M4wd&Fabrications
Projects place => Projects Section => Topic started by: M4wdFab on November 01, 2021, 10:31:10 AM
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1/2 cleaned out and drug into the shop
not much for GM 115" wheel base options so looking for another van to trim down.
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looks like im looking for a 2nd or 3rd gen yukon or tahoe they are 116"
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is that a Capt Smith generation Yukon, or is that GMT400 considered 1st gen?
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his is square front first gen and not and LS platform
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750$ in glass and glass seals for this hawg. that has to be a record. have to remember that. might be cheaper to drive to PA or OH and grab some cabs with good glass and parts geese!
starting to round up parts for this as the 53 now moves and this is next i think.
looking for and escalade or yukon for it. (116" wheelbase)
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not having any luck finding a 1000$ yukon,tahoe,or escalade
might try to put it on an envoy, but rather an LS platform bah
probably start tear down next week
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2005 Denali
6.0
AWD
hope it fits!
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AWD Cool ! 8)
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front end tight on this Denali
2020 date code like new tires all 4 corners
2021 battery
oem cats present
new brake MC
brake lines replaced with copper at some point
frame rust not really that bad
AWD Tcase doesnt appear to have a selectable 2/4 or lock, so that should be easy
looking like a good buy so far
listed some stuff for part out
tearing it down today and tomorrow.
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Damn.
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why did he sell for cheap? what was wrong with denali?
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gage cluster is 1/2 dead (i guess common problem)
no CEL until i unplugged the MAF
not sure.
i bet a doll up and 3 hrs work i could have daily'd it for 2yrs or doubled my money.
will be a good hotrod chassis though if i can make it work. looking good so far for 1400$
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adjustable petals at your door switch is neat. hope thats not annoying for using in a hot rod. havent looked at them yet but thats on the pull list.
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sold a good amount of Denali parts today- with more pending to a past coworker when he gets back from Florida Friday to come pillage my pile.
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chassis rolled to storage and ready for a prep day next. shell loaded for parts pillage/scrap
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stripped all lines from chassis
pulled tank
removed all un needed ABS and Air suspension parts
2hrs of needle scaling today
going to make an effort with this one to make the chassis clean and painted.
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lots of 2",4",6" lowering kits for yukon platforms so im thinking this is going to work out well.
i def need to lower the rear and will probably do a 4" rear spring drop and 2" spindle drop up front.
thinking there will be some tunnel work as the trans and tcase are mounted a bit higher than van 2wd platforms also.
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shift two of needle scaling complete. its 95% ready for chassis coat.
ordered a couple rear control arms, rear track bar, front sway bar links that are hosed.
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sold 4 yukon doors and a rear hatch today! win!
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popped the tin of this thing, pushed the yukon chassis under it for first time tonight.
looking good.
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should be about right with a 3" front and 4" drop kit that i ordered and have here.
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that stance looks great to me. width looks great too
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im torn on it, so the body is going as low to the frame as possible- and then i will decided later if the lowering kit parts are going in or not. should be bolt on and not change anything how the body sits.
one thing, the 265 tires are the biggest tires i have ever put on one of these trucks, they look big and really fill the wells up!
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man the rear cab and box mount bracket was annoying to come up with a plan. its 80% there just ran on of steam to fully execute today. frame with new mounts should be ready for paint prep in another 8hrs.
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finishing up side steps today, figured why not just get all the fab and metal work done / bumpers before paint.
seems like a lot more work on this one then and extra tear down lol
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new chassis paint gun worked excellent for spraying unthinned por15. both with the nozel and the "straight" wand. worked amazing. i did not have high hopes as the wand would not feed thinned implement paint, but it loves it thicker.
after many, many, many hours i have a painted inside and out frame ready for assembly when dry!
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that's gonna look like a new truck underneath!
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yes, hard to decided where to stop.
all new chassis parts put on today while the chassis paint was still drying.
New rear 4" lower springs
New rear shock drop brackets
4 new shocks
4 new sway bar links
two new rear LCAs
new rear track bar
need to grab a trans mount
should be able to get the tank back in and start on fuel/brake lines tomorrow, then see if i need to replace calipers or not weather they play nice.
at this point, 4 new calipers, rotors/pads/ brake hoses would probably make life alot easer and a cleaner truck.
