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

[Rocket Man]

I was reading a thread where @Sam Harris was asking about a more modern looking shark fin anc I ended up ordering this eBay pos thats a cover that goes over an existing base after you remove thd mast. If has a little circuit board inside and a cable that’s supposed to take the place as the mast. Seemed like a halfway decent idea Jimmy. But just like I figured, it’s big. Plus it’s perfectly flat on the bottom and a NBS roof is curved so there would be gaps. It’s supposed to attach with 3M tape. So it’s a hard no for me. It was only $7 so meh. I plan on seeing if the NNBS one on my Silverado will fit The Beast.

 

[Sam Harris]

I was reading a thread where @Sam Harris was asking about a more modern looking shark fin anc I ended up ordering this eBay pos thats a cover that goes over an existing base after you remove thd mast. If has a little circuit board inside and a cable that’s supposed to take the place as the mast. Seemed like a halfway decent idea Jimmy. But just like I figured, it’s big. Plus it’s perfectly flat on the bottom and a NBS roof is curved so there would be gaps. It’s supposed to attach with 3M tape. So it’s a hard no for me. It was only $7 so meh. I plan on seeing if the NNBS one on my Silverado will fit The Beast.

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Thanks Mark! I think the NNBS one would look much better on our NBS’. Looking forward to your results! [emoji16][emoji106]

 

[Rocket Man]

On another note that has NOTHING to do with trucks kinda like someone else’s build thread....I just finished up building my first Murphy door. I have this area under my stairs in my Great Room that never has had a (short) door, and the interior was never finished either except some scraps of sheet rock nailed up. It’s always been an eyesore and I’ve tried several things, like those beads that hang down in strings to a child gate but i never figured out what to do with it as far as a door. Then I was thinking about a Murphy bed and maybe a hidden door came to mind so after some googling I found the Murphy door idea. I built it to look like the areas in both bathrooms where I built shelves into the wall. I think it came out awesome, I’m pretty happy. It could be a great place to go hide if somebody needed to have the shit scared out of them and they didn’t know it was there lol.

 

[Fless]

Sweet little hideaway! Low budget saferoom.

 

[Tonyrodz]

View attachment 269568 View attachment 269569 View attachment 269570 View attachment 269571 On another note that has NOTHING to do with trucks kinda like someone else’s build thread....I just finished up building my first Murphy door. I have this area under my stairs in my Great Room that never has had a (short) door, and the interior was never finished either except some scraps of sheet rock nailed up. It’s always been an eyesore and I’ve tried several things, like those beads that hang down in strings to a child gate but i never figured out what to do with it as far as a door. Then I was thinking about a Murphy bed and maybe a hidden door came to mind so after some googling I found the Murphy door idea. I built it to look like the areas in both bathrooms where I built shelves into the wall. I think it came out awesome, I’m pretty happy. It could be a great place to go hide if somebody needed to have the shit scared out of them and they didn’t know it was there lol.

Someone else's build thread doesn't have trucks in it?? Those *****........LOL
That looks great Mark. I like it. Is that flooring Pergo? That's an awesome hidey hole. The hinges are on the inside, correct?

 

[Rocket Man]

Someone se's build thread doesn't have trucks in it?? Thise *****........LOL
That looks great Mark. I like it. Is that flooring Pergo? That's an awesome hidey hole. The hinges are on the inside, correct?

The flooring is the cheapest vinyl flooring I could get at HD lol. It’s ok for a closet though.

 

[Sam Harris]

View attachment 269568 View attachment 269569 View attachment 269570 View attachment 269571 On another note that has NOTHING to do with trucks kinda like someone else’s build thread....I just finished up building my first Murphy door. I have this area under my stairs in my Great Room that never has had a (short) door, and the interior was never finished either except some scraps of sheet rock nailed up. It’s always been an eyesore and I’ve tried several things, like those beads that hang down in strings to a child gate but i never figured out what to do with it as far as a door. Then I was thinking about a Murphy bed and maybe a hidden door came to mind so after some googling I found the Murphy door idea. I built it to look like the areas in both bathrooms where I built shelves into the wall. I think it came out awesome, I’m pretty happy. It could be a great place to go hide if somebody needed to have the shit scared out of them and they didn’t know it was there lol.

That’s badass!! Excellent work Mark!

 

[Rocket Man]

Someone else's build thread doesn't have trucks in it?? Those *****........LOL
That looks great Mark. I like it. Is that flooring Pergo? That's an awesome hidey hole. The hinges are on the inside, correct?

They’re pivot hinges and are at the top and bottom with the pivot point out towards the front, not at the door jamb.

That’s badass!! Excellent work Mark!

Thanks Sam!

 

[Rocket Man]

BTW those hinges have a big ball bearing inside that the weight rides on. The thing is so smooth and solid that the stuff on the shelves doesn’t move a bit. It was a ***** to figure out how to make them work, there’s no diagrams or instructions. If you look for Murphy door hinges, all I found was sets from $125-$150 but I found this set on Amazon for $10. They’re simple but work great. And there’s zero instructions or customer service lmao. You just gotta figure out where to mount them and how to make the door open without the trim pieces hitting anything. It was kinda fun. I did a mock-up of the bottom of the door and went from there.

