I havent updated this much at all since my membership had run out and no way to upload pictures but i got some pennies together and renewed it because how could i not!? lifes been quite a rollercoaster lately but some good things have happened to the blazer, besides finding more and more rust haha, thatll probabaly never end though. I have priced out inner and outter rockers, rear wheel quarter patch pannels, tail pan, rear floor, and some other pieces ill need... going to hopefully go back to the oilfield this summer and money wont be so ****ing scarce.. One thing i love about not working in that field is all the time ive had to just tinker with my truck. Spent so much time trying to upgrade things ive blown past fully understanding and fixing all the small things which has been very satisfying.
So i had ordered a crossover kit sometime back , lets just say it took about 2-3 months before i finally got the call that it was ready.. I went to install it but ran into clearance issues with the tie rod being ontop of the knuckle. It was binding on the spring clamp and rivet. So after installing it all i took it back to stock and waited until i could afford some Add-a-leafs and u bolts from ORD. But me being me decided to go wheeling one day while i waited for a local shop to make the u bolts. Turns out my wheel cylinder decided to shit the bed hard about 1.5 hours into the bush. Noticed the pedal went to the floor all of a sudden and stopped. Looked back and saw the wheel cylinder inside the drum. Luckily my SS brake line was still attached and not hacked. So on front brakes only and a whole lot of white smoke as my entire master cylinder of brake fluid was in my rear drum i got it back home to my place and took the tire off. The drum was so hot i had to leave it for an hour or two to cool down before i pulled the drum off. Inside was this:
It sheared the mounting bolt location from the brake cylinder, and also blew out the (piston end) lip aswell. All the internals of the wheel cylinder were bingo balls in there. I thought i was sorta lucky it didnt damage but but the pads and what not, I was happy to find out nothing had scored or grooved the drum at all. It did bend the mounting location on the backing plate quite well. I had to remove it and hammer it back straight with a punch and it also broke the anchor pin location for the springs. A piece you cant buy and also a piece that is either factory red thread locked in there or some POS previous owner did... So while the truck was down and needed a whole rebuild kit and pads ( the pads only come in boxes of all 4... just my fuggin luck with me being super poor. Went and got pads and started thinking about what to do. I have no other vehicle to cruise the local junkyard so i started thinking.... I ended up using the old centre pin i took out of my front leafs and welding it in place for now until i can locate a used stock one.
While the truck was down from the rear end and i was stranded at home for a few days i decided to cab to the spring shop, get my u bolts and start on the front end, just hoping the inch would be enough for clearance.
So i had ordered a crossover kit sometime back , lets just say it took about 2-3 months before i finally got the call that it was ready.. I went to install it but ran into clearance issues with the tie rod being ontop of the knuckle. It was binding on the spring clamp and rivet. So after installing it all i took it back to stock and waited until i could afford some Add-a-leafs and u bolts from ORD. But me being me decided to go wheeling one day while i waited for a local shop to make the u bolts. Turns out my wheel cylinder decided to shit the bed hard about 1.5 hours into the bush. Noticed the pedal went to the floor all of a sudden and stopped. Looked back and saw the wheel cylinder inside the drum. Luckily my SS brake line was still attached and not hacked. So on front brakes only and a whole lot of white smoke as my entire master cylinder of brake fluid was in my rear drum i got it back home to my place and took the tire off. The drum was so hot i had to leave it for an hour or two to cool down before i pulled the drum off. Inside was this:
It sheared the mounting bolt location from the brake cylinder, and also blew out the (piston end) lip aswell. All the internals of the wheel cylinder were bingo balls in there. I thought i was sorta lucky it didnt damage but but the pads and what not, I was happy to find out nothing had scored or grooved the drum at all. It did bend the mounting location on the backing plate quite well. I had to remove it and hammer it back straight with a punch and it also broke the anchor pin location for the springs. A piece you cant buy and also a piece that is either factory red thread locked in there or some POS previous owner did... So while the truck was down and needed a whole rebuild kit and pads ( the pads only come in boxes of all 4... just my fuggin luck with me being super poor. Went and got pads and started thinking about what to do. I have no other vehicle to cruise the local junkyard so i started thinking.... I ended up using the old centre pin i took out of my front leafs and welding it in place for now until i can locate a used stock one.
While the truck was down from the rear end and i was stranded at home for a few days i decided to cab to the spring shop, get my u bolts and start on the front end, just hoping the inch would be enough for clearance.
