My 5 Alarm Hoe

[Cattivo]

I like that box.
That is one badass truck! I bet that'll be fun driving and parking it in the city! If you go, the drive home from Texas should work out any gremlins. Great road trip too! Good luck.

I hope they find a buyer for my truck...I will still lose my ass on the trade after sinking close to 20k in mods but as I've said before...I get bored with cars/trucks after I finish modding them, I end up selling them

I'm looking forward to the road trip and listening to those big off road tires humming all the way home lol

 

[Cattivo]

Looks killer brother. You'll like Texas, and love the barbecue hahaha

I've missed a few opportunities to go to Texas due to work but a lot of my buddies all say I would love the BBQ joints...I may hold out till September so I can go to a Giants vs Cowgirls game lol

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[Fosscore]

GLWS. That should really get your neighbors talking now if that beast makes its way to your driveway. Good list of optional upgrades too.

 

[Cattivo]

GLWS. That should really get your neighbors talking now if that beast makes its way to your driveway. Good list of optional upgrades too.

Thanks brother, my neighbors think I'm completely out of my mind, all I hear is...wtf is wrong with you, stop taking all your cars apart! lol

Some chick I work with has a 2014 Silverado, after going for a ride in the truck a few weeks ago, I was sold after seeing how nice and how much room the interior had!

 

[ivin74]

Holy shit! I bet you can see that guy from space!

Lol, too funny

 

[ivin74]

Damn man, i would say your officially certified crazy lol, hats off to you, thats a shit load of work.


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X2, I have read 64 pgs of this build and I believe it.

 

[ivin74]

I finally figured out how to swap out the steering wheels and column shifters...took me about an hour to swap out both, another pain in the ass mod lol

My wife actually came to see what I was doing to the trucks today and made me laugh...in her words... "slow down cause your gonna get bored and sell that pos when the image in your sick head is complete!" lol

The Escalade isn't looking so hot lately lol

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Lmao

 

[ivin74]

Just when I think I'm nearing the finish line, the Hoe starts being a real ***** again! I finished installing the Escalade rear door panels and hooking up the front speakers, it was sooooo much fun pulling wire through the door grommets again lol

After that I decided to hit the car wash to get her all cleaned up...this is where Satan takes over and possesses her! I pull out of the car wash and notice water dripping on the inside of the truck right by the fuse panel on the drivers side(not good)...on my way home I noticed both blinkers weren't working so I pull over and check the fuses under the hood.

The cover was a lot hotter than I have felt before and the left turn signal fuse 10amp was actually broken in half!?!? WTF lol. I replace the fuse and decide to go home to take a better look, on my way home there are no blinkers BUT every time I hit the brakes the left turn signal turns on and the front passenger side parking light turns on

Anyone have any idea where I should even begin taking things back apart? FML

Not sure if this issue is fixed but it has to do with the esky column, I once swaped a chevy column for a gmc column and got similar results. I backed tracked all the wires and ran into a couple wires that were backwards on the splice connector, i swaped them and the problem fixed it self

 

[Cattivo]

Not sure if this issue is fixed but it has to do with the esky column, I once swaped a chevy column for a gmc column and got similar results. I backed tracked all the wires and ran into a couple wires that were backwards on the splice connector, i swaped them and the problem fixed it self

I did actually resolve this issue a couple weeks ago...I wound up swapping the blinker stalk from the Escalade to the Tahoe and everything went back to normal. I think water got in there somehow during the car wash and fried the old wiring

 

[Cattivo]

Still waiting to hear back from Boss trucks in regards to buying my other truck...in the mean time lets get back to modding

I attempted to mount the Escalade third brake light on the barn door Tahoe, lol not gonna happen...the contour of the Tahoe roof is completely different and I wound up breaking both third brake lights on both trucks oh well

Today I'm going to remove the running boards on the Tahoe and see if I can replace them with the Escalade boards...I also need to look into swapping both rear bumpers, on my way to work yesterday I noticed some douche bag must have hit the back passenger side of the bumper and took off

 

[Cattivo]

I remember reading what a PIA it was to remove the passenger side running boards somewhere in the tech section...they weren't kidding! that was the worst 3 hours I've spent working on the Tahoe...drivers side took me 30 minutes to remove but the passenger side was an absolute nightmare! Great place to run the rear AC lines GM!

I still need to paint the bottom of the frame black now that I've removed the running boards, a lot more rust under their than I thought. I actually like the way it looks with the boards removed,makes the truck look a lot higher

 

[Cattivo]

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[kwOH]

You gonna swap the esky handles?


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[Cattivo]

You gonna swap the esky handles?


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I doubt it, I'm not a big fan of chrome. Once I finish a few more things on the exterior, off to paint she goes...not sure if I'm keeping it black or going a different route, in the end everything will be color matched

 

[MadDogDelpho]

These trucks definitely look better lifted when the steps are off. Unfortunately I have enough friends/family who need them that I have to have a set on there.

 

[Rocket Man]

These trucks definitely look better lifted when the steps are off. Unfortunately I have enough friends/family who need them that I have to have a set on there.

I think it's kind of strange that people with lifted trucks that don't come with them are always adding them but if they come stock then they're taking them off.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Well they usually get replaced with ones that look much better than stock. I'm really not a fan of the stock steps, visually. Looks better without, or with a separate step that isn't connected to the body, IMO. On lowered trucks it's a different story but for the lifted trucks I prefer something else.

 

[Rocket Man]

Well they usually get replaced with ones that look much better than stock. I'm really not a fan of the stock steps, visually. Looks better without, or with a separate step that isn't connected to the body, IMO. On lowered trucks it's a different story but for the lifted trucks I prefer something else.

I think the ones like yours look good- connected but they don't look solidly connected if that makes sense. The tubular ones.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I think the ones like yours look good- connected but they don't look solidly connected if that makes sense. The tubular ones.

Agreed. I have never liked a full running board. I think the nerf bars look good.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Yep, nerf bars are my favorite option for steps. Nice and simple, but functional and visually pleasing too