Fosscore's 2006 Tahoe Build Thread

[Onebad1983]

We went through some pretty cool tunnels in Hawaii. With that said, we were in a rented Nissan Sentra so.............

The closest actual tunnel to me is either the tunnel that goes under Mobile Bay or in Gatlinburg

 

[Onebad1983]

Also if there WERE any tunnels near me my gas mileage would be WAY worse than the 11 I'm currently getting

 

[randeez]

A few little things.


It was the wrong color (tan) and I finally got a grey replacement to trade it out.

The headliner is a dark grey and the handle is a light grey.


Tan handle.
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Handle with the black plastic slide washers that hold the handle to the headliner and help lock it in place into the roof.

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Grey handle.
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i'm not mad, i'm just disappointed

 

[07Burb]

i'm not mad, i'm just disappointed

Don't be coy with us, Mister. We can tell that you're madder than hungry lion over there. Please settle down. Sheesh.

 

[ArcticYukon]

@swathdiver

An short early morning run through the tunnel.

I forgot all about that tunnel lol.

I like overpasses in my Ram. It's not fast by any means, but it's so loud it sounds like stock cars emerging from the tunnel at Daytona when you get on it going under and overpass!

 

[Fosscore]

Been super busy, but finally had a chance to get a few things done tonight.

Sent out my Esky end caps, passenger door handle, that I broke, and my OEM lift gate handle for paint.

Man they look good. The painter took the end caps all the way back to bare plastic as the multiple coats of orange and primer from Young28 and my coatings were making the ends peel back. Looked terrible. He primed, shot 3 top coats and more clear coats.

I popped them on and traded out the door handle. Will get the lift gate swapped out soon. The aftermarket one I originally put on is squeaky and feels a bit weak.

I figured parts were going to the shop, so why not throw it in the mix.

 

[Fosscore]

Thanks to @HiHoeSilver for a custom set of OEM lift gate struts.

I tried the Strong Arm brand and number that was recommended, but wasn’t happy with the fitment so I sent them back.

We got to talking and he offered to send me his OEM ones as he had the Strong Arm ones. The OEM ones are made by Stabilus.

There was a small bit of rust and pitting on the cylinder, but nothing near the shaft. So Nate hit them on the wire wheel, then decided to go further and took off all the paint.

Now there is a cool pair of brushed stainless struts holding up my lift gate.

Figured the 06 might as well have something different than black. Custom in a small way, all the way from ChiTown.

Thx man.

 

[BADRIDES]

I replaced all my window struts and lift gate struts about 3 months ago. Got the Dorman ones from Autozone and they hold everything up really well.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Is this a scratch?

Those struts look really good paintless. Will they rust from the humidity in Fl?

 

[Fosscore]

Is this a scratch?View attachment 221400


Left over from the OEM roof rack. Don’t remind me. I hate the imperfections in my paint.

Those struts look really good paintless. Will they rust from the humidity in Fl?

To be tested and we thought about that. I am going to rock it like this for a bit. If it becomes an issue, I will probabaly clear coat them.

 

[Tonyrodz]

To be tested and we thought about that. I am going to rock it like this for a bit. If it becomes an issue, I will probabaly clear coat them.

Have you thought about filling in the scratch with touch up, then wet sanding? Clear it, then wet sand again then buff it shiney.

 

[Fosscore]

On the to-do list. That never ending detail list.... lol

 

[Fosscore]

Uncovered the Tahoe today after 2 months. Connected the battery and fired her right up. What a sweet sound! I smiled like a kid at Christmas.

Quick wipe down with a new microfiber and she was ready for a spin down to the supermarket.

But first there were a few installations.

I left the Esky vent caps and the front passenger door handle at the painters back in May, and had my OEM lift gate handle already on standby from May, so they were all waiting for me.

I put those 3 parts on and went for a spin before the afternoon thunderstorms rolled in.

A few pics since it's been over 3 months since I've had a chance to add anything to my build thread.

 

[blurred]

I really love your patience and am slightly envious lol

 

[Fosscore]

Made it to 10000!
Sweet. Thx guys.

 

[Fosscore]

I really love your patience and am slightly envious lol

My patience? Lol thank you.

Are you serious? I have watched your thread and the cool stuff you dream up and attempt. Pretty damn patient from where I’m sitting.

Keep up the good work yourself.

 

[blurred]

My patience? Lol thank you.

Are you serious? I have watched your thread and the cool stuff you dream up and attempt. Pretty damn patient from where I’m sitting.

Keep up the good work yourself.

That's not patience. That's life and little ones forcing a delay. Lmao

 

[Fosscore]

That's not patience. That's life and little ones forcing a delay. Lmao

Know it all too well. Lol

My house is currently 1/2 way across the Pacific this morning on the A380 finally headed home.

The quiet house will erupt with chaos later tonight. Hopefully their connection will not resemble my story from above.

Hence why I slammed the trucks, yard work and house cleaning all in as I only had 3 days without a full house.

Be good to have them home though.

 

[blurred]

Yep. The quiet is nice as well as the time allotted to finish projects, but it lacks the normality of chaos, which is odd to hear, even when you're saying it.

 

[Fosscore]

Yep. The quiet is nice as well as the time allotted to finish projects, but it lacks the normality of chaos, which is odd to hear, even when you're saying it.

It's only odd because we can truly understand the diversity of having organized chaos and total peace (rarely) of being able to truly zone out without interruption and actually accomplish something YOU want/need to do and not having a constant deadline of something else on the horizon that does not involve turning a wrench.

We wouldn't of course trade it for anything in the world, but.....we can still mention it ammaright?

The quiet is coming to an end.... lol

The wife and kids legged it thru DFW after all that long ass flight and the BS (immigration, bags, security, train) to get to the gate with 10 minutes to spare. Thank goodness for them.

Guess I'll update my build thread in another 3 months.