[Beater Burb]

ok i found an 89 GMC burban. im trading the guy for my sled. he described it in great shape.



i dont get the plow though...but i think this will be a good truck for me.

[XLT]

Looks real clean in the pic

[Wench]

Is this going to be your daily driver?

Might want to think about gas prices

Nice looking rig no doubt

Of course, I have no concept of the Sled

You could be saving gas for all I know

[Beater Burb]

yeah it should be pretty clean. and i know gas will be a ##### because it will be a daily...but ill pay for the gas gladly, knowing i have a decent truck finally

im going to take a look sometime this weekend

[Beater Burb]

ok, so tomorrow im going to take a look at it, what all should i look for while test driving? any tips? thanks

[Billy D.]

Look for crack's in the frame at the steering box

[fister13]

Yea look for rust ask em what tranny ot has and the transfer case?

[Beater Burb]

i will definitly look at the steering box now, thank you for the tip. :bowdown:

what is a good/bad tranny? i cant remember but i believe i asked him and he said it was a 4 speed auto, so im assuming that its a 700r4.

as for the transfer case, i dont think i asked him, but i am almost positive its stock, as is everything else on this truck. would that be NP203 or NP205?

is there anything to look out for, i.e. a certain trans or t-case that i should stay away from?

by the way he said the frame and gas tank have been POR-15'ed

[fister13]

i went threw like two 700r4 within 2 yrs but i was running 35's i had the 208 it was pretty good but i would get like a 350 ot 400 turbo tranyy they are a lil stronger

[Beater Burb]

yeah ill ask him, but im not gonna not get the truck because of a 700r4. ill keep it till it goes out and pull a turbo400 out of u-pull for $79

np208...what years did they come in, or were they optional? its a 1/2 ton if you didnt know that already

thanks.

meeting is set up for 2:00 tomorrow, ill take some pics and let you all know how it looks

[motorhead]

My '90 Burban has an NP241 in it. They have a stock 2.7:1 low range. 350TBI and 700r4. Click the link in my sig that says "Mine". I have plenty of power and get around 12mpg.

[Beater Burb]

hey motorhead what tires do you run and how do you like them?

what axles do you run, and what does mine come with?

you put a porsche motor in the bug? i still need pedals and seats, and i got a new wiring harness im gonna put in soon, and other small stuff

[Billy D.]

As far as the 700R trans there is a place in so. cal. that build's them and says they are bullit proof. I dont know the name of the place off hand but I haven't heard anything bad about their tranny's

[Beater Burb]

i heard something about people running a corvette servo in thier 700r4 trans. what is this about? what does it do, where can i find one and what will it cost?

thanks

by the way i should be on the road in about 2 hours to take a look at my new toy :headbanger:

[motorhead]

Here's the link to my specs http://www.4x4trailhunters.com/my.4x4/vehi...hp?id=63&vid=93
The pic you have up there looks like a 1/2 ton. More than likely it will have corporate 10 bolt axles front and rear. If it is a 3/4 ton then it will have a corporate 14 bolt rear and likely a corp 10 bolt front with bigger brakes than a 1/2 ton.
Yes, I traded a guy a chicago electric mig welder for a basketcase porsche motor quite a few years ago. It has a counterweighted 66mm crank, polished rods, 100mm empi pistons, etc. I could use some weber 44's for it though, those dellorto 36's on it have a idle circuit problem that I'm tired of dealing with. They would fit a smaller engine better.

[fister13]

in my second 700r4 i had a stage 2 shift kit and vette servo with a drilled vale body it shifted hard and it would jet but my tranny cases kepp breaking

[Beater Burb]

well im the proud owner of a mildly rusty 89 gmc suburban.

the good: starts, idles, runs, drives great, interior is almost mint

bad: needs shocks very bad, needs some bodywork, needs brakes sometime but they will suffice for now.

700R4 trans, NP205 transfer case

so we drive the hour to get up there, we check it out, test drive it and all is well. we go to look at the sled i traded him, and it didnt start, so, we pulled the plugs...no spark. turns out the killswitch was getting messed up but i thought i was out a truck.

the deal: i give him my snowmobile. he keeps the plow. he gives me $500 and a truck. im pretty happy with the setup.


I GOT A 4x4!!! :headbanger: :headbanger: :headbanger:

[motorhead]

Whooooo Hooooooo!! Score!! So, when are you coming over so we can check it out?

[mwilley]

If you need a steering box for that burban there are plenty at the pick-in-pull in Redding. Looks like a nice rig, hope you have fun with it.

[Rockinelle]

I don't think he lives anywhere near California