Suburban K20 1986 Silverado - "Silvester"

[McJames]

thats makes sense.. how did you go about cutting, molding and fitting?? was it a cheap job? did you modify the plugs? i like the look of your whole retrofit you made. and thanks for the info.. thats probably why they were so cheap..

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by McJames

thats makes sense.. how did you go about cutting, molding and fitting?? was it a cheap job? did you modify the plugs? i like the look of your whole retrofit you made. and thanks for the info.. thats probably why they were so cheap..

well I choose to go with headlights with metal housing, because when you start cutting a metal housing holds up better. Plastic houses are easier to cut, you can use a Dremel, but will also crack quicker and are less strong and durable.

I took the glass of by putting them in a oven and heating it up, so the glue gets soft and use a screwdriver to open them up.

I used one of these to cut open th back:


I used JB Weld to glue the whole thing together. and used some plastig I had laying around to make the spacer to set the projector a little furhter backwards.

whole cost me about $150,-
bi-xenon projectors
wiring harnass
bulbs 5000k
shipping to netherlands

I already had the ballasts, they will cost yoy anywhere from $15,- a piece, one per headlight, to over $100,- for the real high quality ones.

check out this webstore. That where I got my parts:
www.theretrofitsource.com

great guys and super forum that is very active

[McJames]

awesome. this will be me next project.. i was thinking about doing it to my 1965 c-10 pickup with the round headlights that might be pretty cool. as well as my suburban.

[kikkegek]

did some work at my buddys place (thanks Michiel)




took the dash of


gotta clean this up some time. but not now.




ahhhh... that is why my ventilation is not as wel as it could be


common problem, broken clip that holds the door. now it will never fully close and always let 20-25% warm air in, even when in AC mode. is there an easy fix for this? or only by new clip?


another common known problem is the defrost channels not being connected like in this photo.


another pic


ducttape fix...


I am also adding a extra 10 fuse accesoiry panel and a new ground-bar, just didnt take any pics of that yet.


we went tunnel cruisin on christmass eve. has sort of become a tradition. first we drive though a Den Ilp...an area with lots of nice houses and lots of christmass lights and then we hit the tunnels as loud as we can...talka bout nice contrast.

here are some pics
pics of the tunnel cruise

and heres a youtube playlist of all the movies I took.

enjoy

Tunnel cruise playlist on Youtube

[68Timber]

Funny you passed another square Burb in the tunnel.

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by BRUISER

Funny you passed another square Burb in the tunnel.

it was actually a Suburban invasion this night. check all movies in playlist

yellow 72 Suburban fro Michiel
I believe a 87 model Suburban (dark blue, 6" lift) from Maarten
flat black 85 Suburban 6.2 Diesel from Rudy

and our 86 K20 Suburban....

[kikkegek]

compression test this morning:



what you guys think?

[motornut]

gotta love tunnel rumble

neat, havn't seen that kind
me,just a screw in tube with a gauge
that first line on one "low" is that a test/starting point?
i'd try cold and hot
if one stays inconsistant to the others,check it for fouling

[kikkegek]

can you determine engine compression ratio from a compression test

[motornut]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

can you determine engine compression ratio from a compression test

don't think so,isn't one difference in volume,other is sealing ability?

[kikkegek]

I have spent about half a year on researching all kinds of leds for my led tail light project.

recently finished it and here is the result.

I ended up using real Philips Lumileds HPWT orange/red.

tested several board designs:



and ended up using this:


circuit o the back:


in tail light




they are BRIGHT AS HELL


here is the playlist on Youtube to the LED tail lights
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...kjVr5Ml8yjt4sN

I love them...

[kwin]

In regards to the clip on your heater door question. I just did my heater core and came across the same problem. I made a little "L" shaped bracket.i attached it to the side of the plastic bit and the door with industrial strength epoxy. You could screw or rivet to the door as well. Works like a charm! Drill a hole and place the bracket on the head side of the pin.

Keith
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[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by kwin

In regards to the clip on your heater door question. I just did my heater core and came across the same problem. I made a little "L" shaped bracket.i attached it to the side of the plastic bit and the door with industrial strength epoxy. You could screw or rivet to the door as well. Works like a charm! Drill a hole and place the bracket on the head side of the pin.

Keith
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thanks man, got any pics of that fix of yours?

[zaccaglin]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

I have spent about half a year on researching all kinds of leds for my led tail light project.

recently finished it and here is the result.

