Randeez 2012 Budget Yukon Denali Build (stick on hood scoops galore)

[Miami-Dade]

Nice work Randy!!

 

[randeez]

Celebratory burnout required

It does pretty lame burnouts. Awd, and a couple grand on suspension so that it tries to hook

 

[bigfootchiro]

It does pretty lame burnouts. Awd, and a couple grand on suspension so that it tries to hook

Laaaaaaame

 

[Onebad1983]

It does pretty lame burnouts. Awd, and a couple grand on suspension so that it tries to hook

Never stopped people in Lamborghini's and Subaru's

 

[randeez]

It's in a box on the way here...

 

[randeez]

 

[randeez]

having second thoughts about the T6....it be pretty big

I moved the heater core hoses to the fender using (i think) fittings for a trailblazer/envoy. they were the same 5/8" quick connect just 90*, ac delco. one side goes right to the waterpump, the other Ts into the overflow tank. I'm going to probably turn the overflow tank and remount or grab a different one (mustang/corvette) i think are a little lower profile, and use the same size hoses

moved the battery over to the driverside tray. I was going to just hack up the cables that were there to reconnect everything but i'm going to redo them with a larger conductor (sorta big 3 mod), not sure what size they are now but maybe #4 or #3awg- I think i have some 1/0 battery cable around here somewhere i'll run from the battery to the alternator and starter... acc. fuse box i'll probably reuse some of the existing cable.

a/c - pretty sure i'll need to have some hoses made. I heard the non rear ac hose is a little longer to be able to work around the manifold and may get me by in the mean time. there is actually plenty of slack on the rear ac lines but it Ts into the suction line from the dryer and that hose is kind tight right now. It looks like the suction hose for a duramax truck goes out to the fender and may be the best bet for atleast getting front ac working in quick time. hoses are pretty cheap, 50 bux or so. going to grab one and see how it works out.

the cross over tucks up nice and high, i need to do a little massaging to the transmission cooler lines to get them off of it, but shouldnt be bad.

pulled all the wiring off of that side also, most of it needs to go somewhere else now probably forgetting a few but main ones:
passenger side o2 sensors - front one will go on manifold for, rear one is deleted
maf- will now go in the charge pipe up front middle
ground loop - will go near battery (now on driverside)

 

[jsoltren]

Can you post some photos of your roof? If I keep my 2001, it's going to need the roof stripped and repainted.

 

[randeez]

Can you post some photos of your roof? If I keep my 2001, it's going to need the roof stripped and repainted.

I just took it off and put some stainless hardware in the threadserts

 

[randeez]

Sick as a dog but this showed up

 

[bigfootchiro]

Sick as a dog but this showed up

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No more excuses and install it!!!
Let’s see whose vehicle gets done first hahaha

 

[randeez]

done is relative... i can go take the hood off and let exhaust shoot right out the manifold and drive it around

got a little done this afternoon:

turbo manifold i bolted on to stay - i had this great idea of getting some long studs for it, the ones i had with the headers worked fine but they threaded in maybe 3/8-1/2" i wanted them to pretty much bottom out, but the ones i got were too long ended up cutting them all down, if not would have been a pain to get plug wires on and dip stick etc in

threw up the crossover, tacked in place, pulled back down, welded, exhaust wrapped ready to go back up for the last time. had to do a little massaging to the transmission cooler lines where flex joint is, should be far enough away ill have to get some insulation material to wrap though.

re routed the heater core lines from waterpump over to fender and around - waiting one some constant pressure spring clamps, hose clamps work fine but think the oem look is cleaner.

grabbed a cheapy cable lug press and some lugs from amazon to redo battery wiring to starter and alternator with larger wire.

tomorrow/this weekend:

i guess turbo is going on tomorrow, need to see where best place to run oil drain is - front or passenger side. and get psyched up to drop pan
need to see if downpipe will go in with large ac line where it is if not will need to get it evac'd (nope didnt do before i started this) move whatever else needs to be moved (have suspicion passenger front brake line may need to move a little), pull downpipe back out wrap it and it'll get ready to go

intercooler and all the necessary pipes and crap is getting delivered tomorrow. have to cut out some of the foam/plastic support for the front bumper for it to go in but looks pretty straight forward, will probably have to move 40k trans cooler though

piece together exhaust from downpipe to my "catback"

 

[randeez]

They wont stop coming...

 

[randeez]

Reinforced elbow for turbo inlet, bigass cone couple clamps

 

[randeez]

 

[randeez]

 

[Bombsquad85]

Wow nice!

 

[randeez]

it didnt go on today, but i did pull it out of the box for this picture for you

 

[randeez]

Engine for scale....

 

[randeez]

One intercooler...4" thick core