What did you do to your NNBS GMT900 Tahoe/Yukon Today?

[Sparksalot]

My favorite time in some ways, because it’s fun driving through massive snow banks higher than your vehicle where the dozer cut through. But sometimes higher ones don’t open until later if snow is heavy. July would be more reliable.

If you are flexible you can always check in with the local tourist info resources, they keep a sharp eye on what passes open and when. For example the Silverton visitors center keeps tabs on all the pass road conditions in this area. 970-387-5654

Snow banks are always fun. This was late July in 2019 in the Snowy Range of Wyoming. I actually had a hard time finding a place to camp. I’d been in there the year before, but that campsite still had 4 feet of snow in it.

 

[Just Fishing]

(Product review time)
Been using that little astro light for a bit now.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0877794DG

Great design, magnet is actually pretty dang good.
Holds it solid.


Hanging out under the engine with the pan off, the little flex joint is awesome.

Mostly have been sticking it to the transmission pan.

Also a nice little flat surface under the engine mounts.
Handles the undercoating and crap stuck to that coating with ease.
Good to see a tool manufacturer actually put a decent magnet in something.

Usb c charging port won't work with my samsung charger.

Just read on the reviews you need an older style a with a c cable to charge it.

Comes with a usb charger for it.
So that just lives in the tool box.

The little light on the tip is awesome.
Run it with just the tip light to light up tight areas, and not flooding the work space with too much light.

Made use of that while checking out my cylinder walls from the crankcase view.

And apparently you can dim the light, just read that on a review.
Planning to figure that out today.
Might use less power... lol

I haven't found a use for the "flood light" feature yet...

Well other than blinding my self when i blindly push buttons to turn the light on, and then hit the wrong button... lol

I have other led shop lights, their battery life is much better.
But they are also larger and not as bright.

I found i really need to pay attention and turn that light off before i crawl out from under the hoe.

It does seem to charge fast, so it's not too big of a deal.

Debating if i want a second one, but this time spring for the wireless charging pad... lol

Would be slick to mount it to the side of the tool box.


Anyways, this is my most expensive work light, and I'm enjoying it.

 

[Just Fishing]

Snow banks are always fun. This was late July in 2019 in the Snowy Range of Wyoming. I actually had a hard time finding a place to camp. I’d been in there the year before, but that campsite still had 4 feet of snow in it.
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Some areas around here are only passable late August.

I'm hoping to have the hoe fixed before the next round of snow... lol

 

[Just Fishing]

Snow banks are always fun. This was late July in 2019 in the Snowy Range of Wyoming. I actually had a hard time finding a place to camp. I’d been in there the year before, but that campsite still had 4 feet of snow in it.
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One area right above me (like 30min away)

This was very early in the vette build, i have the door panels torn apart, so some rattles from that.
+I have a cell phone mounted to the windshield, so you get all of the noises.

Light throttle/heavy rattle, that's my door guts rattling around.

Snow banks higher than the ol vette.

Use headphones to listen to the pretty exhaust notes.

Just thinking about all of the little things i have done to the car since then...

During this run, i was also trying out my new steering shaft (retrofitted one from a later model)
and the brake system, that was also retrofitted from a later model.

I also needed some high load, with high & medium RPM runs with my ECM in learn mode via wideband.
best way to do that while staying under 100mph = canyons!


Record started with me just flipping to a newly learned tune.
the road below that starting point was a little more interesting with lots of banked turns...

This pass goes from Pineview reservoir to Wyoming
The picture in my sig image, that's these mountains in the background.

And as you can see, the car needs a paint job one day.
Original paint, and the clearcoat looks even worse now.


Original plan was to do a straight silver, and ditch the two tone.
but now i'm not sure.
Might go with a straight color, and then vinyl wrap the two tone... who knows.
In the end, it's just a cheap car that i beat on and enjoy.

 

[Sparksalot]

One area right above me (like 30min away)

This was very early in the vette build, i have the door panels torn apart, so some rattles from that.
+I have a cell phone mounted to the windshield, so you get all of the noises.

Light throttle/heavy rattle, that's my door guts rattling around.

Snow banks higher than the ol vette.

Use headphones to listen to the pretty exhaust notes.

Just thinking about all of the little things i have done to the car since then...

During this run, i was also trying out my new steering shaft (retrofitted one from a later model)
and the brake system, that was also retrofitted from a later model.

I also needed some high load, with high & medium RPM runs with my ECM in learn mode via wideband.
best way to do that while staying under 100mph = canyons!


