What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[MadDogDelpho]

I put the K&N stickers on my truck:
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What do you think @MadDogDelpho ?
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Looks good rep that stuff, Dawg!

 

[Da90]

Pretty sharp. Even the rims are a little different.

I have a set 22" U2-55s that were basically free. I'm pretty sure I'm going to powder coat them and throw them on. I'm somewhat undecided. Being a 4x4 I'm not sure I like those wheels. Also I am not sure what color to powder them? Any suggestions?

I had them blasted a few months ago. I still need to do some grinding and sanding before powder.


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[95escahoe]

I have a set 22" U2-55s that were basically free. I'm pretty sure I'm going to powder coat them and throw them on. I'm somewhat undecided. Being a 4x4 I'm not sure I like those wheels. Also I am not sure what color to powder them? Any suggestions?

I had them blasted a few months ago. I still need to do some grinding and sanding before powder.


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Either black or a color to match the truck


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[Da90]

Either black or a color to match the truck


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My exact thoughts! I even tossed around the idea of gun metal or silver.


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[95escahoe]

My exact thoughts! I even tossed around the idea of gun metal or silver.


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Not bad options, gun metal would look great too


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[Da90]

Yeah I'm not feeling the black. I want something different. I'm probably going to stop by the powder coater tomorrow and look at some color samples.


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[Tonyrodz]

Yeah I'm not feeling the black. I want something different. I'm probably going to stop by the powder coater tomorrow and look at some color samples.


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Just curious, what does it cost to powder coat rims in your neck of the woods?

 

[Da90]

Just curious, what does it cost to powder coat rims in your neck of the woods?

$150 to blast and $150 to coat. I gave my powder coater some left over steel from work. I'm hoping he will coat them for free!


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[W8TVI]

Seems so complicated. I thought it acted the same as a radio antenna. The longer, the better the reception.

The reason for the idea that "The longer, the better the reception." is that most antennas put on consumer electronics are too short for the frequency they operate on.

Basically, the higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength of the radio wave.
People don't like to see antennas, and in many applications there isn't room for a full size antenna.

If you have ever shopped for a CB antenna, you will have heard of 5/8 (five eights) wave antennas (like the K40 (5/8 wave) base loaded CB antenna. Where ever they are loaded just means they have a coil of wire to make the antenna shorter.), 1/4 (quarter) wave, and so on.
The big 102" whip is a 1/4 wave antenna for CB.

Tuning the antenna just means they adjust the length of the antenna so it has the lowest SWR ratio at the frequency that it will be used at.
SWR basically measures how much of the power (watts) your transmitter (a CB in this case) is sending to the antenna is being reflected back to the transmitter.

You want as close as a 1:1 match as you can get, so as much power as possible is being radiated by the antenna instead of being reflected back to the radio and heating it up (this is bad).

Other things can affect SWR like the length of the coax and where and how the antenna is being mounted.

For receiving, close is "good enough".

If you are interested in more technical information on SWR, this Wikipedia has more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_wave_ratio

 

[Fosscore]

My exact thoughts! I even tossed around the idea of gun metal or silver.


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I think these colors will work great. No black. Will detract from that color IMO.

 

[Da90]

I think these colors will work great. No black. Will detract from that color IMO.

We are on the same page. I will post some pics after I leave the coater.


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[jaywoo65]

Did a little work to Shaggy. I replaced the lights in the headlight switch and the rear window washer/fog light button switches with blue LEDs. Not too bad to do. Required a little soldering. I bought the LEDs with internal resistors in them. Next up will be the switches in the doors.

The pics are kinda crappy but you get the idea.

Also finished my stereo that I had started a couple weeks ago. The final touch was this button. It simulates the in-park/emergency brake for DVD playing.

 

[Devilmk4]

Can you tell we like gm here.. 2500 chevy's. Missing the avalanche in the picture

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Got the grill guard thrown on my Dad's Yukon

 

[Da90]

Went and picked up a majority of the parts to get this thing back together! The parts yard had the same color fender flares! I was very pleased when I arrived. Felt like $100 was a steal! It covered up the dents in both quarters very well!!!

I just stuck them on the truck temporarily to get a picture.

They have some tar on them but I'm super pumped I don't have to paint them.


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[Tonyrodz]

Talked to the mechanic today. He thinks it's the throttle body itself. Unfortunately my gfx needs the truck so he didn't have a chance to do it. I'm hoping I can bring it back next week for the fix. He showed no correlation between the gas pedal and throttle body.

 

[95escahoe]

Talked to the mechanic today. He thinks it's the throttle body itself. Unfortunately my gfx needs the truck so he didn't have a chance to do it. I'm hoping I can bring it back next week for the fix. He showed no correlation between the gas pedal and throttle body.

Could always save some money and replace it yourself shouldn't take more then 30mins, should be a video on YouTube


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[mdnitedrftr]

Got the grill guard thrown on my Dad's Yukon
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Anymore pics of the 2 door in the background? I f'n love those things.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yeah that's my old truck, I crashed it into a wall and totaled it, but we put the front clip from our 97 Suburban on it.
When we first got it:

After I crashed it

Suburban front clip:

 

[MadDogDelpho]

It also fell of the ramps while we were fixing it, tore up my arm pretty good.