Made some more progress. Put most of the old interior back in, much of it I want to replace but for now it will do. All seats and seatbelts are back in as well. Hooked up a PWM speed controller to the HVAC fan so now I can dial the fan speed to whatever I want efficiently without resistors.
On the exterior, I reinstalled windshield wipers and cowl. Replaced the exterior window seals which were leaking. Removed factory grill, composite headlights, and light harness and swapped those over to the sealed beam style front end. Truck has an identity crisis between front and rear badging until I can get a GMC work truck style front clip to replace the Chevy one off my parts truck. This swap was in anticipation of a dot legal led headlight upgrade, plus I am one of the few who likes the older/dated look of the sealed beam front end.
Took the Suburban on a trip to a local park. Everything is working well, except the steering. I tightened up the steering gear, but there is slop in the pitman arm to the tie rod.
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