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

[05Single]

@05Single , go back a page. He got it done already haha. I'm thinking about checking out my AC tensioner now and making sure its all good haha. Any photos of that so I know what to look for?

It didn't load. The time change and climate change messed up my frozen phone lol.
I see it now

 

[Sevenevez]

Oh good so you can powder coat my wheels too! Lol.

ha, thats a whole different process. never tried that

 

[05Single]

Btw I just kicked you out of the super elite nissan wheel club

 

[Sevenevez]

Btw I just kicked you out of the super elite nissan wheel club

hahaha, hilarious. c'mon man, i'm still rockin the 6-lug 5-spoke Titans! i tell people its a GM GTR

 

[05Single]

hahaha, hilarious. c'mon man, i'm still rockin the 6-lug 5-spoke Titans! i tell people its a GM GTR

Ok you're back in the club

I tell people I have a nismo edition tahoe

 

[about20ninj45]

so, since i got a set of wheels that are a different style than i was planning. My ideas for the concept have slightly changed as well. The Foose wheels are a little too 'chromey' for me. I want to paint the faces/spokes. but leave the lip, rivets and center chrome.

Still plan on Bermuda Blue on the lower, a glass black line, and a velvet black on the upper. Something like this.
Latest photoshop...

Can you do a rendering of one with silver metallic birch instead of the blue? Want to see how my truck would look but it's an xl Denali in a different color

 

[Sevenevez]

thanks for the suggestions.
replaced both belts. Serpentine and AC Drive Belt. Also replaced the Tensioner.
Glad i did both. The serpentine was dry and cracking as well.
surprisingly that went smoother than i anticipated. i started right after work at 430 and finished by 5:45. little over an hour.

 

[Sevenevez]

Can you do a rendering of one with silver metallic birch instead of the blue? Want to see how my truck would look but it's an xl Denali in a different color

Please post your request in the Photoshop section of the Forum. And be specific. How low? What wheels? etc.. and i will try to help you out

 

[about20ninj45]

Please post your request in the Photoshop section of the Forum. And be specific. How low? What wheels? etc.. and i will try to help you out

I will it's just like you had it except xl and silver metallic birch where the blues is

 

[Sevenevez]

Yuma Sunset

 

[about20ninj45]

I wouldn't want to be it there after sundown

 

[Sevenevez]

I wouldn't want to be it there after sundown

thats right at the end of my street where the sun set's everyday half a block away

 

[Sevenevez]

Today: Diagnosing no front speaker situation.
Pulled both fron door panels and pillars just to verify i even had speakers at all and that they were connected.
Took apart the dash etc and traced the wires to the head unit with no breaks in the wires. Must be the front channel of the factory head unit.Ordered a JVC double din and steering wheel control kit to replace it.

Debadge the rear...

Before:

Used the heat gun and a strong string to remove the YUKON and GMC emblems
Used WD-40, microfiber and my thumbnail along with a hard piece of plastic to remove all the residue
Then i used rubbing compound to get the rest of the residue off

I could still see the shape of the letters, so i wet sanded 2000 grit to get that off
Then used the Griot's Garage Random Orbital and a Polish Pad to bring the shine back.
Then waxed

After:

Denali Dually

 

[adventurenali92]

Coming along nicely! Love the debadged look! It's so clean!

 

[Sevenevez]

Coming along nicely! Love the debadged look! It's so clean!

thanks man! cure one thing then another rears it's head. (rear wiper)

 

[Tonyrodz]

thanks man! cure one thing then another rears it's head. (rear wiper)

Gonna do a @Red Rocket ? It looks slick!

 

[Rocket Man]

Yep better get rid of that wiper. Even more useless where you live. Nice job on debadging, so clean.

 

[about20ninj45]

Does anyone have a hard time seeing at night through our windshileds, like no matter what you do, there's not enough light?

 

[Sevenevez]

Gonna do a @Red Rocket ? It looks slick!

Yep better get rid of that wiper. Even more useless where you live. Nice job on debadging, so clean.

that's not an easy one though. i don't have a welder. would have to take it somewhere to have it done.
funny when i got this vehicle none of these things bothered me.

Does anyone have a hard time seeing at night through our windshileds, like no matter what you do, there's not enough light?

hmm, might wanna hit the eye doctor mine seems fine at night. its backing up with all that tint at night that makes it impossible to see

 

[95escahoe]

Does anyone have a hard time seeing at night through our windshileds, like no matter what you do, there's not enough light?

What kinda shape are your headlights in? I've got no issues with my Esky even when I had the crappy OEM headlights on I could still see good (that's when this pic was from) even better now with the new headlight assembly's

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