Let's see your GMT800s!

[LostChord]

That sounds like it may be a bad ground.

Awesome - thanks. Silly question, but where is this ground connection located?

 

[tbisaacs]

2004 Suburban Z71 w/all options. 171k on the clock and still going strong:

I just install 33" Cooper ATPs yesterday and love them:

Follow along here!

 

[rayra]

As you may or may not know the 03 - 06 GMT-800's have problems with stepper motors on the gauges. It's such a common issue that there a number of places that will rebuild your cluster. You just take it out (pop off the trim ring on the dashboard, remove 4 screws and one electrical connector and it's out) and ship it to them. A week later you get it back with all new stepper motors and (if you pay extra), LED backlighting and a trans temp gauge.

I had mine done by these guys:

http://www.circuitboardmedics.com

but there are others out there. For a fully pimped out 'sclade cluster you can go to

http://www.fixmygauges.com

... and you can do much of it yourself, if you want to and have a small bit of experience working a soldering pencil -
http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...Vortec-Guys!-Sierra-pickup-Suburban-Yukon-etc

same stepper motors on the 00-02, although the cluster light bulbs are different. There are LED solutions for both groups of model years.

 

[justcuz]

That sounds like it may be a bad ground.

Not sure on your year model, wiring diagrams are online. I would check all body grounds and interior grounds. One body ground strap should be on the drivers side of the firewall under the hood and I believe one may be behind the dash in the vicinity of the parking brake mechanism. Check the wiring diagram for your application though.

 

[LostChord]

Not sure on your year model, wiring diagrams are online. I would check all body grounds and interior grounds. One body ground strap should be on the drivers side of the firewall under the hood and I believe one may be behind the dash in the vicinity of the parking brake mechanism. Check the wiring diagram for your application though.

Thanks! That's a good start. 2005 Z71 Suburban.

 

[HuskerTrev]

Here's my 01 tahoe from last spring. Long list of mods but some of the most obvious are: raptor liner exterior, custom built roof rack and under the 2500hd hood is a LQ9 6.0L pushing a rock crusher 4l60e tranny.

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[Martinjmpr]

Here's my 01 tahoe from last spring. Long list of mods but some of the most obvious are: raptor liner exterior, custom built roof rack and under the 2500hd hood is a LQ9 6.0L pushing a rock crusher 4l60e tranny.

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Love the color. Very "OGA" looking. :sombrero:

You probably get this a lot but - when you were swapping out the 5.3 for the 6.0 why didn't you just go with a 4l80E? I mean, unless the 6.0 was stock but I didn't think the 6.0 was ever an option on the 'Hoe.

One more question: Is that plasti-dip on your wheels? I have the same wheels but I don't like the way they look. I'm not sure I have the committment to do a matte finish (though it WOULD conveniently cover up my body rust...) but those wheels in black look pretty decent.

 

[HuskerTrev]

Love the color. Very "OGA" looking. :sombrero:

You probably get this a lot but - when you were swapping out the 5.3 for the 6.0 why didn't you just go with a 4l80E? I mean, unless the 6.0 was stock but I didn't think the 6.0 was ever an option on the 'Hoe.

One more question: Is that plasti-dip on your wheels? I have the same wheels but I don't like the way they look. I'm not sure I have the committment to do a matte finish (though it WOULD conveniently cover up my body rust...) but those wheels in black look pretty decent.

Well, the tranny was fine when the 5.3 cracked a head, but after installing the 6.0 the stock transfer took a crap on me being that I lived in Omaha at the time and worked for a big GM dealer, I was able to source a rock crusher 2 4L60e transmission from certified transmission (they are based out of Omaha) for about a third of the price of converting it to a 4l80. If I had know that the tranny was going to only last a week after swapping the engine, I would have just sourced the 4l80 with lq9 but I had no way of knowing.

It is plasti-dip on the wheels, I am not a fan of the stock hurricane wheels that it came with, so instead of sinking any money into making them look nice, I just sprayed them all so that they were black instead of silver. They are getting replaced this week with these:

And another set of general grabber at2s only in 285 70 17. The stock 16s and at2s on it now have a little over 61000 on them and it is time to replace them, so steelies and bigger tires!

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[Martinjmpr]

Well, the tranny was fine when the 5.3 cracked a head, but after installing the 6.0 the stock transfer took a crap on me being that I lived in Omaha at the time and worked for a big GM dealer, I was able to source a rock crusher 2 4L60e transmission from certified transmission (they are based out of Omaha) for about a third of the price of converting it to a 4l80. If I had know that the tranny was going to only last a week after swapping the engine, I would have just sourced the 4l80 with lq9 but I had no way of knowing.
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Ah, makes perfect sense!
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It is plasti-dip on the wheels, I am not a fan of the stock hurricane wheels that it came with, so instead of sinking any money into making them look nice, I just sprayed them all so that they were black instead of silver. They are getting replaced this week with these:
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And another set of general grabber at2s only in 285 70 17. The stock 16s and at2s on it now have a little over 61000 on them and it is time to replace them, so steelies and bigger tires!
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Are those the PPV steelies? Where did you get them? I had a similar set of steelies (obviously not Chevy but Toyota) on my 4runner and I loved the rugged "no frills" look of the plain steelies. Since my 4runner was maroon I painted mine a medium gray:
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[HuskerTrev]

They are actually reconditioned spare wheels off of 2010 and up Silverado's and Sierras.

I also like the no frills look. Maybe I can convince my wife to swap her alloys out for steelies on her 4runner!

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[HuskerTrev]

And a couple of the rig with new skins.

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[Martinjmpr]

Love the black steelies.

You said they were reconditioned spares - where did you get them?

 

[02TahoeMD]

Love the Olive Drab look there HuskerTrev. :ylsmoke: Now you just need to get rid of the chrome bumpers and coat them black and it will look like US Army surplus ( which is a good thing IMHO ). Also digging the new steelies that you put on. Way better looking than the plasti dip wheels. Good work.

 

[HuskerTrev]

Thanks! Plan is to build my own bumpers in the next couple of months, I own a body and fab shop so I have all of the fun toys!

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[HuskerTrev]

Love the black steelies.

You said they were reconditioned spares - where did you get them?

I sourced them through a company called Keystone Autotmotive. They are owned by LKQ Corp. Most major metro areas are going to have a Keystone supplier. They manufacturer and sell aftermarket body parts.

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