Totally agree. Personally, I'd run 1-2 rim sizes smaller, but that car is pulling it off...
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1968 Vette build for the Mrs
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Yeah, that's kinda where I was going too.
Agreed
You can get on ....I think it's tire rack.... You can pick your body style the put different size/types of rims to see what you like
I ended up with 16's for my car as I thought 18's were too ghetto and 17's still had that look as well.
That was 17 years ago and now I think 17's would look good on it.
You can get on ....I think it's tire rack.... You can pick your body style the put different size/types of rims to see what you like
I ended up with 16's for my car as I thought 18's were too ghetto and 17's still had that look as well.
That was 17 years ago and now I think 17's would look good on it.
Yah your right no blower lol
That is just about the perfect way to fill up a two car garage imo.
ekajkrats
1/2 ton status
My wife saw your blazer when I was showing her the corvette you and your wife bought, and asked "Can we make yours look like that?"
That's awesome!
Totally awesome dude
The tow rig is pretty sweet too
Love it.
Is there much E85 availability in your area?
Martin
Is there much E85 availability in your area?
Martin
Two stations in town have it, one is a mile from the house.
I LOVE this truck. I just can't wait to get my own trailer and have the blazer "done" and drag it all over the place. Sadly, this was only the third time towing with it so far. Phenomenal road tripper too, but it loves to pull.
Set the fuel system up for E85, and leave the high compression pistons in the engine?
Martin
We're considering it. I'm going to stop into a place this week that is run by a very knowledgeable guy that tunes all sorts of stuff, hopefully he'll have some good info.
Well, we've made some progress on this and the blazer lately, I just haven't really had time/willpower to post about it. On the vette we really wanted to hear this 427 run before deciding what to do drive train wise. As with any project that someone else started, we had some learning curve. But also, this guy did some interesting things... First off, the new wiring harness (universal hit rod harness) had some poor connections, as well as a number of things that were wired wrong. First one I found was the starter. Fixed that, used starter to turn engine over. Great success!
Then we moved on to ignition. This one we fought for over a week (couple hours per night). He had the msd box wired wrong, fixed that. Still no spark. Jumpered the box, it works... Scratch head. Maybe bad ignition module? Keep searching and after a number of little fixes including new cap/rotor, my dumb ass finally realized that there was a bad ground to the distributor. Voila! We have spark. Now to send fuel.
Fuel pump isn't working. Get new fuel pump. Crank engine. Huge fuel leak from missing fuel transfer tube on front carb (I completely overlooked it even though I stared at it for 2 weeks). Go to auto zone, buy 5/16 brake line and o-rings. Make new tube. Tada! Now we have all the ingredients. Had pump premium and octane booster in a can. It starts, and will Rev up some but I know the timing is off and the carbs are wasted. That said, I heard nothing that had me worried about the claimed compression ratio. So the boss decided she wants to keep it a 427 (so hot...).
Well, we took a week hiatus and went to the Bahamas. Night we got home we ordered a new intake, FiTech 800hp capable efi, new fuel tank, line and accessories. We're going to start really making progress here soon!
Here's a pic from this afternoon. I'll upload the startup video and post it in just a minute also.
Also, the transmission won't easily go into first/second, and I can't find reverse at all. Anyone (Dave) familiar with muncies? I think that's shifter mount is broken, but I haven't pulled it out yet. Whatcha think?
Then we moved on to ignition. This one we fought for over a week (couple hours per night). He had the msd box wired wrong, fixed that. Still no spark. Jumpered the box, it works... Scratch head. Maybe bad ignition module? Keep searching and after a number of little fixes including new cap/rotor, my dumb ass finally realized that there was a bad ground to the distributor. Voila! We have spark. Now to send fuel.
Fuel pump isn't working. Get new fuel pump. Crank engine. Huge fuel leak from missing fuel transfer tube on front carb (I completely overlooked it even though I stared at it for 2 weeks). Go to auto zone, buy 5/16 brake line and o-rings. Make new tube. Tada! Now we have all the ingredients. Had pump premium and octane booster in a can. It starts, and will Rev up some but I know the timing is off and the carbs are wasted. That said, I heard nothing that had me worried about the claimed compression ratio. So the boss decided she wants to keep it a 427 (so hot...).
Well, we took a week hiatus and went to the Bahamas. Night we got home we ordered a new intake, FiTech 800hp capable efi, new fuel tank, line and accessories. We're going to start really making progress here soon!
Here's a pic from this afternoon. I'll upload the startup video and post it in just a minute also.
Also, the transmission won't easily go into first/second, and I can't find reverse at all. Anyone (Dave) familiar with muncies? I think that's shifter mount is broken, but I haven't pulled it out yet. Whatcha think?
does it still have the stock T handle shifter?
Best thing I've found is to replace all the plastic bushings in the linkage and shifter, then tune each rod for proper throw by taking them off the shift fork stud and finding neutral of each shift fork.
The T handle has to be pulled up and to the left part of the gate and pushed forward
Best thing I've found is to replace all the plastic bushings in the linkage and shifter, then tune each rod for proper throw by taking them off the shift fork stud and finding neutral of each shift fork.
The T handle has to be pulled up and to the left part of the gate and pushed forward
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