11-27-2007, 03:38 PM | #101 |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Money Shot! Excellent work.
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11-27-2007, 03:44 PM | #102 | |
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Mmmm... yeah, I love the white spark of titanium
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11-27-2007, 08:22 PM | #103 |
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11-27-2007, 09:16 PM | #104 |
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Yeah, I don't care what the fuzz say either & I've never had any problems with my loud exhaust either
You should build a trailer for it !!! I am for mine dumped now P'chop of when it matches my truck (minus the wheels) |
11-27-2007, 09:32 PM | #105 |
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I highly recomend the ECE hidden hitch set up! It comes with everything you need including the lic. plt flip bracket, reciever hitch, hardware and a factory style plug for the wiring so no cutting is needed on your elect system. Not to mention they are over built in quality and yes I have tested mine several times! This was 235miles this weekend alone with this!
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11-27-2007, 10:33 PM | #106 |
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Airbag trailer kicks ass!!!!
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11-27-2007, 11:34 PM | #107 |
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great work man. You're going to have an even sweeter ride than you did before once it gets back out on the road.
leave the hitch as is and air up the front a bit to make it drag down the road. it'll take care of itself from there |
11-27-2007, 11:36 PM | #108 | |
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Cool idea- you could even run big truck style quick-disconnects for your bags- hmmm...
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Thanks. Yours is looking good too.
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11-28-2007, 12:37 AM | #109 |
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Nice work..
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11-28-2007, 08:27 AM | #110 |
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Glad to see that thing back on the ground, at least for a little while. It turned out great gringo!
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11-28-2007, 11:04 AM | #111 |
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Nice lookin Blazer...you work came out good.
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11-28-2007, 11:08 AM | #112 |
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Sweet ride
I was wondering how low could you go with the original bolt on c-notch, I wanted to buy one and all it states is you need it for a 5" drop, I want to lower mine about 6.5" with a CPP coil over set up.
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11-28-2007, 06:40 PM | #113 | |
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Its actually a 60-66 that I put the 67-72 bed on (I may decide to build a new frame for it) Right now I have some little firestone bags, no notch, & 3" cups under the bags Soon I'll be removing the cups, getting a dropped trailer axle, & notching the frame Should pretty well lay out then Your ride is looking so sweet man !!! Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 11-28-2007 at 06:42 PM. |
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11-28-2007, 08:38 PM | #114 |
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Gringoloco, can you point me in the direction on the specs of your wheel combo/tire size/wheel manufacturer?
I know that I've seen it in another thread, but I searched during my lunch hour today and came up short. Thanks in advance...
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11-28-2007, 10:42 PM | #115 |
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Hey Gringoloco,... I have a question. Since you have removed the stock rear wheel tubs,... would you have picked a different backspacing for the rear wheels? Would more backspacing helped from cutting the inner bedside? Just wondered since you don't have to worry about the stock sheetmetal surrounding the rear tires now.
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The only way I'd do more BS is with a wider wheel, but I am limited by the back seat. There is only 1/2" clearance on either side of the seat between the tubs. Now, on my truck, that is a different story altogether. The limiting factor for wheel width is the framerail- I'm thinkin' a set of the 20x14 Coy's wrapped in fat-ass Mickey T's
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11-29-2007, 07:52 AM | #117 |
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Turned her around and started disassembling the front in preparation for the Dropmember. Got the motor out and started cleaning it up. This is a really strong running little 350 that I'd hate see go to waste so it will go in my pickup. The Blazer will be receiving something a little more modern to go with it's new suspension...
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11-29-2007, 08:32 AM | #118 |
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Can't wait to see the new motor in that truck! Are you going to swap over to a 700R4 with the new motor?
Thanks for the info on your wheels, I know that you've probably been asked on numerous occassions. On your SWB are you planning on doing any major modifications to the suspension like your Blazer, or are you just planning on mainly bagging it? Do you think the wheel size/backspacing on your C5's would work well on a SWB?
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11-29-2007, 08:54 AM | #119 |
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Looks good Chris! I'm tuning in for the engine swap
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The wheels would fit perfectly on a 71-72 truck. The 67-70 had a slightly narrower track width, but a front disc swap and a late rear axle would remedy that. Actually, the Dropmember was originally purchased with the intent of installing it in the truck, but I just couldn't resist putting the Blazer down on the ground... I may just do the simple bag set-up that was on the Blazer before and toss-in the 427 I have sitting on a stand; that's a ways off though, and plans tend to change a lot 'round here It will be a while, but I will detail the install in another thread. I already had a 6.0 build thread going before I decided to do all the suspension work- I'll link to it from here and continue there when the time comes. Quote:
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11-29-2007, 07:11 PM | #123 |
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hey gringo,
What are you using to enclose the rear wheel wells?? or are you just going to let it be open to see the back wheels?? The body guy doing my roadster called today to say that the wheel wells I brought him needed some work and I immediately thought about your post. What did you pay for those fenders??
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11-30-2007, 12:48 AM | #124 |
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The stock one will work by elongating the holes for the TC. The snout depth will be correct since I have an early 'long' crank, otherwise I would have to use a spacer. I am trying to buy as few of the fancy 'conversion' parts as I can and still have it be nice.
I am using 13" wide trailer fenders that are cut down to the correct height and flanged to bolt in the factory holes. They will be closed in on either side with 16ga sheetmetal. There is a link in Frizzle Fry's inner fender mods post in the suspension forum to the place where I bought 'em. They were just under $100 for the pair including shipping. Shipping was ~$30 I think.
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12-10-2007, 02:02 PM | #125 |
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Hey gringoloco.... any more progress???
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