I thought boats were expensive

[H20 Toie]

Now i have dumped a lot of money in boats over the years but i think my 1990 suburban is going to give them a run for the money.
What started as a cheap beater has kind of gotten away from me. should have just parted it out when i blew a head gasket but what the hell a nice new 383 really woke this bad boy up. then the steering is a little loose, well rebuilding the front axle and crossover steering with hydraulic assist made that much better. dammn better get the air conditioning working right, oh yeah lot nicer to drive , hell now i need the kick ass stereo. can't forget a new steering column, while thats out its easy to put in the digital dash. etc etc

so i still have the beater just not cheap. but damn its fun to drive and in a way i actually think its worth it. hell its probably worth $5k now

 

[sweetk30]

is that a old go-rihno skid plate under the front ? if so do you have the rear on the 14ff ? if so any pics ?

 

[H20 Toie]

is that a old go-rihno skid plate under the front ? if so do you have the rear on the 14ff ? if so any pics ?

yes it is and no the rear doesn't have one

 

[sweetk30]

i have a front for a 60 but no rear . thinking of making one to complete the look for one of my truck builds .

 

[skunked]

still cheaper than a boat

 

[jeff in co]

Yes, my wife always refers to our "$3,500...….$10,000 Blazer" that's only worth $3,500 at the end of the day!

 

[Kay86K5]

I'll pay you $5k for that right now

 

[chris85]

What rear bumper is that? Looks like a DIY gauntlet but a little different

 

[H20 Toie]

What rear bumper is that? Looks like a DIY gauntlet but a little different

No that's exactly what it is

 

[chris85]

No that's exactly what it is

Nice. I guess it’s just the angle. It doesn’t look like is has the wings that wrap around the body

 

[H20 Toie]

 

[urbex]

If you only have the one truck, consider yourself lucky....I've doubled my costs by having two wheelers, lol.

 

[penak]

Following!this seems like a very interesting thread

 

[H20 Toie]

If you only have the one truck, consider yourself lucky....I've doubled my costs by having two wheelers, lol.

Oh hell no im not that smart
89 crew cab dually 4x4
90 suburban
91 blazer
92 van

 

[K5wrench]

Now i have dumped a lot of money in boats over the years but i think my 1990 suburban is going to give them a run for the money.
What started as a cheap beater has kind of gotten away from me. should have just parted it out when i blew a head gasket but what the hell a nice new 383 really woke this bad boy up. then the steering is a little loose, well rebuilding the front axle and crossover steering with hydraulic assist made that much better. dammn better get the air conditioning working right, oh yeah lot nicer to drive , hell now i need the kick ass stereo. can't forget a new steering column, while thats out its easy to put in the digital dash. etc etc

so i still have the beater just not cheap. but damn its fun to drive and in a way i actually think its worth it. hell its probably worth $5k now

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This is a seriously nice Sub.
You'd get $5,000 all day long.
Always liked the Suburbans.
They are a kickass bug out vehicle.
Something about them lifted.. they look rad.

 

[K5wrench]

If you only have the one truck, consider yourself lucky....I've doubled my costs by having two wheelers, lol.

I second this.

Just got a Yamaha TTR 125 and setting it up with racks, a frame cradle, etc for hunting season (October).
You can drop way more than 3 grand into a stupid 125cc pit bike.

 

[urbex]

My Samurai was SUPPOSED to be a $2000 beater...I'm now at 10 grand into it, and still climbing as I'm setting it up on full widths and links, lol

The K5 is getting tons, a 489 big block and 4L80E this weekend....it's a never ending nightmare..

 

[K5wrench]

My Samurai was SUPPOSED to be a $2000 beater...I'm now at 10 grand into it, and still climbing as I'm setting it up on full widths and links, lol

It's funny.
We used to laugh at Sammies at Hollister Hills wheeling our full size rigs and jeeps.
Then one day, we watched a guy rail a stock Samurai around the obstacle course;
Up the rock garden at full throttle, over the log trap, thru the mud pit, donuts, over the jumps, back thru the log trap, more donuts.
I think he just ran out of adreneline.
Because after half an hour of desperately trying to destroy his $1,500 Sammie he just stopped and came back to camp and drink beer with us.
Those damn things were built tough, if low, right from the factory.

 

[chulisohombre]

You got the may as well bug just like the rest of us. Lol. While I’m doing this it’ll be just as easy to upgrade that. But this will need something over here to make that work better. Haha. But the fun you have is worth every dollar.

 

[tRustyK5]

My Samurai was SUPPOSED to be a $2000 beater...I'm now at 10 grand into it, and still climbing as I'm setting it up on full widths and links, lol

The K5 is getting tons, a 489 big block and 4L80E this weekend....it's a never ending nightmare..

I like your nightmares...