Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"

[Rocket Man]

You are still not working Mark, dang brother that wreck must have done a number on you! Get healed up fast!

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It did alot of damage to my shoulders. Imagine sticking your hands straight out in front of you and locking your elbows just before you hit a brick wall at 35 MPH. It snapped both the forks on the bike in half. I'm getting closer though.

 

[Rivieraracing]

Totally get it Mark, when I last chatted with you you said that you were getting close to getting back to work and I thought maybe it wasn't as bad as it could have been. Get healed up man!

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[Travieso]

You should have a build thread!

I do in fact, Here you go Sorry Mark dont mean to highjack your thread

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/travieso-forged-6-0-swap-build-thread.77591/

What happened to that forged motor you were putting together?! You the reason I went with the trucker cam and 4l80 lol. Once you feel the shifts of an 80e you wonder why GM ever even put the 60e in their trucks/suvs.

U got PM..

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It's done here you go
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/travieso-forged-6-0-swap-build-thread.77591/

Thank you sir. I would have liked to do a 4l80 retrofit but due to my transfer case and the fact I needed it back on the road quickly, that wasn't an option. There's a group buy on performancstrucks.net to have an adapter machined but it's around $600-800 and they don't have enough people yet; it's been 6 months and they only have a few takers. I had Performabuilt build me a Level 3 "Invincible" 4l60 that will take 800 **. It's meant for supercharged engines. So far so good!

I had a performabuilt LEVEL 2 - Pro Race and a Level 3 from them honestly with our weight of our vehicles we are on borrowed time, for me I drive my truck hard all the time and it lasted about 5 months, I then got tired and made the switched to a 4L85 Trans and I love it compare how my 4L8x changes gears from my 4L6x is night and day difference. We had some tuning issues due to my truck being flexfuel their was lots of manipulating to my PCM. It was trial and error but at the end I ended up with 4l80e relay mod, this tricks the PCM thinking their is still a 4L60e on it

 

[Rocket Man]

I do in fact, Here you go Sorry Mark dont mean to highjack your thread

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/travieso-forged-6-0-swap-build-thread.77591/



It's done here you go
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/threads/travieso-forged-6-0-swap-build-thread.77591/





I had a performabuilt LEVEL 2 - Pro Race and a Level 3 from them honestly with our weight of our vehicles we are on borrowed time, for me I drive my truck hard all the time and it lasted about 5 months, I then got tired and made the switched to a 4L85 Trans and I love it compare how my 4L8x changes gears from my 4L6x is night and day difference. We had some tuning issues due to my truck being flexfuel their was lots of manipulating to my PCM. It was trial and error but at the end I ended up with 4l80e relay mod, this tricks the PCM thinking their is still a 4L60e on it

I know how to do the conversion but I'd have to convert to 2WD to run an 80. With the NVG149 transfer case there is no way to do it without that $800 adapter and I can't even buy one unless we get another 15 or so guys to go in on the group buy so the machinist will tool up for it. There's a guy who has the design for the adapter and he won't loan it out because he spent a fortune on the design engineer to draw it up. Hopefully my Performabuilt lasts because I drive it hard too.

 

[Travieso]

that sucks, is 4X4 drive guys and AWD different as far as transfer cases? reason being I just had a friend of mine do a 408/80mm turbo/ with a built 4L80 on 4X4 I could perhaps ask him what he did exactly, He launches on 4X4High all the time.

 

[Rocket Man]

that sucks, is 4X4 drive guys and AWD different as far as transfer cases? reason being I just had a friend of mine do a 408/80mm turbo/ with a built 4L80 on 4X4 I could perhaps ask him what he did exactly, He launches on 4X4High all the time.

Yes, it depends on the transfer case. The NVG149 is the AWD and there aren't enough guys doing the 80 conversion with them so the adapters are hard to come by. The 4WD guys have it better.

 

[Rocket Man]

Today I installed the new (free) replacement seat cover that Richmond Auto Upholstery sent me under warranty. It’s 60 degrees and sunny here today; last year at this time we had a foot of snow.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Today I installed the new (free) replacement seat cover that Richmond Auto Upholstery sent me under warranty. It’s 60 degrees and sunny here today; last year at this time we had a foot of snow. View attachment 190532

60? Nice. Looks good. How far are you from Albany?

 

[Rocket Man]

60? Nice. Looks good. How far are you from Albany?

About 60 miles.

 

[Tonyrodz]

About 60 miles.

That's where my daughter lives. She loves it there. She wants me to move out there.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's where my daughter lives. She loves it there. She wants me to move out there.

Albanys ok. I have some cousins that live there. Portland is growing so fast it's stupid. Oregon is in the top 3 places people are moving to from what I hear. It's crazy. Ive lived here almost my whole life, tried a few other places but always came back. In a couple hours you can be at the coast, mountains or high desert.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Albanys ok. I have some cousins that live there. Portland is growing so fast it's stupid. Oregon is in the top 3 places people are moving to from what I hear. It's crazy. Ive lived here almost my whole life, tried a few other places but always came back. In a couple hours you can be at the coast, mountains or high desert.

She told me that, about the coast and mountains. She loves it there. Her Joisey accent is fading some, lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

I finally found a bagged CC that is close enough that I can fly down and drive it home; it's in San Francisco. It was built by All Star Customs in Texas and it looks like they do first-class work. It's a bit more than I was thinking of but still quite a bit less that what I got for the payout on my Harley. I'm pumped and I really hope this one works out. The guy put a lot of cash into it; the wheels alone were over $5k. It's a custom color with fresh paint. Clean truck. Me likey.

View attachment 190869

 

[Rocket Man]

It's a 2012 with 60k miles and an HD front conversion. Bagged and bodied; tubbed to lay body on 28's.

 

[MadDogDelpho]

Truck is super clean... just not a huge fans of those particular wheels.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Headlights are what's got me looking twice.

 

[Rocket Man]

Truck is super clean... just not a huge fans of those particular wheels.

Yeah me neither. I'm ok with them though. I'd probably try to do something different and sell those one day but IDK, might live with them. Looks like Im flying down in a week or so but if I buy it I'll have it shipped back due to the tires. They're too low profile for me to be ok driving it that far in winter.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Yeah me neither. I'm ok with them though. I'd probably try to do something different and sell those one day but IDK, might live with them. Looks like Im flying down in a week or so but if I buy it I'll have it shipped back due to the tires. They're too low profile for me to be ok driving it that far in winter.

Def would get destroyed on the ride home.

 

[Rocket Man]

Fu*k some assholes tried to steal my truck last night while I was in a movie theater. I started a thread on my ignition switch problem I'm having since it's fu*ked up and here's the link. If anyone has experience with the ignition cylinders please check it out.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...e-beast-now-the-ignition-wont-turn-on.100060/

 

[Tonyrodz]

Fu*k some assholes tried to steal my truck last night while I was in a movie theater. I started a thread on my ignition switch problem I'm having since it's fu*ked up and here's the link. If anyone has experience with the ignition cylinders please check it out.
http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/thre...e-beast-now-the-ignition-wont-turn-on.100060/

Do you have an alarm? Scumbags!!!