Record started with me just flipping to a newly learned tune.
the road below that starting point was a little more interesting with lots of banked turns...

This pass goes from Pineview reservoir to Wyoming
The picture in my sig image, that's these mountains in the background.

And as you can see, the car needs a paint job one day.
Original paint, and the clearcoat looks even worse now.


Original plan was to do a straight silver, and ditch the two tone.
but now i'm not sure.
Might go with a straight color, and then vinyl wrap the two tone... who knows.
In the end, it's just a cheap car that i beat on and enjoy.

Im sitting in thecopcar at Sonic eating lunch. The exhaust note reverberated quite nicely.

 

[Just Fishing]

My gauge cluster died a few weeks ago on that car.
Found that out one morning when i was hoping to go for a little drive up the canyon.


Weighing my options, one is to have that cluster rebuilt so i can keep the atari theme that i do enjoy.

stock,


It's fun and very 80's ^
but it's also laggy, the car can rev and accelerate faster than the gauge can display.
i get some giggles from that.


The other option is i go for something like this,



that would support later mods, especially if i decide to dump the current intake and go for mo powar later.


But i'm in no hurry right now, i'll probably try fixing the cluster my self in the end.
(I believe the power supply popped)

Another issue is here in the red circle


little very 80's switches like doc browns time machine.
they control different functions/outputs from the digi dash.
I sorta love that.
If i dumped the dash and went for more of a "Race" them, each function would have it's own gauge.

I guess i could try and wire them into different functions, like fuel pump, fans, etc...
more to think about later on that.



It's Nice to think about something else other than the tahoe right now.




And back to the hoe,
I got back from the hardware store, ended up with a few different thickness of sheet metal.
The thinnest washer i could find is made out of brass.
Pretty sure i want to keep that as steel since i think the brass may compress/distort over time.

 

[swathdiver]

My gauge cluster died a few weeks ago on that car.
Found that out one morning when i was hoping to go for a little drive up the canyon.


Weighing my options, one is to have that cluster rebuilt so i can keep the atari theme that i do enjoy.

stock,
View attachment 350075

It's fun and very 80's ^
but it's also laggy, the car can rev and accelerate faster than the gauge can display.
i get some giggles from that.


The other option is i go for something like this,
View attachment 350076


that would support later mods, especially if i decide to dump the current intake and go for mo powar later.


But i'm in no hurry right now, i'll probably try fixing the cluster my self in the end.
(I believe the power supply popped)

Another issue is here in the red circle
View attachment 350077

little very 80's switches like doc browns time machine.
they control different functions/outputs from the digi dash.
I sorta love that.
If i dumped the dash and went for more of a "Race" them, each function would have it's own gauge.

I guess i could try and wire them into different functions, like fuel pump, fans, etc...
more to think about later on that.



It's Nice to think about something else other than the tahoe right now.




And back to the hoe,
I got back from the hardware store, ended up with a few different thickness of sheet metal.
The thinnest washer i could find is made out of brass.
Pretty sure i want to keep that as steel since i think the brass may compress/distort over time.

Atari all the way!

 

[Sparksalot]

My gauge cluster died a few weeks ago on that car.
Found that out one morning when i was hoping to go for a little drive up the canyon.


Weighing my options, one is to have that cluster rebuilt so i can keep the atari theme that i do enjoy.

stock,
View attachment 350075

It's fun and very 80's ^
but it's also laggy, the car can rev and accelerate faster than the gauge can display.
i get some giggles from that.


The other option is i go for something like this,
View attachment 350076


that would support later mods, especially if i decide to dump the current intake and go for mo powar later.


But i'm in no hurry right now, i'll probably try fixing the cluster my self in the end.
(I believe the power supply popped)

Another issue is here in the red circle
View attachment 350077

little very 80's switches like doc browns time machine.
they control different functions/outputs from the digi dash.
I sorta love that.
If i dumped the dash and went for more of a "Race" them, each function would have it's own gauge.

I guess i could try and wire them into different functions, like fuel pump, fans, etc...
more to think about later on that.



It's Nice to think about something else other than the tahoe right now.




And back to the hoe,
I got back from the hardware store, ended up with a few different thickness of sheet metal.
The thinnest washer i could find is made out of brass.
Pretty sure i want to keep that as steel since i think the brass may compress/distort over time.

I’d go analog if it were mine.

 

[89Suburban]

Water can hide under the carpet for awhile before it’s noticeable so it probably leaked in last week.

Okay so I am hoping this is the source of the wet floor issue.

 

[89Suburban]

Hooray for cruise control throttle on the Echo Blower!