A Little Background:
After moving through 3 or 4 rigs over the last 8 years or so, ranging from dedicated crawlers to more weekend warrior type rigs I wanted to try and build an expedition style rig to bridge both worlds. My last Rig was a Grand Cherokee it was a beast on the trail but was a trailer only. With 3 little ones and running my own construction company its hard to find the time to hook up and travel to wheel so I want something that I can jump in and go.
Some of you may have seen my Grand at Rausch before:
After looking at lots of different rigs I knew I wanted to get back into a chevy and i needed seating for 5. I also wanted the comfort of a newer style rig and I have always liked the 2 door Tahoes and NBS Blazers so the hunt began.
I ended up finding a 94 TBI 350, 4l60, Np241 about 5 minutes from my house and picked it up for deal. It was rough around the edges, missing the front bumper and one of the mirrors and had about 1000lbs of mud on the undercarriage but fairly straight and rust free.
And i'm a dumb ass who sucks at taking pictures so i don't have any of when i drove it home
Once I got it home I tore out all the IFS Crap and sold it with the rear for $500.
Here's where the magic happens:
And like I said I suck at pictures but here are the specs and a few pics of it as it sits currently and i'm going to try and update as I build bumpers and body protection, and get the suspension dialed in.
Specs:
TBI 350
4l60
NP241 JB SYE with 1350 Flange
Ford Dana 60 5.13 Gears, Lockright, Springless Highsteer arms, Ruffstuff dif cover
14 Bolt rear Shaved, 5.13 Gears, detroit, disc brake conversion, Ruffstuff Pinion gaurd and dif cover
ORD SAS Kit with new 52" springs
DIY4x Rear shackle flip with stock 54" springs and a zero rate
New 1350 rear CV shaft
New 1330 front CV shaft
New brake lines front to back
Hydro Assist with rebuilt and tapped box, PSC high flow pump, PSC cylinder and custom lines
Swapped in a disc/disc master cylinder from and 02 Tahoe and ssbc adjustable prop valve
Custom shock mounts front and rear
38x15.5x16 TSL SSRs with staun internal beadlocks
Future Plans:
Bumpers front and rear
Rocker protection
Sway bars
First time it rolled out of the car port:
First run under it own power:
Here's my son working on his ride while I swapped the new meats onto the blazer:
And one of the first trip to the gas station:
I'm going to snap a few detailed suspension pics tomorrow and try and get them up here
Let me know what you think!
After moving through 3 or 4 rigs over the last 8 years or so, ranging from dedicated crawlers to more weekend warrior type rigs I wanted to try and build an expedition style rig to bridge both worlds. My last Rig was a Grand Cherokee it was a beast on the trail but was a trailer only. With 3 little ones and running my own construction company its hard to find the time to hook up and travel to wheel so I want something that I can jump in and go.
Some of you may have seen my Grand at Rausch before:
After looking at lots of different rigs I knew I wanted to get back into a chevy and i needed seating for 5. I also wanted the comfort of a newer style rig and I have always liked the 2 door Tahoes and NBS Blazers so the hunt began.
I ended up finding a 94 TBI 350, 4l60, Np241 about 5 minutes from my house and picked it up for deal. It was rough around the edges, missing the front bumper and one of the mirrors and had about 1000lbs of mud on the undercarriage but fairly straight and rust free.
And i'm a dumb ass who sucks at taking pictures so i don't have any of when i drove it home
Once I got it home I tore out all the IFS Crap and sold it with the rear for $500.
Here's where the magic happens:
And like I said I suck at pictures but here are the specs and a few pics of it as it sits currently and i'm going to try and update as I build bumpers and body protection, and get the suspension dialed in.
Specs:
TBI 350
4l60
NP241 JB SYE with 1350 Flange
Ford Dana 60 5.13 Gears, Lockright, Springless Highsteer arms, Ruffstuff dif cover
14 Bolt rear Shaved, 5.13 Gears, detroit, disc brake conversion, Ruffstuff Pinion gaurd and dif cover
ORD SAS Kit with new 52" springs
DIY4x Rear shackle flip with stock 54" springs and a zero rate
New 1350 rear CV shaft
New 1330 front CV shaft
New brake lines front to back
Hydro Assist with rebuilt and tapped box, PSC high flow pump, PSC cylinder and custom lines
Swapped in a disc/disc master cylinder from and 02 Tahoe and ssbc adjustable prop valve
Custom shock mounts front and rear
38x15.5x16 TSL SSRs with staun internal beadlocks
Future Plans:
Bumpers front and rear
Rocker protection
Sway bars
First time it rolled out of the car port:
First run under it own power:
Here's my son working on his ride while I swapped the new meats onto the blazer:
And one of the first trip to the gas station:
I'm going to snap a few detailed suspension pics tomorrow and try and get them up here
Let me know what you think!
