1997 GMC Yukon Build Thread

[pwtr02ss]

Glad to hear she's doing well after the coolant scare. That ball joint story was a roller coaster! Glad you didn't have a complete failure. Look forward to new pics of her and your country!

 

[97YukonNZ]

Glad to hear she's doing well after the coolant scare. That ball joint story was a roller coaster! Glad you didn't have a complete failure. Look forward to new pics of her and your country!

Haha yes! The ride isnt over yet!

She is going in tomorrow to get the ball joint replaced Again Lol.

Have found another guy that specializes in the big American Rigs so I'll be talking to him soon.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Hey How R Ya
Picked up the rig from the mechanic yesterday and it turns out that they did get it right!
Very shocked that she blew a ball joint in about 5000-7000 miles!

Here is the cuprit.

The boys reckon the replacement Moog ball joint looked a better quality unit than this 1 they pulled out.

I think the chev part supplier's in town must have ordered a cheap replacement and it just hasnt lasted!

They charged me $192.00 for the Moog ball joint!

I found it on Rock Auto for $20 U.S or delivered to my door here in New Zealand for $77 N.Z

This parts supplier really likes to slide 1 into you.

If I had the time to wait I would have ordered the part myself but I didn't want to risk a 200 mile while waitung for the part to arrive.

FedEx is pretty good. They usually get small stuff here in about 4-5 days

Anyway,I can feel the difference in the steering straight away so lets call it good for now and my faith restored in the mechanics!

Cheers Tony
Hioe youre having a good day!

 

[Tonyrodz]

Hey How R Ya
Picked up the rig from the mechanic yesterday and it turns out that they did get it right!
Very shocked that she blew a ball joint in about 5000-7000 miles!View attachment 402735Here is the cuprit.

The boys reckon the replacement Moog ball joint looked a better quality unit than this 1 they pulled out.

I think the chev part supplier's in town must have ordered a cheap replacement and it just hasnt lasted!

They charged me $192.00 for the Moog ball joint!

I found it on Rock Auto for $20 U.S or delivered to my door here in New Zealand for $77 N.Z

This parts supplier really likes to slide 1 into you.

If I had the time to wait I would have ordered the part myself but I didn't want to risk a 200 mile while waitung for the part to arrive.

FedEx is pretty good. They usually get small stuff here in about 4-5 days

Anyway,I can feel the difference in the steering straight away so lets call it good for now and my faith restored in the mechanics!

Cheers Tony
Hioe youre having a good day!

Maybe you should order a set to keep on standby.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Maybe you should order a set to keep on standby.

Hey Tony!
You know,I was thinking about that yesterday.
I want to see how long the Moog lasts.
AcDelco next time I reckon!
The left has stood up since I've owned it but i dont know what make it is.
We'll just have to wait n see Brotha.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Hey Tony!
You know,I was thinking about that yesterday.
I want to see how long the Moog lasts.
AcDelco next time I reckon!
The left has stood up since I've owned it but i dont know what make it is.
We'll just have to wait n see Brotha.

Make sure you get the good AcDelco parts, not their cheap stuff.

 

[97YukonNZ]

Make sure you get the good AcDelco parts, not their cheap stuff.

Lol
None of it is cheap for me here.
Is comforting to know I can count on being let down with my choices of Delco stuff as well!
Hahahaha
Shitttt!!!!

 

[97YukonNZ]

Just filled Her up. 2nd time I've filled completely since buying Her!

Petrol is going up 26 cents a liter in the next 24 hours and I'm doing a 400 + mile round trip at the end of next week so am taking a bit of ache away from the wallet.

 

[97YukonNZ]

And She is Legal again!

New ball joint and a pass on the warrant of fitness yesterday

I know a wheel alignment Guru so i went and saw him after work today and he chucked her up on the hoist.

Camber was perfect and toe out only slightly so am in Love with Her again and looking forward to getn out on the open road!

Roofrack picture. Think it looks Tidy.
Thanks @YukonGTmaster
I went with satin black in the roof rack rails as you suggested and added some new rubber tubing to the cross rails to soften loading.
Cheers my Brotha's from other mothers

 

[OR VietVet]

View attachment 402823Just filled Her up. 2nd time I've filled completely since buying Her!

Petrol is going up 26 cents a liter in the next 24 hours and I'm doing a 400 + mile round trip at the end of next week so am taking a bit of ache away from the wallet.

Can you supply the exchange rate info for $ context?

 

[97YukonNZ]

Can you supply the exchange rate info for $ context?

Yes sure Ron
Our dollar is worth around 0.59 to the American $1 at the moment.
So 85 litres is about 22 gallons give or take.
3.785 litres = 1 gallon U.S
So that would be about $109 U.S
Yikes so that is around $4 a gallon U.S here.

 

[OR VietVet]

Yes sure Ron
Our dollar is worth around 0.59 to the American $1 at the moment.
So 85 litres is about 22 gallons give or take.
3.785 litres = 1 gallon U.S
So that would be about $90 U.S
Yikes so that is around $4 a gallon U.S here.

I am in Eugene, Or. and I use Chevron Plus fuel. The one around the corner is $4.99 a gallon for the Plus and $5.19 for the Premium. Yea, we are sitting pretty with the cost of fuel.

 

[Tonyrodz]

View attachment 402823Just filled Her up. 2nd time I've filled completely since buying Her!

Petrol is going up 26 cents a liter in the next 24 hours and I'm doing a 400 + mile round trip at the end of next week so am taking a bit of ache away from the wallet.

That's a lot of sausage!!

 

[97YukonNZ]

 

[pwtr02ss]

Yes sure Ron
Our dollar is worth around 0.59 to the American $1 at the moment.
So 85 litres is about 22 gallons give or take.
3.785 litres = 1 gallon U.S
So that would be about $109 U.S
Yikes so that is around $4 a gallon U.S here.

Not as bad as I thought it would be

 

[97YukonNZ]

Not as bad as I thought it would be

Hi
Yes I thought it was bad until Ron quoted prices where he is. It stacks up pretty good in comparison.

 

[OR VietVet]

Oh yea, me and BG are good. On a first name basis. He calls me "Too Bad" and I call him *%$#@******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I can't pay $5 a gallon, I will not even stop for fuel.

 

[97YukonNZ]

 

[97YukonNZ]

 

[97YukonNZ]

This was us at o6.30 this morning.
Locked n loaded with 430 salami.

Think i can fit a max of 700 on board but I'll need to beef the springs up before attempting hundreds of miles !