1994 Military Suburban

[MilitaryUnimog]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMq_pzUxmaU[/media]

I was watching this video and was really interested by that blue Suburban that was in there. Z88 package (factory upgraded 454 to 425hp) and they were say its an old military until. I though the Army didn't use that style of Suburban untill 1999, that one in the video is a 1994 but it doesn't look like its been painted but I don't know what blue would be. Air Force maybe? Does anyone possibly know anything about this rig or rigs like these? These guys are also in Canada so maybe its an ex-Canadian Army truck.

 

[Welder Sam]

I likely wouldnt be so quick to junk mine if it was even near a milspec mod. It is dk blue tho

 

[ODdave]

What makes it mill? its looks like a plain old big block suburban. Nothing special about it and it shure as he!! isnt a 425hp.

 

[Stan Leschert]

As far as I know, we didn't use them in any number. It's possible that JTF2 bought a couple of special orders, but they always had the cool toys. The video was shot in London Ontario, so it stands to figure that the cast-offs from CFB London would show up locally.

 

[Outlaw86er]

Z88 is listed as "CONVERSION NAME PLT GMTB", whatever that means.

Here is a list of gm RPO codes.

GM RPO Codes

 

[ODdave]

Z88 is listed as "CONVERSION NAME PLT GMTB", whatever that means.

Here is a list of gm RPO codes.

GM RPO Codes

from what i found it just means its badged GMC

 

[Bob H]

 

[patracy]

Already beat to the punch. Z88 just means that it's badged as GMC.

 

[Outlaw86er]

Thanks, I think it's safe to say it's probably not military.

 

[MilitaryUnimog]

I was told by my uncle (a retired GM shop worker and owned about 25 GM trucks over the years since the 1980s) that the Z88 package was an upgraded 454, and from what them guys were saying in the video made me think it was military. But people can be wrong. It makes sense now because it looked just like a plain Suburban which made me wonder how it would be military unless it was Air Force or something. Either way, its a pretty cool rig, anything with a 454 is cool though lol

Thanks for clearing that up everyone

 

[idM1028]

What you can do, if you have a M1008 or M1028 with a good drivetrain, but a crappy body is put the drivetrain on a similar year Suburban body and chassis. I saw this done once. The truck was dubbed the "Combat Cadillac" Like a M1009 on steroids