84 Suburban.. hauler 5-15-15 UPDATE

[lilred]

I don't remember if I ever started a project post on this. Got a 84' Suburban year... year and a half... 2 years? ago... anyways.... 4wd, 6.2 diesel wouldn't run, etc etc. Ran new fuel lines, primed everything, replaced starter and starter wires, got it running... took off down the road and broke the transmission tail housing in half.
Let it set for a while, picked up a 92 NV4500 for it, tracked down a passenger drop tcase for that... new flywheel, new clutch kit, got that all in last week.

Did a little research and found out that hydraulic clutches were not offered in suburbans until 1985... so needless to say there was no where to mount the clutch master cylinder.. Been staring at it for a couple days, ended up pulling the speedometer cable out, and mounted the master cylinder there...
Today started working on a clutch pedal itself since the ones specifically for this truck are all mechanical linkage...


Cracked 700r4:

Whatever works lol:


Upgrades:


Got the nv4500 cleaned up... figured out how to pick it up lol:


Figured out its easier to drop the truck to the trans:


sticks up a lil farther than I thought... going to be one short shifter lol:

tracked down the right fluid for the trans up in Standish... $14 a quart :

Dug threw the scrap pile n grabbed some flat stuff:




Gotta trim the brake pedal and put a pedal on the clutch tomorrow then I should be able to bleed it and back it out of the garage.


Plans are: for now get it to where it moves under its own power, possibly streetable. Then focus on other unfinished projects.
Eventually getting 4'' suspension lift and 2'' body, going from 4.10's to 4.56's with 34-35'' tires. Hopefully swapping out the 10 bolt 8 lug front for a dana 60.
Hoping to see atleast 22mpg out of it. Doesn't seem to be too far of a stretch.

[fordrunner]

Looks good

[7387chevynut]

I don't see no 208/241 T-case lever assembly in that rig...............that nv4500 looks like its a little longer than a 700, so how did ya mount 208/241 lever?

[lilred]

Nobody got time fo dat.

[7387chevynut]

Nobody got time fo dat.

fo sho, fo sho, buts yu got tu makes time fo dat!!

[Merc09]

Im suprised i seen the pics on facebook why not on here untill now. :p

[lilred]

Because I get tired of people on here constantly asking for updates... Like I'm made of money and got nothing but time lol

[Merc09]

Lol. I know how that is. They can have updates when they buy me more parts! Hahaha

[J.C.]

All that OT, thing should be done by now!

[lilred]

Yeah maybe I need to cut back on the drugs lmao

[Merc09]

Yeah maybe I need to cut back on the drugs lmao

Roflmfao you stoner! Hahaha

[lilred]

gravity bled the clutch tonight, put a u joint in the rear driveshaft, filled the trans up and took it for a spin around the driveway 3-4 times. Only had low range cause I didn't feel like climbing under it again. Ran good, clutch isn't releasing all the way gotta do some tweeking there. Getting closer though did spring a leak somewhere in the cooling system, gonna have to track that down.

[lilred]

Not getting 4 high or 2 high only 4 low out of the tcase. Not sure whats up with that. Drove it a little today around the yard.

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[J.C.]

Shift it

[lilred]

that was 3 gears lol shift at like 1mph, 3 mph and 5mph haulin !

[7387chevynut]

that was 3 gears lol shift at like 1mph, 3 mph and 5mph haulin !

well JC ya gotta give him credit............he's tryin!!

[BigFrank]

sounds like a good runnin engine in there  good thing it isn't the drive by wire throttle   them things get jummpin around and  bounce yer head off the wheel if yer not careful

[Mudgrunt]

steers nice

[RedneckMudder]

Just for further reference if u have to change the fluid. We sell that severe gear at Rockys!

[7387chevynut]

so what's the story on this now??   u get the T-case swapped out??