ZEUS1
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Greetings,
I have lurked on this site for several years, finding a vast wealth info about everything GM SUV related. So i have decided to join, as i will need some help with my current 06 Tahoe Z71 project. The story behind the Tahoe is, i bought it a couple of years ago for my wife. She drove it about 1 year, then it started developing issues with the throttle control, many time leaving her stuck in limp mode. I have replaced, TB connectors (i did find a broken wire at First), throttle body, TCC module, Gas pedal assembly, i have also added additional grounding, and repaired a broken wire on the ground reference side of the harness.
Nothing yet has fixed this issue permanently, so now that this thing is paid off, instead of buying a newer, vehicle, or selling this one to just get rid of my problems, i decided to turn it into my newsest project.
Plans are to pull the motor, i purchased a complete 2006 Yukon engine set up with ECU, TCC and a complete harness. My plans are a Cam upgrade with new springs, and to do all the gaskets , of course i will use the new'ish harness when i go back together with it. Hopefully this will take care of that throttle issue.
There are also a couple of issue with some blend actuators i need to address, and the driver seat heater switch, has a mind of it's own, so it will need to be replaced.
Once i can get the truck back to daily driver status, i want to go Overlanding style with the rest of the build. I am not set on what finished product will be, right now my thoughts are a small lift, Bumpers, various lights mounted around, ect. In the end i want to keep the daily driver reliability, it will be used for hunting and fishing trips, so it will need to be comfortable on road trips.
Thanks for your time, i will post a build thread once i get into it. Below is a picture of the beast.
I have lurked on this site for several years, finding a vast wealth info about everything GM SUV related. So i have decided to join, as i will need some help with my current 06 Tahoe Z71 project. The story behind the Tahoe is, i bought it a couple of years ago for my wife. She drove it about 1 year, then it started developing issues with the throttle control, many time leaving her stuck in limp mode. I have replaced, TB connectors (i did find a broken wire at First), throttle body, TCC module, Gas pedal assembly, i have also added additional grounding, and repaired a broken wire on the ground reference side of the harness.
Nothing yet has fixed this issue permanently, so now that this thing is paid off, instead of buying a newer, vehicle, or selling this one to just get rid of my problems, i decided to turn it into my newsest project.
Plans are to pull the motor, i purchased a complete 2006 Yukon engine set up with ECU, TCC and a complete harness. My plans are a Cam upgrade with new springs, and to do all the gaskets , of course i will use the new'ish harness when i go back together with it. Hopefully this will take care of that throttle issue.
There are also a couple of issue with some blend actuators i need to address, and the driver seat heater switch, has a mind of it's own, so it will need to be replaced.
Once i can get the truck back to daily driver status, i want to go Overlanding style with the rest of the build. I am not set on what finished product will be, right now my thoughts are a small lift, Bumpers, various lights mounted around, ect. In the end i want to keep the daily driver reliability, it will be used for hunting and fishing trips, so it will need to be comfortable on road trips.
Thanks for your time, i will post a build thread once i get into it. Below is a picture of the beast.
