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'77 Blazer, Central Ohio

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I'm selling my '77 Blazer due to a lack of time to do what I want with it. I bought it a couple years ago with a 350 that needed rebuilt, so I put in a 400 like what it had when it was new. I'm not sure how many miles are on the 400, but I installed a reconditioned set of '71-'72 LT-1 heads, an Edelbrock intake and carb, and there is headers and dual exhaust. The oil pressure is a bit low when warm, but it is high enough to be safe. It may just be the gauge, as the car that the 400 came out of never had gauge readings that low.
The tranny is a Jasper th350 and shifts just fine. The 203 seems to work well and the shifter works how it should. The front axle is a 3.73 geared d44. The rear 12bolt currently has 3.08 gears in it, so that needs to be taken care of. The front shaft is currently out of the truck for this reason.
It has 4 inch front springs of unknown brand, they feel a little stiff, but not too bad. The rear is a block lift, and there is also a 3 inch body lift. Has 35x15.5x15 TSL SX's on the stock rally wheels. Tread on the rear is great, front looks a little less than half.
The body is pretty good compared to most around here. The usual rust in the lower areas, but nothing really bad. The rear floor seems pretty solid, and the tailgate sill functions, including the window. The interior is mostly black (never dyed the pass door panel yet) and there is S-10 buckets installed on a pair of 80's seat tracks. Has black carpeting and headliner.
There are a few things that need taken care of, besides the gearing in the rear. The rear main seal (2 piece) leaks pretty good, the tranny pan gasket leaks a little, and the heater blower does not work. The blower just needs a relay and fix the connector. Also, the rear tires could use some more BB's in them if you don't like shakes. Overall, the truck runs and drives well as-is. It goes straight down the road, and the brakes work fantastic. It feels a little doggy with the crap rear gearing, but it's really not that bad. I'm sure with a gear change it would have plenty of get up and go. That's all I can think of right now. The price is $1500 firm. When selling a vehicle, I don't like to do the "ask high, sell lower" thing. Thanks for looking.

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I can also include a matching pair of 10bolts with 3.42's and a new set of rear U-bolts. Yeah, I know, whoopity doo:D
 
After switching out the oil pressure gauge, I have found that the original was indeed reading incorrectly. So now the oil pressure shows a good 15 lbs higher than it was before, which is right about what the gauge was reading in the car the 400 came out of.

Also, so far nobody has really shown any interest. Is my asking price unreasonable at all? Or is it just the crap economy?
 
good looking truck for the price, but is it just me or do you not have a front diff cover on in that one picture?
 
The diff cover is installed, maybe you are seeing the white overspray on the tie rod? It is there from the PO's double steering dampers (I assume from touch ups?). I don't run a damper, as it drives fine without one.
 
Unless im going crazy i can clearly see a ring gear in this picture.

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I mean i might be going crazy, but that ring gear looks to be shining like gold from this screen :confused:
 
Hmm, I can't see it on my puter. I did have the cover off at one time to have a looksee in there, maybe that's when the pic was taken. I'm not sure how old that pic is, I guess it's fairly old. I don't even remember taking it, lol.
You can call me the crazy one:crazy:

EDIT My monitor must be crapping out. I turned the brightness and contrast all the way up and I still can't see it.
 
Hmm, I can't see it on my puter. I did have the cover off at one time to have a looksee in there, maybe that's when the pic was taken. I'm not sure how old that pic is, I guess it's fairly old. I don't even remember taking it, lol.
You can call me the crazy one:crazy:

EDIT My monitor must be crapping out. I turned the brightness and contrast all the way up and I still can't see it.


Well 17 hd moniter on my laptop, maybe its creating images in my head! tinfoil time :D

Anyways, thats a good price for a good rig, i got too many irons in the fire, just made me go :eek1: good luck on the sale.
 
Still for sale. Also, I got a new computer, and now I can see the ring gear too:D
 
Bump. I would also be interested in trades/partial trades for stuff too. Nearly anything Chevy related may interest me.

Also a small update. I have found that taking some air out of the tires greatly reduces the shake in the rear, and it should have a matching rear axle installed soon. Oh, and the heater blower should be fixed soon. It's too darn cold to work on it right now though.
 
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