my new 1963 GMC Suburban.........

[Captainfab]

Been wondering what happened to you Pat, haven't seen you post for some time. I'm anxious to see what you have to show us

[Apache63]

Hi Captain ,
i was busy all the time ,company and so on .......
but i made progress on the Suburban in the last 6month!

hope to upload some pics this weekend!

[1963c-10]

very cool thread....nice truck

[Apache63]

so guys i'm back with more pic's on my build ............

after storing the frame more than over a year outside it's time to get it back in my garage......

da Frame......





















i'll running porterbuild dropmember front and rear !!!

lets go.......

[Apache63]

cutting out the old frame stuff and the first componets of the dropmember are going in ................

OLD ......




NEW....

[MikeS.]

Originally Posted by 1963c-10

very cool thread....nice truck

I totally agree, I hadn't seen it before.

Herr Pat sehr güte, danke. Ich habe ein 63 4x4, siehe unten bitte.

That is some awesome work, you have some mad skills.

Mike

[Apache63]

Thanks Guys..........

here i welded the radiator support mounts to the frame , the stock one has rubber and these where in terrible condition.

[Apache63]

more new parts are going in .......












the front end.....








running a big brake kit with 13" rotors....




and the rear end with a 9" moser rear end......

[Apache63]

trying to build a nice exhaust system , but the first try are poor.......







i think thats the better way to mount the muffler to the frame ....










now hows the exhaust tube going to the engine???

RIGHT , cut holes in the frame and here we go......

[Apache63]

bought some Dodge 20" Steel rims to make some roller wheels for my chassis ......

[Apache63]

and this are the wheels i'm running after this build......

Boss 308 in 20x8.5 and 20x10 , they are often to see in the US but here in Germany they're pretty rare.......

[Apache63]

now back to the exhaust.......














and here's the problem.....




okay well i think i got it.....

[Apache63]

and here the modified Transmission Crossmember.......

[Apache63]

and the exhaust complete......





and here can you see that i'm using a Tremec TK600 with a brandnew LS2!!!

[Apache63]

here's the engine a LS2 2006 GTO and the Tremec Transmission .

some modification are necessary .......








changing the oil pan from GTO to Camaro ....






mounting a new Fly Wheels and a new clutch.....








test fitting of the bell housing and tranny.....

[Apache63]

changing from manuel throwout bearing to hydraulic ......








change to mid shift.....






READY/WAITING for install....

[Apache63]

i made the radiator fit to the radiator support ,
its a Impala radiator with 3 row and dual fan assembly....

[duallyjams]

WOW lots of updates of all the good stuff good job Pat.

[Apache63]

cause i'm running the 9" rear end i had to modified the bar between the Trailing arms , the Rear end housing is bigger than our stock axles, here are the pics.....










and there's the space i'm looking for....

[Apache63]

I'm using the airride system from ACCUAIR and now i have to built some mounts to mount system to the frame ......

[Apache63]

now it's time to make a bracket for the tank .
i'm using a tank from tanksinc.com .......

[Apache63]

now we have a rolling chassis and it looks good to me........

[Apache63]

so now it's time for powder coating ..........

[Apache63]

back from the powder coating and it looks really nice to see the new old stuff.

lets build the frame together......























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[Apache63]

........more........




and finally adjustments for the rear end and then off to the powder coater again......