What did you do to your NBS GMT800 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[HiHoeSilver]

Georgia? I forgot already.

Oh no. I'm still here, just running a shop instead of in the field. *puts feet up on desk*

 

[BigDaddy13440]

Time for a change... I like the bare guts style. It’s a stage one weight reduction lmao. It’s time to change out all the tan interior for black!!! But it’s a 14 yr old tahoe. Yeah but it’s a 14 yr old tahoe with 11inches of lift on 37’s that has never left me stranded or let me down. I love this damn thing! **** yeah she deserves it! Black carpet, black leather seats, might two tone and go tan from the bottom of the windows up. But none the less my hoe deserves it! Thoughts, ideas and suggestions are, of course, more than welcome brothers!

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If you're into tunes (and who isn't??), I had an epiphany last night, woke up out of a sound sleep!

Since your spare tire obviously doesn't fit under the truck any more (if you even have one), why not remove the mechanism for it, and all the other useless bracketry, and fabricate a sub box UNDER the floor?

Lay underneath it, and remove anything that isn't structural, or absolutely necessary. Then, drill a couple holes through the floor at the interior perimeter points, and play connect-the-dots from inside the truck. Cut out the center section of the floor. Then, since I know you are good at fab work, make a steel box that you can drop down inside that hole, preferably out of some heavier steel plate, maybe 1/8" thick. Since a typical spare tire is about 10-11" wide and doesn't hang down below the body, you could easily make the box that deep, or even a little more - just depends on if you want it to hang down a bit more.

Now, make some "passageways", if you want to call them that, to go from that enclosure forward, and protrude into the vertical section of floor underneath your second row of seats. Basically, you want a way for the output of the subs to enter the vehicle, without having to have them fire up in the cargo area. These "passageways" could be anything from multiple 4" round pipe, to a couple 6"x16" rectangular configuration. Whatever you wanted to fab, it's up to you.
Weld it up, make it water tight, and coat it with bedliner on the inside and out. Don't want it to rust!

Figure out how much airspace you have, and you can put whatever subs you'd like that would fit that requirement. Build a box out of MDF or plywood that will fit inside the steel box, and make some way for it to be securely fastened. If your box is tall enough, you could fit 10's (maybe even 12's) facing forward, with the output firing out underneath the rear seats. If you have enough room, you could even do 15's (or an 18!) firing upward - just make sure you have enough room for the full excursion of the sub(s). You could do a sealed enclosure, or ported - just make sure the ports have sufficient clearance. Me, I'd have the ports facing forward, towards the passageways - why not get the full output available?

Once you get everything all dialed in, cut the full back floor out of a donor vehicle, and lay it over the hole your enclosure is in. After you use some sound deadener everywhere you can, secure the floor panel with a couple dozen zip screws, and you can lay your carpet over your 100% stealth sub enclosure!

If I hadn't already built an enclosure into the rear corner of my Yukon XL, I'd be doing this in a heartbeat!

Maybe we can get one of our artistic brothers to do a quick sketch of what I'm suggesting?

 

[SmileB44Death]

New shoes

 

[05Single]

Saw this on fb.

 

[05Single]

Same guy has these too. Make a package deal.

 

[05Single]

Those rgb bulbs are cool. Except only 1 works and the other don't china made and only $4 lol whatev, I'll get $2 refund lol

Also yes I bought a sliding glass door, won't fit the tahoe so I guess I'll put it in the house

 

[M1Gunner]

If you're into tunes (and who isn't??), I had an epiphany last night, woke up out of a sound sleep!

Since your spare tire obviously doesn't fit under the truck any more (if you even have one), why not remove the mechanism for it, and all the other useless bracketry, and fabricate a sub box UNDER the floor?

Lay underneath it, and remove anything that isn't structural, or absolutely necessary. Then, drill a couple holes through the floor at the interior perimeter points, and play connect-the-dots from inside the truck. Cut out the center section of the floor. Then, since I know you are good at fab work, make a steel box that you can drop down inside that hole, preferably out of some heavier steel plate, maybe 1/8" thick. Since a typical spare tire is about 10-11" wide and doesn't hang down below the body, you could easily make the box that deep, or even a little more - just depends on if you want it to hang down a bit more.

Now, make some "passageways", if you want to call them that, to go from that enclosure forward, and protrude into the vertical section of floor underneath your second row of seats. Basically, you want a way for the output of the subs to enter the vehicle, without having to have them fire up in the cargo area. These "passageways" could be anything from multiple 4" round pipe, to a couple 6"x16" rectangular configuration. Whatever you wanted to fab, it's up to you.
Weld it up, make it water tight, and coat it with bedliner on the inside and out. Don't want it to rust!

