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Title: New potential score
Post by: VileZambonie on January 04, 2009, 08:04:41 am

1991 Suburban 2WD 3/4 Ton fully loaded. It has pretty much every single option the Silverado could have. It is a 350 TBI 4L80E not sure on the rear yet. So I'm thinking of yanking the trans for my 74. Not sure if I should just pop an extra TH400 back into it or gut the sucker. Will post pix soon.

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: joesgarage71 on January 04, 2009, 08:44:04 am

 A big sled like that your gonna want OD.

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: VileZambonie on January 04, 2009, 08:45:51 am

I'm probably going to use it as a parts truck but for now I might just swap in the TH400 so I can have the 4L80E and still move around the burban

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: joesgarage71 on January 04, 2009, 09:09:52 am

 I see said the blind.... STRIP IT!!

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: Lt.Del on January 04, 2009, 12:25:22 pm

Another one bites the dust....If you strip it.   

Those 91's are right nice.  The last year of our style.  My 91 turned 199,000 yesterday.  That 350 still doesn't use a drop of oil. The 4l80e seems bulletproof. 

If you put the 4l80e in your  74, you gonna use the sub computer? 

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: VileZambonie on January 04, 2009, 03:34:10 pm

yeah I would use the suburban computer at first until I got a standalone.

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: eventhorizon66 on January 04, 2009, 04:03:24 pm

I'm definitely considering a swap over to a 4L80E in the distant future (where all my other plans reside).  The gear-spread, strength, and 25% OD make it a perfect performance trans.  As long as you have the torque (which I will eventually) I think longer first gears are better for acceleration.

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: fitz on January 04, 2009, 09:10:44 pm

I say strip it then junk the shell. Even with the price of scrap down to $80 a ton the shell will be worth a few bucks.

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: VileZambonie on January 05, 2009, 08:08:54 am

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/028.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/029.jpg)

(http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y228/Sabaka454/030.jpg)

Title: Re: New potential score
Post by: JRConnieK10 on January 05, 2009, 09:24:48 am

WOW! Nice score I see a fortune in good parts just from those pics. The frontend alone is going for a good price these days and the interior looks good. Ok you see what I've been looking for.