Fosscore's 2013 Suburban LTZ Build Thread

[Fosscore]

A few more shots from the day.

My brother was collecting some old bikes and still had this one hanging in one of his sheds.


His awesome wood burning stove.



Lifted Sienna mini van. There is an outfitter in Prescott that specializes in lifting vans.

See their site here:

Journeys Off Road

Journeys Off Road - Making custom lift kits and off road accessories for vans such as the Toyota Sienna, Chevy Astro, Ram Promaster, and many more!

www.journeysoffroad.com

Our friend rolls up in this and I'm going that thing is lifted, has A/T tires and is very quiet. Sure enough 3" lift, hybrid, AWD, lifted mini van. Turns out, our friend has had a lifted Safari too at one point. Perfect for the dirt roads and snow in the winter.

He said it was just a spacer at the top of the strut and rides exactly the same with no change in travel of the suspension or ride quality. Those Honda Odysseys we used to have would have been cool to lift, but then again they were pavement pounders for the wee kids and the low door was perfect with the toddler legs way back when...lol.

 

[Fosscore]

And a few more.

My daughter taking aim.


Tackling a hill with my daughter in the Polaris.



The kids headed out for another run.


Sunset and temps dropping rapidly.

 

[Fosscore]

One story worth mentioning while sitting around with my dad this past week was from Sonora, Mexico. Back in the mid-90s for about 10 years?...hard to remember exactly - my dad and some of his siblings owned a house down in a sleepy town called
San Carlos on the mainland side, near Hermosillo and across the bay from Guaymas, which is a busy fishing and shrimp port.

They ran dive and fishing charters in partnership with a local businessman that has remained friends all these years. I think it was required that you must have a local Mexican national as your partner in the business venture. There were also many family reunions with sometimes over 30 people sleeping all over the house on blow up mattresses to enjoy the fishing and pool parties around the palapa.

I used to drive down there from Tucson for Spring Break and did a lot of scuba diving there as well. The Sea of Cortez is one unique body of water with so many pelagic species and fish present. Sea lions, rays of all sorts, big whales, sharks, even killer whales have been seen there.

Anyways, on to the story, but I wanted to paint a picture of this sleepy, seaside town in Mexico that used to be a USA retiree haven, family place, that has since fallen victim to the cartels.

So my dads colleague and his friend were having lunch at one of the local restaurants, when two guys walk right up to them and point machine guns at their faces, saying they were the guys they were looking for. Somehow my dad's colleague convinced them they were not the guys they were looking for, that they had the wrong guys. That is some fast acting Jedi mind trick conversation to save your life. Literally. After some words, the hit men turned and left.

Talk about a check your shorts, Narcos moment!! My dad stopped going there years ago, the house was sold and the crime and negative influence has only escalated. What a shame. Such a beautiful place. Street tacos, fishing, diving and friendly people who now live in constant fear.

Here are a few pics I harvested from the web, since mine are all of the paper format lol.



Famous landmark as you drive into town and a great lookout for the sunsets.

Named Tetas de Cabra aka Goats teats.



We used to dive just outside the marina around that first rock a lot. Sea lions, octopus and many fish. Cold in the winter needing a 7mm wetsuit with full coverage to nothing in the summer when the temperatures heated up. Beautiful.

 

[adventurenali92]

Looks like a fun thanksgiving trip!! Funny how driving side by sides will get a boy interested in driving Hahahah. when I spend time with my best friend and his family, there’s always kids out in the back parcel behind the barn that Bruce bought built into a dirt bike track for the grand kids. Anytime the kids are down on the track one of us has the Kawasaki mule out on the track and it’s always fun to fuel the love for vehicles with the kids and the adults!

 

[Fosscore]

Sunday after I got back from AZ, it was a shine the ole Burb up morning. Hot and humid considering I left Prescott at 25F to PHX mid 50s and back to humid FL in the 80s.

Rain X on the windows and ceramic shine the black plastic on the mirrors, rear bumper pad and front air defector.

Put another coat of Collinite’s 845 Insulator Wax on the hood and tried out Collinite’s No. 520 Mister Collins detail spray.

Still love the Lucas Oil Slick Mist, but am partial to the Collinite’s products.

Liked the smell, ease of removal and cannot complain about the shine.






Also replaced the center console wireless charging pad from Boost Auto Parts. Waited for the 30% off Black Friday sale.

Took about 10 minutes to remove the center console inside cover and replace just the top pad. My wife had spilled a big cup of coffee (she won't be doing that again lol....err maybe?) that leaked through the pad, down the screw holes and fried the board. The rest of the PNP harness that plugs into the 12v 2nd row seat plug were fine.

Wireless pad now shows red light for standby and blue light for charging.

 

[Fosscore]

New cowl end caps finally installed. What a difference!

 

[Fosscore]

GM Driver Side Windshield Reveal Molding 20918020

When the truck got shipped from 07Burb back in April 2022, I'm guessing a rock or something came up and hit the molding while it was on the carrier but luckily did not crack the windshield.

5 Torx screws under the weather stripping and it was off. A bit of a clean up of the area including the drip tray over the door (squarebody rust spot...nothing up there on the Suburban that I could see) before installing the new molding piece and done. Looks much better. Probably not necessary as the the rest of the molding is in perfect condition, but it was an ugly crack to see every time you walked up to the truck.

Left picture is new piece. Right picture between 3rd and 4th hole, shows the crack.




New trim piece and cowl end cap installed.

 

[adventurenali92]

Those little fine details you’re so good at keeping an eye on!

 

[Fosscore]

Those little fine details you’re so good at keeping an eye on!

Thx man. Doing my best to keep up on those little things.

 

[07Burb]

New cowl end caps finally installed. What a difference!

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I always wondered how those things got so jacked up. Do you have any ideas? They were like that when I originally bought it from ya and thought it was odd considering the condition of the rest of the rig