Tonyrodz
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. You're just plain likeable.
Rocket Man's 02 Denali Build Thread AKA "THE BEAST"
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. You're just plain likeable.
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Well it's official...no more Dubs. I decided it was time to move on. I didn't run them for 18 months and figured I'd sell them. If I decide to get 26's again they'll be reps but prolly just run the 22's. I think they look good enough. I'd rather have a set of 26's in the same wheel to run in the summer but with me spending over $6k on new intros for the CC I'll wait. The guys who bought the Dubs are interested in my old intros for $5k so if I sell them I'll get a new set of 26's for The Beast.
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Today was a bad day for The Beast. I launched hard from a stop light and something blew. I’m afraid it’s the trans but it’s possible it’s the transfer case although the fluid on the road sure looked like pink trans fluid. Bad time of the year to work on it in the driveway so it might have to wait until spring. I don’t want to drive The Machine in winter but I don’t have much choice. I’ll know more when I start working on it. It was hard enough today just getting it off the tow truck. It’s weird- it would roll forward but not backward. So although the dude winched it onto the bed, getting it back off was a ***** being it’s awd. Once again plastic skids were used but still a *****. We used my floor jack and stands too. I’m so bummed. Really wish I could do a swap to s different trans but I’d have to eliminate AWD. Dammit.
DDenali
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Sorry to hear that bud. My let go 200 miles from home early this year.
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Damn. At least I had AAA Plus but I think my towing limit is 150 miles.
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My trans is still under warranty too unless they find a reason to not cover it. Either way I have to pull it, remove the bell housing and ship it to Performabuilt. I kept the box just in case this happened.
DDenali
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That was a good choice I hope all goes well bud
Such a gorgeous beast
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iamdub
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Glad to hear there's a chance of warranty!
I'm no trans expert, but I recall hearing a few times that a busted sun shell causes you to lose reverse, 2nd and 4th.
I'm no trans expert, but I recall hearing a few times that a busted sun shell causes you to lose reverse, 2nd and 4th.
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It has the Sonnax Smart Shell which is supposedly better than The Beast sun shell. But it won’t even roll in reverse. When it happened it sounded like something snapped though, then it drove fine for a few blocks before it felt like it locked up and kinda killed the engine even though I put it in neutral. I couldn’t start it until it sat for awhile, then it fired up in neutral and would move forward but now it won’t move at all under its own power but it will roll forward in neutral. But no moving it backward at all still. I’m no expert either, transmissions always elude me.
iamdub
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Ugh. Sounds like serious carnage with steel bits jammed somewhere.