 

[iamdub]

View attachment 269568 View attachment 269569 View attachment 269570 View attachment 269571 On another note that has NOTHING to do with trucks kinda like someone else’s build thread....I just finished up building my first Murphy door. I have this area under my stairs in my Great Room that never has had a (short) door, and the interior was never finished either except some scraps of sheet rock nailed up. It’s always been an eyesore and I’ve tried several things, like those beads that hang down in strings to a child gate but i never figured out what to do with it as far as a door. Then I was thinking about a Murphy bed and maybe a hidden door came to mind so after some googling I found the Murphy door idea. I built it to look like the areas in both bathrooms where I built shelves into the wall. I think it came out awesome, I’m pretty happy. It could be a great place to go hide if somebody needed to have the shit scared out of them and they didn’t know it was there lol.

Dope AF.

 

[ivin74]

View attachment 269568 View attachment 269569 View attachment 269570 View attachment 269571 On another note that has NOTHING to do with trucks kinda like someone else’s build thread....I just finished up building my first Murphy door. I have this area under my stairs in my Great Room that never has had a (short) door, and the interior was never finished either except some scraps of sheet rock nailed up. It’s always been an eyesore and I’ve tried several things, like those beads that hang down in strings to a child gate but i never figured out what to do with it as far as a door. Then I was thinking about a Murphy bed and maybe a hidden door came to mind so after some googling I found the Murphy door idea. I built it to look like the areas in both bathrooms where I built shelves into the wall. I think it came out awesome, I’m pretty happy. It could be a great place to go hide if somebody needed to have the shit scared out of them and they didn’t know it was there lol.

I need one of those in house. Lol

Looks great

 

[Rocket Man]

Looks like I’ll get to drive this thing in the snow this winter after all. Supposed to get snow and freezing rain for the next 3-4 days. It just started.

 

[Rocket Man]

Woke up to a few inches, got the truck cleared off and went for a drive. I shot a video but something happened to it. Kinjo loves it. His sled dog came out in him on our morning walk, he kept jumping up and trying to pull me like I was a sled. He was hard to hold onto.

It’s supposed to snow another 4-8” tonight. Been doing it all day but it’s light and powdery, not building up too fast.

 

[89Suburban]

Looks like I’ll get to drive this thing in the snow this winter after all. Supposed to get snow and freezing rain for the next 3-4 days. It just started.View attachment 270566

Can't believe how green your grass is.

 

[Tonyrodz]

Woke up to a few inches, got the truck cleared off and went for a drive. I shot a video but something happened to it. Kinjo loves it. His sled dog came out in him on our morning walk, he kept jumping up and trying to pull me like I was a sled. He was hard to hold onto. View attachment 270619 View attachment 270620 View attachment 270621 View attachment 270622 View attachment 270623 It’s supposed to snow another 4-8” tonight. Been doing it all day but it’s light and powdery, not building up too fast.

Tie him to the front bumper and put it in neutral.

 

[Sam Harris]

Can't believe how green your grass is.

Oregon... pretty moist in that area. Not like out here, or the Midwest where the grass goes dormant from the cold. Mine is straight dust-color lol.

 

[Rocket Man]

Oregon... pretty moist in that area. Not like out here, or the Midwest where the grass goes dormant from the cold. Mine is straight dust-color lol.

Yeah, it stays green, it just quits growing so I don’t have to mow it. Bonus.

 

[NathanJax]

Woke up to a few inches

so did my wife...

 

[Rocket Man]

Fuuuck. After freezing rain followed by 4-6” of snow it started freezing rain again. I have been trying to keep the snow off the canopy over the Silverado and earlier I poked a big hole in it. Then just now I was shaking the top to get the ice to break- ***** 3/8” thick so far- and it started splitting at the ridge. And according to the forecast tonight is supposed to be the worst with 8-12” of snow or up to an inch of freezing rain. It was time to say bye bye to the canvas so I cut it off. I’m hoping I can brace the back deck in the morning- I pulled all the snow off it with a rake on a long pole today but idk about the ice. Hoping it’s not collapsed in the morning. ****.

 

[wjburken]

Fuuuck. After freezing rain followed by 4-6” of snow it started freezing rain again. I have been trying to keep the snow off the canopy over the Silverado and earlier I poked a big hole in it. Then just now I was shaking the top to get the ice to break- ***** 3/8” thick so far- and it started splitting at the ridge. And according to the forecast tonight is supposed to be the worst with 8-12” of snow or up to an inch of freezing rain. It was time to say bye bye to the canvas so I cut it off. I’m hoping I can brace the back deck in the morning- I pulled all the snow off it with a rake on a long pole today but idk about the ice. Hoping it’s not collapsed in the morning. ****.

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Damn!

Hope that stuff doesn’t freeze “The Machine” to the ground.