hd44blazer
1/2 ton status
i'm doing this build thread somewhat differently in that i'm posting it closer towards completion of the build instead of at the beginning and i'm including some older pics of the various changes my truck has gone through. anyway here it is: this is it in 2003, stock obviously
this is at a local wheelin' spot, at this point it had 32"BFGs, ridiculous cutout fender flares, and a warn front bumper with my own "creative" light mounts(you can kinda see them on there)
here it is right after finishing the SAS around 2005 i think, still had the fenders, a redesigned front bumper, a new square tube rear bumper ,4.56 gears, a rear locker and a front tru trac. i took it to a few places like this, mostly mudding and a few rocky areas but nothing too extreme
this was my first trip to the Rubicon in 2007, at this point i had cut most of the front bumper off because i wanted to tube it eventually, and by the end of this trip the fenders were no longer attached and my windshield had a nice spiderweb crack on the driver side
now it had a tube bumper and soon after this pic i added 63" rear springs and somewhere along the way i also built some half doors
and now for the real build to begin. my plans were to build a unique looking and more capable, stronger truck than i had before(isn't that everybody's) i started by completely stripping the interior, i then removed my entire wiring harness because it was shot and replaced it with a complete painless unit, i also removed and sold my old 4l60e and np241 t-case
i then added a new Holley TBI setup, 20gal fuel cell, and Summit ignition system
for the exterior i cut and sectioned the roof and moved the rear hatch and C pillar about 30" forward to give it a different look and a functional mini bed and began painting the entire truck flat black. i trimmed the rear fenders more to make room for the 40s and built rock sliders out of .250 square tubing
and this is basically how it sits now the wiring is done except for the gauges, i have a th400 tranny bolted up to the stock 350 and i'm waiting for my Stazworks 203/205 doubler adapter to come in so i can finish the drivetrain and get it moving again. I'll keep updating as progress continues
this is at a local wheelin' spot, at this point it had 32"BFGs, ridiculous cutout fender flares, and a warn front bumper with my own "creative" light mounts(you can kinda see them on there)
here it is right after finishing the SAS around 2005 i think, still had the fenders, a redesigned front bumper, a new square tube rear bumper ,4.56 gears, a rear locker and a front tru trac. i took it to a few places like this, mostly mudding and a few rocky areas but nothing too extreme
this was my first trip to the Rubicon in 2007, at this point i had cut most of the front bumper off because i wanted to tube it eventually, and by the end of this trip the fenders were no longer attached and my windshield had a nice spiderweb crack on the driver side
now it had a tube bumper and soon after this pic i added 63" rear springs and somewhere along the way i also built some half doors
and now for the real build to begin. my plans were to build a unique looking and more capable, stronger truck than i had before(isn't that everybody's) i started by completely stripping the interior, i then removed my entire wiring harness because it was shot and replaced it with a complete painless unit, i also removed and sold my old 4l60e and np241 t-case
i then added a new Holley TBI setup, 20gal fuel cell, and Summit ignition system
for the exterior i cut and sectioned the roof and moved the rear hatch and C pillar about 30" forward to give it a different look and a functional mini bed and began painting the entire truck flat black. i trimmed the rear fenders more to make room for the 40s and built rock sliders out of .250 square tubing
and this is basically how it sits now the wiring is done except for the gauges, i have a th400 tranny bolted up to the stock 350 and i'm waiting for my Stazworks 203/205 doubler adapter to come in so i can finish the drivetrain and get it moving again. I'll keep updating as progress continues
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) and just a basic chambered muffler. i have it tacked for now in case i need to change anything but it will be all welded except for the 1 band clamp and it simply slides back then forward to remove the entire system. oh and still needs hangers
