Paveltolz
Доверяй, но проверяй
I was awake early and bored so you get the choice of suffering with me or not. I've been mussing about the Suburban and about putting into one place the mad ramblings that go through one's mind when a big project starts, continues and never really seems to end (Brother's Red (M816wrecker), N8in8or and 88GMCTruck are great examples too).
I'm a 'punch list' guy because I tend to wander around the garage looking for a 15mm wrench and end up re-arranging the nuts and bolts...gotta stay on track. Punch lists help, some, not a lot really but, they do help get back on track.
Most of the work has been captured here and there in 'what have you done to your 6.5 and the initial rust issues had its own thread. I just thought I'd capture it in one place...what I should have done from the outset.
Here's whats been done so far with subsequent posts containing the punch lists for the main jobs.
Exterior
o Rear Brakes fixed by Hosmer’s Garage, 100 W. Jackson, Ellensburg, WA 98926
o Front Brakes & Calipers replaced at Les Schwab in Mountain Home ID
o Tires Replaced 265 x 75 x 16 Les Schwab’s Back Country Touring H/Ts (OEM is 245 x 75 x 16).
o Alignment performed along with tires and front brakes
o Cab Lights replaced w/Clear Lenses and Amber LED Bulbs
o Tail Light Units Replaced with LED Units
o Gille Repaired/Painted
o Headlights: Self Restore job…better; Profesionally restored in October 2017 but, still not the best plus, they don’t adjust so, Replaced with ANZO units w/Halo LED
o Turn Signal Lenses replaced
o LED Turn Signal, Parking and Side Marker Light Bulbs
o Painless Wiring Solutions HD Headlight Harness
o Painless Wiring Solutions Four HI Harness (low beams stay on when Hi-Beams engaged)
Interior
o Professionally Cleaned Carpets after multiple vacuuming attempts but…
o New Carpet
o Installed Pioneer Radio Head w/back up camera – Best Buy (great job too)
o More hay/dirt after Camera install found on cargo area carpet
§ Result of installer pulling back panel, driver’s side for wiring
§ Chased down camera wire under door sills and kick panels
o Replace Front Door Speaker, Driver’s Side
o Found a lot more dirt and RUST under the carpet on the floor pans
o During the following dirt, gravel and rust removal, re-ran camera wires ‘correctly’
o Replaced Courtesy lights, Dome Lights and Map lights with LED units
o Repaired/Replaced Door Lock actuators
Engine
o New Water Pump
o New Radiator Fan & Clutch
o New Harmonic Balancer Pulley
o New Fluid Dampner Harmonic Balancer
o New Oil Cooler Assembly
o Cleaned Radiator
o Cleaned bugs from A/C Condensor
o Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds swapped for the powder coated units from Silverado
o Pre-1998 flat panel Air Cleaner replaced w/Heath’s first edition unit (S&B Bill designed)
o Turbo swapped out for Hurricane 7 (Modified Heath Diesel GM-8)
o Bruce’s PT Wiring Solutions Battery Cable Kit (0-Gauge Battery and 4-Gauge Alternator and auxiliary cables
o A lot of grease and oil removal
I'm a 'punch list' guy because I tend to wander around the garage looking for a 15mm wrench and end up re-arranging the nuts and bolts...gotta stay on track. Punch lists help, some, not a lot really but, they do help get back on track.
Most of the work has been captured here and there in 'what have you done to your 6.5 and the initial rust issues had its own thread. I just thought I'd capture it in one place...what I should have done from the outset.
Here's whats been done so far with subsequent posts containing the punch lists for the main jobs.
Exterior
o Rear Brakes fixed by Hosmer’s Garage, 100 W. Jackson, Ellensburg, WA 98926
o Front Brakes & Calipers replaced at Les Schwab in Mountain Home ID
o Tires Replaced 265 x 75 x 16 Les Schwab’s Back Country Touring H/Ts (OEM is 245 x 75 x 16).
o Alignment performed along with tires and front brakes
o Cab Lights replaced w/Clear Lenses and Amber LED Bulbs
o Tail Light Units Replaced with LED Units
o Gille Repaired/Painted
o Headlights: Self Restore job…better; Profesionally restored in October 2017 but, still not the best plus, they don’t adjust so, Replaced with ANZO units w/Halo LED
o Turn Signal Lenses replaced
o LED Turn Signal, Parking and Side Marker Light Bulbs
o Painless Wiring Solutions HD Headlight Harness
o Painless Wiring Solutions Four HI Harness (low beams stay on when Hi-Beams engaged)
Interior
o Professionally Cleaned Carpets after multiple vacuuming attempts but…
o New Carpet
o Installed Pioneer Radio Head w/back up camera – Best Buy (great job too)
o More hay/dirt after Camera install found on cargo area carpet
§ Result of installer pulling back panel, driver’s side for wiring
§ Chased down camera wire under door sills and kick panels
o Replace Front Door Speaker, Driver’s Side
o Found a lot more dirt and RUST under the carpet on the floor pans
o During the following dirt, gravel and rust removal, re-ran camera wires ‘correctly’
o Replaced Courtesy lights, Dome Lights and Map lights with LED units
o Repaired/Replaced Door Lock actuators
Engine
o New Water Pump
o New Radiator Fan & Clutch
o New Harmonic Balancer Pulley
o New Fluid Dampner Harmonic Balancer
o New Oil Cooler Assembly
o Cleaned Radiator
o Cleaned bugs from A/C Condensor
o Upper and Lower Intake Manifolds swapped for the powder coated units from Silverado
o Pre-1998 flat panel Air Cleaner replaced w/Heath’s first edition unit (S&B Bill designed)
o Turbo swapped out for Hurricane 7 (Modified Heath Diesel GM-8)
o Bruce’s PT Wiring Solutions Battery Cable Kit (0-Gauge Battery and 4-Gauge Alternator and auxiliary cables
o A lot of grease and oil removal