Ok since ive made some progress i thought id start a build thread So you guys can see what im doin and offer advice , critiques or props ..
Ok so heres the blazer as i picked it up it came with 8 inch skyjacker lift, corp 14bff rear and dana 60 front disc brakes ord x over steering 350 sbc chevy with 3k miles on it mated to a th400 tranny then to np205 tcase .. the front and rear driveshafts are custom cv jointed and can extend or compress about a total of 10 inches ior so there was a recipt for 2400 bucks on these babies !
So first thing i did was plan my build when i got it home
here is the list
ill try to put links to as much stuff as i can that im usin in case anyone is plannin the same stuff
1. strip the inside and outside and frame for fresh paint
2. Diy 4x shackleflip http://www.diy4x.com/images/shflipkit.jpg
3.Diy4x inboarding kit http://www.diy4x.com/images/Rear%20upper%20shkmnt.jpg
4.Diy4x guardsman http://www.diy4x.com/images/Gaurdsman2.JPG
5. Diy4x greasable bushings, Spring Plates other misc stuff
6. New rear bds 4" lift leaf springs to keep the same 8" of lift with the shackle flip
7. New Wheels and tires 38"
8. Repair the ac system
9.Tpi fuel injection
10.interior sound deadning
11.custom stereo system ill be gutting my 4runners system and ploping it in here its currently jl 1000/1 sub amp jl 4/500 mid amp . 2 sets of focal 5 1/4 componets, kenwood dvd nav unit, 2 optima red tops, 50 farad cap, 2 alpine type r 15" subs (ill be switching to a different sub)
12. Custom fiberglass door panels and center console (looks easy enough
)
13.New front seats
14. Power windows and locks .. heres the window unit im using got it here from a member http://electric-life.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?search=yes&sub=126
15. new interior carpet and dash paint ect..
16. new shocks all 4 corners im using these http://www.bilstein.com/offroad_5150.php
14.53 travel 255/70 valving
17. ford shock towers
18. Gunmetal grey exterior paint
19. New sideview mirrors power
20. Custom bumpers front and rear with 12k winch and rear spare tire carrier
21. hid lighting and xmitter bars for offroad lighting from vision x http://www.visionxoffroad.com/products/led/xmitterbar/
22. custom dash with tons of gauges (havent figured this out yet)
23. Custom grille made by yours truely!
24. Roll cage
25. Beefy diff covers
26. regearing the diffs with probably 5:13's and probably airlockers front and rear .. maybe a detroit in the rear
27. Ruff stuff Diff covers (beefy) http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com....html?osCsid=7bdb5c56a43a286d1ea2dd92be42b1ff
28. New weatherstripping throughout
29. Dpi Rocksliders http://dpalms.com/dpi/images/TrailRider.htm
Ok this about sums up what ill be doing ....
Now what ive got so far and what ive done so far
First thig i did was survey the rust .. it wasnt too bad but still tons of work to do i started stripping the interior which had herculiner done to it but i could see rust coming through it so that plus the fact that laying sound deadning on top of that meant it had to go ... i started with the ole wire wheel and 3 hours later the tail gate wasnt even done this stuff doesnt like to come off ... i tried laquer thinner .. no dice .. i tried a heat gun ... slightly better but still worthless ... i finally found something that worked AIRCRAFT STRIPPER!!!
Ill tell you this you cant layit on thick enough the more the better so 3 gallons later here is where im at
The entire interior was covered in herculiner and bondo this took a lot of work to do and im on my 5th wire wheel!
I found 4 rust spots that need sheet metal patches nothing to serious ..
Next the body the inner wheel wells were a rusty mess and the front fenders were cut terribly and banged up so i ditched em and got new inner and outter fenders but first i shot some panels to decide which color i wanted to use
I went with the color on the front fender.. the paint is ppg single stage polyurethane .. the frame and body will be shot with epoxy primer then the body with the gunmetal grey and the frame with a gloss black
After i decided on the color i striped the body apart, ditched the cheesy flares and filled in the screw
holes with the mig
As the interior is almost done ill be doing the sheetmetal repairs and filling in the random screw holes through out the tub... its amazing how many there are prob 50 at least wtf!!!
I started thinking bout fuel injection i had a recipt for the motor i knew it was a crate motor and was put in feb o8 and had about 3k miles on so my plan was to get a tpi setup for it ... The more i researched the more i understood how much this was gonna cost .. there was maf or map there was new system or ebay then there was the issue of if it had the ecm or didnt and if it had the wiring harnesses ect ect... it was a ton of stuff not simple like i thought ... so i considered a tbi setup .. but i wanted good power then i considered a 454 swap .. much looking around to no avail .. i put the motor on the backburner till i found this motor for sale browsing here on ck5
MMMM pretty this is a 400 sbc with map sensor tpi ecm and all wiring harneses pulled from Hoppers K5 he was parting out (Thanks man) This was perfect for me because i got alot of other stuff i needed with it Ac comperssor, condensor and evap canister.. Aluminum radiator tranny and oil cooler
So with the engine problem solved may as well pull the old motor out !
(which is what i spent my saturday doin)
Bye Bye old almost new 350 sbc Thats my buddy fish in the pic im doin all the work at his place its nice to have buddies who have 900 sf garages filled with every tool imagineable and a hydraulic lift
so thats pretty much where im at right now the nice thing is now that the drive train is out i can now finish the prep for paint and since im doing this with he body on this is really the right way to do it anyway.. I have had the frame sodablasted but there is still loads of grinding to do since sodablasting does nothing for rust and this rig is from ohio.. The axles themselves claimed 2 wire wheels just to get all the rust off of em !
