Newbie Suburban owner

[CMNTMXR57]

I'm new here, but not new to forums (some might recognize me from other sites). I actually found this site because I was looking for Tahoe 20" LTZ wheels with BFG A/T's on them as I need new tires on the Burb and these are the wheels I have on it.

I'm a GM fan, former GM Tech, and own (or have owned), pretty much most of GM's product lines somewhere down the road. Owned many Chevy trucks, SUV's, etc, including Tahoe's and Suburban's.

My Current Suburban is a 1999 OBS (GMT400) Suburban LT 4x4. It is my daddy mobile and foul weather (I.E. snow), machine. I push snow with it too.

My other GM vehicles are a GTO, STS-V, G8 GT, and Impala SS. No not the 94-96 ones. Being a father of kids, we picked the best tool for that in the form of Chrysler's Stow-N-Go mousetrap, so I have two of those in the stable too.

Picture of it when I put those LTZ wheels on. You can see I still have the torsion bars cranked up and my plow receivers on.

Pic of it (with the OEM 16's) and the plow on it

 

[wjburken]

Welcome to the forum from Iowa

 

[Miami-Dade]

Welcome from Miami Beach Tom!

Your 99 Suburban looks good with those LTZ wheels. You have a nice fleet of vehicles.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Welcome from NJ.

 

[swathdiver]

Looks good Tom for a truck old enough to buy Lotto Tickets in Louisiana!

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Welcome to the forum from Iowa

Welcome from Miami Beach Tom!

Your 99 Suburban looks good with those LTZ wheels. You have a nice fleet of vehicles.

Welcome from NJ.

Thanks all. Tony, where at in Joisey? As a kid, I lived up in Hillsdale, then moved to Little Ferry.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Oh, and I forgot two other GM vehicles I have...

You can sorta see one in the garage under the sandbags. That is a 1966 Pontiac Catalina 4 foor post, with 389 and single 2bbl. It has been in the family since my great grandparents bought it new in 1967 and when I turned 16, it became my first car.

Then this past summer, I adopted a 1980 Turbo Trans Am Indy Pace car (in not the greatest condition), but it ran once I got it going.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Thanks all. Tony, where at in Joisey? As a kid, I lived up in Hillsdale, then moved to Little Ferry.

I'm originally from Newark, then moved to Belleville. I currently live in Keansburg.
Gotta post up some pics of the TA!

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Funny thing, My wife's family is from that area (sortof)... Margate

Anyway, the TTA came to me because my neighbor is a landlord. He had a renter move out and was rehabbing the place and this renter left two cars in the garage. He, not being a car guy came and asked me if I knew anyone interested in them and he'd get more info. He knew one was a firebird but was't sure of the other. Anyway, I went through the generations and he picked out a 2nd gen. Then when he was down there, he got me pics and the VIN#. So I of course did some research. Turns out it was one of the 5,700 Indy Pace cars. So I said I was interested in that one and he replied "come get it, and it's yours..."

Anyway, pics of it at my other house; What I don't know is if the original stickers were ever put on the car, or if someone down the line removed them and removed the Indy paint trim.

The mighty turbo 301;

The interior is roached, so I don't have any pics of that. Since the car was abandoned, we obviously didn;t have keys, so I had to order a new ignition switch/key assembly and R&R that.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Funny thing, My wife's family is from that area (sortof)... Margate

Anyway, the TTA came to me because my neighbor is a landlord. He had a renter move out and was rehabbing the place and this renter left two cars in the garage. He, not being a car guy came and asked me if I knew anyone interested in them and he'd get more info. He knew one was a firebird but was't sure of the other. Anyway, I went through the generations and he picked out a 2nd gen. Then when he was down there, he got me pics and the VIN#. So I of course did some research. Turns out it was one of the 5,700 Indy Pace cars. So I said I was interested in that one and he replied "come get it, and it's yours..."

Anyway, pics of it at my other house; What I don't know is if the original stickers were ever put on the car, or if someone down the line removed them and removed the Indy paint trim.
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The mighty turbo 301;

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The interior is roached, so I don't have any pics of that. Since the car was abandoned, we obviously didn;t have keys, so I had to order a new ignition switch/key assembly and R&R that.

Nice. Always loved the 'Birds.

 

[Miami-Dade]

As a kid, I lived up in Hillsdale, then moved to Little Ferry.

Used to live in Teaneck,Lodi,Secaucus and in Hells Kitchen near the Port Authority in Manhattan. Thinking about going back in the 12-24 months as I had enough of this 24/7 jungle humidity. I am soaked in sweat after 30 seconds after walking out of my front door and getting out of my Tahoe.

 

[Joseph Garcia]

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

I spent 20 years in Jersey - Dumont, Union, and mostly in Springfield.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Used to live in Teaneck,Lodi,Secaucus and in Hells Kitchen near the Port Authority in Manhattan. Thinking about going back in the 12-24 months as I had enough of this 24/7 jungle humidity. I am soaked in sweat after 30 seconds after walking out of my front door and getting out of my Tahoe.

