1993 K2500 Suburban
1993 Chevrolet K2500 Suburban
Old truck. Big plans. Built to be used.
This Suburban wasn’t bought to sit in a garage or become a perfect restoration. It’s a 30-year-old, big-block, four-wheel-drive family hauler that gets worked on in driveways, parking lots, and wherever else something decides to break.
The goal is simple: keep what makes the GMT400 great, fix what doesn’t, and slowly turn it into a capable family adventure rig that can handle road trips, camping, trails, towing, and everyday life.
Some projects are repairs. Some are upgrades. Some probably make more sense on paper than they do once the cutting starts.
This is where all of them live.
This is how I brought the suburban home. a up and back through Red Mountain Pass and a 10hr roadtrip. The 2000 K3500 did pretty well, but previous transmission troubles showed themselves on this trip. That’ll be something that needs dealt with…
First order of business: make the front end look like it belonged on a vehicle again.
The original grille was trashed, cracked, and barely hanging on. A replacement grille and fresh lights didn't exactly transform the truck—but they did make it look considerably less abandoned.
The blacked out wheels were not my style.
So they had to go. I wanted to bring some balance to the dark look of the truck with some polished wheels and some tires that mean business.
Fuel Pump
One of the first things that popped up was the dreaded GMT400 fuel pump failure. In the full body Suburban, this project is more involved than it is on a truck. Check out that project here.
