Onebad1983's 02 NBS Tahoe Slow Build

[Onebad1983]

Oh man!! Glad you are ok. Sorry for the Tahoe, but grateful for the Tahoe to take a hit on the nose and you walk away without major injuries. NBS did its job.

Probably can't say the same about the new Tahoe I'm sure. I'll sure be sad to see her go. I'll get some more pictures of the damage when I go up to my parents' shop today. As you might have guessed, there were quite a few tears shed when the initial shock wore off and I actually got out to look at the damage

 

[Onebad1983]

And this is how the jackasses over on GMFS reacted....

 

[Running Bomb Tech]

F.

 

[iamdub]

No wonder the frame was bent- it looks like it was a direct hit to the tow hook, which is bolted to the frame, so the brunt of the force was focused on that right front frame rail.

Gonna get another one?


If it were mine and just for the hell of it, I'd put a chain on the tow hook, wrap it down low around a big tree and goose it in reverse a few times to see if I could pull it back out any.

 

[Rocket Man]

And this is how the jackasses over on GMFS reacted....View attachment 237978

Those guys are idiots over there.

 

[wjburken]

And this is how the jackasses over on GMFS reacted....View attachment 237978

I like the “Light Pole Mod” comment!

Kind of like when I took out a deer with my truck and folks said I went hunting with my “30 Ought Truck”

 

[Onebad1983]

On another hand, I guess I'm going to start parting out the Tahoe to help save up some decent amount of money for another car, I have no clue what it's going to be, maybe a 2005-2010 Chrysler 300 with a HEMI. I would absolutely love to have another NBS SUV, but I don't know if that's going to happen

 

[Onebad1983]

Those guys are idiots over there.

I like the “Light Pole Mod” comment!

Kind of like when I took out a deer with my truck and folks said I went hunting with my “30 Ought Truck”

Those guys are literally just a bunch of internet assholes that don't care

 

[Rocket Man]

On another hand, I guess I'm going to start parting out the Tahoe to help save up some decent amount of money for another car, I have no clue what it's going to be, maybe a 2005-2010 Chrysler 300 with a HEMI. I would absolutely love to have another NBS SUV, but I don't know if that's going to happen

Why not? You could probably find one for a decent deal and just swap parts over as time allows.

 

[Onebad1983]

No wonder the frame was bent- it looks like it was a direct hit to the tow hook, which is bolted to the frame, so the brunt of the force was focused on that right front frame rail.

Gonna get another one?


If it were mine and just for the hell of it, I'd put a chain on the tow hook, wrap it down low around a big tree and goose it in reverse a few times to see if I could pull it back out any.

It did take a direct hit to the tow hook. It almost ripped the mount for the transfer case off of the inside frame rail

 

[Rocket Man]

Those guys are literally just a bunch of internet assholes that don't care

Oh no, that care all right. They care if they think they look cool to all their idiot online buddys. Kind of like a bunch of middle school dudes, that’s what they remind me of.

 

[wjburken]

It did take a direct hit to the tow hook. It almost ripped the mount for the transfer case off of the inside frame rail

The force needed to stop a 6000lb vehicle from 30mph to 0mph in less 12” of distance is rather significant.

I’m with Mark, don’t write off getting another SUV quite yet.

 

[Onebad1983]

Why not? You could probably find one for a decent deal and just swap parts over as time allows.

The problem is that it's going to be damn near impossible to find one with as many options as mine does and with as few miles for as much as me or my family can afford. Keep in mind this already had a rebuilt title and I got it at auction for $2500 with 173k miles on it and the only damage was the passenger doors that I never fixed. This wasn't, however, one of those rebuilt title vehicles that someone just threw together to get it back on the road, someone actually rebuilt this one right.

 

[Onebad1983]

The force needed to stop a 6000lb vehicle from 30mph to 0mph in less 12” of distance is rather significant.

I’m with Mark, don’t write off getting another SUV quite yet.

Read previous post ^^^

 

[Rocket Man]

The problem is that it's going to be damn near impossible to find one with as many options as mine does and with as few miles for as much as me or my family can afford. Keep in mind this already had a rebuilt title and I got it at auction for $2500 with 173k miles on it and the only damage was the passenger doors that I never fixed. This wasn't, however, one of those rebuilt title vehicles that someone just threw together to get it back on the road, someone actually rebuilt this one right.

So get one with less options and more miles. I mean it’s up to you but you’ll be better off financially using your upgrades on another vehicle of yours as opposed to selling them. Buy something with high miles in good shape, they’re cheap and now you should know they last forever, 300-400k easy. Get one with 200-250k miles that’s in decent shape for $2500. I just bought one, drove it for the winter while mine was down, and resold it for the same price, $2500. 04 Z71. Nice truck with an awesome stereo.

 

[Onebad1983]

So get one with less options and more miles. I mean it’s up to you but you’ll be better off financially using your upgrades on another vehicle of yours as opposed to selling them. Buy something with high miles in good shape, they’re cheap and now you should know they last forever, 300-400k easy. Get one with 200-250k miles that’s in decent shape for $2500. I just bought one, drove it for the winter while mine was down, and resold it for the same price, $2500. 04 Z71. Nice truck with an awesome stereo.

That's another plus to me getting another NBS SUV. We've already had the struggle of getting a radio to work properly in one, so it shouldn't be hard to get it to work in another one, right?

 

[Rocket Man]

That's another plus to me getting another NBS SUV. We've already had the struggle of getting a radio to work properly in one, so it shouldn't be hard to get it to work in another one, right?

Right.

 

[07Burb]

On another hand, I guess I'm going to start parting out the Tahoe to help save up some decent amount of money for another car, I have no clue what it's going to be, maybe a 2005-2010 Chrysler 300 with a HEMI. I would absolutely love to have another NBS SUV, but I don't know if that's going to happen

you'll regret getting a Chrysler 300 Hemi or not. Those cars (and any Chrylser product since 2000 and probably earlier for that matter) are huge flaming piles of crap. You'd be much better off getting another NBS SUV or even an OBS and you'd spend less doing it.

 

[07Burb]

And this is how the jackasses over on GMFS reacted....View attachment 237978

Gotta admit. Those two comments do put a smile on your face and making light of the issue at hand Just gotta roll with the punches and take it in the vain of giving you a hard time for entertainment value. It's not like they wished you woulda gotten hurt in the accident LOL

 

[Onebad1983]

you'll regret getting a Chrysler 300 Hemi or not. Those cars (and any Chrylser product since 2000 and probably earlier for that matter) are huge flaming piles of crap. You'd be much better off getting another NBS SUV or even an OBS and you'd spend less doing it.

I'm driving a HEMI 300C right now actually