Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[Sevenevez]

Nah, just not all of us comment other than the occasional "Nice build!"

Nice build, btw... I followed your sig link over to your GS400 build and read that as well. I wish I had that kind of confidence in myself to do paint work

wow, nice man. the GS is a long thread. thanks, Will. i wish i had the confidence for engine/transmission work. painting is fun

 

[willinnashville]

I love those cars anyway. I always wanted an LS.

 

[Sevenevez]

I love those cars anyway. I always wanted an LS.

thats been the nicest car i have ever owned as a whole. its damn near bulletproof. everything aside of an alignment or the starter was done in my garage. easy to work on, affordable, V8 RWD, Luxury. over 215,000 on her and still going strong.

i love the LS as well.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

haha, you were already included in the 4

He doesn't count....unless it's raining out. Lol

 

[MadDogDelpho]

At least people reply to y'all's build threads...

 

[Sevenevez]

At least people reply to y'all's build threads...

look at how many likes you have. youre a celebrity

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Lmao well you've got a point there

 

[Rocket Man]

haha, it is to me! it's not a frame-off resto. i only have a few more things i want to do.
you know how it goes: "Spending money on our trucks to show off to people that we'll never meet."=terrible habit

did you say you are getting a new set of wheels?



ha, right? sometimes i feel like there is only 4 members in this forum. mine will never reach the stage of yours. ( i dont think ) curious whats next on your want list after the headers/pipes?

I just want my cam installed but trying to find a shop that isn't afraid to do it with the heads and blower on is hard.

 

[Sevenevez]

I just want my cam installed but trying to find a shop that isn't afraid to do it with the heads and blower on is hard.

trusting anybody to do things right with our custom vehicles is always a relentless path

 

[Rocket Man]

look at how many likes you have. youre a celebrity

yeah more likes than posts!

 

[MadDogDelpho]

It's a golden ratio

 

[Sevenevez]

wired up the new deck this weekend. plugged in the harness. everything worked but the built in fuse/relay in the RP-5 must have had a bad solder/connection from the factory as i slightly wiggle it and it cut off and on. Crutchfield has a new one on the way.
Also noticed front speakers still not working. Someone must have re-routed wires to a aftermarket amp in her younger years or something. i may have to just hardwire those and run new wires to the unit.
(there's a lot more wires in a NBS than an OBS! good lord)

random drunk photo

 

[Tonyrodz]

wired up the new deck this weekend. plugged in the harness. everything worked but the built in fuse/relay in the RP-5 must have had a bad solder/connection from the factory as i slightly wiggle it and it cut off and on. Crutchfield has a new one on the way.
Also noticed front speakers still not working. Someone must have re-routed wires to a aftermarket amp in her younger years or something. i may have to just hardwire those and run new wires to the unit.
(there's a lot more wires in a NBS than an OBS! good lord)

random drunk photo

Wiring the radio, amp and speakers in an nbs isn't bad, I'm not talking about the megawatt, colossal system. The worst part is hiding all the wiring.

 

[Sevenevez]

Wiring the radio, amp and speakers in an nbs isn't bad, I'm not talking about the megawatt, colossal system. The worst part is hiding all the wiring.

wondering. Bose system:does the factory AMP feed the door speaker wires? or do they just go through the factory harness? the RP-5 has 2 options. Amplified factory stereo/Non-amplified

 

[Tonyrodz]

wondering. Bose system:does the factory AMP feed the door speaker wires? or do they just go through the factory harness? the RP-5 has 2 options. Amplified factory stereo/Non-amplified

Sorry, unfortunately I have 0 experience with the Bose system.

 

[Rocket Man]

wondering. Bose system:does the factory AMP feed the door speaker wires? or do they just go through the factory harness? the RP-5 has 2 options. Amplified factory stereo/Non-amplified

You have the Denali so it's the Lux system and it all should go through the amp which is in the rear driver side behind the panel next to the sub.

 

[Tonyrodz]

You have the Denali so it's the Lux system and it all should go through the amp which is in the rear driver side behind the panel next to the sub.

Ahh, I think I have one of those amps. Came from that parted out Denali. Is it bolted on the sub box?

 

[Rocket Man]

Ahh, I think I have one of those amps. Came from that parted out Denali. Is it bolted on the sub box?

I believe mine was mounted to the metal next to the sub box; I remounted it inside that compartment that opens so I could install the MTX Thunderform enclosure. It was awhile ago and I forget the exact mounting spot.

 

[Tonyrodz]

I believe mine was mounted to the metal next to the sub box; I remounted it inside that compartment that opens so I could install the MTX Thunderform enclosure. It was awhile ago and I forget the exact mounting spot.

Here's the setup I have.

 

[Rocket Man]

Here's the setup I have. View attachment 178155 View attachment 178156 View attachment 178157

That's the setup I had, just didn't remember where the amp was mounted. That's a great amp, it's running all my speakers except my new sub which is running off a monoblock amp. My hybrid system rocks.