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Old 08-30-2015, 12:47 AM   #176
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Last weekend we hit a high of 117. I took a drive in the suburban down the I10 and the A/C worked great. I drove all over town and even got stuff in traffic. No problems with cooling the cab or the engine. I don't think people in the rear seats would have been vary comfy but I was fine. I watched the vent temps and they ran about 50 in that ambient. I know rear A/C will be a bunch more load but I have a idea for a improved condenser and how I can improve air flow over it if I need it. I don't think I will get to it this summer. Work has really limited how much I work on Old blue but I do get to drive it everyday so it balances out.
Thanks for the update. I'd say that was the ultimate test. 117 WOW thats cookin!
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Old 11-22-2015, 12:55 AM   #177
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Old 12-01-2015, 03:30 PM   #178
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Sway bar kit is still on back order. I have a bunch of other parts but I'm on hold till my 5 lug parts all get in. I will post up stuff soon as I have something to show.
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Old 12-23-2015, 11:48 AM   #179
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I got a little done on the grill. This has been more work then I was thinking. I will work some of the dents out but it is a driver. There are a ton of small dents but that no big deal to me. This will work for the look I want. I hope to have this all done this weekend. I have also been doing a little house cleaning under the hood so I will get some pic's of that up today also.
What did you use to strip the paint off that good. It looks totally brand spanking new!!
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Old 12-24-2015, 08:43 AM   #180
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What did you use to strip the paint off that good. It looks totally brand spanking new!!
Paint was the easy part. The anodized coating took a bit more work. I started with paint stripper for the black. The coating was taken off with oven cleaner and then I hit it with metal polish. It was a bit of work but in all totally worth it in my book.
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Old 03-26-2016, 12:30 AM   #181
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I just bought I suburban like yours.... kinda.. I think I'll wait till I've had it at the house for about a month and then start a thread. Then people will be all like "wow that guy is really talented, he changed the door lock knobs in the same day he got them!!!!" Just saying
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Old 06-19-2016, 09:59 PM   #182
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Just saw your a/c set up, best I have ever seen. Now that I see one I like, I may even consider one for my build. But we don't live in the devastating heat you do. 117 degrees is what we bake potatoes at.
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Old 06-20-2016, 12:10 AM   #183
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Well I added my own custom bags welded blocks to upper frame extended lower arm an it's great for towing also did my LS swap
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Old 06-20-2016, 12:13 AM   #184
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Old 12-14-2016, 07:51 AM   #185
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That is such a nice truck ! It deserves that pretty front grille. The hard work was really worth the time !!

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Old 07-05-2017, 11:48 AM   #186
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Old 09-01-2017, 01:56 PM   #187
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Any updates?
Sorry about the late reply.
Life has really been cutting into my hobby time. For the most part I have just been driving it. I did a little update with the transmition pan and swapped
Out the wheels and caps. New tires have raised letters so I thought black rims might set it off
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Old 09-02-2017, 04:15 PM   #188
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Looks great! Glad to hear you are getting some use out of your 'Burb! I drive mine way more than I work on it. I'd love to do more to her, but time and money seem to be in short supply.
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Old 01-18-2018, 11:57 AM   #189
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Big time slacker with the updates. Got around to Adding a little sound system upgrade and engine dress up. Been driving the wheels off the old suburban.
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Old 01-18-2018, 08:19 PM   #190
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Found some pictures of a little upgrade I did to my old TH400 this summer.
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Found some pictures of a little upgrade I did to my old TH400 this summer.

What in the world is that? It looks like a machine gun turret....

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What in the world is that? It looks like a machine gun turret....

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Agreed Its a Derale pan. I figured a little extra capacity and some extra cooling cant hurt in the AZ summers.
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That is probably the strangest pan I have seen.
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Old 01-30-2018, 09:22 PM   #194
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That is probably the strangest pan I have seen.
I totally agree. I like it at this point. its crazy thick and would take a hit if I ever get hug on anything.
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Sadly I have been making slow progress on the old suburban. I upgraded the tail lights to LED and replaced the exhaust system. I took the lazy path and picked up the Flowmaster system. I only had to make the pipe from the header to the system so it was a quick few hour install. It fit great and sounds how I had hoped.
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LED lights make a great improvement. I should have done this a long time ago.
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LED lights make a great improvement. I should have done this a long time ago.

Lookin' good! And I bet it sounds good too..... Those lights are bright.

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Just went through your Burb thread, wow brings back a lot of memories, time flies when we're having fun! Burb is looking good and I guess your not the only C10 fan in AZ City
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LED lights make a great improvement. I should have done this a long time ago.
Nice upgrade!
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The suburban I sold when I started this project is back on the road and I got the chance to get a few pic’s together. Both suburbans need plenty of work but we have been making great progress.
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