Thanks for the compliments guys.
I`ve owned the pickup since 1994 so i`ll have to find some before pictures and scan them if my crappy scanner feels like working.
The only original parts left from when i bought it are the transmission and transfer case and the frame.
About a year after i got it the body just fell apart due to very poor rust repairs by the previous owner so i found a bed and a cab from texas that was rust free and replaced the whole nose and unfortunately could only afford a cheap maaco paint job but it has held up well.
A few years later i blew the locker in the 14 bolt sf and my friend had an 87 1 ton he was parting out so i bought the axles and the 205 t-case for $1500 and swapped them in. I never got around to installing the 205 and sold it.
People think i`m crazy because the only reason i bought the axles is that i love the way a dana 60 looks under my truck way more than a coporate 10 bolt. There aren`t many places to go offroading around here so i`ll never need the strength of a 60 it`s just for looks.
The suburban was bought to be my winter beater so the pickup could stay in the garage. It was a bone stock two tone black over white with ugly running boards and stock steel wheels with hubcaps
The running boards and hubcaps came off on day 1. I don`t have many pictures because it was just plain ugly but it was amazingly rust free for a northeast vehicle that i was told was mainly used to tow a boat in the summers, that would explain the low miles. 40,*** when i bought it.
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Well my lack of ability to leave any car or truck i`ve ever owned stock and turn it into a money pit/project got to me because it was too rust free to leave alone.
So 1 pissed off girlfriend and about 10 grand later it was all done.
The drivetrain is all stock except for dual flowmaster exhaust.
But i replaced the bumpers, door handles, wheel well mouldings, grille, the entire nose, headliner, stereo/speakers, replaced the bench seat for 1989 suburban buckets,wheels/tires and a whole bunch of stuff i know i`m forgetting. And i decided to get a real paintjob on this one. allthough there was only one rust hole in the driver side quarter panel about the size of a pencil eraser it cost me $4,500. The color is bermuda blue metallic found on the SSR pickup and newer tahoes/yukons. it`s blue but turns green and purple in the sunshine.
Sorry for the long post, I just figured i`d explain everything all at once.
We are pic ****** on this site and very visual! 
clean trucks!!
