Xtremegmc80 said:
Rich, you made a funny and probably don't know it.
Jay sells wine for a living.
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well i might as well have one too....my build thread...
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Rich, you made a funny and probably don't know it.
Jay sells wine for a living.
yeah and thats one i had never heard of...i sell wine for a living and i hate wine now cause of it..gmc4cw said:Rich, you made a funny and probably don't know it.
broncoman6524
1/2 ton status
Looks good! where did you get those shackles?!?! im in love and cant seem to find them 
i bought them from divorced but kert at DIY makes them...you just have to request them...
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
just wanted to see what u guys say! haha
alright i got back to work on the truck today after about 2 weeks...didnt get a whole lot done but made some progress...
I got one side of the 52s done and in,the axle in place....could have gotten the other side done too but i fought for hours with a seized bolt in the bushing
...so im gonna have to press the bushing out (no press) on monday at a buddies shop and get a new bushing...
but i had time to clean the shop and orginize all my tools today which was nice...
also this thing is preety big so i dunno how its gonna do...i might just leave it this big and go up to a set of fo-de-fos one day but i dunno...anyway on with the pics...
this is how the morning started out...
my makeshift work bench
stupid a$$ bolt
one side done
decent shackle angle now but there is not a motor or trans so hopefully it will be great once all that is in...
I got one side of the 52s done and in,the axle in place....could have gotten the other side done too but i fought for hours with a seized bolt in the bushing
...so im gonna have to press the bushing out (no press) on monday at a buddies shop and get a new bushing...but i had time to clean the shop and orginize all my tools today which was nice...
also this thing is preety big so i dunno how its gonna do...i might just leave it this big and go up to a set of fo-de-fos one day but i dunno...anyway on with the pics...
this is how the morning started out...
my makeshift work bench
stupid a$$ bolt
one side done
decent shackle angle now but there is not a motor or trans so hopefully it will be great once all that is in...
alright its been a while since my last update...
after some serous concideration i bought another blazer..i bought a 88 with tbi/ and a 700/208...this will save me a lot of money and time...i paid 1250 for the truck and drove it home...no work on it toady but hopefully next week i will have some pics up of some progress...
here is the truck...
after some serous concideration i bought another blazer..i bought a 88 with tbi/ and a 700/208...this will save me a lot of money and time...i paid 1250 for the truck and drove it home...no work on it toady but hopefully next week i will have some pics up of some progress...
here is the truck...
I have a prediction to make.
this thread will never end.
this thread will never end.
does it ever end??your still working on yours...gmc4cw said:
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
gmc4cw said:
twoslo4five0 said:
thats true, but I don't have a build thread. I wheel mine, thats why I work on it.
to make it a better wheeler. you should take that truck the way it is up to rausch creek. at least then you will get one day of seat time in before it becomes another pile of parts sitting in your mom's driveway.
it cant be wheeled right now...the diff have diffrent gear ratios in them...hince the reason to go ahead and change axles....i wouldnt have to go to rausch if i wanted to get some wheeling in i could go local bul im not going with 2 diffrent gear ratios...gmc4cw said:thats true, but I don't have a build thread. I wheel mine, thats why I work on it.
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
wheel in 2wd.. i have done that! sucks tho...twoslo4five0 said:
you guys gimme all the motovation i need to get off my arse and get some work done....gmc4cw said:
Xtremegmc80
1/2 ton status
twoslo4five0 said:you guys gimme all the motovation i need to get off my arse and get some work done....
Well your back on here so I guess it's done.
well today i got to work on the new rig....lots of rusted bolt ....i tried going the no pb blaster way first but no luck....
i did get the axle out the other blazer (wasnt much to do there),got the shocks,drag link,and brake lines removed....also got one fender cut...im very happy with the way this fender turned out...i also cut the bumper...
hopefully tomm thing will go a lil easier with a full night soak of pb blaster...on with the pics..
....i tried going the no pb blaster way first but no luck....i did get the axle out the other blazer (wasnt much to do there),got the shocks,drag link,and brake lines removed....also got one fender cut...im very happy with the way this fender turned out...i also cut the bumper...
hopefully tomm thing will go a lil easier with a full night soak of pb blaster...on with the pics..
JB7YO
Registered Member
I looked through this entire thread and since nobody else said it, I'm going to. Why would you put yourself in such a dangerous situation by working on a truck sitting on concrete blocks? I'm not trying to be ugly but that is just stupid, and there is no other word for it. Spend less than $100.00 of that lift and tire money and get some correct height jackstands to put your vehicles on...don't stack concrete blocks!...it won't take but a collapse of just one of those concrete blocks and just by standing near the truck you would get seriously hurt. I don't mean to preach but when I see something that dangerous it needs to be pointed out. If you can't get the height you need from regular jackstands - safely build a larger base for the ones you have by using a wheel and welding the jackstand to it. It increases the height and also increases the width of the base of the jackstand.
the blocks arent stacked first off...second off you will se if you serch around on here long enough tons of people make a block or use concrete under there stands...ive been doing it for years...the stands i have are 1/2 the price of the huge ones thats why...mabye one day i will get some big ones but for now this is working fine...to each his own i guess...i just like moving axles with the tires still on them..im sure if you saw half the stuff i do you would think i was crazy and unsafe but i know my own limits...JB7YO said:
JB7YO
Registered Member
well, just because other people do it dosn't make it right or safe - as to the "stacking" I was refering to stacking the jackstands on top of the blocks -
"mabye one day i will get some big ones but for now this is working fine"
I'm sorry you feel like this but maybe one day one of those blocks will collapse and there won't be any more days - that's what i would be worried about. Sorry I bothered.
"mabye one day i will get some big ones but for now this is working fine"
I'm sorry you feel like this but maybe one day one of those blocks will collapse and there won't be any more days - that's what i would be worried about. Sorry I bothered.
