Finally did it! Bought a suburban, what now?

[Camar068]

to daily, brakes/steering/drive train/rust in that order. Do all the other cosmetic stuff in between those.

 

[Thesiger]

Why not? Is it dangerous to try to clean it?

 

[Thesiger]

@Camar068, Awesome analysis. look at all those things while there,

breaks decent if not a little soft. No shaking or pulling left or right. He said they looked at the drums last winter and they where decent.

The steering is responsive, not very sloppy. No leaks. He believes from looking at it most of the front end parts have been replaced at least once.

The drivetrain looks good, no pinion leaks, new shocks/assorted underside parts.
trans appears to have had work done, new bell housing.

Rust has had LOTS of work, few new doors, front fenders, rear sheet metal up to the rear window, new rockers, etc. frame looks very nice, maybe coated. There are spot though where I can see it needs new metal underneath, nothing structural though. One of the selling points for me was that the previous previous owner went though the electrics, and it shows.

 

[Originalthor]

Thats nice all the dirty sheet metal is done. How's your rear tail pan piece? I'm in the process of repairs on mine. Not very fun.

On my skid plate. I had so much dirt packed into my skid plate that the tank straps were pretty much pieces of paper and the tank had a small pin hole from a rock and metal was thin aswell.

 

[Thesiger]

Ok, I'm going to look the tank over better next time. Offhand, I didn't see any dirt falling off the sides so it can't be too packed.

I specifically checked the tail pan/under rear doors area because I'd see so many others with holes there, not a speck, it's gotta have been replaced to be so clean.

Besides that, it has two cracked windows. But I have 2 junk 'burbs right in my local town secured for parts, and on an even better stroke of luck, the owner is a car window repair guy, so that problem is solved as well.

 

[SubDominant]

I'd say drive it a bunch to shake it down. You will discover what needs to be done that way. You are in for a fun adventure. These trucks are awesome to drive. If it were not for the price of fuel I'd be daily driving mine.

I am a mechanical repair first guy. Then I go for cosmetics. But do what you like first as it will make you like your rig more.

So I got mine for real cheap but had to do major repairs like a rebuilt trans and replace heads to get it driving. Needed all new tires and suspension and steering. I had to replace all the seats in the interior so all that added thousands to my purchase price. With that said It looks like you did well on the price!

 

[big91burb]

Sorry been offline a few days, and my phone took a crap. I will post up a picture soon

 

[CountKrunk]

Following up for the promised pictures. Sweet rig!