h0wl0ngcanitbe
1/2 ton status
man ive been dreamin of the that for years lets flood whoever's mail box we need too with emails!
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new blazer
- Thread starter rancid
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well heres some updates, not as far as i would like but still progress.
got the front and rear spring packs torn apart and stripped of unneeded leafs. i got the front and rear spring hangers and shackle hangers as well as crossmembers installed. still need to box in some ends and add some gussets. and im going to taper in the hanges for less drag on the frame if i drag a rock or some junk. bedside is just clamped on, im planning on mounting body panels tomarrow.
heres the rear hanger, couldnt reuse the factory hangers because i i shortened the chassis cab frame so much that when i moved the springs forward to blazer wheelbase. the front of the rear springs now land almost inside the frame rails instead of outside.
heres the front springs.
so dont worry i will add tapered sliders for the hangers, and also do a skidplate under the crossmember after i add a transfercase. and those are 56,s up front and 63,s on back.
got the front and rear spring packs torn apart and stripped of unneeded leafs. i got the front and rear spring hangers and shackle hangers as well as crossmembers installed. still need to box in some ends and add some gussets. and im going to taper in the hanges for less drag on the frame if i drag a rock or some junk. bedside is just clamped on, im planning on mounting body panels tomarrow.
heres the rear hanger, couldnt reuse the factory hangers because i i shortened the chassis cab frame so much that when i moved the springs forward to blazer wheelbase. the front of the rear springs now land almost inside the frame rails instead of outside.
heres the front springs.
so dont worry i will add tapered sliders for the hangers, and also do a skidplate under the crossmember after i add a transfercase. and those are 56,s up front and 63,s on back.
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
damn government computers and their red x's.
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
Subscribed! looks good, wouldn't it have been easier to take the top off a 2 dr tahoe?
Slapperbar
Retired Navy NDT Examiner
Are you on NMCI? New Method for the Constraint of Information.
carpeonnel
1/2 ton status
is it just an illusion or are your shackles really short? Looking good BTW
blazin_blazer
1/2 ton status
i've dreamed of this day but i saw it like i said in post24
bowtieboy4life2000
1/2 ton status
ya i'll buy one when it comes back
desertrat67
Hawk Driver
That sounds about right. I hate it when I can't look at certain news items they censor out.
the shackles on the front and rear are 4", i used them on my other 2 sfa gm,s as well as my explorer and i liked the results. heres some more pics.
heres one of the start to getting the bedsides hung, it wont be welded to the frame it have body mounts. and i need to do a full floor and inner sidewalls.
heres one of the start to getting the bedsides hung, it wont be welded to the frame it have body mounts. and i need to do a full floor and inner sidewalls.
carpeonnel
1/2 ton status
can't wait to see how it turns out. It looks like the finished product will be very cool. I take it you're gonna trim up those back quarter panels to match the rocker panel line of the cab
look'n good! Subscribed
Is it just an illusion or do the rear tires not protrude as much as the front ones?
Improved Blazer
Nice looking vehicle, keep up the work!
Nice looking vehicle, keep up the work!
tomford
1/2 ton status
Awesome, cant wait to see how this turns out
Tom
Tom
well got me a new truck last night. a 08 2500hd reg cab with a 6.0 and 6sd auto and all power. ended up getting it for 10,000 off sticker. i allready have a dodge quad cab for the family, just wanted another truck and i really like the new gm,s. and kinda miss the good old reg cab trucks. so its getting a 6 inch and 37,s and gears then its done. and since im using the same grille and hood and headlights. i will have a perfect template in the driveway now. going to try and get the 468 in the blazer today, so i can atleast say somthing got done on it recently.
now i got a vortec 350 and 4l80e sitting on the floor and a empty spot for the 468. im going to run the 4l80e, wish it was the new 6 speed auto that came in my 2500, still need to cut off the ifs brackets and trim up the engine crossmember. once everthing fitted up i will tear the truck down to a stripped frame and por 15 the axles frame and other doodads.
