consti2tion
Member
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2021
- Posts
- 45
- Reaction score
- 54
- Location
- East Texas
- First Name
- Cw
- Truck Year
- 1986
- Truck Model
- C20 Suburban
- Engine Size
- 454
Hey everyone, new guy here from North East Texas. My wife and I picked up an '86 C20 Suburban, 454/TH400. My wife has always wanted a square body Suburban so after a few years I gave in, sold a couple of project cars and replaced them with this big ol brute. Her father had a couple when she was growing up and loved it.
This isn't my first Sqaurebody or GM but I haven't owned a squarebody in 18 years or so, had an '82 C10 in my younger days and have had multiple other GM's throughout the years. When we were purchasing it I expressed to my wife " Oh hell it won't be difficult to find parts for it, it's a squarebody ", boy have I ate those words a few times. 18 years ago I had a great salvage yard at my disposal that I visited at least once a week. Mid to late 80's big block trucks are bastard years. I cannot for the life on me locate HR6 compressor brackets, I am likely going to have to build some.
Anyway here are a couple pictures from the day we picked her up, drove it back from Oklahoma 200 miles without a hitch so that was a plus, although not having AC wasn't fun as I've become spoiled with our modern stuff.
This isn't my first Sqaurebody or GM but I haven't owned a squarebody in 18 years or so, had an '82 C10 in my younger days and have had multiple other GM's throughout the years. When we were purchasing it I expressed to my wife " Oh hell it won't be difficult to find parts for it, it's a squarebody ", boy have I ate those words a few times. 18 years ago I had a great salvage yard at my disposal that I visited at least once a week. Mid to late 80's big block trucks are bastard years. I cannot for the life on me locate HR6 compressor brackets, I am likely going to have to build some.
Anyway here are a couple pictures from the day we picked her up, drove it back from Oklahoma 200 miles without a hitch so that was a plus, although not having AC wasn't fun as I've become spoiled with our modern stuff.
