87 Blazer The Turd build

[THE TURD]

the skid plate came with the doubler also if you look close at the 2nd cross member you can see were the bolts line up with the plate .i cut 3" off the front to get it to fit and im drilling some holes in the for the 1st cross member but its where it will be until i change it .i think all 3 crossmembers will be sturdy enough

 

[82355]

Sorry to nitpick, but you shoul hit "RETURN" after you post a picture and before you start typing text. It makes it goofy to look at otherwise.

Martin

 

[CK5]

i was going to do some updates ,i have a bunch of pics ,but its telling to contact admin and has missing security token!

That error just means that the total size of your 5 pics are monster large and over the total size limit. Either size them down a bit or upload one at a time.

 

[ryoken]

Sorry to nitpick, but you shoul hit "ENTER" after you post a picture and before you start typing text. It makes it goofy to look at otherwise.

Martin

fixed it for ya... just hit it a bunch of times to break the posts up a bit...

 

[THE TURD]

working on the front end

B 52 installed


finally a kingpin dana 60


after the clean up and paint


cross over steering painted


ORDs cross over steering kit ,pics out of order

 

[THE TURD]

check it out turd out of the garage

so close about 2"too tall


another view


tire psi 5 to get it out


the beauty shot


cleaned up the garage and put it back in
i still have a huge TO DO LIST!!!!

 

[THE TURD]

take a look at the rear shackle angle ! way wrong
those hangers are coming out.
i picked up a set of ORD 2.5" hangers should correct the angle .
once i get all of the steering and hydraulic assist finished i will post more picks
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[Kay86K5]

What flip brackets are you using right now? With the ORD flip brackets and 56" rear springs, make sure to install the brackets flipped to how the instructions tell you to install them. They say to install with the bracket angled to the front of the truck. Flip side to side and intall with them angled to the rear. Then the shackle angle should be about perfect.

Looking good dude. When we gonna wheel?

 

[THE TURD]

The brackets are from gatsby truck , i knew about the ORD side to side for 56 springs . I still have a way to go but front locker and gears first part of July . Then for the shake down run

 

[max 02]

Looks good Man!

 

[javi0sh]

Did you just spray over the rust or clean it up some how?

 

[THE TURD]

power washed ,wire wheeled ,wiped it down with paint thinner and painted

 

[THE TURD]

small update we are back from our vacation in washington state went to see my son alex graduate from high school .


hydraulic steer assist is in



moved the factory mount over about 2"

fill tube and bracket installed

just a peak at the cage more pics when done

 

[THE TURD]

making progress










the winch is installed and wired up ,i relocated the solenoid box for clearance reasons. i didn't. want to use a body lift. the little box next to the solenoid is for wireless remote.i stiil really like the TNA winch cradle
it a great fit ,should have a good approach angle.

 

[THE TURD]

random pics of the cage installed







this sticker was meant to be on THE TURD

 

[THE TURD]

first cut of many for the tripple sticks

holes gettin bigger


looks like the grand canyon but thats what it took to get the shifters moving smoothly ,it also makes for easy access


mock up for the cover


i had a stack of old plates laying around ,so decided to recycle them .i recycle beer cans too

 

[THE TURD]

i also bled out the brake system, snapped off the bleeder on the left front caliper tried to easy out that ,found out that the fuild passage was blocked with rust !so i replaced both the calipers and new pads .no pics bleeding brakes isnt that interesting.

 

[THE TURD]

heres the ORD 2 1/2 shackles installed ,has a better shackle angle now.

changing the shackles out didnt change the ride hieght 1/8 inch taller now ,thats with out the fuel cell in it

 

[THE TURD]

i picked up a set of hooker headers and magna flow mufflers .i started the removal process and broke every bolt off in the manifolds
picked up the cooper gaskets for heads and the collectors,i ordered the O2 sensor bungs,and i have to go ace hardware to see what i can come up with for the air injectors.if someone has a solution or suggestions for this I'm listening .

 

[K85 Octane]

Damn! I hate broken bolts.
What do you mean "air injectors"? Air/smog pump related?
Mr. Hankey looks mean btw