1991 Sub 404,000 miles

[m4]

Well I'm at that point in life where I have a little more spending money. We bought three newer vehicles so the 91 Suburban isn't a daily driver. With 404,000 miles it's ready for some serious work. I put a crate motor in and a friend rebuilt the transmission but they have well over 100k already.

I listed the pig on CL and had one call, my wife wasn't to happy about that so I guess we will keep it. Here it sits in it's present condition. This will take up a huge piece of shop space if I start disassembling it.

 

[muddysub]

daaaaaannnnnng! time for a full restoration!

 

[m4]

Three hours with a dustless blaster and I could have it down to bare metal.
A place in Abq, NM charges $250 an hour.In the grand scheme of things probably money well spent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQs-TweHyqA

 

[dhcomp]

404?! Any suspension work done?

Thats pretty impressive. I'm almost at 270.....but can't imagine 404.

Did most of the miles go on early in life?

 

[y5mgisi]

The blasting would be awesome! Be advised tho that some blasting can warp metal.

 

[m4]

404?! Any suspension work done?

Thats pretty impressive. I'm almost at 270.....but can't imagine 404.

Did most of the miles go on early in life?

It had a bunch of miles when we bought it, we put over 200k on it. Many trips and wife used it for work/travel. Other then the manual hubs it's stock.

 

[Deuling]

That's way cool. Awesome to see this.

Subscribed for the rebuild

 

[Blue85]

Geez, dude, that body is clean and straight for all those miles. Plus, you've got so much history with it. Blast and paint it, replace any worn parts and go for 600k! 100k on the drivetrain is no biggie. Have the 10-bolts been rebuilt? If not, there must be an ocean of slop in those spider gears!

 

[m4]

Geez, dude, that body is clean and straight for all those miles. Plus, you've got so much history with it. Blast and paint it, replace any worn parts and go for 600k! 100k on the drivetrain is no biggie. Have the 10-bolts been rebuilt? If not, there must be an ocean of slop in those spider gears!

Yes the 10 bolt needs to be rebuilt or something else in it's place. I have a 14FF rear end but not sure if I can do the spring perch re-weld work.

 

[Kay86K5]

Yes the 10 bolt needs to be rebuilt or something else in it's place. I have a 14FF rear end but not sure if I can do the spring perch re-weld work.

Degree shims

 

[Smokinthehippies]

Degree shims

Rewelding as in taking them from the k30 spacing down to the burb spacing is what I believe he's referring to

 

[Cucv_M1008]

Wow it looks pretty good for having 400k on it.