2004 6.0 NV4500 Tahoe

[05Single]

Rack and appliqués look good . When I put on my appliqués I sprayed wd-40 and it helped a lot. I say keep the rack chrome unless you colormatched all the chrome on the whole truck.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Rack and appliqués look good . When I put on my appliqués I sprayed wd-40 and it helped a lot. I say keep the rack chrome unless you colormatched all the chrome on the whole truck.

Thank you! Yes another win for the Chromies


Been looking at exhaust tips forever and haven't come across anything that looks good and is under $50-$100. I do however like the look of the OEM Ford super duty diesel tips. Not sure why i like them but I think they are 3" and would look kinda cool powered black or diamond dust like the rear end.

These are the ones I'm talking about.




Also some more progress on the Crust Caboose. Got the rest of the yuck cut out and laid in some 3/16 2x3 angle to rebuild the back structure I cut out onto. Slow progress but I'm no fabricator by any means and have enjoyed pretending to be.

 

[Rocket Man]

Thank you! Yes another win for the Chromies


Been looking at exhaust tips forever and haven't come across anything that looks good and is under $50-$100. I do however like the look of the OEM Ford super duty diesel tips. Not sure why i like them but I think they are 3" and would look kinda cool powered black or diamond dust like the rear end.

These are the ones I'm talking about.

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Also some more progress on the Crust Caboose. Got the rest of the yuck cut out and laid in some 3/16 2x3 angle to rebuild the back structure I cut out onto. Slow progress but I'm no fabricator by any means and have enjoyed pretending to be.

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What rims are you putting on the caboose.

 

[Dantheman1540]

What rims are you putting on the caboose.

The PPV wheels I made earlier this year. It needed wheel bearings so I just went ahead and converted it to 6 lug so I can swap setups around as I please. Would be cool to find a set of LTZ 20"s like on the tahoe but they are really too wide.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Progress is inching along despite storms and mosquitos. Not looking forward to drilling the 1-1/2" for keeper pins.

 

[Dantheman1540]

Another 3k, another oil change. Also swapped my silverado ECU out and the original Tahoe one back in after the almost bricked accident. Even put in a budget catch can finally and some cool incognito decals a buddy whipped up for me.

The catch can bracket is temporary to see if I like it there. If I do I'll clean it up and make it look good.

 

[iamdub]

Where do you have the catch can hoses going to?

 

[PG01]

Where do you have the catch can hoses going to?

The alt-nator. Its catchin Them extera alts.....

 

[Dantheman1540]

Where do you have the catch can hoses going to?

Galante is correct they run directly to the alternator to keep the alts in check.

The alt-nator. Its catchin Them extera alts.....

They actually run behind the alternator, under the throttle body and one goes to the passenger valve cover the other is to the intake tube. Besides the loops by the can they are pretty well hidden and I will still likely cut them shorter so they don't stick out so much.

 

[iamdub]

Galante is correct they run directly to the alternator to keep the alts in check.



They actually run behind the alternator, under the throttle body and one goes to the passenger valve cover the other is to the intake tube. Besides the loops by the can they are pretty well hidden and I will still likely cut them shorter so they don't stick out so much.

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There should be nothing in that circuit to filter out. The tube on the passenger side valve cover is a fresh air intake that draws it from the engine air intake tube. The circuit that has oily air in it is the port on the rear of the driver's side valve cover. There's a hose that runs from there to the top middle of the intake manifold. This air flows opposite of the one on the passenger side- the air flows OUT of the engine and into the intake manifold. You want to run a hose from the port on the valve cover to the inlet of the catch can, then from the outlet of the catch can to the port on the intake manifold. BE CAREFUL with the fitting on the intake manifold! It's plastic and will break very easily if you bend or twist it too much. I use a razor knife to slice the plastic hose on it lengthwise and peel it off. Then brace the fitting with my hand while I push on the rubber hose onto it, using a little lube to help it slide.