Blurred's 04 Tahoe Z71 build - Mr. Greenly Greenerson

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Safe travels , glad you’re keeping the Tahoe.

 

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Made it to TN.. transport mode really sucks. Hate how the tahoe looks, but gives me a reason to put some effort into it.

At the same time, someone swiped the side of the tahoe after I pulled it off the transport and parked it in the hotel lot while I unloaded and returned everyrhing... only paint damage to the flate that attaches to the rear passenger door so not a huge deal, but ******** that they didn't bother leaving a note. Oh well.... enough ******** on the plate, ill just fix it on my own later.

Next projects are as follows

- Fix the stance/wheel width. Cant keep up this "skipped leg day look".

- Install a clas 5 hitch receiver. Found it on etrailer.com for 150 shipped and its got a tongue weight rating of 2400 lbs... so the bike carrier is sure to be fine now.

- Run the lines for the helper bag setup and figure out the air fittings and all that crap.

- Finish HD Denali front bumper build and install.

Then it goes for a wash and vacuuming.

 

[Rocket Man]

Made it to TN.. transport mode really sucks. Hate how the tahoe looks, but gives me a reason to put some effort into it.

At the same time, someone swiped the side of the tahoe after I pulled it off the transport and parked it in the hotel lot while I unloaded and returned everyrhing... only paint damage to the flate that attaches to the rear passenger door so not a huge deal, but ******** that they didn't bother leaving a note. Oh well.... enough ******** on the plate, ill just fix it on my own later.

Next projects are as follows

- Fix the stance/wheel width. Cant keep up this "skipped leg day look".

- Install a clas 5 hitch receiver. Found it on etrailer.com for 150 shipped and its got a tongue weight rating of 2400 lbs... so the bike carrier is sure to be fine now.

- Run the lines for the helper bag setup and figure out the air fittings and all that crap.

- Finish HD Denali front bumper build and install.

Then it goes for a wash and vacuuming.

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That sucks, I had someone do that same to mine at work a few months ago. At least you have the skills to fix yours. Mines still fu**ed up. Glad you made it there ok though.

 

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That sucks, I had someone do that same to mine at work a few months ago. At least you have the skills to fix yours. Mines still fu**ed up. Glad you made it there ok though.

Oh I was irritated to high hell. Even found the car that did it, since I had the broken piece of their taillight that was sitting next to my car. After seeing the car, and the temp plate that expired in April, I knew it was pointless to try and force a fix so I just left a note in hopes they would do the right thing... they didn't. Go figure.

Oh well, ill just continue fixing this thing as I go. Now if there was structural damage that I couldn't fix, then I would have been calling the cops. Lol

 

[Sam Harris]

That sucks, I had someone do that same to mine at work a few months ago. At least you have the skills to fix yours. Mines still fu**ed up. Glad you made it there ok though.

X2. Even though it sucks, I’m jealous of your skills to fix those things!

 

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X2. Even though it sucks, I’m jealous of your skills to fix those things!

It's just sand paper and paint lol. Ill fix it when I do the front bumper since that piece just pops off.

But honestly, this whole truck needs a replay at this point. Good thing I'm back in the land that has people I know that do some dern good work without charging an arm and a leg... a respray of the same color in Seattle started at $10k... thats ridiculous when I have seen full custom work with a shitton of airbrushing run that much down here.

 

[Tonyrodz]

That sucks, I had someone do that same to mine at work a few months ago. At least you have the skills to fix yours. Mines still fu**ed up. Glad you made it there ok though.

HEY--We never heard about that. Did we??

 

[Rocket Man]

HEY--We never heard about that. Did we??

I don’t think I even took a pic or mentioned it. It really pissed me off and I kind of wanted to not think about it. Still don’t. But I’ll post a pic in my build thread I guess. It actually pushed the metal in a bit but I think I can access the inside, it’s right by the rear tail light. I think I’ll try to massage it out and do some buffing, might make it less noticeable.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I don’t think I even took a pic or mentioned it. It really pissed me off and I kind of wanted to not think about it. Still don’t. But I’ll post a pic in my build thread I guess. It actually pushed the metal in a bit but I think I can access the inside, it’s right by the rear tail light. I think I’ll try to massage it out and do some buffing, might make it less noticeable.

That sux! I'd want to literally kill somebody if they did that to mine.

 

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And today i threw the new class 5 hitch I picked up from wtrailer.com for $150 shipped... heres the link, though its listed at $212 now. *shrug*

Didn't realize it hung lower on the sides so I made some cuts... not terribly disappointed with how this looks lol. Plan to change it up in some way, though not really sure how.

 

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Honestly, ill probably find another denali cover at a yard and make smaller cuts, then chop this up to fill in the left side of the hitch where the wiring used to be. Make it seamless and repaint. But who knows.

 

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Wheels are setup where I need them. Found some 3" BORA spacers for a great price which tells me how much clearance I have for this height of tire... very happy with this stance. Now to save for proper wheels. Lol

And I finished the helper bag setup last night. Need to ream out one of these valves as it takes a lot to fill for some reason and the problem exists at the valve. But ill hit them with some black paint and they won't stand out. But fortunately, they hold their air. Set it to 30 all night and checked it this morning before dropping it out.

 

[Rocket Man]

Those wheels look acceptable now. Much better, they should get you by. And no rubbing? The fronts look close.

 

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Those wheels look acceptable now. Much better, they should get you by. And no rubbing? The fronts look close.

hitting the interstate now. So far there's nothing and there's more clearance than with the 24s lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

hitting the interstate now. So far there's nothing and there's more clearance than with the 24s lol.

My Denali looked similar clearance-wise when I was running 26’s and they cleared fine until one time I entered a gas station where it was uphill as I turned in, and the combo of the angle of the street-to-driveway along with the fact the wheels were turned caused the driver side front tire to catch the lip of the fender, cut the tire and pulled the lip down. I rolled the fenders a bit after that so there wasn’t a sharp edge.

 

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My Denali looked similar clearance-wise when I was running 26’s and they cleared fine until one time I entered a gas station where it was uphill as I turned in, and the combo of the angle of the street-to-driveway along with the fact the wheels were turned caused the driver side front tire to catch the lip of the fender, cut the tire and pulled the lip down. I rolled the fenders a bit after that so there wasn’t a sharp edge.

I used to sit 4" off the ground static with my old blue truck so I know all about that type of shit lol... aucks big ones!

Put them through over 7 hours (3 hours one way, then around town, then 3 hours back) of driving today on some sketchy interstate and roads and no hits.

But these clear with no rubbing at all and a big plus, i hit bump stops now before tire... that hasn't happened in a while lol.

 

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Wheels are setup where I need them. Found some 3" BORA spacers for a great price which tells me how much clearance I have for this height of tire... very happy with this stance. Now to save for proper wheels. Lol View attachment 250213

And I finished the helper bag setup last night. Need to ream out one of these valves as it takes a lot to fill for some reason and the problem exists at the valve. But ill hit them with some black paint and they won't stand out. But fortunately, they hold their air. Set it to 30 all night and checked it this morning before dropping it out. View attachment 250212

Nice!
What about light connections ? 7pin? 4?
Link to boras?

 

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Nice!
What about light connections ? 7pin? 4?
Link to boras?

I have that 7 pin zip tied up under the frame /behind the bumper right now. Havent decided what I want to do with it.

And you can find them cheaper, mine were 110 shipped, but I took a risk with that.
http://www.motorsport-tech.com/4DCGI/updateprice_truck

 

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And im testing something out....

 

[Rocket Man]

And im testing something out....

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Looks like a science experiment.