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

[nadthomas]

Got the garage all cleaned up and pulled the Denali in for its up coming surgery. I should probably start a build thread or something.

 

[Rocket Man]

Got the garage all cleaned up and pulled the Denali in for its up coming surgery. I should probably start a build thread or something.

Or at least explain what kind of surgery.

 

[Drok]

Crying because it's almost old (already is)

I hear ya. Just a few hundred more miles and mine hits the ol’ 100k mark

 

[nadthomas]

Or at least explain what kind of surgery.

Its a bit of a story, but fair enough. I bought my 07 Denali back in December from my boss with 194k on the clock and a handful of issues. Broken exhaust studs, leaky valve covers, CEL for cam phaser, etc. I kind of bought to replace my second vehicle for myself, but my wife liked it better then her Ford Fusion so she has claimed it. So, I'm going to be pulling the engine to give me easy access to things and I'm going to give it a "light" refresh. The compress/Leak down test I did before buying it was good, and there is no metal in the oil so I'm not pulling the heads or having it rebuilt at this time unless I find something that says I need to rebuild it. I'm going to replace all of the exhaust manifold bolts, replace the oil pump and pickup, cam phaser, timing set, front cover, water pump, rear main seal, and the gaskets on anything I touch. Of course I'm going to clean everything to make it look new(ish) again, and probably paint the valve covers just to jazz it up a little.

We will probably only keep the Denali for 3-5 years, which means about another 50k miles on it, but I figure doing these things now while its still running well should keep it going for another 100k without issues.

I'll also be replacing the trans filter, and inspecting the valve body to see if I have a worn check ball as it sometimes shifts a little hard. If needed, I'll rebuild the transmission myself at some point. There is a how to thread on Pirate4x4 for the 6L80E, and it really doesn't seem that hard.

After I get that all back together, I'll be removing all of the factory air ride components as my rear shocks are complete blown. Rebuilding the air ride even with arnott parts will be more expensive the a Belltech 753SP 2/3 dropkit. So, I'll be going with that along with the DJM Endlinks from NorcalSS. Plus I like the look of them lowered, and it should also help improve handling.

 

[Rocket Man]

Its a bit of a story, but fair enough. I bought my 07 Denali back in December from my boss with 194k on the clock and a handful of issues. Broken exhaust studs, leaky valve covers, CEL for cam phaser, etc. I kind of bought to replace my second vehicle for myself, but my wife liked it better then her Ford Fusion so she has claimed it. So, I'm going to be pulling the engine to give me easy access to things and I'm going to give it a "light" refresh. The compress/Leak down test I did before buying it was good, and there is no metal in the oil so I'm not pulling the heads or having it rebuilt at this time unless I find something that says I need to rebuild it. I'm going to replace all of the exhaust manifold bolts, replace the oil pump and pickup, cam phaser, timing set, front cover, water pump, rear main seal, and the gaskets on anything I touch. Of course I'm going to clean everything to make it look new(ish) again, and probably paint the valve covers just to jazz it up a little.

We will probably only keep the Denali for 3-5 years, which means about another 50k miles on it, but I figure doing these things now while its still running well should keep it going for another 100k without issues.

I'll also be replacing the trans filter, and inspecting the valve body to see if I have a worn check ball as it sometimes shifts a little hard. If needed, I'll rebuild the transmission myself at some point. There is a how to thread on Pirate4x4 for the 6L80E, and it really doesn't seem that hard.

After I get that all back together, I'll be removing all of the factor air ride components as my rear shocks are complete blown. Rebuilding the air ride even with arnott parts will be more expensive the a Belltech 753SP 2/3 dropkit. So, I'll be going with that along with the DJM Endlinks from NorcalSS. Plus I like the look of them lowered, and it should also help improve handling.

Sounds fun. Keep us posted. Or a build thread FTW.

 

[Drok]

Just resprayed the frame with rubberized undercoat. Hopefully give it a wash to get the bugs off by the end of the work day.

 

[iamdub]

Just looked at Bertha. Been driving the daily, Maxie. I've put 10k miles on the daily since April 9th. Trying to keep those miles off the Yukon.

With what I'm saving on gas ($440/month+) driving the truck, I pay for the daily payment and half of the monthly gas, lmao. 1/2 the gas to fill up and goes twice as far. I miss the sound of the FM's.

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Preach it!

Jenn got a "go-kart" a few months back and it's paying for itself with the fuel savings. Plus, the Tahoe is back at my disposal to drive or modify. Well, drive AND modify...

 

[93blkongreenpro]

Preach it!

Jenn got a "go-kart" a few months back and it's paying for itself with the fuel savings. Plus, the Tahoe is back at my disposal to drive or modify. Well, drive AND modify...

And the fact that I average 36mpg on my 60ish mile highway commute doesnt hurt. I could have gotten a mazda 3, but I wanted some room to carry myself and 4 people. The Mazda 6 makes easy work of 5 6ft people!

My old protege is hopefully selling tmrw, so lowering springs, strut bars,lower tie bars and sway bars will be on order for the M6!

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[Drok]

https://www.amazon.com/Yukon-Denali-Replacement-Light-Assembly/dp/B004BCBZDO

Anyone know of these fit a tahoe or did the denali have different mounting and wire hookups?

 

[93blkongreenpro]

https://www.amazon.com/Yukon-Denali-Replacement-Light-Assembly/dp/B004BCBZDO

Anyone know of these fit a tahoe or did the denali have different mounting and wire hookups?

Should be the same. I see them on tahoes every ow and again.

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