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  1. mcarlo86

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Early Qjets are 750 cfm and the later ones are like 795/800 cfm. Properly tuned, they are really hard to beat for an all-around carb.
  2. mcarlo86

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Ever consider putting a Qjet back on it? The small primaries are good for throttle response and better economy when driving around town and then the big secondaries are there when you need the power. I have a Qjet on my 454 powered motorhome and it gets 7-8 mpg pushing that 10,000 lb pig down...
  3. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    We actually use it for camping more than fishing the past couple years. Pretty versatile unit. Haul the kids bikes in it and all the “stuff” we seem to need for camping with kids and then they can sleep in it if the weather isn’t conducive to tenting. It is insulated with a furnace and a stove...
  4. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    Yeah, I’m not worried about wind resistance either. I pull my toy hauler ice fishing house behind the motorhome quite a bit and don’t even really know it is there. The braking concern is something I need to do more research on. I know there are auxiliary brake kits a guy can get for toads.
  5. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    Hey Vince, I need to borrow that 502 for the summer camping season. You can have it back in the fall. ;)
  6. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    Thanks for looking that up!
  7. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    I googled 1990 V1500 suburban weight and it said 4700 lbs. I would imagine curb weight would probably be close to 5k.
  8. mcarlo86

    Noob

    I get what you are saying and I think that is why most of us are here. We love the simplicity of the old squares and there is something about driving one that just “feels” right. They are refined enough that they are comfortable and reasonably quiet with decent heaters (compared to the pickups...
  9. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    That is my biggest concern.
  10. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    Yeah, I should run it across the scale and see for sure. I pull my toy hauler ice fishing house with the motorhome quite a bit loaded with stuff and I don’t hardly know it is back there, but I’m sure it is lighter than the ‘burb.
  11. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    Thanks for the replies. We have 5 boys, so our family doesn’t fit in smaller SUV’s....thus why I was toying with the idea of towing the suburban.
  12. mcarlo86

    Flat towing a Suburban?

    I have been thinking about towing our Suburban behind our motorhome when we go camping so that we have a vehicle to drive around if needed. I have some questions though. First off, would there be any concerns with the transfer case if towing at highway speeds for long distances? I have towed...
  13. mcarlo86

    New "Old" Daily - 8.1L

    What an awesome Suburban. We had 2 trucks with 8.1's in them and loved them. One was an '03 Chevy 1 ton 4x4 cab and chassis with the 6 speed manual and the other was an '04 GMC 1 ton 4x4 cab and chassis with the Allison. Both were set up with gin poles and winches for the oilfield. The GMC...
  14. mcarlo86

    Replacement interior door panels from USA-1

    Is that the “mystic” interior color? Looks great.
  15. mcarlo86

    Decent Paint Job

    Here is another picture of it from this past fall. Dad still uses it to do work.
  16. mcarlo86

    Decent Paint Job

    I’m pretty sure I have shared this before, but the ‘57 Willys in this picture is my Dad’s. He sprayed it with Rustoleum (not rattle cans, but bought it in quarts or gallons and used an actual paint gun) in 1980 that he bought at the local hardware store. He didn’t have room in his garage to...
  17. mcarlo86

    1991 suburban project

    Nice burb! Almost identical to ours. :patriot:
  18. mcarlo86

    NP833 Shifter questions

    His pickup came originally with the 420. That was the predecessor of the 465 which came out in ‘68 I believe.
  19. mcarlo86

    NP833 Shifter questions

    Ok. Thanks for the input. I will probably slap it in and see how the shifter works. I have the high hump floor , so I’m curious how the shifter will look in there (how close to my right leg and how close to the seat). Previous owner said his ‘65 had the high hump also and had no issues with the...
  20. mcarlo86

    Tire time need thoughts on slight size change

    Those 265’s look great!
  21. mcarlo86

    What have you done to your square lately??

    Kick ass!
  22. mcarlo86

    NP833 Shifter questions

    Here is the numbers stamped on the transmission. @Keith Seymore I read some of your posts on a different forum on these transmissions.
  23. mcarlo86

    NP833 Shifter questions

    Here are some more pics of the shifter on my transmission: Here is what the factory shifter should look like I think: I wonder if I should be looking for the correct shifter?
  24. mcarlo86

    NP833 Shifter questions

    I recently acquired an NP833 that I am planning to use in my '68 C10 to replace the SM465 it currently has. This transmission was most recently in a '65 C10 and the guy told me he thought 1st and reverse were geared too high for his liking since he does some towing and decided to go back to his...
  25. mcarlo86

    What have you done to your square lately??

    I wonder how long that Saginaw would hold up with a 502 in front of it? Haha! You should do a video attempting to speed shift that 3 on the tree with the big block in there....just for the heck of it

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