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  1. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Yeah, I won't be going off road much, so I went with the Cooper HT3. It is an E rated tire. I am trying to figure out what psi I need to run on them. That is a rabbit hole to go down for sure. The tires are rated up to 80psi, but that seems crazy high. I don't think it would be a problem with...
  2. imjohnny

    Tools for trip

    Yeah, I talked with the wife. Just gonna head to harbor freight and load up, but keep the receipt. Seems better than trying to fly with everything. Hopefully I will be returning it all a couple days later back in Florida.
  3. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    That is great to hear. Was a little nervous about it. I almost went to the 265's, but I wanted just little taller. I did the same thing with my 99 gmt400 suburban. That has 15" rims so I went up to 31/10.5/15 and it filled in the wheel wells so well without a lift. Love the look and wanted to do...
  4. imjohnny

    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    That looks great. I may pick that up. Was also thinking about the trans temp. I could possibly add a cooler and put a sensor in the line. That would work in giving me the temp and would also help keep it cooler in the process. Just an idea. They are all ideas till I pick her up on Monday.
  5. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    The shop I am buying from went through the truck today. Oil change, new belts, and fluids. They know I am picking it up and driving it 1400 miles immediately so they wanted to make sure it was all good. Had them check the tires. They look brand new, but had a 14 year old date code (this thing...
  6. imjohnny

    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    Yeah, I have looked at the printed boards from LMC. Seems I could piece together what I want. They even offer a clock to go in the extra spot if you want to fill it out. The one I don't see an option for is trans temp. That would be awesome if possible.
  7. imjohnny

    Tools for trip

    That is a great idea.
  8. imjohnny

    Tools for trip

    Guess I am checking a bag on the flight then. Haha.
  9. imjohnny

    Tools for trip

    Have posted in other thread, I am picking up my first square next week. It is a 77 C20 Suburban. Excited. But I am flying across country and driving it home. It is in great working order, and I am not too worried. I also love working on older engines if needed. So I have a question. Outside of...
  10. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    From what I am seeing, I think one is the speedo and cruise transducer and the other is the servo that goes to the carb. Zooming in on the pic and vids that I have of it running, that is what it is plumbed to, so I think that is what it is. Maybe different years have different placements or...
  11. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    From looking at other models online and people selling the factory cruise on eBay, it looks like that is all stock to me. I will have to check it out when I get there.
  12. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Thanks. Very excited to get her home. Been slowly getting older and older burbs over the last few years. I think this is the landing spot for me. Love that it is a 77 with the special molding. Love that it is carb and not computer driven at all. And going to an older generation sacrifices a...
  13. imjohnny

    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    Haha. Yeah, sounds like some people I know. I would definitely be watching it. Thanks, don't really care as much about the tach. More interested in oil, temp, and alt than anything. I would probably be more open to trying to find an original cluster and take the best of them all and create one...
  14. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    I am flying out to pick it up next weekend, but here are a few pics I have of it right now. Will post more once I have it.
  15. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    It hasn't been repainted. Still has the gold trim on it. This thing just wasn't driven much. Has 14 year old tires that look brand new. Haha.
  16. imjohnny

    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    Thanks for the help. Would love to have the gauges.
  17. imjohnny

    Replace idiot lights with gauges.

    Picking up my new 77 C20 Suburban next week. So excited to get it and making plans. One thing is, it has the 4 lights instead of gauges on the left of the dash. Wondering, is it worth it to replace with gauges, and is there a thread that walks me through the process of setting that up? I have...
  18. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Definitely keeping it original. It is nearly stock at the moment already. Going to replace the instrument bezel so I can get rid of the single din radio and go to a retro one. Looking for some deadstock interior fabric that matches the seats. Would like to take it completely stock. Make it a...
  19. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    It's a 99 5.7 2wd. In incredible shape. I went through the whole truck this year. Did the updated multi-port injector update that Chevy recommends. New timing chain, water pump, fan clutch, distributor. Has a Borla exhaust that sounds awesome, and an intake (still have the stock intake that will...
  20. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Alright everyone.....I know you have been on pins and needles. Haha. Got a lot of feedback, but ended up going with my gut. I bought the 77 C20 Suburban. Gonna fly out to pick it up in a week or two. Super excited! Can't wait to share pics of it. Now I just need to sell my GMT400 Burb to help...
  21. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Didn't realize that. Learning about this generation right now. Spent the last few years learning all the GMT400 stuff. I don't know man. I dig the old school original look personally.
  22. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    I totally agree with most everything you say. Was really wanting more of opinion of them as an owner. I haven't had one from this generation yet and figured there may be some things that you guys would know about either year that I didn't know yet. Something that would make me want to pick one...
  23. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    They were asking almost 15 for it a couple months ago. Looking nationwide, in this condition they seem to be going for around 15-20 so 12 seems good to me. At 9 I would have been all over it.
  24. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Yeah it is. So it is nice. Cool. I think it is the one I want to go with. What were they asking at the time?
  25. imjohnny

    Need help deciding

    Between tbi and carb I can go either way. I love working on these things, so fiddling around with a carb sounds fun to me, and it is mechanical and easier to diagnose. You can fix a carb on the side of the road with your leatherman. TBI has all the positives we know so that is great too. I am...

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