Funny you should mention that. Last Halloween, I moved my sister and her family along with my Mother (who I had moved from Chicago to Portland, ME a year and a half earlier), from Portland to Orlando. So we were getting snow here in Chicago on October 31st, I was in Orlando in a swimming pool and the weather there was the equivalent of what June or July was here normally. I can't imagine what June/July/August is like there.

Welcome to the Forum from NH.

Lots of knowledgeable folks here who freely share their knowledge, experiences, and perspectives. Knowledge is power.

I hope that you will become a participating member in the Forum's discussions.

I spent 20 years in Jersey - Dumont, Union, and mostly in Springfield.

I hope to add, I spent ~15 years in a Chevy dealership service department.

 

[OR VietVet]

Welcome to the forum from Oregon

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Tacking on to my original thread. Got the new whip on Friday;

Being unloaded off the truck;

At home in the driveway;

So then Saturday I started my "personalization" of it;

Put some LED tails in (they look better at night, it was too bright to get a good view of the light);

Got rid of that crappy/flimsy K&N FPIK with a Volant intake. I'm not sure if this intake is that much better than the K&N, but between this and cleaning the MAF and TB, which was filthy, she ripped on a test drive;

I leveled out the front end and fixed the vent visors. The two rears were completely broken and have new ones on, the fronts were able to be fixed.

So that's my story. Some things I need to address, some things I got more for my money (the mirrors alone).

Things I have been annoyed by;
- The filthiness of the vehicle
- The ancient video system (VHS) crappily wired in to the vehicle, including a 3 year old level quality install of monitors in each head rest
- front fog lights lens smashed
- husky liners all balled up
- really nasty amounts of negative camber, primarily drivers side, and the dealership on their inspection, let that fly...

Things I have on the docket;
- Truck side plow equipment and wiring
- New tires, one size bigger than they had on their and two sizes bigger than OEM.
- Alignment
- All new lighting
- New headrests (well used off fleabay) coming
- new rear shocks
- removal of all the junk A/V equipment
- LED dash lighting
- Weathertech liners
- Cooling system flush

 

[Tonyrodz]

Tacking on to my original thread. Got the new whip on Friday;

Being unloaded off the truck;

At home in the driveway;

So then Saturday I started my "personalization" of it;

Put some LED tails in (they look better at night, it was too bright to get a good view of the light);

Got rid of that crappy/flimsy K&N FPIK with a Volant intake. I'm not sure if this intake is that much better than the K&N, but between this and cleaning the MAF and TB, which was filthy, she ripped on a test drive;

I leveled out the front end and fixed the vent visors. The two rears were completely broken and have new ones on, the fronts were able to be fixed.

So that's my story. Some things I need to address, some things I got more for my money (the mirrors alone).

Things I have been annoyed by;
- The filthiness of the vehicle
- The ancient video system (VHS) crappily wired in to the vehicle, including a 3 year old level quality install of monitors in each head rest
- front fog lights lens smashed
- husky liners all balled up
- really nasty amounts of negative camber, primarily drivers side, and the dealership on their inspection, let that fly...

Things I have on the docket;
- Truck side plow equipment and wiring
- New tires, one size bigger than they had on their and two sizes bigger than OEM.
- Alignment
- All new lighting
- New headrests (well used off fleabay) coming
- new rear shocks
- removal of all the junk A/V equipment
- LED dash lighting
- Weathertech liners
- Cooling system flush

Looks good in the pics. I see you got the 8.1--Nice. That Volant PowerCore is much better imo. I also have the Volant PowerCore with the lower air scoop, and I love it. Just giving it 1/4 throttle sounds like you're flooring it. You might be able to sell those monitors here in the classifieds.
I'm not sure if I'm understanding correctly--but if the weathertechs are messed up, turn them inside out for a day, then turn them right side out. They should be ok after doing that.
That was a nice ppv on there too.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Yes. My criteria was 3/4 ton, big block, 4.10's, LT. This one came along with less than 100k on the clock, I jumped.

We'll see on the monitors. This was a VHS system. So they're probably WAAAAyyy out of date.

The liners are currently Husky liners. They're all balled/rolled up around the edges. For now they'll work, but once the slop starts flying here, I will want the Weathertechs'.

 

[CMNTMXR57]

Just wondering out of the blue, if the previous owner is a member here?

 

[avalonandl]

Having had a 8.1 I can tell you 2 things that help:
1. New Muffler- Get a Flowmaster BB50 with 2 in and 2 out pipes. Deep rumble and will uncork about 5-10 hp. Your OEM muffler is a cork.
2. Hypertech tuner will give you about 500 rpm up top and about 0.5 mpg-seriously.

Enjoy

 

[avalonandl]

Looks good Tom for a truck old enough to buy Lotto Tickets in Louisiana!

Swath- check your conversations...PM etc

Sorry for the hijack