1987 Chevvy Suburban. Big Block!

[tigran]

474cu in of pure awesomness. Picked it up with some mates from Somerset last night. I love this car so much it's utter lunacy.

Need to get the rear arches sorted as they're bubbling and give it some paint, i'm thinking keeping the top silver metallic like it is now but fresh, do a burnt orange pinstripe and then a really well finished satin black bottom half. Will figure out what to do with the wheels. I face a mystery machine type decision.

Anyhoo pics:











p.s. anyone know what kinda pressure these knobbly tyres are meant to have - like normal tyres 30-34ish psi or significantly lower or higher?

[markbognor]

Excellent. Suits you sir.

[SeventyNine]

please run it with very little or no exhaust system.

i have to ask, what;s it like on fuel, being nearly 8 litres in capacity ;D

[SeventyNine]

oh, you need a confederate flag BTW

[tigran]

Sorry meant 454 in, 474 would be ridiculous.

[tigran]

It already runs a twin side exit with what sounds like no silencers. Sounds absolutely bad ass - i'll get a soundclip done today.

[Fennec]

Respect is due.
I'd love to terrorize essex in one of these!

[Deleted]

supurb! Love that lots!

[Mr S]

Saw that one on ebay, it sorely tempted me to change my 'small block' 400ci Blazer K5... Nice work fella, enjoy the 6mpg or so

I run my Mud Terrain tyres on my Blazer (31x10.5x15s) at ~28psi on the road, seems to run ok!

[Mystery Machine]

125% respect.

LOVE the huuuuge 'merican trucks like this. The size, the noise and as you so rightly put it - the utter lunacy!

Paint it champagne top with metallic brown lower and an orange stripe - true 70's stylie!

Tyres - I'd run them 10% below max rated pressure. That's how I run the MT's on the Delica and it works out a really good balance for handling (what there is of it) and comfort.

As for the wheels, silver & polished or black & polished. Ask Hotwire for a pic of the Datsun's running Turbovec's with silver/polished. Just looks so right.

Can't wait for the sound file and more photos.

Bookmarked and awaiting more updates.....

[B-8-D]

thats awsome tigs...
u still got those wheels?
i'll have to pop down and collect if there all in one place now?

some proper big block shananigans to be had there..!
si

[B-8-D]

Apr 25, 2009 16:48:25 GMT Mystery Machine said:

Paint it champagne top with metallic brown lower and an orange stripe - true 70's stylie!

yes that man has taste!
si

[bigperm]

thats awesome tig, for some reason tho it reminds me of mr t's second car!!

[Mystery Machine]

Sorry Dude, but I just couldn't resist.



The lowe brown is wrong (lack of photoshop skeelz!) and I reckon more could be done with the stripe - but this is sort of the thing I had in mind....

[jizzy gillespie]

tigs








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drinkin beers off of the tailgate come gathering time , just needs some tractor baseball caps some hot chicks in daisy dukes for the full effect. ;D ;D ;D

[tigran]

Heres a curse word clip of the exhaust i'll have to work out how to get a better one up

smg.photobucket.com/albums/v635/tigran86/Thugride/?action=view¤t=Video0002.flv

I think i'm gonna stick with the current scheme get a really nice metallic silver up top, get the lime green pin stripe and then do the bottom in a satin black. As i really like the current colour scheme. Now i need to get some nice manifolds and a set of new bushes on. Watch this space.

[hairnet]

shares in exxon ;D

bigger than my house that

[reanimation]

Wow, your rides are getting seriously bigger and badder every time I look!! Didn't you used to have a Viva and a Focus?! Awesome thats a big old truck!

[mk14dr]

Very nice Mr Tig
As said, I would imagine that this'll spend most of its time in single figures, but what the hell - you only live once.

The current scheme seems to suit it, but the image of champagne over brown, with an orange pinstripe rocks my world

[Ruki]

Forget MPG... live for the sound.