Ok so heres the blazer as i picked it up it came with 8 inch skyjacker lift, corp 14bff rear and dana 60 front disc brakes ord x over steering 350 sbc chevy with 3k miles on it mated to a th400 tranny then to np205 tcase .. the front and rear driveshafts are custom cv jointed and can extend or compress about a total of 10 inches ior so there was a recipt for 2400 bucks on these babies !
So first thing i did was plan my build when i got it home
here is the list
ill try to put links to as much stuff as i can that im usin in case anyone is plannin the same stuff
1. strip the inside and outside and frame for fresh paint
2. Diy 4x shackleflip http://www.diy4x.com/images/shflipkit.jpg
3.Diy4x inboarding kit http://www.diy4x.com/images/Rear%20upper%20shkmnt.jpg
4.Diy4x guardsman http://www.diy4x.com/images/Gaurdsman2.JPG
5. Diy4x greasable bushings, Spring Plates other misc stuff
6. New rear bds 4" lift leaf springs to keep the same 8" of lift with the shackle flip
7. New Wheels and tires 38"
8. Repair the ac system
9.Tpi fuel injection
10.interior sound deadning
11.custom stereo system ill be gutting my 4runners system and ploping it in here its currently jl 1000/1 sub amp jl 4/500 mid amp . 2 sets of focal 5 1/4 componets, kenwood dvd nav unit, 2 optima red tops, 50 farad cap, 2 alpine type r 15" subs (ill be switching to a different sub)
12. Custom fiberglass door panels and center console (looks easy enough
)13.New front seats
14. Power windows and locks .. heres the window unit im using got it here from a member http://electric-life.com/shopdisplayproducts.asp?search=yes&sub=126
15. new interior carpet and dash paint ect..
16. new shocks all 4 corners im using these http://www.bilstein.com/offroad_5150.php
14.53 travel 255/70 valving
17. ford shock towers
18. Gunmetal grey exterior paint
19. New sideview mirrors power
20. Custom bumpers front and rear with 12k winch and rear spare tire carrier
21. hid lighting and xmitter bars for offroad lighting from vision x http://www.visionxoffroad.com/products/led/xmitterbar/
22. custom dash with tons of gauges (havent figured this out yet)
23. Custom grille made by yours truely!
24. Roll cage
25. Beefy diff covers
26. regearing the diffs with probably 5:13's and probably airlockers front and rear .. maybe a detroit in the rear
27. Ruff stuff Diff covers (beefy) http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com....html?osCsid=7bdb5c56a43a286d1ea2dd92be42b1ff
28. New weatherstripping throughout
29. Dpi Rocksliders http://dpalms.com/dpi/images/TrailRider.htm
Ok this about sums up what ill be doing ....
Now what ive got so far and what ive done so far
First thig i did was survey the rust .. it wasnt too bad but still tons of work to do i started stripping the interior which had herculiner done to it but i could see rust coming through it so that plus the fact that laying sound deadning on top of that meant it had to go ... i started with the ole wire wheel and 3 hours later the tail gate wasnt even done this stuff doesnt like to come off ... i tried laquer thinner .. no dice .. i tried a heat gun ... slightly better but still worthless ... i finally found something that worked AIRCRAFT STRIPPER!!!
Ill tell you this you cant layit on thick enough the more the better so 3 gallons later here is where im at
The entire interior was covered in herculiner and bondo this took a lot of work to do and im on my 5th wire wheel!
I found 4 rust spots that need sheet metal patches nothing to serious ..
Next the body the inner wheel wells were a rusty mess and the front fenders were cut terribly and banged up so i ditched em and got new inner and outter fenders but first i shot some panels to decide which color i wanted to use
I went with the color on the front fender.. the paint is ppg single stage polyurethane .. the frame and body will be shot with epoxy primer then the body with the gunmetal grey and the frame with a gloss black
After i decided on the color i striped the body apart, ditched the cheesy flares and filled in the screw
holes with the mig
As the interior is almost done ill be doing the sheetmetal repairs and filling in the random screw holes through out the tub... its amazing how many there are prob 50 at least wtf!!!
I started thinking bout fuel injection i had a recipt for the motor i knew it was a crate motor and was put in feb o8 and had about 3k miles on so my plan was to get a tpi setup for it ... The more i researched the more i understood how much this was gonna cost .. there was maf or map there was new system or ebay then there was the issue of if it had the ecm or didnt and if it had the wiring harnesses ect ect... it was a ton of stuff not simple like i thought ... so i considered a tbi setup .. but i wanted good power then i considered a 454 swap .. much looking around to no avail .. i put the motor on the backburner till i found this motor for sale browsing here on ck5
MMMM pretty
this is a 400 sbc with map sensor tpi ecm and all wiring harneses pulled from Hoppers K5 he was parting out (Thanks man) This was perfect for me because i got alot of other stuff i needed with it Ac comperssor, condensor and evap canister.. Aluminum radiator tranny and oil cooler So with the engine problem solved may as well pull the old motor out !
(which is what i spent my saturday doin)
Bye Bye old almost new 350 sbc
Thats my buddy fish in the pic im doin all the work at his place its nice to have buddies who have 900 sf garages filled with every tool imagineable and a hydraulic lift so thats pretty much where im at right now the nice thing is now that the drive train is out i can now finish the prep for paint and since im doing this with he body on this is really the right way to do it anyway.. I have had the frame sodablasted but there is still loads of grinding to do since sodablasting does nothing for rust and this rig is from ohio.. The axles themselves claimed 2 wire wheels just to get all the rust off of em !
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... this stuff is no joke burns like hell !
bah so i ordered a replacement shroud with the evap core .. cant live with out ac ! Theres my favorite chemical there ... aircraft stripper ! 
