Core Support swap

[KoolerSL2]

OOH!
well thank you for that pic.
well i guess ill just go and get some rattle can paint and we'll just swap em out.

[fitz]

 That will make it easier on you if you can swap the valances, they would be a pain to modify. Just trying to think of any other problems you may run into doing a 1 day swap.
 JR already mentioned the bolts, Yours are new but what about the suburbans? You may want to think about replacing the body bushings while it's apart.
  Do the trucks have air cond? You can sneak the rad support in and out without disconnecting the condenser lines if you are carefull.
 If you need any more pics I will take them and hope for the best trying to load them on the computer.
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[KoolerSL2]

fitz thanks for all the help and advice. 1 question I wana ask is are the fenders the same? as in will they have the little slots where the trim bolt on? as far as the bolts I got my breaker bar and a torch so we should be good. my truck doesn't have a/c and my friends has all been removed so I guess that's 1 less thing to mess with.

[JRConnieK10]

Yes fenders are the same. Make sure you take some pics as you go. You won't have any trouble. And youll like the looks of it' I got lucky when I got mine a friend of mine was junking a Jimmy and I asked him what he was doing with all that cause he was just going to trash it the fenders were shot so he took a torch and cut off the front end in one big piece and I gave him $50.00 took it home and took it all apart the core support was perfect with no rust the grille wasn't great but I wanted the Chevy grille anyway. Have fun.

[Captkaos]

Fenders are identical, but what trim are you taking about?  The later truck trim was glued for the side?

[fitz]

 I think Kooler ls2 is talking about this trim. Like Captkaos said the fenders are the same your 85 trim will fit the 91 Suburban.
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[KoolerSL2]

fitz i think your a mind reader.
thats exactly what i was referring to.
well i got all the bolts loose for the morning.
and did some interior work.
and dont worry lots of pics to come!

[fitz]

 How did the swap go? any before and after pictures?

[KoolerSL2]

ooh sorry i thought i posted lol.
went well.
i had my truck tore down in about a lil over a hr.
after my friend got here we did his truck, pulled his support and swapped in my old support and grille in about 3 hrs total.
then after some cleaning and painting i got it put into my truck.
heres some finished pics.
his before and after then mine before and after.

[KoolerSL2]

im glad someone said something about the big bolts!
had 1 break and the rest came out after coaxing them with my 1/2 drive ratchet lol.

[JRConnieK10]

Looks great. Glad it all went well for ya.

[69byrd]

Looks great! I like the GMC grille. Are you gonna keep it or get the chevy grille?

[KoolerSL2]

doin the chevy grille.
mainly this one is beatup and the chrome is pealing ina few spots.

[jhah71chevy]

I was going to say PB blaster!!!!! helps every time.

[robzkool2]

i did this upgrade a few springs ago...to kooler-did you have any problems with the wiring harness?the junction block on the firewall of my 87 sierra was shaped different than the plug on the 91 suburban harness.so i cut the head light pigtails as long as i could,then scotch-locked them to my 87 harness.turn on the lights and piggybacked the pigtails onto the wire.once i had all the lights working, i came back and trimmed up the wires and swapped the scotch-locks for butt connectors.just remember to put the heat shrink on BEFORE you crimp the connectors.i didn't. ;Di have the chevy grille,but it matches my chevy gate.it really cleaned up the front of my truck.sorry i don't have pics.