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Originally Posted by Madkidd007
Sometimes when life is too busy even the smallest things feel like an accomplishment. Only update is I got the truck in the garage and now I have the correct rear end under it.
If anyone has ever tried to find a factory 4WD 3.73 axle you know it’s not too easy, bonus it’s a disc brake rear with aluminum calipers to match my blazer dual pistons up front.
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Great to see you back on this project. The disc brake rear end is pretty common but the 2wd vs 4WD issue is all climate dependent to your area. I have been looking for a 2wd one for quite some time but everything on my side of our state is 4wd for the most part due to the amount of snow we get so the rare 2wd one that comes up is stripped clean rather quickly.
I did something similar to your project using a Bravada as the donor inside and out. I made my S10 into an Oldsmobile Bravada appearing AWD truck with the upscale Olds leather interior. The plan was to turbo the 4.3 but I didn't get that far before I needed a bigger truck for work and it had to go in favor of my 1995 DRW K3500.
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miSSed opportunity - ground up creation of an AWD 1994 454 SS that never was
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