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brake lines and fuel system done, exhaust done
cab bolted down final. box ready to bolt on. 4" lowering kit looks to be on point.
steering adapt, booster mount then off to wiring, glass, interior, seat
moving along nicely. should be driving next week i think as long as i don't get interrupted.
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banged a lot of dents out today
final bolt down.
took inventory, i think all i need to order is a radatior, i have everything else to complete to build
need to track down a front bumper, or use one of the chevy ones i have.
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looking pretty damn sweet!
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Perfection
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steering and brake controls in today 100%
kept the adjustable height Denali petal setup after some wire diagram and some google foo- should be tits on a toggle switch.
also took some time with 0000 steel wool on the front driver quarter, and there is actually some shiny paint on this thing left in some places! looking good!
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started on wiring. should be running and moving soon...
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motor fired.
a ground got lost on the TAC module- was same symptom of have active VATS, but PCM tested good on the other 6.0 truck i have here.
ground must have come from the body control module / cruise package connector where i cut it. ill have to remember that one.
sounds good. working on rad install that brown truck brought just in time lol
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Coolant bled.
boo for a bad voltage gage in the 3 pack cluster (bought 4 of them last summit order and last one left)
checking off wiring items and finishing up under hood, then moving to cab/glass/seat.
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all plumbing 100% done on tonight's night shift.
need to order an air filter
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started on glass and door rebuilds today.
swapped out a DOA bosch voltage gage with an amazon unit (back light color is different BAH!)
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pretty much done. rips down the road hard.
might need a water pump, something leaking a bit.
a front bumper and some rear glass gaskets would finish this truck 100%
need to insure and plate next week. should be a fun one.
already have a buyer that viewed and begged to put a deposit down ( i held off till its 100% on road and transferable papers in hand)
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4100lbs on the scales
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first good drive. no complaints. noticed the water pump weeping last week so that will need to be addressed.
6.0 awd rips and exhuast is not bad. no rattles tight cab.
need to track down a front bumper, rear glass seals, and some wipers.
gas filler neck or tank venting is screwed up- can only be filled SUPER slow
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too much fun
probably sending it to buffalo and back tomorrow for first real trip.
charges, cools, gages good for 2 20min drives today. topped off coolant, doesnt seem to be weeping from WP any more.
passed brett and Ashley in the TJ today but didnt click who it was fast enough to wave, i think same for brett haha
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ripped this guy to buffalo and back today. water pump leaky leaky so picked up one on the way back to change out tomorrow when it cools off.
otherwise, thing is sweet on the thruway. no issues with motor or trans hot. slams gears and rips.
lots of smiles and waves.
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last 10 feet of universal glass seal on the internet close to what i need i could find was brittle junk from Thialand that probably had sat on a shelf for 16 years. tore like Kleenex even with lube when tried to install.
bah, amazon can eat that back. i guess ill just order and wait till its back manufactured bah!
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ordered real seals. hopefuly sept26 delivery is worst case lol
its actually nice having the back windows open for air in the summer
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probably 200miles on this unit, what a blast to drive. def my favorite one so far i think.
been 4 weeks, DMV papers should be coming soon to send it down the road sadly.
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still has a fueling issue. bah. doesnt want to vent when filling.
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going to miss this one!
hand shake after extended test drive today.
pending:
DMV paper work shows up
rear glass seals show up
fuel gauge install (my choice, working on it)
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same non functional fuel gage after install. measured 180 ohms at tank and at wires brought to dash, when hooked up to gage, reads 50ish ohms (empty)
verified with an auto relay (reads 80ohms) gage works on bench as expected.
basically repeated same outcome on a second truck but did verify at least 50-250 ohm gage, that 50ohm is E (missing detail on amazon listing)
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got a tracking number and says rear glass seals shipped! only 5 weeks instead of 10 as expected so hopefully it shows up like forcasted saturday!
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clean papers came from Albany today. nice.
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Rear glass seals came, installed today.
Truck sold and gone. :'(
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that was a cool combo 8)
Rear glass seals came, installed today.
Truck sold and gone. :'(
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new owner must be happy. brought me back a bottle of southern comfort with my plates today 8)