2013's 1st GMOTM!!!
Congrats Sir!!!
Well deserved!!!
Incredible rig
Congrats Sir!!!
Well deserved!!!
Incredible rig
CK5
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Building Blazer still
- Thread starter Raiderblaz
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THANKS GUY"S!
The Blazer (Thumper) is going in for Paint!
Gonna be Silver and have Black and Pearl Blue Flames with Ghost Skulls! The Cowel is going to have a Evil Chick Grim Reaper Mural painted on it. The Sides will have a Rocket with K5 on it.
I told Sean from S&S Metal Works just to make it Cool! Above is what he come up with, can't wait to see it! He will send updates as he goes with the paint job.
The Blazer (Thumper) is going in for Paint!
Gonna be Silver and have Black and Pearl Blue Flames with Ghost Skulls! The Cowel is going to have a Evil Chick Grim Reaper Mural painted on it. The Sides will have a Rocket with K5 on it.
I told Sean from S&S Metal Works just to make it Cool! Above is what he come up with, can't wait to see it! He will send updates as he goes with the paint job.
All I can say is wow. I just read through the whole build thread. This is one badass rig, and I am glad that you are getting to build your dream rig. This is something that most of us can only hope to do, and it's good to see someone be able to do it
Freaking excited!
yeah... reading almost all the pages of this thread have got me very pumped! its such a great build!! dream status like others say, glad to see you living the dream! keep it up!
You were right about the torque converter! The stall was 1,800rpm to 2,00rpm and now I put in a 2,700rpm. I also went with the Vanco Hydroboost System. Brakes work great plus it woke the motor up a lot on bottom end.
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My compliments on the rig its cool
Question though do you know what your spring rates are in the front?
Question though do you know what your spring rates are in the front?
Thanks blazinzuk,
Front is 350 over 250 and the Rear is 200 over 300 is what we ended up with. I have Anti Rock Sway bars on the Front & Rear.
Any idea what your front weight is? I think you said like 3200 lbs?
I came up with an idea today. I have been looking all over the web at build threads and I realized I could probably save somebody sometime if I got all the spring rates from the different Chevys I have seen and post them in one place.
Probably on my build thread because that is my goal right now is to get a good handle on what similar rigs are running for spring rates anti roll bars and how they like em and if they have had a different spring rate on there.
So have you had any other spring rates on there? Do you know what size your sway bars are?
I would imagine you are quite a decent amount heavier in the front then I am but I haven't weighed mine yet.
That sounds good. Put down your build thread link.
The Front wt is 3,480lbs and Rear wt is 2,690lbs. My BBC has aluminum heads so I may be close to the same wt as yours in the front, I do know my tires & rims are going to be heavier than yours and that is where the difference will be!
I started with 350 over 350 on the Front & 300 over 350 on the rear. Had S&S Metal works dial it in better and they came up with Front 350 over 250 and Rear 200 over 300. I am not sure what the swaybar was but S&S moved the one I had on the rear to the front and got a new softer one for the rear. They did a lot of tuning work getting the sway bars correct, there is no bolt on option to make them work correcly. I have not got to drive it yet but I was told there is night & day difference from when I had it at BB. I can't wait to drive it!
The Front wt is 3,480lbs and Rear wt is 2,690lbs. My BBC has aluminum heads so I may be close to the same wt as yours in the front, I do know my tires & rims are going to be heavier than yours and that is where the difference will be!
I started with 350 over 350 on the Front & 300 over 350 on the rear. Had S&S Metal works dial it in better and they came up with Front 350 over 250 and Rear 200 over 300. I am not sure what the swaybar was but S&S moved the one I had on the rear to the front and got a new softer one for the rear. They did a lot of tuning work getting the sway bars correct, there is no bolt on option to make them work correcly. I have not got to drive it yet but I was told there is night & day difference from when I had it at BB. I can't wait to drive it!
http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=256533
Your wheels and tires are heavier but not by nearly as much as you would think.
I put on a set of 16x12 stazworks on 44" swampers and they weren't that much heavier than my recentered H1s. H1s are heavy
I have run 44" PBRs before and they are about 35 lbs heavier than my 42s
So you probably got me by about 45 lbs a corner.
I gotta get my motor moved and everything before I weigh stuff though
I am also going to try to build a suspended scale using an old hydraulic cylinder so I get accurate sprung weight
Your wheels and tires are heavier but not by nearly as much as you would think.
I put on a set of 16x12 stazworks on 44" swampers and they weren't that much heavier than my recentered H1s. H1s are heavy
I have run 44" PBRs before and they are about 35 lbs heavier than my 42s
So you probably got me by about 45 lbs a corner.
I gotta get my motor moved and everything before I weigh stuff though
I am also going to try to build a suspended scale using an old hydraulic cylinder so I get accurate sprung weight
Cool good to know, I will be watching your build. I would say you are lighter than me in the front. Lol You Gonna have Horton going by Blazer Bash 2013?
Yep, can I afford to go, probably not. Take a ( rather huge detour admittedly) detour and come up to Idaho on your way down or back. We will put a couple dents in your body.
If I do end up going it will be more than likely in my Jimmy just bust down there and drive back
Congratulations on GMOTM!
Sweet rig.
Sweet rig.
Yep, can I afford to go, probably not. Take a ( rather huge detour admittedly) detour and come up to Idaho on your way down or back. We will put a couple dents in your body.
If I do end up going it will be more than likely in my Jimmy just bust down there and drive back
2014 Eric!
Congratulations on GMOTM!
Sweet rig.
Thanks pblaze725!
I'm gonna have another surprise on THUMPER for Mud Bogging! I will let you know after it happens!!
Lol
Thumper not going in for paint until Monday now.
Putting on a 200 shot of NOS for Mud bogs!
Going to have 2 bottles in it with a Nano Nitrogen Assist. 3 Stage system 25hp, 75hp then 100hp. Should be fun!
Bottles gonna have custom paint job also!
Putting on a 200 shot of NOS for Mud bogs!
Going to have 2 bottles in it with a Nano Nitrogen Assist. 3 Stage system 25hp, 75hp then 100hp. Should be fun!
Bottles gonna have custom paint job also!
Damn no joke.
