family hauler burban

[warrpath4x4]

We drove to coalville, utah and picked this baby up. 1991 chevy suburban, 2500, rebuilt 5.7L, rebuilt 4L80E at the same time as the engine, 33" tires. It was originally a BLM vehicle so it has A/C (that still works), vynil floor, bench seat in front, crank windows. The guy i bought it from had it for 15 years after he bought it from the BLM, took it to cabo san lucas 3 different times, pulled his camp trailer to tennesee with it, pulled his camp trailer up and down the california coast surfing.

Drove it 150 miles back home on 7 gallons of gas (anyone care to figure out the mileage?) i was shocked and amazed also but it was only one tank, we will see how it goes on other tanks. the faster i went the warmer it got and there was a slght hint of antifreeze smell so i kept my eye on the temp. So i figured i needed a fan clutch if the faster i went the hotter it got and when i slowed down it cooled down. Pulled the top half of the fan shroud out, pulled the fan clutch, the bottom piece of the fan shroud moved and touched the lower radiator hose and it started leaking (that was close). So it got a new fan clutch, lower hose, thermostat, thermostat housing, and belt. Crawled under it to get the hose put on and noticed that one of the tie rod ends, the whole cap is missing off it, so back to the parts store for a tie rod end.

There is some rust, pretty bad rust im gonna have to deal with.

But i only paid $1300 for it.

 

[82355]

Plans?

Martin

 

[63chevyll]

Heck yeah, welcome to the club

 

[warrpath4x4]

got the tie rod changed out

the previous owner was a contractor and had built a storage box in the back but its not what i want so i pulled it out.

for now i have two action packer totes strapped down in the back right behind the back seat, has my tools and straps and stuff like that. i still have enough room between the seat and the totes for storing longer things.

greased everything up, took it around town a little today for some ice cream (its 92 here right now), runs like a dream.

has a flowmaster single in dual out, 241C transfercase.

tomorrow i am going to order new tires for it since these are pretty weather checked, and will be making my payment to CVT for my retractable awning, then i just need to build the roof rack for the awning to mount to.

PLANS
new tires
retractable awning
roof rack
dual bateries
winch bumper (mount my 8274)
swing out rear bumper
install backup camera (already have it so why not)
OBA (have a york 209 with mounts)
new shocks
power inverter
some type of storage in back (havnt decided what)

 

[Cucv_M1008]

Looks good man!

 

[warrpath4x4]

got my tires ordered today, and got my retractable awning ordered today from CVT http://www.cascadiatents.com/Roof_Top_Tents.htm?m=94

 

[dhcomp]

got my tires ordered today, and got my retractable awning ordered today from CVT http://www.cascadiatents.com/Roof_Top_Tents.htm?m=94

Which did you order?

2wd? Nice electric mirrors.

Welcome to the 91 club!

 

[warrpath4x4]

the awning is a 55" since it will be going on my expo trailer once i build it, but for now im going to build a roof rack and mount it to that..

the burb is 4x4 no power options, it was an old BLM truck

 

[Jessie James]

150 miles on 7 gallons of gas is 21 mpg.

You can be the third member of the 20+ MPG club here on CK5 if you want. No secret handshake yet ...

 

[warrpath4x4]

150 miles on 7 gallons of gas is 21 mpg.

You can be the third member of the 20+ MPG club here on CK5 if you want. No secret handshake yet ...

you might want to check cause i think im member 2 and 3 lol, im not "that" big

 

[Jessie James]

What, me dum? I not think sew!

 

[Big Ray]

I think I wants a 91, just for the tranny! (4l80E)

 

[warrpath4x4]

today i changed out the rear u-joints (looked like the factory ones), prepped the headliner backing board (the old headliner was sagging so i took it out and will put a new one up), and built mounting brackets for the awning and got it mounted up.

i went with the 55" awning because down the road it will go on the trailer i plan to build.

 

[63chevyll]

Can't say I've seen an awning on a burb like that. Cool idea, but later one if yiu build a roof rack you could mount it from there. Like it tho

 

[Big Ray]

hmmmm, like the awning...


subscribed

 

[warrpath4x4]

i plan on doing a roof rack but wanted the mounting of the awning to be seperate just in case i need to pull the roof rack for any reason and not the awning. ill post some pics tomorrow after we go use the awning.

 

[warrpath4x4]

so yesterday i got the awning mounted, today we used it. loaded everyone up and headed to the river, well ok im not sure if we were at the reservoir or the river that feeds it lol. found 2 issues i need to address before our camping trip in august, it needs a bigger radiator (heats up going up hills and at higher speeds), and the doors need new seals (alot of dust flying in). other than that it was a nice day.

 

[warrpath4x4]

thursday i should be able to order my new radiator, aluminum core with aluminum tanks for $145 shipped. Also hoping to be able to order a windstar dual electric fan assembly, new (since theres no junk yards around here) from summit for $105.

No more cooling issues

 

[DarkandShiny]

Hey, fellow Utahn here. Subscribed to your thread as your plans pretty much mirror mine.

I have a question on the '91 - I would prefer my truck have the tailgate rather than the barn doors. Was this an option? Or did they switch on a certain year? Anybody know?

 

[warrpath4x4]

im actually in wyoming, but got the truck in utah with california plates lol. im not sure what year they stopped doing the tailgate but why would you want the tailgate? suburbans and blazers are notorious for have problems with the rear windows.