my new (old) suburban

[ruffriderGA]

it's not an import, but anyway, here's my suburban
http://img293.imageshack.us/img293/1876/picture093rk2.jpg

http://img124.imageshack.us/img124/3562/picture097fg6.jpg

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/9333/picture095ns0.jpg

I have ALOT of plans for this truck, but money's tight because i'm only 16 with just a part time job.

my dad got me this cheap because it was a trade-in on his lot, 3,000 with the rims which are 2 weeks old and new tires. 150k on it but it runs good as hell leather 3rd row seats, keyless entry ect

so far just gonna throw a system in there and clean it up some.take the gay ass hood scoops off and tail light covers maybe ditch the running boards

any input and criticism good or bad appreciated, i still dont know what direction i want to go with it.

[ORGANIZATIONXIII]

shit, not bad for a 16 y/o..

but ditch the hood..

but keep the running boards, I like em..

but those grills on the brake lights, teh GHEY..

[ruffriderGA]

thanks and yeah i might go out there right now and rip em off but theyre like glued on or something and i dont know whats under there

[DrunkScotsman]

use a heat gun or hair dryer to help peel off the hood scoops , after that use some "bug and tar" remover to get off the sticky stuff! also run some flow masters on it!

[HeLLo iM iZzY]

Yeah the flowmasters are gonna make this sound nice.

[ruffriderGA]

okay the tail light grilles are off, looks alot cleaner already. the scoops i'm too scared because the paint on the hood isnt the best i'm scared i'll peal it off but theyre coming off tonight. the hood scoops arnt even functional just stuck on with double sided tape.

side exit flowmasters for christmas :D

[ruffriderGA]

scoops/tail light grilles are gone. let me know what you think.

the paint is a little shinier now where the scoops were, should i wetsand it with some fine grit?

truck is wet in the pictures so the paint looks a little funny

http://img525.imageshack.us/img525/6168/picture100pf0.jpg

http://img244.imageshack.us/img244/8872/picture101ah1.jpg

give me some input... better now or better before?

[imbosile]

a lot better now, i like it, looks really clean

[ruffriderGA]

i just need to touch up the spots on the hood where the white is coming off does that spray touchup paint at autozone work or would it just look worse than it is now

[DrunkScotsman]

shit looks a LOT better , keep the runnin guards! i dunno bout the autozone paint , i've never used it!

[DrunkScotsman]

+1 for a clean ass "burban" , look into a chrome billet grill , no flames or anything crazy , just straight chrome lines , and some clear sorners!

[phongt12]

rims are ok...but the front would look better with a bug guard or a new grill. right now it looks plain.

[kennyboi]

looks good

[ruffriderGA]

thanks for the replies i might get a bug guard to kind of get around painting the hood right now but i dont know plastic ad-ons like that i never really liked too much. a bug guard will cover the bad paint spots on the hood pretty good.

billet grill is definately a good idea, i almost snatched the running boards off while i was taking off the other stuff but then it would look like a big milk truck or something :lmfao: so i left them

before it looked like the guy just ordered a shit ton of stuff from a JC whitney catalog and stuck it on there :lmfao:

[DrunkScotsman]

thats probably what he did! , the the side rails look good , glad you didnt take them off!

[ruffriderGA]

heres what im looking at for now:

these are cheap:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/94-95-96-97-98-CHEVY-SUBURBAN-EURO-CLEAR-CORNER-LIGHTS_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33708QQihZ002QQi temZ120048113403QQrdZ1

and will make the front look a little better.

and this grill when i get some cash: ($100)
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GRILLE-gmc-SUBURBAN-94-99-grill-chrome-98-97-96-95-part_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33645QQihZ014QQite mZ330044552460QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

need to buy a dash kit and head-unit too.

[Fr33way]

Paint it all one color. Body color bumpers would also look very nice.

[DrunkScotsman]

me personally would keep the two tone , your shit is gonna look tight with the corners and grill , keep us updated!

[ruffriderGA]

my dad talked to a friend of his and we're going to get the whole truck re-sprayed in white for a GOOD price.

Thinking about keeping the gold at the bottom but i'm not sure, it's kind of growing on me.

plans so far:
cd player/amps/subs (possibly one of those flip out dvd players instead of a cd player if i can stretch my money a little bit)
clear headlights/clear corners/ clear tails (none of that 3d looking BS, just stock style all clear tails, not sure if theyre legal though?)
billet grill

i'll probably buy the amp and subs from the classifieds here if i can find some i like that are cheap enough..

i hope to have all of this done by january.