WHAT GM SHOULD HAVE BUILT

While the nearly 50-year-old body was in pretty good shape it did require some bodywork and a fresh coat of paint to get it into acceptable condition for Eilermann and the LDP team. The team at Linco had to modify the inner rear wheel wells to fit the wrap-around seating as well as lower the center of the rear floor for legroom. One of the Safari Suburban’s crowning touches is the massive rag-top moon roof that was also cut and installed at Linco to provide an open-air environment for the rear passengers. Once the modifications were complete at Linco they handed the body off to B&R Autobody and Painting in Silex, MO where they laid on the classic two-tone paint with a white roof over light blue body.

The interior features a pair of Silverado seats up front with a custom center console that houses an MB Quart 10inch marine subwoofer as well as the Winters Sidewinder shifter. The team at Mutert’s Upholstery in Wentzville, MO reupholstered the front seats in grey leather and wrapped the seat and back cushions that the Linco team built for the wrap-around limousine-style rear seating. A combination of Isspro gauges work with an Edge Products CTS2 display to provide the driver vital information on the truck. To keep the safari party rockin’ they installed a JVC audio/video receiver in the dash that sends signals to a pair of 5-channel MB Quart marine amplifiers mounted in the rear of the Suburban along with another 10-inch subwoofer. For the mid and high frequencies, they installed two pair of 6x9inch MB Quart marine speakers across the base of the rear seat back with four 6.75inch MB Quart marine speakers installed in each door as well as the driver side rear fixed area.

Eilermann has used the Safari Suburban around his Missouri property with great results and has even run the rig in a local parade. Additionally, the team entered it in the 2018 Scheid Diesel Extravaganza shown-shine where it earned the Best Custom award. As you can see Jeff Mccord and his Linco Diesel Performance team built a Duramax-powered one-off safari Suburban that is so much more than a hunting Jeep ever would have been.

An imposing stance comes courtesy of the custom suspension combined with massive 18/39.5-16.5LT Super Swamper TSL Bogger tires wrapped around Bart Wheels 16.5x12-inch Super Trucker wheels on all four corners of the Suburban. The original door panels were in decent shape, so they were dyed grey to match the rest of the interior. MB Quart 6.75-inch marine speakers were installed in all three doors to deliver high quality sound while being hearty enough to handle extreme conditions. You can also see the deployed Amp Research Power Step that was modified to mount to the older body and tuck up against the body when not in use. Shock hoops were fabricated in the rear to accommodate dual Bilstein 5100-series shocks with remote reservoirs on each side of the Suburban.