In Hot Pursuit

[Sparksalot]

During a trip to Big Bend last week, the radiator in thecopcar burst the upper tank. About a 3” crack near the top. Some JB Weld and a loose pressure cap let me finish the trip and get home. Another 700 miles. After I got home the Cold Case radiator I had been eyeing was ordered and delivered in 2 days from Summit in Fort Worth.

Apparently the design has changed a bit. I didn’t have to do any fan shroud trimming other GMT900 owners have done in the past.

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[Sparksalot]

During my recent trip it became obvious, from clanking, that the tire shop had lost most of the center cap spacers on thecopcar. I took the caps off for the duration of the trip. After a few days the look sorta grew on me, but the gap at the hub didn’t.

I thought about black center caps for a K2 PPV, but the price deterred me, especially not knowing how I’d like the look in the longer term. Enter Plastidip.

 

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I found a new to me dome light on eBay recently. Now I can look at stuff in the cockpit without messing up my night vision.
“in darkness we find camp” to borrow a phrase from some dude On the interwebz.

 

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[Neon Paradise]

Eureka!

found some ditch light brackets for thecopcar.

Tragic! They aren't sold anymore. I wasn't even aware there was an outfitter for our models.

 

[Neon Paradise]

Loved this entire build thread. Probably one of the best and most well documented builds on this website! I have tons of inspiration now for stuff I want to do to the Suburban.

 

[Sparksalot]

Just how low does thecopcar really sit? For comparison….

Thecopcar doesn’t have the front air dam any longer. It was kinda low.

 

[Sparksalot]

Loved this entire build thread. Probably one of the best and most well documented builds on this website! I have tons of inspiration now for stuff I want to do to the Suburban.

I’m glad to help!

 

[loper]

That ol' girl does hug the ground!
I might be happier in big ruts and rocks, but you'll be happier on any reasonable road, definitely in cross-winds!

 

[Sparksalot]

The new ride, aka thethirdtwin, had some dash and console surgery to remove a dead 3G cell booster. The coax was 50 ohm, and was reused. The NMO already in place was awesome. I also pulled some 10/2 power cable through the console for a future radio install.

 

[Sparksalot]

Thethirdtwin also came with a powered third row seat. Wasted volume, plus that thing is HEAVY. Its also gone.

 

[Neon Paradise]

It's nice that the new rig has 4wd. That'll make things alot easier going forward. I rented that generation Tahoe for a week and loved it a year or two ago. So much more refined than my current generation. Quiter, smoother, and very responsive. I'm excited to see what you do with this!

 

[Sparksalot]

It's nice that the new rig has 4wd. That'll make things alot easier going forward. I rented that generation Tahoe for a week and loved it a year or two ago. So much more refined than my current generation. Quiter, smoother, and very responsive. I'm excited to see what you do with this!

I haven’t decided how much I’ll swap over and how much I’ll change/improve. The weapon locker is handy, but it’s tempting to cram too much in. I may so something along the lines of Suboverland For sliding drawers.

 

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I pulled a wheel off of thethirdtwin to check data on the back side. I confirmed they are 18x9.

 

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And since I was there….

I confirmed my hunch that 17” wheels will fit. I swiped the spare from thecopcar.

 

[Sparksalot]

I’m looking at options for recovery hooks and possibly a pushbar. I have hooks from theothertwin. The fascia needs to be opened up.

 

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Oh yeah, skid plates.

 

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I’m looking at options for recovery hooks and possibly a pushbar. I have hooks from theothertwin. The fascia needs to be opened up.

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I’ve never liked how deep in the fascia the recovery hooks for thecopcar sat. I decided to get actual K2 recovery hooks for thethirdtwin. I had a feeling the nnbs hooks would be recessed more than I wanted in case a pull happened at an angle, even though they would bolt right in.

Holy moly what a difference.

 

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I had a few minutes this afternoon, so I got the dremel out and set to work. Sure I could have found a tow hook fascia, but I didn’t want to pull half the bumper apart to do it. Plus there was an ulterior motive…