My 5 Alarm Hoe

[Cattivo]

What's up guys, I've been meaning to do a build thread on my '01 Tahoe LS for a while now but haven't gotten around to it. First things first, I just wanna say what a good group of guys there are on this forum who have helped me and suggested things to improve my hoe...thank you

A little bit about me, I'm a NYC fire fighter and a union electrician, yea I like to double dip pension wise I've always been a car guy...I eat, sleep and shit cars! This is my first Tahoe but I've always liked this body style and finally found a cheap one on CL for $1k

Ok, enough rambling...Here are a few pics of how I bought it

 

[#1taho]

Welcome.
Looks sweet. Good clean combo. Any performance mods ?

 

[Cattivo]

I have replaced the following parts since buying this beast to MAKE THE HOE GREAT AGAIN...all engine parts are OEM ac delco

ENGINE PARTS/ MODS

-6.0 escalade engine and tranny swap
-injectors
-coils
-plugs
-wires
-k&n cai
-fuel pump
-fuel filter
-fuel pump regulator
-o2 sensors (both banks)
-intake manifod & gasket
-knock sensors & harness
-valley cover gasket
-synthetic oil change mobile 1- 5w30
-flushed radiator

EXTERIOR PARTS/ MODS

-sanded original paint off and repainted entire truck with herculiner
-cowl hood
-gloss black mesh front grille
-go rhino push bar
-tow mirrors completely rewired
-lund roof mounted sun visor
-debadged
-removed original roof rack
-curt 6.5'' x 36'' x 42'' roof rack basket
-escalade roof rack
-escalade rear vent caps
-escalade rear bumper
-escalade radio antenna delete trim cover
-home made punisher skull for front grille
-punisher skull tow hook receiver
-150db 4 trumpet train horns w/ 12v compressor 150psi kit


INTERIOR & STEREO PARTS/ MODS

-full cadillac escalade interior swap
-black molded floor carpeting
-alpine spr-60c 6.5'' coaxial 2- way 4 ohm 330 watts each x 4
-alpine pdr f50 4-Channel 1,500 watt class D amplifier for front and rear speakers
-alpine monoblock 2,000 watt xpower amp for subs
-rockford fosgate p3- 10'' sub woofers (2 ohm, 500 watts x 2) wired in series/parallel at a 2 ohm final impedance
-kenwood double din hu with apple car play


SUSPENSION & BREAKING PARTS/ MODS

-power stop drilled/slotted rotors
-power stop red calipers
-ss brake lines
-ss braided brake hoses
-billstein 5100 shocks on all 4 corners
-z71 moog rear springs
-leveling kit...3'' keys up front...1.5'' spacers for the rear

LIGHTING PARTS/ MODS

-52'' curved roof led light bar 6k- 1500 watts
-2 -6'' led light bars used as front fog lights 6k 100 watts
-22'' led light bar mounted on the push bar 6k- 300 watts
-2 -6'' led light bars mounted under rear bumper for extra reverse lighting 6k- 75 watts
-2 led license plate bulbs 6k
-6,500k lumen led headlights
-6,000k led ceiling & door lights
-6,000k led light strip mounted under doors
-6,000k led light strip mounted under hood
-led tail lights (modded to fit barn doors)
-blue led lighting in cluster, hvac, door switches, footwells, cup holders, center console, ambient lighting
-4 custom led blue rocker switches
-2 led blue 52mm gauges
-5 led amber roof marker lights
-2 led amber parking lights

WHEELS & TIRES

-18'' matte black xd series wheels
-33'' mickey thompson baja mtz's
-2'' wheel spacers on all 4 corners

I'm sure I'm forgetting something, just because you don't see it mounted on the truck means they're sitting in a box waiting to be installed and pissing my wife off at the same time ..here is what she looks like as of now...after installing the leveling kit and some new wheels and tires

 

[Cattivo]

Antenna delete and Go Rhino push bar installed

 

[Cattivo]

New tow mirrors, led license plate bulbs and new door speakers

 

[Cattivo]

new door speakers, modified tow mirrors, new double din hu, k&n cai

 

[Cattivo]

What I get to drive at work

 

[Cattivo]

Still working on the blue led interior mod

I'm still in the process of reflowing the entire speedo cluster to get the PRND to work

 

[Cattivo]

Welcome.
Looks sweet. Good clean combo. Any performance mods ?

Thanks, only performance mod as of now is the k&n cai which i'm removing and returning back to the oem intake due to too many codes, misfire, running too rich, o2 problems even though I replaced all 4. I have to get this all sorted out

 

[jarydM]

I eat, sleep and shit cars

Damn, a NBS is a HELL of a thing to pass!!

Glad to see your build thread! Enjoy your contributions to the site!

