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Eat Soot 04-11-2013 02:49 PM

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Gents, I frequent this site almost every day and have failed to make my own build thread. I have been working on the Blazer for 2 years and am getting closer to getting it done. I have a ton of pictures, it may just be a picture book. I bought the Blazer for $1500 and drove it home and immediately tore it down. I have alot of blood sweat and tears in this project. Specs are 1972 K5 pretty plain jane model. 91 Cummins non-intercooled may add later, 94 Dodge NV4500hd 5 speed, GM 14bolt rear 4.10, GM Dana 60 front, 4 wheel disc brakes with Hydroboost. Sorry for late build thread. Lots of pics though.

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 02:52 PM

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more pics

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 02:55 PM

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Cross over steering Dana 60, 14Bolt

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 02:58 PM

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Cummins, 14 bolt

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:00 PM

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Bought tires and wheels, fitting Cummins

swyfor5 04-11-2013 03:25 PM

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Nice! Like the pic's!

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:48 PM

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more pics of progress....

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:51 PM

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more misc pics....

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:56 PM

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getting ready for paint..

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:58 PM

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more...

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 03:59 PM

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ok....last set....these are current pics, it's at the body shop as we speak.

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 04:01 PM

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Eat Soot 04-11-2013 04:04 PM

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these were taken today....I dropped off the cowl hood today and snapped these pics...

Eat Soot 04-11-2013 04:06 PM

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sorry, for the crappy build thread I should started from the beginning any questions please ask.

Wasted Income 04-11-2013 04:10 PM

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So badass!

Tom Vogel 04-12-2013 09:39 AM

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That is so nice.

jaros44sr 04-12-2013 11:28 AM

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Very well done, never thought a diesel would fit in there....looks great

Eat Soot 04-12-2013 12:05 PM

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Thanks guys, The Cummins fits in there like it supposed to be there. Didn't touch the firewall and just added a electric fan because of too tight of a clearance for a mechanical unit....more random pics.

DSST_construction 04-12-2013 04:48 PM

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man i wish some of yall were my neighbors, i would love to see that thing everytime i walk out the front door

Eat Soot 04-18-2013 12:49 PM

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I stopped by the body shop yesterday to drop off some door hinge pins and bushings....snapped a few progress pics. Excited to get it back soon.

Big J 04-18-2013 08:29 PM

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Great build. Keep posting updates with pics. Details and pics of everything it took to drop the Cummins in would be awesome. I would like to build a 3/4 ton 4wd with one.

skorpioskorpio 04-19-2013 03:40 AM

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I like it, although I find the "Dodge Ram" thing on the crossover manifold a bit bothersome, It would be one thing if it was a Dodge or even a Chrysler made, designed engine but it isn't, it's a Cummins. You should try and find a "Cummins" version of that part. Is there such a thing?

67Steven 04-19-2013 11:46 AM

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Originally Posted by skorpioskorpio (Post 6021322)
I like it, although I find the "Dodge Ram" thing on the crossover manifold a bit bothersome, It would be one thing if it was a Dodge or even a Chrysler made, designed engine but it isn't, it's a Cummins. You should try and find a "Cummins" version of that part. Is there such a thing?

I wonder how hard it would be to just machine the "Dodge Ram" off the top of the existing cast iron?

For extra coolness figure out a way to install K/5 Blazer script in it's place.....

Eat Soot 04-19-2013 01:29 PM

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Yeah guys it does look like garbage. I have most of the parts to change it to an intercooled engine which that cross over will be gone. Or I just might make a new crossover I hear they are pretty restrictive. I'm not 100% sold on the intercooler because I don't believe I need it for a truck not towing and pushing a ton of power.

skorpioskorpio 04-19-2013 01:50 PM

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It doesn't look like garbage it just doesn't seem to belong. It's actually a pretty cool cast piece. Me? I'd be perfectly OK with just milling off the "Dodge Ram" part and leaving the "Cummins Turbo Diesel" part. I wonder if there is the same part available off of a marine or industrial engine?


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