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72 burb (this is why i can't go to salvage yards)

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Vombrown

Vombrown

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72 burb (this is why i can't go to salvage yards)

I mentioned this truck in another thread but now that its mine i thought I would move it over here. Saw this last week while looking for parts for my 82 gmc. Back lot of an old salvage yard there she sat. 72 three door suburban. Body is in great shape. Drivetrain is complete. Interior is missing some stuff as you can see. They were going to crush it this week!!!! I made a deal with the owner and paid scrap price for it. 300 bucks.

This will not be a quickie. I sold this idea to my girlfriend as the ultimate hunting rig for us here. Being retired that's all we do in the winter. So its need life will be a loaded out camping/ hunting rig. So that means its getting one ton drivetrain. I will start there with a 14 bolt and 8 lug Dana 44 HD. I will see if I can get the old 350 to run for a while until I can scrounge everything for a Cummins swap. Its got to stay automatic so the girlfriend can drive it. Skinny tall tires for our back country hunting trips. Since the seats are gone I am thinking four captains chairs with center consoles. Then the back will be decked out with built in place dog boxes and storage for other hunting and camping stuff. Here is what she looks like now. Did you catch the AC? Bitchin. Should have it home next week to start tearing it down.

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The only reason I am thinking cummins is fuel economy. Plus I am a cummins tech. If I could find a gas burner that would get good fuel mileage and move it around well I would most likely do that. For me it would actually be something different. I plan to drive a lot of miles in this old girl once restored.
 
Vombrown said:
4bt engines are now more expensive than 6bt engines. Much harder to find as well. In this case I think a 6bt would be a better fit for the project.
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Yeah. Either one would be a fun project. I just thought you'd be able to eek out a little more economy out of the 4 banger. In the long run, not the short.
 
campfire said:
Yeah. Either one would be a fun project. I just thought you'd be able to eek out a little more economy out of the 4 banger. In the long run, not the short.
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That is true but to get the horsepower that I would need i would have to build it up pretty much negating any fuel savings. I had planned to bump the 6bt up to around 250hp. I can make an engine in that range very reliable. My daily driver dodge is around 600hp. It eats parts from time to time. Ha!
 
My 6BT is in that range of 250 to 300. I coated just about every moving part. Ceramic coated the piston tops and added a BigStick cam. Nothing too rad because I want it to be reliable. Just need to find time to put in my K5! LOL
 
I think when I get it home the first order of business is going to be a good clean up and gut everything from the inside, remove the front clip and decrease everything. Which brings me to my first major decision. Repaint it original ( which I am not that fond of) or change it completely. No idea what at this point.
 
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