  some ROOT    

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oh forget the root beer and pass me some liquor!! lol. thank you, i'm officially 19 today!

oh super your right, the 6.2 was used by the military until about a year or 2 ago. not a very powerful engine, but easy to maintain and great on fuel.

[79coyotefrg]

oh  ok,  its 18 to drink and 21 to buy

you have a birthday thread in chitchatcamp

[speedemon]

Happy birthday man............  haven't been around for a while.  Back to school is a pregnant dog and not having the internet sucks too.  Paid for the '83 today so it's officially mine.  Taco is prob gonna be totaled by the ins now cause the body shop fawked it up worse than it already was.  the frame stretcher collapsed the frame on tha pass side and they bent the flop out of the driver side........

so about the '83
4.56 gears
35" generic brand tires
lc engineering long tube headers
detroits f/r
3/4 elliptical springs in rear
elec. fan
and a crapload of xtra parts

[79coyotefrg]

what 83   when did you get a 83    what happened to the 84??

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83 pickup he was lookin at, swampy told me about it when i was down there, i just didnt have the money.

oh glen, here its 13-14 to start drinking, on average.

[79coyotefrg]

83 pickup he was lookin at, swampy told me about it when i was down there, i just didnt have the money.

oh glen, here its 13-14 to start drinking, on average.

  yea i hear ya

i started at 12 cause dad had a heart attack,  i had a "hardship" license,  i could drive anywhere as long as Dad, Grandma, or Mom was with me,  at 14  i had a "hardship farmer" licesne  and could drive the 5 ton flatbed we had,  BIG old 61 GMC 9500   (like the c/k 2500-3500) had that old  478 cubic inch V6 industrial engine {old GMC pickups 1956-65ish had a 305 V6 }  5 speed tranny and 2 speed rear ends,  i drove that truck more than i drove the pickup cause mom didnt have a clue as to how to drive it,  i miss that old truck    someday i'll find one and restore it

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when i got my license my dad and i were looking for a truck for me, he wanted me to have something big and safe, and took a very serious look at an old 2 1/2 ton military 6x6 with the seats in the bed, no cover. multifuel (diesel and propane), manual tranny, and 6 wheel drive, woulda been alot of fun but he found that 89 suburban and thats what i ended up with instead.

[79coyotefrg]

the last place i worked  was a logging company and they  had  old 6x6 5 tons  to drag the loader and delimber around,  5 speed tranny  is a pain with a 2100 rpm cummins    i had to wind it all the way up then drop it in and lug it back up,  what a pain

i was used to the 15 speed in the Peterbilt

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ya the one that i looked at was a 5 speed, but instead of dually rear axles in was single wheel rear axles.

[burnyota]

whats up ya'll

figured I would let you all in on what I have been up to . FINALLY got my engine a couple of weeks ago Everything went real smooth and the spec sheet say's 10:5 compressio. Wondering how it will work when i get her up an running. Looking for an 86 axle, in TX and also something shorter than my 63" chevys. I have some parts- housing ft/r toyo 8in, most of the guts except axles , chevy 63" springs that i just cleaned up and look perty. Hoping to get it up and running asap as the rear susp is finished. It has taken a god awful amont of time, but it is gettin' closer to the run at gilmer. YO! I NEED SOME SHORTER SPRINGS! in tx - Ryan

[79coyotefrg]

i have a 86 axle,    but it aint in texas

[burnyota]

hey glen~

[SWAMPER]

Whats up guy's I havent been on in a couple....Lets see some pics of that rear susp. Ryan

[burnyota]

like those rasta bros in jamaica say "soon come man. soon come"

so far cut out the frame behind the cab, plated the frame for my inboard set-up, got engine, crossmember plate, and am building engine mounts. I need a lift so that i can drop the engine in and get everything set in place. drop it down and back a bit. will take pics when my lazy ass get somenone over here..this is a one man show.

[79coyotefrg]

hey glen~

ok that wore me out, 

[91 super yoda]

hey guys, ive got a little delima, ie got most of the SAS done and im about to lift the rear but i forgot about the frame damage that i had when somebody rear ended me. i had to cut off the frame from the shackle hanger backe and weld in some c-channel steel mount up my bumper. and i know i have to move my mounts to hang any kind of decent lift spring. so what suggestions do yall have. i can get up some update pics of the front and some pics of the rear frame a little later.

[91 super yoda]

hey glen, dont you build springs?

[burnyota]

hey glen, dont you build springs?

umm yeah..but you don't want what swamper has..trust me..something this gal told me when i lived in SA...it'll itch




















no..seriously, glen can build some flexy shiat that rides good if you want some hybrid

[SWAMPER]

umm yeah..but you don't want what swamper has..trust me..something this gal told me when i lived in SA...it'll itch

Thats bull!!! She promised never to tell If I refered her to a doctor

[79coyotefrg]

hey glen, dont you build springs?

[79coyotefrg]

Thats bull!!! She promised never to tell If I refered her to a doctor

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Thats bull!!! She promised never to tell If I refered her to a doctor

dude your changing your mind on a veichel more that anything man

my dad has alot of influence on what vehicle i get, and he's finally thinking straight (bout time!!). he looked at my list of things i want to do to whatever truck i have, that body damage is expected, and interior to be messed up (stains or put down bedliner) and checked out the price list of everything i would do to the suburban and has come to realize, the burb is not for me. sooooooo........... he thinks that the vehicles i was looking at before, the 85 runner, a m1008 cucv, and a 67 m715 are what i should build up slowely, and eventually make a reliable dd so i can sell the burb or give it to my parents.

so what do yall think, that my dad has finally come to his sense about what i use a truck for? and how much do yall think i could get that 85 runner for? think i could get him down to 5-600? or cheaper maybe?

[79coyotefrg]

who cares  YOUR GETTIN A RUNNER            

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thats the plan, FINALLY!!!!!!! i'm just hoping that its still for sale. i dont need it running yet, but i've gotta save some money so i can get it. once i do get it, i'll need you to make some springs (not sure yet if going stock height initially or gonna go ahead and go up 4") then by the sounds of it i'll need a t-case, and maybe a clutch (wont know till i get it though)

[red]

well just got back from san antonio (sorry i didnt tell ya swampy and speedy, family get together) and got 17 mpg in my suburban going there, unknown on the way back yet but probably the same. the weird thing is, my engine NEVER got above 140 degree's, even with both front/rear ac on full blast. with the ac off it ran around 120-130 F. engine warms up to that temp quick, but never goes any higher, it should be around 180-200, any ideas whats goin on? before the air intake i bought it ran around 150-160. if it was a carbed motor i wouldnt care, but since its tbi the computer is dumping more fuel into it than is needed, so worse gas mileage. any ideas how i can fix this? maybe put a 190 F thermostat in or something?

my dad doesnt want me to sell the burb, but still thinks i should get the runner as a 3rd vehicle  not quite sure y i would need to keep the burb, it would just be extra money for insurance and another car payment, if i pay cash for the runner, get it to be reliable again and a dd/offroader by next summer (thats the plan right now), sell the burb for about 5,000. that eliminates the truck payment and the suburbans insurance, would also make enough money back for the purchase of the runner. 4 runner would be paid for with liability only insurance, bike is liability only right now, and i'll be paying for it for a couple more years. suburban is on total insurance right now, somewhere around 250 a month and its payments are 143.28 a month with 3500 still to pay.