Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Tonyrodz]

Interesting thought. All my local socal LKQ yards are upull yards. I get to wander through many yards here and I love it!

Nice way to spend a day.

 

[iamdub]

Nice way to spend a day.

Word. I had an LKQ not far from me. Nowhere else could you disappear from life for up to eight hours for only $2. It closed without saying goodbye. The land was cleared with just the office and fence remaining.

I passed by not long ago and saw that there's a "BYOT" there now and it looks like they're steadily adding inventory.

Actually, this prompted me to check their site:

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2011	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	BLACK	V8, 5.3L	1GNSCBE05BR150048	68	11.07.22
2006	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GNEK13Z86R142012	69	11.09.22
2004	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	WHITE	V8, 4.8L	1GNEC13V54J331402	57	01.03.23
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z13J345900	72	12.13.22
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z53R251083	56	12.23.22
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z43J236699	55	12.21.22
2002	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z52R219071	71	11.23.22
2001	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	BLUE	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T51J114040	67	11.02.22
2000	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T3YJ140338	67	11.02.22
2000	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T7YJ157322	71	11.23.22
1999	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GREEN	V8, 5.7L	1GNEC13R3XJ563035	55	12.21.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2004	GMC	YUKON	TAN	6.0L	1GKEK63U54J203049	62	10.05.22
2002	GMC	YUKON	GREEN	V8, 4.8L	1GKEC13V62R156279	63	10.10.22
2002	GMC	YUKON	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GKEC13Z22R225522	72	12.13.22
2002	GMC	YUKON	BLACK	V8, 5.3L	1GKEC13Z62R326529	51	12.07.22
2001	GMC	YUKON	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GKEC13T21R224851	54	12.28.22
2000	GMC	YUKON	BROWN	V8, 5.3L	1GKEC13T6YJ157700	56	12.23.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2002	CADILLAC	ESCALADE	GOLD	V8, 5.3L	1GYEC63T32R105677	72	12.13.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2003	CADILLAC	ESCALADE EXT	BLACK	V8, 6.0L	3GYEK63NX3G210058	64	10.21.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2002	GMC	YUKON XL	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GKEC16Z72J234842	52	12.12.22
2001	GMC	YUKON XL	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	3GKEC16TX1G120202	61	10.04.22
2000	GMC	YUKON XL	TAN	V8, 5.3L	3GKFK16T1YG198420	54	12.16.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2011	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GNSCJE08BR320476	70	11.21.22
2006	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN		5.3L	3GNFK16Z96G107740	59	09.27.22
2005	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	GOLD	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC16Z25J170863	57	01.03.23
2003	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	TAN	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC16Z23R169548	67	11.02.22
2003	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	RED	V8, 5.7L	1GNEC16KJ366452	55	12.21.22
2002	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	WHITE	5.3L	1GNEC16Z52J238343	68	11.07.22
2002	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	RED	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC16Z42J243498	51	12.07.22
2001	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	BLACK	V8, 5.3L	3GNEC16T61G138585	65	10.25.22
2001	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	3GNEC16TX1G130747	72	12.13.22
2000	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	TAN	V8, 5.3L	3GNEC16T3YG136366	60	09.29.22
1999	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	WHITE	V8, 5.7L	1GNEC16R8XJ348729	70	11.21.22
1999	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	WHITE	V8, 5.7L	1GNEC16R3XJ385235	56	12.23.22
1996	CHEVROLET	SUBURBAN	GREEN	5.7L	1GNEC16R8TJ340236	68	11.07.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2005	CHEVROLET	AVALANCHE	RED	V8, 5.3L	3GNEC12Z25G282134	70	11.21.22
2002	CHEVROLET	AVALANCHE	SILVER	V8, 5.3L	3GNEK13T32G144207	54	12.16.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2011	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	BLUE	V8, 5.3L	3GCPCSE07BG354929	70	11.21.22
2007	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	WHITE	V6, 4.3L	1GCEC14X57Z108890	65	10.25.22
2005	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	BLUE	V8, 5.3L	2GCEC13T051211297	54	12.16.22
2004	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	GOLD	V8, 4.8L	1GCEC19V84E356738	66	10.27.22
2003	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	GREEN	V8, 6.0L	1GCHK23UX3F207875	53	12.13.22
2000	CHEVROLET	SILVERADO	TAN	V8, 5.3L	2GCEC19T9Y1352669	65	10.26.22

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2005	GMC	SIERRA	WHITE	V6, 4.3L	1GTEC14X25Z131282	51	12.07.22
2004	GMC	SIERRA	WHITE	V8, 4.8L	2GTEC19V841423937	60	09.29.22
2004	GMC	SIERRA	RED	4.8L	2GTEC19V741151204	60	09.29.22
2003	GMC	SIERRA	RED	V8, 6.0L	1GTHK29UX3E115923	68	11.07.22
2002	GMC	SIERRA	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	2GTEC19T321325426	61	10.04.22
2000	GMC	SIERRA	BLACK	V8, 4.8L	1GTEC19V1YZ191176	63	10.10.22
1997	GMC	SIERRA	WHITE	V8, 5.7L	2GTEC19R7V1523208	52	12.12.22
1996	GMC	SIERRA	GREEN	V8, 5.0L	1GTEC14M1TZ506887	52	12.12.22

Their pricing structure seems to be comparable to LKQ's. They also have a $2 entry fee. I might have a new happy place!