Figure out how much airspace you have, and you can put whatever subs you'd like that would fit that requirement. Build a box out of MDF or plywood that will fit inside the steel box, and make some way for it to be securely fastened. If your box is tall enough, you could fit 10's (maybe even 12's) facing forward, with the output firing out underneath the rear seats. If you have enough room, you could even do 15's (or an 18!) firing upward - just make sure you have enough room for the full excursion of the sub(s). You could do a sealed enclosure, or ported - just make sure the ports have sufficient clearance. Me, I'd have the ports facing forward, towards the passageways - why not get the full output available?

Once you get everything all dialed in, cut the full back floor out of a donor vehicle, and lay it over the hole your enclosure is in. After you use some sound deadener everywhere you can, secure the floor panel with a couple dozen zip screws, and you can lay your carpet over your 100% stealth sub enclosure!

If I hadn't already built an enclosure into the rear corner of my Yukon XL, I'd be doing this in a heartbeat!

Maybe we can get one of our artistic brothers to do a quick sketch of what I'm suggesting?

That is quite the idea and project. This just came to you while you were sleeping?! lol doe it help that I also have a 3in body lift already installed as well. So any obstacles underneath the body are already 3inches out of the way!

 

[Austinite]

I did a few things this week to the old girl:

Rebuilt Front End - ie all new upper & lower control arms, ball joints, inner & outer tie rods, etc...(still have to replace pitman & idler arms when I get time)
3" Lift Spindles up front
3" Lift Spacers and 2" Hub Centric Wheel Spacers in rear
3D Molded Wood Dash Kit
02 Escalade Knobs
08-14 shifter swap
Dash Cam

 

[Tonyrodz]

I did a few things this week to the old girl:

Rebuilt Front End - ie all new upper & lower control arms, ball joints, inner & outer tie rods, etc...(still have to replace pitman & idler arms when I get time)
3" Lift Spindles up front
3" Lift Spacers and 2" Hub Centric Wheel Spacers in rear
3D Molded Wood Dash Kit
02 Escalade Knobs
08-14 shifter swap
Dash Cam

I gotta get me one of those shifters.

 

[HiHoeSilver]

I did a few things this week to the old girl:

Rebuilt Front End - ie all new upper & lower control arms, ball joints, inner & outer tie rods, etc...(still have to replace pitman & idler arms when I get time)
3" Lift Spindles up front
3" Lift Spacers and 2" Hub Centric Wheel Spacers in rear
3D Molded Wood Dash Kit
02 Escalade Knobs
08-14 shifter swap
Dash Cam

Lookin big, buddy. Sweet.

 

[PG01]

I did a few things this week to the old girl:

Rebuilt Front End - ie all new upper & lower control arms, ball joints, inner & outer tie rods, etc...(still have to replace pitman & idler arms when I get time)
3" Lift Spindles up front
3" Lift Spacers and 2" Hub Centric Wheel Spacers in rear
3D Molded Wood Dash Kit
02 Escalade Knobs
08-14 shifter swap
Dash Cam

Looks good man

 

[Scottydoggs]

it was rather nice out, balmy 35º, no wind. so i sewed up that tear. wish i did beter work but its better then before.

the needles and thread i bought.

4 finger tear lol i wear 3x gloves, so maybe 6 finger for normal ppl.

im not tony lmao. wish i could have gotten the middle tighter. nothing stopping me from redoing it either, took maybe 30 minutes. or some of that seat bondo added?

 

[Bombsquad85]

Replaced the fuel vent solenoid which want that bad. But I was under there and saw I have some work ahead of me as far as killing some rust and I got the bumper top pad off but the cover eludes me haha I snapped some pics maybe you guys could show me what I'm missing....

Sorry there's a lot of pictures haha

In the pictures you can see the rusty drive shaft, axle and blown shocks.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Here's the rest. Can someone point out the bolts to remove the bumper



And how the hell do you get this thing off^^^

 

[Sasquatch]

Your high school sewing teacher would not be amused with that job you slacker.

 

[Bombsquad85]

Also just found out some funny guy switched around my rear washer sprayer

Not sure who did it but it's kinda funny kinda annoying someone touched my truck....

 

[HiHoeSilver]

Here's the rest. Can someone point out the bolts to remove the bumper

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And how the hell do you get this thing off^^^

I can show you the bumper bolts in a couple hours if somebody doesn't beat me to it.

 

[Scottydoggs]

Your high school sewing teacher would not be amused with that job you slacker.

never took that class in HS. now ms messina from middle school on the other hand, saw her like 15 years ago, she was just as hot looking lol

 

[PG01]

@Tonyrodz makes it look easy....

 

[PG01]

Also just found out some funny guy switched around my rear washer sprayer

Not sure who did it but it's kinda funny kinda annoying someone touched my truck....

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Now thats just not right, maybe it squirted better??