05 GMC Yukon XL Build

[Echodawg]

A couple of shots from Death Valley.

Wow , i liked new car :victory: ,

hay much that project cost you so far ? :drool:

Post more photos:smiley_drive:

Thanks. I'm afraid to add up the total. Once the weather gets better and I can plan some trips I'll be posting some new photos.

 

[Jean-Seb]

Nice ! Great build so far and I love the second pic...looks gorgeous. :snorkel:

 

[MCrockett]

Finally got around to mounting my ASUS Eee PC 900HA netbook. I ended up using a Ram Tough Tray II plus two Ram-B-101U mounts that I bolted together. There is a huge amount of flexibility with this setup due to the ball mounts. All of this was bolted down to the center console.

Government Motors Corporation

Running Overland Navigator mapping software fed by a GlobalSat BU-353 GPS puck receiver.

I also mounted a Cobra 18 WX ST II. I had an empty cubby on the console that it fit in with just a bit of trimming. I still need to wire it up but that will have to wait until I get my rear tire carrier so I can mount my antenna.

Did you just cut out the back of the cubby hole? Did you tap into the cig. lighter? I'm thinking of doing the same thing.

 

[Echodawg]

Did you just cut out the back of the cubby hole? Did you tap into the cig. lighter? I'm thinking of doing the same thing.

Yep, just used a Dremel and cut off the back of the cubby insert and then fastened the cb to it from the sides. Tapped into the cig, one ground and one to the battery.

 

[2001BlueTahoe]

Good lookin' rig! Im currently building a Tahoe and will be following closley! Did KMA seem to gie you any problems as far as quality of the bumper?

 

[Echodawg]

Good lookin' rig! Im currently building a Tahoe and will be following closley! Did KMA seem to gie you any problems as far as quality of the bumper?

Thank you, looking forward to your build. No problems with quality but it was a pain to mount and I also added a safety T-pin because I was afraid of the thing swinging open if the road was rough.

 

[Daddy]

Any new updates?

I have a 2003 Yukon XL 3/4ton 6.0L that we take out. current mods are 285/75/16 BFGs, K&N Intake and I have a Hypertech programmer for it at the shop but haven't installed it.

 

[Echodawg]

 

[Echodawg]

115mph!!! :Wow1: Who says these Yukons don't scoot? Hitting some serious speed out in the desert.

In all seriousness I came to find out it is a common problem with some of late model chevys. If you can get into the dealer within 7 years or 70,000 miles of the date the vehicle went into service you can get a new instrument panel free of charge. I have a little over 69,000 so I made it just in time. More info can be found here: http://www.gmspeedometerrecall.com/

 

[my1stcummins]

I was about to say, you must have some awfully low gears to be going 115 at 2000rpm

 

[shovelbill]

I was about to say, you must have some awfully low gears to be going 115 at 2000rpm

actually that would be a HIGH gear ratio. i wonder if he ever recalibrated the speedo for those tires.

 

[my1stcummins]

not to hijack the thread, but aren't overdrive ratios typically less than 1? wouldn't that be "lower" than a higher ratio that would cause you to drive slower for the same RPM?

 

[zukrider]

actually, its the opposite. a lower gear, is higher numerically. so a lower numerical gear, is higher.

 

[RU55ELL]

Very cool build. I may have missed it in the thread, but does it have the G80 code? How does it do off road?

 

[CYi5]

On a totally random sidenote...If you install the Zune theme for XP it will turn your taskbar black .