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@@Freedmevr45 I knew I didn't have it right 🤣

@@robertcervantes1940 they have always been my favorite muscle car also!

@@BobbyPrice-ji1mk got your attention and comment didn't it? 👌

@@Angela-g7c6r I'd buy one! Unfortunately the emissions and safety regulations have put a nail in the small SUV coffin. They still make a very similar Suzuki Jimmy in every other country in the world

@@TheRealZJM377 there's nothing like a squarebody...they have been loved since new for good reason

@@JohnDrivesAnything oh absolutely! It has the huge seat cushions, thin rim steering wheel and that distinct odor of...idk what but all 80s domestic cars smell the same!

@@JohnDrivesAnything the sound, easy tuning and instant throttle response is great. The cold starts, altitude adjustments, powerband, fuel economy, reliability....all are a lot better with FI 🤣 I never liked carbs even when they were a lot more popular!

@@richardpickell8062 ehhh vans don't have solid axles, transfer cases or NV4500s....and if they do I'll buy them too 🤣

@tommyistommy build one! You seem to know all the needed components. 😁

@carsonbrown5366 3/4 ton actually, K20 originally a 6.2 diesel now has 355 SBC and NV4500

That’s awesome man! I wish they still made 2500 suburbans. Nothing has power anymore like it used to

@carsonbrown5366 yeah it's a shame...especially now that the suburban has fully independent suspension. The suspension, brakes and transmissions are really lacking for heavy duty use on modern SUVs. 2500 Suburbans and Excursions are like American Land Cruisers in terms of pricing these days. I'd have to replace my 2000 with a 3/4 ton truck PLUS a suburban!

I know right? It’s sad now that every suv is a mall crawler now! Since HD Suburbans are off the charts, Ford could maybe at least bring back the Excursion. They could make some serious money bringing it back.

I love my squarebody but my daily is a 2000 suburban 2500, LQ4 and 4l80e are pretty bulletproof. I rent 30 cars a year and have a 2025 company car, new vehicles aren't exactly any more reliable lol

This was a 6.2 diesel automatic until 5 years ago. Now has 355, SBC and NV4500...the automatic doesn't have any major issues besides lack of overdrive until 87+ I believe. If you collect the parts to swap now, I promise you NV4500s aren't getting any cheaper as manuals become more and more extinct!

Hey now this has a 40 gallon tank, I can make it at least 280 miles before bankruptcy 😂😂😂

Well yeah of course lmao a suburban, especially a squarebody, is just a crew cab shortbed pickup with 9 seats lmao

There really is nothing like an old suburban, I have a 2000 2500 and now this 85 K20. My folks always had them growing up and the squarebody just always feels special. You'll find another one! Look up in the Pacific Northwest, it's the last place with rust free affordable 4wd examples

@@RiteSideup-nh6kn where exactly am I out of the lines? Lmao these parking comments are killing me 😂

@@stevechaney2958 It's a free country, feel free to watch some other videos if you don't like mine 🇺🇲😂 I promise I didn't put it up just to piss you off

@@Brokebanger Life is too short to daily anything "normal"

Thank you for watching! I haven't noticed any clutch issues, I changed the slave, flywheel and clutch when swapping the engine. I am shifting pretty slowly to break everything in. I took it on a 400 mile trip home from Boise, changed fluids and have only put around 200 miles on it driving around town since. There's no clutch slippage or smell, it does have a U-Joint going bad which I can hear and will be changing asap. Perhaps that's what you were hearing also when shifting?

@tommyistommy it just looks like it's slow to go into gear and it sounds like it goes into gear right when the engine is at the rpm of the next gear

The NV4500 is not exactly a transmission that likes to be rushed in my experience. You can shift it faster than I am here...actually I did go a lot faster in this video here th-cam.com/users/shortsEIrxiqMj7Ko?si=qAaOM8yDH4uTBtYL It does have a dual mass flywheel also which doesn't speed things up either. I'll check the clutch over again when I get it up on a lift for a future video, never hurts to check!

@@tommyistommy I know it's a heavy duty trans that's shifts slow it but an easy check is at a complete stop clutch in put it in 1st gear put it back to neutral with the clutch still pushed and try to go back to 1st there should be no resistance because the gear train is already stopped

They are really the best family mobile in my opinion, there's nothing you can't do with one!

That's no fun, it's too easy 😂 Both my suburbans are 2500s, I definitely like towing things with these haha

Lmao save it for me!

It's hard to hide with something this unique 😂

Oh yeah vans are the way to go for cargo room. The load floor is just so much lower!

@@DomVito87 something about this era of truck just feels right!

Thank you! These are off my other 2000 2500 suburban...I got new Hummer EV take off wheels for that, so naturally I had to buy another 8 lug GM to put the old ones on!

@tommyistommy naturally

Hey now it has a 40 gallon tank, it's good enough for at least 1/2 the day 🤣

@@bradleyboyce4347 this is a 1985 actually! My parents had a few squarebodies growing up, love these old things

@@ruggeddude1560 good eye, originally it was! 6.2 auto originally. Now has np208, 355 SBC and NV4500. Original G80 4.10 truck, still has the 40 gallon tank and suspension from diesel days also.

@@THE7EPIC7PUPPY awesome!!! You don't see a lot of NV4500 suburbans. It's such a good combo to have overdrive and 5 gears in a squarebody

@@tommyistommy what year is it a suburban with a manual is rare

@@flipeecupsstuff7632 interesting...my f150 was like that, for this trans it seems to prefer when I start over from 1/2 shift gate into reverse. All manuals have their little quirks, especially in older vehicles

@@nickmonteleone1410 this transmission is from a 2006 GMC, the 95+ models are all pretty much the same. The 01-07 GMs have a longer shifter and a better angle for a squarebody, it's simply a different shifter plate. The 93-94 NV4500s with a steeper first gear are wild to me, this first is already low enough. You don't need to give it gas and it's maxed out at 20mph, in high!

That's going to be a great truck! The 88-91s have the best looking front end and interior in my opinion. TBI is also nice, you can just turn the key and go unlike a carb.

That's what happens when I don't back in... I'm incapable of pulling into a parking spot 🤣

@tommyistommy I get you. I drive a 2500hd and only ever back in.

Grow up

That's what this has, the SBC definitely doesn't make the power of a LS but the low end torque even at "smaller" displacements like a 350/355 is pretty impressive. I also grew up in a squarebody...it always just brings back a lot of memories just sitting in one. It's an iconic design, ran for almost 20 years unchanged

The NV4500 is definitely a flex these days...it's sad how rare a manual is any more

@tommyistommy extremely