**EDIT**

Also, how did you wire the turn signal part of the LED bumper lights to be always on? I ordered a set for myself, and wanted to rewire the whole thing with switchbacks, and have it always on, or flash as blinker, but I'm not an electrician. In fact, I usually end up getting zapped doing work around the house.

 

[Cattivo]

Damn, a NBS is a HELL of a thing to pass!!

Glad to see your build thread! Enjoy your contributions to the site!

**EDIT**

Also, how did you wire the turn signal part of the LED bumper lights to be always on? I ordered a set for myself, and wanted to rewire the whole thing with switchbacks, and have it always on, or flash as blinker, but I'm not an electrician. In fact, I usually end up getting zapped doing work around the house.

Lol gotta be careful when doing any kind of electrical work, once you stop fearing it...that's when you get hurt

As far as getting the the tow mirrors to work as running lights and blinkers, it's a pretty easy mod. The hardest part is removing/replacing the mirrors without breaking them. I took some pics of all the wires that need to be cut and soldered but I realized after I went to re-install the mirrors that one of the wires was soldered in the wrong place.

If you look closely the blue wire with the yellow connector should actually be on the other side of the ''Y'' where the diode feeds the mirror(the part that plugs into the mirror)

 

[Cattivo]

All you need is 1- 220 ohm resistor... 2- 1 amp diodes ...1- 20 ft piece of 16 awg wire(any color but black)

100 x 1N4007 1A 1000V Rectifier Diode - USA SELLER - Free Shipping | eBay

220 Ohm 1 Watt 5% CF Resistor - 10 pcs | eBay

Here's a video how to do the mod so I don't confuse the shit out of you trying to explain it lol

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Been waiting for you to do a build thread. Subbed!

 

[Cattivo]

Been waiting for you to do a build thread. Subbed!

I been procrastinating doing a build thread because I keep telling myself...ok this is the last mod! lol, yea right!

 

[Fosscore]

Great build thread and some cool LED work. Like those meaty MTs on there and the cowl hood too. Keep it coming and there is no last mod. Just the one to satisfy right now and then looking for something else to do. FDNY

My brother is on the Sedona, Arizona FD, Wildland Fire guy and has helicopter and swift water rescue training for the canyons out there. Hats off to you guys.

 

[adventurenali92]

Nice looking tahoe man! My dad has been southern California fire dept. For many years. I grew up on the apparatus floor playing on the all the big fire trucks haha. Props to you for an awesome career choice! Much respect!

 

[Cattivo]

Great build thread and some cool LED work. Like those meaty MTs on there and the cowl hood too. Keep it coming and there is no last mod. Just the one to satisfy right now and then looking for something else to do. FDNY

My brother is on the Sedona, Arizona FD, Wildland Fire guy and has helicopter and swift water rescue training for the canyons out there. Hats off to you guys.

Thanks brother, I always say to myself I'm not going to go crazy after buying a car/truck but us car enthusiasts just can't leave anything stock lol

The best part of the job for me is knowing I'm doing my part to make a difference. With all the negative in the world, we're here to do some good. Whether paid or volunteer, that's what this job is all about. There will never be a better feeling than knowing you did your part in saving someone's life, possessions, or home. Thanks to all of the fellow brothers and sisters for doing your part

 

[Cattivo]

Nice looking tahoe man! My dad has been southern California fire dept. For many years. I grew up on the apparatus floor playing on the all the big fire trucks haha. Props to you for an awesome career choice! Much respect!

Thanks brother, my father was also a fire fighter so I know exactly how you felt as a kid on the apparatus floor lol...there's no better feeling than dancing with the devil on a daily basis!

 

[Cattivo]

Apparently my Hoe doesn't like extra air pushed inside of her...I just received and installed the brand new OEM air intake, only reason I had to buy another intake is ever since I installed the K&N CAI the truck immediately began running like shit! still kicking myself in the ass for throwing the original in the dumpster

I tried installing the air cleaner assembly that comes out of the throttle body and left the K&N filter attached but it still ran like shit (P0102 MAF) I even cleaned the MAF sensor (brand new) and the plug with MAF cleaner...after removing the K&N filter, I installed the rear duct with the stock filter...started the engine and what do you know, the truck is now running and idling perfect!

Now here's where it gets interesting...at this point I've just about replaced every part to pass NYS emissions. I plug in my obd2 scanner to see if there are anymore codes, P0174(system too lean Bank 2) P0171(system too lean Bank 1) so I decided to run a live 02 monitor test and saw rich-lean threshd(v) does anyone have any idea what that means???

Just an FYI, I replaced all 4 02 sensors a few weeks ago that's why I'm confused

I also replaced my power mirrors switch so I don't have to move them manually anymore...worked perfect

 

[Cattivo]

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