How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...

[lolife99]

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.

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

Gringo, can you point me in the direction on the specs of your wheel combo/tire size/wheel manufacturer?

They are Coy's C5 20x8.5, 5.25 BS, 255/45 front and 20x10, 5.5 BS, 295/45 rear.

Originally Posted by lolife99

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.

Not with a 10" wheel. A 9" wide wheel would have allowed me to tuck more and not cut the inner bedside, but I don't care for the tucked-in look, so I did what I had to do to make it look right to me.

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

[gringoloco]

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...

[jkade]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

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...

You are going to hate that motor Or should I say you are going to hate buying 20" tires If it runs anything like mine it will put a smile on your face everytime you floor it. What trans, harness, are you going to use? Let me know if you need any info on the install.

Is that a iron headed 99 or 2000 motor?

[gringoloco]

Originally Posted by 72BlckButy

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?

The good 700r4 that I have is staying with my truck for right now since it gets actually driven a lot more than the Blazer. I'm probably just gonna use the TH350 behind it for the time being and swap out later for a 4L60E or T56.

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

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Looks good Chris! I'm tuning in for the engine swap

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.

Originally Posted by jkade

You are going to hate that motor Or should I say you are going to hate buying 20" tires If it runs anything like mine it will put a smile on your face everytime you floor it. What trans, harness, are you going to use? Let me know if you need any info on the install.

Is that a iron headed 99 or 2000 motor?

Yeah, these engines are the $h!t- my buddy just got done putting in a 5.3 with a TR220 cam and long tubes in his '66 pickup- and man, it will get it. The tranny will likely be a TH350 for now and I'm using the factory harness that I removed all the unnecessary wires from. I'll be sure to hit you up if I reach any snags now that I know you have a completed conversion under your belt. I've spent a lot of time researching the swap and don't think I'll hit any major obstacles, but you never know...

[jkade]

Originally Posted by gringoloco

The good 700r4 that I have is staying with my truck for right now since it gets actually driven a lot more than the Blazer. I'm probably just gonna use the TH350 behind it for the time being and swap out later for a 4L60E or T56.

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.

Yeah, these engines are the $h!t- my buddy just got done putting in a 5.3 with a TR220 cam and long tubes in his '66 pickup- and man, it will get it. The tranny will likely be a TH350 for now and I'm using the factory harness that I removed all the unnecessary wires from. I'll be sure to hit you up if I reach any snags now that I know you have a completed conversion under your belt. I've spent a lot of time researching the swap and don't think I'll hit any major obstacles, but you never know...

Sounds like you have done your homework. I am trying to get where I can put a video or two on my computer from the camcorder Maybe in a week or two I will have some footage. Bad thing is the alt. went out on it and I am waiting for my replacement to get here so I haven't been able to do a burnout in a week now Are you going to buy a tci flexplate or use a 98 ls1 plate?
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