Project 82 TCBF -10.13.9 - progress!!!

[NEK5]

hahahha, goin out in a bit to work on it...

my buddy just picked up a blazer so we were at his place workin on it...his hub was junk, must have blown a bearing, then part of the hub like welded itself to the shaft. We ended up having to sawzall the end of the shaft off, which we didn`t think was possible

 

[Chevy305]

hahahha, goin out in a bit to work on it...

my buddy just picked up a blazer so we were at his place workin on it...his hub was junk, must have blown a bearing, then part of the hub like welded itself to the shaft. We ended up having to sawzall the end of the shaft off, which we didn`t think was possible

Holy crap!! How long did that take to cut through an axel shaft???

 

[NEK5]

Holy crap!! How long did that take to cut through an axel shaft???

Suprisingly, not long, with a worn blade to boot..Took maybe as long as it did to cut one of the b pillars off the roof of the blazer....

 

[Chevy305]

Wow and I thought grade 8 bolts were nearly impossible with a sawzall.

 

[NEK5]

yeah, it makes you wonder...that you can lopp them things off with a freakin' sawzall!

 

[tomford]

Welll Hows it comming along???

Tom

 

[NEK5]

buddy`s coming down tomorrow, will post the progress pics after that

 

[chiefheaphy]

let me know if you can use an other set of hands sometime

 

[Greg72]

The "Mud Bog Boogie" at the Cheshire Fairgrounds (Swanzey, NH) is on August 24th...

I expect to see both of you there!!

 

[NEK5]

How about another tease?

Motors in

 

[NEK5]

let me know if you can use an other set of hands sometime

as soon as I get the new cab mount support welded in (hopefully soon), and the x member from TruckNutzDude, I`ll need helping hands for the cab

 

[tomford]

Let us know, ill prolly wont be much help, but i can lend one hand...

Tom.

 

[Chevy305]

Let us know, ill prolly wont be much help, but i can lend one hand...

Tom.

I don't want to know what you're doing with your other hand...

 

[tomford]

Not much... dislocated my shoulder and i really cant do anything with it...

Tom

 

[Wasatch K5]

Ben,

I'm curious. Is your cab/tub complete with doors, tailgate and roof? How many guys do you think it will take?

I'm about to re-install the body on my frame with a buddy and four hydraulic jacks.

 

[NEK5]

Alright guys, here`s a little update for ya.

motor when we started tearing it down

you can see my new timing set installed on this pic, a Cloyes HD double roller, and a new melling oil pump went in too.

pic of my buddy john, comes down from NH once in a while to give me a hand

Vortec heads on and torqued down.

spaybombed VHT red

trying to drop the engine in the frame with what ended up being the wrong mounts

And with the right parts, it will drop right in!

Also not pictured is a new flexplate due to the original one missing a few teeth.
New HD low stall converter put in

tranny/tcase dropped in, also pictured is the compressor I bought myself

Last but not least, got my new gas tank in

It`s funny what all my neighbors say. When I put the motor in the second time, and dropped the tranny/tcase in, I was working alone, and they all wanted to make sure I was not getting hurt with no help. When the older folks that walk around the neighborhood see me out there, they always say "well, I watched it come apart, now I guess I`ll watch it go back together!" I guess I`m glad they don`t just walk by and mumble "innercity redneck" hahaha
Enjoy!

 

[Chevy305]

hey what kind of rocker arms did you use?

 

[NEK5]

hey what kind of rocker arms did you use?

GM Self Aligning rockers, that are required to use with the vortec heads.

 

[muddermilitia]

Looks good! Didya get my pm the other day?

 

[NEK5]

Thanks guys

Ryan, got it, and I`m actually buying TruckNutzDude x member he made