 

[Fless]

Word. I had an LKQ not far from me. Nowhere else could you disappear from life for up to eight hours for only $2. It closed without saying goodbye. The land was cleared with just the office and fence remaining.

I passed by not long ago and saw that there's a "BYOT" there now and it looks like they're steadily adding inventory.

Actually, this prompted me to check their site:

Year	Make	Model	Color	Reference	VIN	Row #	Arrival Date
2011	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	BLACK	V8, 5.3L	1GNSCBE05BR150048	68	11.07.22
2006	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	WHITE	V8, 5.3L	1GNEK13Z86R142012	69	11.09.22
2004	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	WHITE	V8, 4.8L	1GNEC13V54J331402	57	01.03.23
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z13J345900	72	12.13.22
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z53R251083	56	12.23.22
2003	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z43J236699	55	12.21.22
2002	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13Z52R219071	71	11.23.22
2001	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	BLUE	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T51J114040	67	11.02.22
2000	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T3YJ140338	67	11.02.22
2000	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GRAY	V8, 5.3L	1GNEC13T7YJ157322	71	11.23.22
1999	CHEVROLET	TAHOE	GREEN	V8, 5.7L	1GNEC13R3XJ563035	55	12.21.22

Typical of ours, only 1 NNBS out of the bunch. I do like that they give the arrival date. One of our rattier UPulls is $2 and there are no pics or other details like specific to the vehicle. The two non-LKQ UPulls are $3. Don't think I've been to either of the two LKQ UPulls in our area.

 

[iamdub]

Typical of ours, only 1 NNBS out of the bunch. I do like that they give the arrival date. One of our rattier UPulls is $2 and there are no pics or other details like specific to the vehicle. The two non-LKQ UPulls are $3. Don't think I've been to either of the two LKQ UPulls in our area.

There's an LKQ about an hour away, but it's not a U-pull. They have much nicer, much newer cars and primarily supply OEM parts to body shops. Conveniently enough, there's an insurance auction yard a few miles from there. That LKQ came in handy once when something shattered my (then) wife's sunroof in her car when it was just a few months old.

That LKQ U-pull was the only place on my side of the river so it left a hole in my soul when I saw it was gone. If I cross the river, there's a Pull-A-Part that is (or was) decent last I went. They inventory their parts and have kiosks set up for the squares that don't just wanna go browse. I don't recall the entrance fee. But I'd still happily drop $3 or more if they have good stuff.

 

[adventurenali92]

I have to say LKQ yards have gotten really good in the last few years at least here in socal. When I first started going to the one in the high desert it was decent. But the online inventory and pictures setup makes it so much more awesome and all their yards have that setup now which is really cool. I go browsing the lot but alot of times I know exactly where to look for a truck if I’m looking for a specific one and specific parts thanks to the online inventory. I agree with @iamdub ! I love getting lost for a few hours at a time in the yard. And the one in the high desert just bought the two adjacent lots. Their inventory tripled when I was there a couple weeks ago. I was like “holy crap this is awesome! I’m definitely gonna get lost in here more often!” Haha

 

[Fosscore]

you need a hobby foss

I trying to fix the little stuff, not take apart the big stuff...what is this hobby stuff that you refer to?

 

[randeez]

I trying to fix the little stuff, not take apart the big stuff...what is this hobby stuff that you refer to?

Yea I prob should talk huh. Atleast yours looks amazing and works lol

 

[Fosscore]

I’m surprised LKQ lets you wander the yard. None of the yards around here let you do that except Pull-A-Part but the cars that end up there are generally low quality and not worth the drive out there any more.

$3 and in. The do the usual check of your tool bag on the way out.
I never saw any NNBS when I was NBS parts hunting a few years ago. There were at least a dozen different models. Avy, Denali, short body, long body.

The car park had a waiting line and mid morning during the week. Pretty big yard too.

 

[Fosscore]

We have a couple of LKQ pick a part yards around here, plus they have the regular non-pick yards. In the 5 Upulls around Denver the NNBSes are scarce.

Non-pick is no fun but I guess for insurance reasons.

 

[Fosscore]

I have to say LKQ yards have gotten really good in the last few years at least here in socal. When I first started going to the one in the high desert it was decent. But the online inventory and pictures setup makes it so much more awesome and all their yards have that setup now which is really cool. I go browsing the lot but alot of times I know exactly where to look for a truck if I’m looking for a specific one and specific parts thanks to the online inventory. I agree with @iamdub ! I love getting lost for a few hours at a time in the yard. And the one in the high desert just bought the two adjacent lots. Their inventory tripled when I was there a couple weeks ago. I was like “holy crap this is awesome! I’m definitely gonna get lost in here more often!” Haha

This. Got the notice on my phone from my profile and directed me to the brown and number then I was Homer Simpson, bumping into more models, doh, but didn't really need anything so I took my tiny pieces and left. But it sure was fun and a bit muddy. And the Denali seats were in such good shape, but starting to get moldy in the hot, humid, damp Florida junk yard. I didn't need the seats,,,they just caught my eye.