Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[Tonyrodz]

It doesn't have a 'furniture brush' or whatever its called? I thought i saw one with an extra attachment like that tgat u can do your couches and stuff....

I had an attachment like that when I had a hoover. The brushes actually spun for agitation.

 

[Sevenevez]

I put a set of disgusting mats in the washing machine once and they came out amazingly clean. Almost looked new.

haha, hey, whatever works!

It doesn't have a 'furniture brush' or whatever its called? I thought i saw one with an extra attachment like that tgat u can do your couches and stuff....

nah, mine doesnt have all those features. but it does a decent job for sure

 

[Rocket Man]

latest shenanigans

pulled out the old (barely holding on) oil dipstick tube. you can see the support bar was completely cracked off



replaced with a new Dorman one from good ol RockAuto. Took about a half hour. i didnt even need to pull any spark plug wires, i just used a high powered LED flashlight and at the right angle i could see the hole it went into. went pretty smooth.



my floor mats were hella dirty from previous owner. vacuumed the heck out of them,



then i used my home Bissell carpet cleaner on them



way better! you shoulda seen how black the water was that i dumped out of the cleaner. nasty



had an amp and a box sitting around, decided to add it to the Denali. ran all the wires RCA, remote, 4 gauge ground and power (fused).since it was already crossed over from the factory setup, this was an easy addition once i got it all wired. hard to show you with a picture, but after dialing in all my levels over the last day or so. it sounds great!

subs (removed 3rd row seats again... for now)



amp



ended the night with a long exposure flashlight shot

Your Dorman dipstick tube went in? Mine went halfway and got stuck, then when I was twisting it back and forth to seat it, the end broke off in the hole. Then when I tried to get it out the piece went into the oil pan.

 

[Sevenevez]

Your Dorman dipstick tube went in? Mine went halfway and got stuck, then when I was twisting it back and forth to seat it, the end broke off in the hole. Then when I tried to get it out the piece went into the oil pan.

yikes dude. that sounds like a big bowl of drama. yeah, i just squirted some WD-40 on the end and the o-ring and she slid right in nice and snug, you could even feel the little notch. i actually had to do it twice because i decided to go around the back of the spark plug wire instead. sorry to hear, that sounds like a pain. did you get it out?

 

[Rocket Man]

yikes dude. that sounds like a big bowl of drama. yeah, i just squirted some WD-40 on the end and the o-ring and she slid right in nice and snug, you could even feel the little notch. i actually had to do it twice because i decided to go around the back of the spark plug wire instead. sorry to hear, that sounds like a pain. did you get it out?

Oh yeah I got it out after a couple weeks but only because I installed a cam, oil pump and timing set so I needed to pull the pan anyway. It wasn't hurting anything being in the pan but it sure bugged me. That's it, below the oil pan.

 

[Sevenevez]

Oh yeah I got it out after a couple weeks but only because I installed a cam, oil pump and timing set so I needed to pull the pan anyway. It wasn't hurting anything being in the pan but it sure bugged me. That's it, below the oil pan.

wow. thats a big job. but RedRocket can handle anything! do you have to change your Cam for more boost on your blower?

 

[Rocket Man]

wow. thats a big job. but RedRocket can handle anything! do you have to change your Cam for more boost on your blower?

No that can be done with a pulley swap in 5 minutes. The cam was because I wanted a bit more lope and just because race truck lol.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Because racetruck!

 

[#1taho]

Looks like another weekend ahead turning wrenches !!!
Because race truck!!

 

[05Single]

My 06 LS came with it.

Previous owner installed it jk idk

My mom's fire truck came with one. Cloth seats and no third row so I assume LS, but it also has Bose and eFans, so I have no clue.

Yea when it comes to service vehicles the options never make any sense lol.