I ended up using real Philips Lumileds HPWT orange/red.

tested several board designs:



and ended up using this:


circuit o the back:


in tail light




they are BRIGHT AS HELL


here is the playlist on Youtube to the LED tail lights
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...kjVr5Ml8yjt4sN

I love them...

Did you home make those or buy them? If homemade would you consider making more and selling them? I know shipping would be crazy tho but those are exactly what I've been looking for.
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[kikkegek]

I home made them myself, because I didnt like the LMC versions and the Dakota Digital version ROCK, but cost $250,-

I have had a lot of requests and I am looking into maybe making a small batch, but first want to see how these hold up...

I would have to design a circuitboard and have those printed in a small batch. That would save me a lot of time.

[zaccaglin]

Originally Posted by kikkegek

I home made them myself, because I didnt like the LMC versions and the Dakota Digital version ROCK, but cost $250,-

I have had a lot of requests and I am looking into maybe making a small batch, but first want to see how these hold up...

I would have to design a circuitboard and have those printed in a small batch. That would save me a lot of time.

Well if you choose to do that put me in line!!! I would love a pair and would be willing to pay. Like you i think the dakota digital ones are a bit overpriced. Or if you choose to do a how to writeup or video that would be awesome. Thanks, Mike.

[kikkegek]

got a good deal on a second hand engine here in the Netherlands:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=587778

[kikkegek]

finally after three years without I have gotten my hands on a second hand headliner and put it in yesterday. So happy.

not prefectly straight, but 100% better then before.

[steve9484844]

Headliner looks good, did you add an extra support above the drivers seats? I was just thinking about that to avoid issues down the road.

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by steve9484844

Headliner looks good, did you add an extra support above the drivers seats? I was just thinking about that to avoid issues down the road.

yes I got it with the headliner and still had my own. I also bought two aluminium strips for extra support. The are 2m long and 30mm wide and 2mm thick. I will add pictures later when I have added them. These ceilings are big in the Suburbans and these old headliners needs extra suport.

[kikkegek]

big update.

had the underside of the car treated with Fluid Film three years ago, but the guy did a horrible job. I just redid the wells myself.

look at the rust.




covered the wheel:


final result :
2 coats of ACTION stop rust (dutch product)
1 thick coat of Rustoleum (Combi Color is the Dutch version)
1 thick coat of Brantho Korrux





also painted the core support with some paint I had left over from the wheel wells.




then I wanted to swap the weatherstrips of the cargodoors, but saw the rear cargo floor was all wet


so stripped it all out


bubbles?



bubbles everywhere? is this rust?



so sanded it and checked what was undeneath



thank god no rust, just bubbles in the paint.






nice thick coat of Rustoleum


painted the side of the doors and put the new weatherstrips on.


@#$@#%$W#R# and yes, doors wont close anymore with new strips...took a lot of adjusting the door hinges but now its pretty fine and have to push a little to close them



ordered 10 m2 of Alubutyl in Germany
http://www.alubutyl-24.de/pages/bake...lerpreis-6.php



and applied it to the floor.




then started looking for a affordable rubber flor for the dogs

found it at a local place in The Hague
http://www.haaglanden-rubber.nl/

http://www.haaglanden-rubber.nl/asso...loper_b12.html



cut it to shape with the wheel wells




et voila, a nice rubber floor.




car started wors and wors recently and seemed like either bad batterys of alternator.

had the batteries checked and they both were bad. took two out and placed only one back. I dont need the accesoiry battery since I dont haul trailers. had to do some rewiring.


but still had a bad loading voltage. did some readin and research and seemed like my field connection wasnt connected. The qire was on the alt, but stopped behind the dash.


I remebered I had insulated a hard brown wire under the dash three years ago, because I didnt know what it was for. seems this is the resistance wire for the alternator. reconnected it and the charge voltage is back to allmost 14V now.


was a mess in the front of the car during my search for the charge problem, hahaha



had the shortblock I got this summer bored to 4.030 and honed. and picked it up again

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nice and clean, ready to be rebuild


finaly had some time to pick out some parts for the rebuild.
hope they get here soon.
deciced to go with the CompCams XE250H cam they told me to get...

[y5mgisi]

All that you are doing looks very good!

[kikkegek]

Originally Posted by y5mgisi

All that you are doing looks very good!

thanks man!

[kikkegek]

today we had the first "Dutch Suburbans & friends" meeting and cruise.

had a great time, with great friends.

[68Timber]

Awesome!