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

[Rocket Man]

Next I added a front air dam.

 

[Rocket Man]

Now to make the beast stop better. I looked into Wilwoods but those are stupid expensive so I went with the GMT900 front upgrade which swaps in bigger front rotors and calipers. I also went with braided stainless steel brake hoses at all 4 corners.

 

[Rocket Man]

Along the way, I also replaced the interior and exterior lights with all LED's. I also replaced all the HVAC controls as well as the headlight switch with '02 Escalade ones, which I think look much better.

 

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And as you can see I installed a brand new NNBS Escalade shift lever.

 

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I have also repainted almost all the entire console, as well as the dash and surrounding areas. Here's some before pictures of the dash.

 

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And some during and after.

 

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And today I installed a Femco oil drain system which is supposed to let me just screw in a drain tube and the old motor oil will just drain through a tube into the collection pan. No drain plug to remove; it has an internal valve that only opens when the proprietary fitting is screwed onto it. It turns out that I ordered the wrong one, it should have been a right-angle one since our drain plugs are vertical instead of horizontal. I forgot. But I just used a PEX plumbing fitting I had laying around to make it a right angle drain tube. Now I have to wait until the next oil change to see how it works. I need to go for a nice long 3,000 mile drive.

 

[Rocket Man]

That's pretty much it up until this point. I do have a cowl hood ordered that should be here any time now. I'll keep you guys posted. I'm sure that won't be the last mod!

 

[05Single]

Such a beatiful machine and I bet it drives like a dream.
I can't even add anything, I believe you are finished my friend. There's nothing left ...supercharger I guess lol

 

[05Single]

Oh yes caddy 3rd brake light and rack