Pete's (Now Nate's) 2003 Denali Budget Build thread

[adventurenali92]

Damn @Sevenevez those latest pics man! I love the new paint! That blue is so perfect!

 

[Sevenevez]

Damn @Sevenevez those latest pics man! I love the new paint! That blue is so perfect!

thanks Chase. i'm really happy with it. That blue dances all over the color spectrum in the sun.
I see your build is about to hit Page 100. and big plans?

 

[adventurenali92]

thanks Chase. i'm really happy with it. That blue dances all over the color spectrum in the sun.
I see your build is about to hit Page 100. and big plans?

Oh I got a lot I’m workin I’m right. Steering wheel is a mess so I gotta redo the whole. Thing. And buttons don’t light up at night so I took the ones from my factory steering wheel and sent them off to get fixed and upgraded to LED. So that’s gotta get swapped too. Still gotta get my NNBS esky shifter redone too. Lots going. Lol

 

[gat0r]

that blue really pops in the vid when you make the turn


it turned out super well for doing that in your garage.
too much crap floating in the air here to do that.

 

[Sevenevez]

Oh I got a lot I’m workin I’m right. Steering wheel is a mess so I gotta redo the whole. Thing. And buttons don’t light up at night so I took the ones from my factory steering wheel and sent them off to get fixed and upgraded to LED. So that’s gotta get swapped too. Still gotta get my NNBS esky shifter redone too. Lots going. Lol

Get on it man! haha. The NNBS shifter is hella easy. Easy install. Easy tape n spray with SEM. done deal.
I have the same issue with my steering wheel. On my old one, at night all my lights on the buttons worked except for one. On my new wheel, none of the lights work, except for one! i have no idea how to tackle that. I assume it involves soldering wires though

that blue really pops in the vid when you make the turn


it turned out super well for doing that in your garage.
too much crap floating in the air here to do that.

thanks Jay. She looks great in the sun. It's not a perfect paintjob but its perfect for me.

 

[Sevenevez]

Got off work yesterday with a couple denali tasks in my head.



But first things first.

Time for a bath!



First wash since the paintjob. Used laquer thinner and alcohol to remove a bunch of spray that got on the windows too.

Take a look at those OEM tail lights. They will never look like that again

 

[Sevenevez]

Customize the ugly OEM Tails

I mean there is only so much you can do to polish a turd. But like i said, i havent found any aftermarket tails that i like and i have searched everywhere. All i can do is make these look uglier in a worst case scenario. So let's see what we can do.

Cleaned em up, scuffed em and laid out an idea with tape and an exacto and some measuring.



one consistent coat of black. only one so in the sun we can still see the reflectors slightly



pull the tape



Pulled out the honeycomb stencil and used a small spread just to add a little more personality to them.

and. 3 coats of clear.



Not bad.
Better for sure.
but now that Third Brake Light on top sticks out like a sore thumb!. ugh



This is just with the truck running. No brakes but blinker on



facial



Wheels and windows had overspray on them.
Got everything nice and clean



Woke up with that 3rd brake light greeting my eyeballs. Figured i would bang that out real quick.

Used pinstripe tape and made a nice clean narrow shape down the center line of the LED's



Blacked out the rest



Peeled the tape then 2 coats of clear



ahhh. much better. simple and clean

 

[kwOH]

#LUVBEER lol, looks sweet man, I like the creativity on the lights, don’t want to bring the positive vibes down, but I woulda used some vht candy red on the amber part of the tails so that way it would match the red turn signals on the mirrors, not that it looks bad, just tough on the ocd, still one of the baddest ass looking trucks around either way.

 

[Sevenevez]

#LUVBEER lol, looks sweet man, I like the creativity on the lights, don’t want to bring the positive vibes down, but I woulda used some vht candy red on the amber part of the tails so that way it would match the red turn signals on the mirrors, not that it looks bad, just tough on the ocd, still one of the baddest ass looking trucks around either way.

ha, i hear ya. i dont mind the amber since i have a lil amber up front. but i get it, they are still the same OEM tails we see everyday all over the place. At least now they are dark and dont stick out so bright anymore.

I wish Anzo made a tail as cool as their head lights. Too bad these are for 2007+ cuz they are pretty nice

 

[kwOH]

ha, i hear ya. i dont mind the amber since i have a lil amber up front. but i get it, they are still the same OEM tails we see everyday all over the place. At least now they are dark and dont stick out so bright anymore.

I wish Anzo made a tail as cool as their head lights. Too bad these are for 2007+ cuz they are pretty nice

I definitely like what you did with them, looks 100 times better than just stock and more custom too, aftermarkets are ok, but you also see a lot of them also, guarantee you’ll never see another pair like that lol