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'87 Suburban "down the rabbit hole"
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'87 Suburban "down the rabbit hole"
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'87 Suburban "down the rabbit hole"
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Minor repairs:
vacuum leak(can now switch off of defrost)
Passenger rear window(non function, broken wire in driver master switch)
Diag power rear window (no power to key) in the process the tailgate latches started hanging up, after hitting them with a generous amount of lube the window would no longer go up:need better smileys:
Removed safty switch on passenger side tailgate latch.
Rewired tailgate electrical plugs under the back of the truck(I'm surprised the gate worked at all)
vacuum leak(can now switch off of defrost)
Passenger rear window(non function, broken wire in driver master switch)
Diag power rear window (no power to key) in the process the tailgate latches started hanging up, after hitting them with a generous amount of lube the window would no longer go up:need better smileys:
Removed safty switch on passenger side tailgate latch.
Rewired tailgate electrical plugs under the back of the truck(I'm surprised the gate worked at all)
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Tuesday I brought the truck in to the shop, end of day, just to cover the godawful tramp stamp on the tailgate(black paint marker and done).
Turned into:
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While the tailgate was drying, my coworkers and I are standing on the drivers side of the truck, discussing the "interesting" bondo job. We start tapping, picking, poking......aaaand 2 hrs. later.....
It looks like it was patched for rust near the bumper and had a wheel well put on because of an accident. The arch sheet metal looks like someone took a hammer to it, dinged the sot out of it.
No attempt to pull the side flush at all. just a sh!t tone of plastic filler.
It looks like it was patched for rust near the bumper and had a wheel well put on because of an accident. The arch sheet metal looks like someone took a hammer to it, dinged the sot out of it.
No attempt to pull the side flush at all. just a sh!t tone of plastic filler.
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Anybody have a good source for 2 part waterproof plugs? replacements for under vehicle also threw firewall type
This looks like a fun one
Brian, I just got some weatherpack ones from Amazon... need a special crimper for it, but I am gonna use them on my doors. \
http://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Packard-Weatherpack-Terminal-16-14/dp/B004DVM7RG
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http://www.amazon.com/Delphi-Packard-Weatherpack-Terminal-16-14/dp/B004DVM7RG
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looks like the 3 pin version would work for the tailgate plug
sry no normal thumbs up smiley yet
sry no normal thumbs up smiley yet
Turned the truck into a porcupine today. More work to get it strait, but I'm happy with the progress.
The rusty pic is a lite coat of "rust to primer" and then sitting out for 48 hrs. I didn't have time to mess with it over the weekend.
Last pic is looking strait down the c piller, where I was trying to do most of the pulling/heavyist plastic filler was.
The rusty pic is a lite coat of "rust to primer" and then sitting out for 48 hrs. I didn't have time to mess with it over the weekend.
Last pic is looking strait down the c piller, where I was trying to do most of the pulling/heavyist plastic filler was.
y5mgisi
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I used to think flames were cool.
After all the body work, the flames are going. I'm not really a fan of these in particular. If they were more the long thiner design then maybe.
Little more deconstruct today.
Bumper,trim,left tail light.
After I got the bumper off I found this crusty piece wired to the bumper support.
This piece should take care of all of the lower rot and most of the rear.... divet ?
Bumper,trim,left tail light.
After I got the bumper off I found this crusty piece wired to the bumper support.
This piece should take care of all of the lower rot and most of the rear.... divet ?
Spare key? Did it match the locks on this truck?
Yep! Same cut and all. Didn't actually clean it up and try, I just matched it to my other sets. It was held on with some pretty rotted mechanics wire.
Original owner was a farmer. could have been from that far back.
Original owner was a farmer. could have been from that far back.
It'll be nice to see the flames go.
Martin
Martin
That escalated quickly.
There a love/hate flame. Either there "cool" or gotta go.
Yah, so much for driving it till snow.
Minimal progress today. Cleaned up the left corner. Took some time figuring the best plan of attack on the rust. I found that using an electric angle grinder with a wire wheel was the best for digging out the rust (along with the plastic filler filed rust craters).
Tried to push some of the weld crease out by going through the tail light hole. With the brace (there is a vertical brace about half way between the wheel well and the tail light) in the way I just couldn't get any good leverage.
Thinking of doing a "blackout " theme. No chrome all black. Door handles are my only hangup. If I get time I'm going to call a local shop that does anodizing, see what it will cost to do the handles (maybe rims?). Not cheep, I'm sure, gotta ask or I'll never know how out of budget it would be.
Tried to push some of the weld crease out by going through the tail light hole. With the brace (there is a vertical brace about half way between the wheel well and the tail light) in the way I just couldn't get any good leverage.
Thinking of doing a "blackout " theme. No chrome all black. Door handles are my only hangup. If I get time I'm going to call a local shop that does anodizing, see what it will cost to do the handles (maybe rims?). Not cheep, I'm sure, gotta ask or I'll never know how out of budget it would be.
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Plastidip for the time being? 
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