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Old 12-20-2012, 04:01 PM   #126
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Back to my project.

Cleaned up the heads, and started swapping valve springs. Also started tearing into the 6L. Sadly, I won't get a chance to work on it for another week or so....travelling home for chirstmas. In the meantime I've got a buddy that is powdercoating the valley cover and the front timing cover.



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Old 12-20-2012, 06:56 PM   #127
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Ya, Chris has the itch to build, so i'm gonna set him loose on my c10 when he gets time.

Looking good! Hope to clear out some more of your shop space by gettin some pesky parts out of your way soon and relocating them onto my truck
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Old 12-25-2012, 12:34 AM   #128
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Great build!
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Old 01-03-2013, 05:23 PM   #129
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This truck is going to be awesome when finished. And the pictures don't do the fab work justice... the out board shock mounts look right at home with the PB parts.
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Old 01-07-2013, 10:40 AM   #130
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

I stripped all the ricer paint off the block, and sprayed it with a single stage urethane black.





Studded







Welded some crankcase vent fittings to the valve covers.





These are the manifolds I'm using for the new turbo setup. They're from a C6 vette. (ZOMGVETTEPARTS!!!)





Engine is pretty much finished. Next comes the trans.
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Old 01-07-2013, 04:34 PM   #131
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Nice, clean work as usual. Looks beastly! Doing single or twins?
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Old 01-08-2013, 02:04 AM   #132
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Nice, clean work as usual. Looks beastly! Doing single or twins?
Thanks. Going back to a single setup for now....I think twins are in store for this truck eventually

Worked for a bit tonight. Gutted out the old trans....I guess the broken case was a mixed blessing, because I found a couple other issues during the teardown.





Been wanting to do this for awhile....build a completely gutted LS1/4L80E for mockup purposes.

Had a toast LS1 sitting on the shelf



Welded the broken bellhousing ears back on to the trans case



Voila! Mockup goodness. It's kinda awkward shaped, but I can lift it by myself.



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Old 01-12-2013, 03:03 AM   #133
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Got the steering rack put on last night


Time to mate the body to the frame to check how everything fits


Everything seems to fit decent for the most part. Plenty of clearance around the engine and trans. A couple of my chassis stiffening bars tag the body underneath, so that will have to be reworked. Also I'm gonna have to do some tweaking to level out the rake.

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Old 01-12-2013, 10:05 AM   #134
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Nice progress! Cool to see it together. Do you have enough adjustment in the coil overs to get it to sit how you want?
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Old 01-14-2013, 10:19 AM   #135
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Nice progress! Cool to see it together. Do you have enough adjustment in the coil overs to get it to sit how you want?
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Thanks GL. I can go up a bit in the front yet, but I'm gonna have to rework the rear a bit to get it to sit how I want. Such is live with building hot rods I guess

Rolled it outside on saturday to snap a couple more pics. Seeing it take shape is definitely a motivator.







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Old 01-14-2013, 11:41 AM   #136
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Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build

Looks awesome, especially those wheels
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Old 01-18-2013, 12:16 PM   #137
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Can't wait to se more progress. I like your build plan and like how you did the rear coil overs.
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Old 01-18-2013, 02:56 PM   #138
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That motor is awesome, cant wait to see the turbos on top of it....big bucks!

Nice work on all the fab work
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Old 01-22-2013, 03:07 PM   #139
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Now this is a nice project. I just wish my 7yr old daughter was excited about the cars/trucks but runs away. But I still plan on her running w/me in the 81 when it's done.
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Old 01-23-2013, 02:33 PM   #140
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Thanks guys.

Got the frame 90% boxed in. Just need to finish welding, and a couple other things, and the chassis will be mostly done and ready to paint.





Also finished up the Megasquirt harness and tested all the sensors.



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Old 01-23-2013, 09:47 PM   #141
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Lookin good Jeff.

Danny looks proud of his wiring work and ready to be done with it.
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Old 01-24-2013, 01:58 PM   #142
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Old 02-15-2013, 01:16 PM   #143
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I've been welding my ass off, and not much to show for it other than 3 empty TIG tanks in the past month or so. Grind, prep, weld, repeat. My garage is destroyed right now with grinding dust everywhere.

Everytime I thought I was done with the frame...I'd think of something else I forgot....but at least now everything is welded up.









Got the coilover mounts all burned in, and fabbed up a panhard rod mount.





The valvecovers also made their way back from the powdercoater.



I forgot how much I hate painting. I would rather weld for an additional 10 nights, than to have to paint an additional night. Anyway, it's done. Sprayed it a gloss black urethane with an HVLP gun. Made a big ass mess, but the finished result looks pretty awesome.

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Old 02-16-2013, 08:49 AM   #144
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That's really nice.
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Old 02-18-2013, 11:22 AM   #145
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Swapped from drums to discs on the rear axle. They're police Caprice / Impala SS brakes.





Also routed the rear brake lines to the calipers and temporarily secured them.





Got all the front and rear suspension back underneath it. Gotta run the brake hardline along the framerail yet.





Next up....big fuel.

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Old 02-21-2013, 05:41 PM   #146
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WOW great progress on the build!!
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Old 02-21-2013, 08:59 PM   #147
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I see you changed the position of the coil over to raise the front. I am also going to do this in a couple weeks. I'm curious to see how much this will lift the front.
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Old 02-22-2013, 11:05 AM   #148
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I see you changed the position of the coil over to raise the front. I am also going to do this in a couple weeks. I'm curious to see how much this will lift the front.
I did it while the body was on to try to gain some ride height...I didn't notice any difference. As you can see, I cranked the preload adjusters all the way down in an effort to level the truck out a bit. It doesn't help that my frame is a 4x4 and kicks up an extra inch at the front, effectively lowering the front of the truck an additional inch.

We'll see how it shakes out.
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Old 02-22-2013, 11:06 AM   #149
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Slowly checking tasks off the list.

Got the transmission put back together and buttoned up. Would really like to get it mated to the engine and back in the chassis this weekend. Hopefully.





Like everything else on this project, the running the brake lines is taking way more time than I budgeted for it.

Started out with a roll of copper/nickel alloy line, a flaring tool, and went to work.


After 3 hours, this is all I got done...lots of head scratching and pondering the best route, clipping points, etc....gotta leave room for the downpipe to make it thru.


Also got the PS rack re-installed.


Gotta find a place to mount this guy. Will probably wait until the body is back on, and fab a bracket that comes off the master cylinder.
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