Grabbed a replacement door today, $161 with tax:
Took off the plastic, yep, definitely B-Pillar pushed in:
Pushing in on the seat.
Had to do some cutting to get the door off:
That's the rear door hinge,it's tweaked.
Pillar was pushed in at least 3 or 4 inches.
Chain and the Armada to the rescue
Had to jerk it several times and different heights
Battled for way too long to get the rear door reinstalled. WHY Chevy did you weld the hinges on? We had to line up four pins (2 top and 2 bottom) and none of it was straight.
Then the rear door was really tweaked:
Note the new distance from the pillar to the door 
Battled some more to get the top pulled back in:
Gave it some relief cuts to get it to move enough:
This is where we ended up for the night. Driver door yet to be installed. Stay tuned.
The struggle is really!
The determined shall overcome!
Nice work.
Wow, that's some serious convincing back into shape. Nice work!
Indy - Guy said:
RacetruckRon said:
..... Post a picture of the RPO code sticker in the glovebox once it lands at Indy-Guy-landia.
Here ya go:
3.73 gears(GT4) and auto leveling air suspension (Z55) on the rear. That should make a pretty solid tow rig! The Z55 rear is great when it works but can make for awful towing if the shocks are blown out, I learned that one the hard way.
Stampie
MegaDork
2/16/25 12:31 p.m.
I wish my Suburban was a cool color like red. Instead I'm stuck with Chevy Tan/Gray/Brown.
In reply to RacetruckRon :
Is there anything I should do for preventative maintenance on the rear leveling system? Or just run it?
In reply to John Welsh & glueguy:
It was indeed a struggle, more so than I anticipated, to get it to this point. I haven't even installed the new driver door yet. Shout out to Indy-kid #2 for his help.
Plus, I had NO idea how hard it is to turn a big rig like this on two flat front tires that have de-beaded.
In reply to Indy - Guy :
Just run it, if it works. If the shocks are blown and the compressor runs all the time I would replace the shocks pretty quick to prevent the compressor from going bad.
These make great tow pigs. The extra wheelbase length and general mass really helps keep a trailer stable. As mentioned the 4L60E should be fine as long as you keep it happy with clean fluid and a new filter. A popular and cheap upgrade is the TruCool 40K trans cooler to replace the tiny OEM unit. Once the 60E blows, slap in an 80E as it will outlive the rest of the truck.
When does the turbo go on?
In reply to nsogiba :
Thanks for the tip about the trans cooler.
The turbo goes on this engine, years from now, when it gets pulled out for another LS engine swap. 
Wheels and tires acquired from Gariation last night
It was after midnight when we got home, so it'll have to wait until later today to get 'em on the Burban.
garaithon said:
In reply to Indy - Guy :
Just run it, if it works. If the shocks are blown and the compressor runs all the time I would replace the shocks pretty quick to prevent the compressor from going bad.
Yep basically this. Load the truck up with a lot of tongue weight or a bunch of junk in the trunk and see if the compressor kicks on to level it back out. The compressors go bad from running too much on a leaky system or from all of the road debris they are exposed to in their location. Should you need to replace it, the Dorman compressor is ~$180 and takes like 15 minutes to swap out. There's a few options out there for rear air shocks that aren't horribly priced.
Here's another look at the status of the interior:
I don't know what end of a person that came out of: Kids have been here.
In brighter news, the wheels from Gariation fit as expected:
In reply to Indy - Guy :
I have center caps for them somewhere. I'll find them!
In reply to garaithon :
I just assumed the ones from the old wheels would fit the new ones. I didn't even try.
It's berkeleying frigid out. I had to take 5 ten minute breaks to warm up my hands while just swapping them. I was throwing them on so I could move the beast out of Indy-Wife's parking spot. I've gotta get that front door on first before I even think about appearances.
