86 suburban

[joshuak]

Starting to take shape

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Looking real good man!

Reminds me of the guys on Reckless Wrench Garage on YouTube.

Yep, similar proportions.

 

[brandon85465]

What is your plan with the fuel tank?

Mount it in the rear hatch

 

[brandon85465]

Made some polycarbonate windows. They didn’t turn out too bad considering the fact I cut them out with my 4” angle grinder. Plus for $80 a sheet I can make new ones when they get damaged.

 

[brandon85465]

I vote for sectioning it he did with the body.
I don’t think I have the welding skills for that

 

[brandon85465]

Looking real good man!



Yep, similar proportions.

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Thanks! I love that suburban. He has a lot more fabrication skill than I do.

 

[brandon85465]

Threw a 17 gallon fuel cell I had laying around in it and did some testing.

 

[brandon85465]

The pictures do this no justice; this hill is almost straight up and down. I previously could not make it with the overhang, but today I crawled right up it.

 

[brandon85465]

The body roll from the 52” front springs is surprisingly way less as well. I never would have guessed that would have changed.

 

[82355]

Love it!

Martin

 

[Wes Harden]

Dog keeps putting it in the ditch, I wouldn't let him drive any more

 

[brandon85465]

Cut and re-welded my tail pipes in-front of the shackle hangers out of harms way. I’m hoping to get a “bumper” / receiver hitch done tomorrow.

 

[regal403]

Man, this guy does not mess around.

You need to slow down on your projects. You're making the rest of us look lazy!

 

[83ChevyK5Blazer]

How does the rear end feel with that shackle angle?

 

[brandon85465]

How does the rear end feel with that shackle angle?

Nothing noticeable over stock. It’s not the greatest angle but it flexes well, so I’m not going to mess with it.

 

[brandon85465]

Got the rear “bumper” made two pieces of 1/4” 2” angle iron welded together with a weld on receiver tube. Hopefully it will be stout enough; it’s all I had laying around that was remotely usable.

 

[brandon85465]

Man, this guy does not mess around.

You need to slow down on your projects. You're making the rest of us look lazy!

If you saw the quality of work you’d say otherwise!

 

[brandon85465]

I’ve officially put the better part of 10lbs of welding wire in this suburban.

 

[brandon85465]

I have to say the new length really makes running errands on Main Street easy!

 

[brandon85465]

Added some gussets. I hooked this onto my car trailer this morning and it had more flex then I liked to see.

 

[brandon85465]

“Helped” my father in-law scrap a mini van.