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No a Suburban gate is a totally different animal. Nothing will fit that I am aware of except the outside manual crank if you ever find one that had manual crank. I will put in marketplace in a few years.

The theory that the torque rods came from a Suburban is proven wrong. I forgot that I had a Suburban gate that I bought early on and have been storing it. That explains the same part number in the Mitchell manual for right and left. Totally different. I am getting old I remembers the layout as...

I probably have 12 of the cowls in my barn. I am sure I have them parts you need. Used. I have a Genuine GM cowl brand new unused. I bought it back in the 90's and never used it because it is galvanized, and I didn't want to spend the time prepping it for paint. I used a civilian one and it all...

My paperback Mitchell tells the tale and solves the mystery. And my 7/16” Snap On wrench must be missing for 35 years now. The torque rods for the rear gate have different part numbers. I cannot be positive, but I think the rear tailgate that is on this M1009 is from the 70's and the torque...

Todays struggle in the heat. Today I was setting my goal at getting the gate back on and fitting. I have failed. This gate was never right since I received the vehicle to work on it. The gate is on and in place. That is about all I will say. I have the left side Dring brackets, and the outer...

Not a lot of progress but anything going forward is progress. I pressure washed the drums after making sure they were measured and not bell shaped like most are. I was shocked at the price of new drums. They are over $100. US. WOW. They were $40. a few minutes ago. I painted the drums and the...

I was outside braving the heat and made some progress on the Wild Weasel. Whenever you remove the rear axles, or the center pin bolt replace the bolt. NEVER use it over no matter what. Not only is the lock tight worn out the pin end can have fractures in it and can fail. The $6. for the bolt is...

The outer axle u joints

I am suspect of an outer axle U joint that is seized and causing the issues you explained. Or it gets harder from afar to diagnose as I recall you were working on springs and bushings. Is the center pin and axle U bolts tight to torque. Are the rear drive shaft U joints good? Some look good but...

I still can’t believe the Chevrolet hood ornament is missing and a big hole or 3 holes is better than the emblem. I sanded and painted it perfect. Same as the Bosch driving lights, HMMWV horn and LED headlamps. That was in the Memorial Day parade several years and at the Chevrolet dealer parked...

I had a CUCV M1028 plow truck that constantly had idiot light issues and that lead to charging issues. I fixed it a hundred times. I took it to a business that deals in automotive electrical issues and installed self-exciting voltage regulators and that made the idiot light obsolete. It has been...

Made a great deal of progress on the rear brakes and have the transmission crossmember back in with the Energy Suspension mounts. Still waiting on a right rear Ebrake cable and need to check the condition of the rear brake drums. Take my word when doing the rear brakes opt to change all the...

I was at a friends place that deals in salvage vehicles and I spotted a Chevy Cruze that was wrecked. I thought it looked like a nice fuel economy car for me. I said I would give him $500. for that little car. He said you are pretty close. I drove away and thought about it and 2 weeks later I...

I pressure washed these parts and set them in the sun to dry. I bought 2 cans of Rustoleum rust reformer and gave them 2 good coats. The last I sprayed on heavy and left them dry over night and into the morning sun. They look great and I am going to install them with the old parts on them. When...

I was working on the Wild Weasel again. Making progress but finding lots of parts onnneed of replacement. I have the rear axle brake line to frame attached. That was a bit of a fight b cause of alignment and the spring wire they put on the steel brake line. That makes it hard to get a line...

Lube up everything really well in the latch and hinges. The hinges can be tricky since they are under the cowl. Real motor oil in a squirt can works best. Spray lubes are a waste of time. Good Luck.

Now I found some Puss I must address going forward. Not a restoration repair but a good strong repair. That would cost lots of time and materials to fix that mess. Take Care.

After work I thought I would do some work on the Wild Weasel. I wanted to change the transmission mounts. That wasn’t going as planned. I needed to remove the crossmember because the steel bushings were seized in the mounts. The crossmember bolts needed changed anyway. They were very rusty and...

What are you working on. I have several.

I have no idea of what lift it is. I am just installing it. Normally I remove lift kits for local car dealers and return vehicles to stock. 2 years ago, I removed 2 lowering kits from vintage square body 2WD pick-ups and a 454 Suburban. I returned them to stock. People add this lifting and...