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gringoloco · 02-18-2018, 10:40 AM

Today’s project will involve some soldering, thanks to a PO’s attempt at repairing some other PO’s trailer wiring hack:

smbrouss70 · 02-18-2018, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Strange, yes. I’ve only seen the other type you speak of, too. I still think this was a GM add-on, based on the fasteners, brackets, hoses and cover used, as well as the overall cleanliness and well engineered approach of the install. Maybe an early version before they refined the design?

According to some quick research, there are 1970 Blazer specific part numbers for E.E.C. piping. I guess it was factory after all.

gringoloco · 02-18-2018, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

According to some quick research, there are 1970 Blazer specific part numbers for E.E.C. piping. I guess it was factory after all.

Hey, would ya look at that. They’re a genuine artifact. I’ll be sure and properly file the tubing away for historical preservation...

gringoloco · 02-18-2018, 01:41 PM

Fixed. Little bit of harness tape and she’s all set

gringoloco · 02-18-2018, 11:50 PM

Lights all working as they should. Soon, she won’t be equipped for this kind of weather

gringoloco · 02-19-2018, 04:52 PM

Well, that escalated quickly...

smbrouss70 · 02-19-2018, 05:01 PM

YES, it did!

**nlped** · 02-19-2018, 05:11 PM

Excellent!

**Graham57a** · 02-19-2018, 05:26 PM

Noiceeee!!

**Advanced Design** · 02-19-2018, 09:22 PM

Cool build...tagging along for the rest.

**mongocanfly** · 02-19-2018, 10:15 PM

"Well, that escalated quickly... "

yep....VERY quickly..nice looking roundy rounds

Bennett68C10 · 02-19-2018, 10:24 PM

Nice like looking wheels

going to look great on the blazer.

gringoloco · 02-19-2018, 10:33 PM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

YES, it did!

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Originally Posted by nlped

Excellent!

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Originally Posted by Graham57a

Noiceeee!!

Thanks dudes, I’m digging them, especially for the price. I wasn’t super impressed with the grey centers, but these polished TTs are very nice

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Originally Posted by Advanced Design

Cool build...tagging along for the rest.

Thanks for joining—more (surprises?) to come

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly

"Well, that escalated quickly... "

yep....VERY quickly..nice looking roundy rounds

Thanks. I diggum. Running outta space, though. I need to start putting one of these projects together soon...

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Nice like looking wheels

going to look great on the blazer.

I’ve been drooling over them since you put them on your previous project. Glad to finally have set of my own

aggie91 · 02-20-2018, 09:54 AM

Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL

gringoloco · 02-20-2018, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by aggie91

Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL

They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.

Thankfully, the Blazer is for her, with plenty of input from her on design. I think you guys will like her style, stay tuned

**lolife99** · 02-20-2018, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.

What size and backspacing did you get stuck with when you bought the 1-piece wheels?
From what I remember the fronts don't have enough backspacing and the rears have too much for the narrow 67-69 housing.
20x8 with 4.5" BS and 20x10 with 5.75" BS sound right?

gringoloco · 02-20-2018, 12:00 PM

That is correct.

The fronts are equal to a 5” BS on an 8.5” wheel, which is pretty close to perfect, maybe could use another 1/4”. CPP claims an additional 7/16” narrow on their spindles; we’ll see how it goes.

Rears are too much BS for an early rear, but should work with the late, wide rear. Optimal BS would be 5.5”, so 5.75” may cause inner fender rubbing at low ride heights. I’ll be running a 275/40 as opposed to the usual 295, which should afford a bit more clearance. Worst case, I install longer studs and run a 1/4” spacer, though I don’t think it will be an issue. Guess we’ll see on this one, too

gringoloco · 02-21-2018, 12:18 AM

Tires (and some other stuff) arrived. The pile is getting bigger...

jeff70 · 02-23-2018, 02:48 AM

Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

gringoloco · 02-23-2018, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jeff70

Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

Don’t give up on the truck, I haven’t

Wheels came from eBay seller 865allamericantire, look for the auction with 2 wheels for the best deal.

gringoloco · 02-24-2018, 09:09 PM

Tires on wheels. Little bit of front/rear rubber rake will look nice...

smbrouss70 · 02-24-2018, 10:47 PM

Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already.

twp1 · 02-25-2018, 12:10 AM

Blazers have that affect on some people!

**lks dcvn** · 02-25-2018, 10:16 AM

Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

gringoloco · 02-25-2018, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already.

Nah, yours is on a whole ‘nother level. Would be cool to cruise this on HRPT, though...

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Originally Posted by twp1

Blazers have that affect on some people!

They do tend to get ya goin’

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Originally Posted by lks dcvn

Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

Spending money is the easy part. Look for some more progress this week

02-18-2018, 10:40 AM	#76
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Today’s project will involve some soldering, thanks to a PO’s attempt at repairing some other PO’s trailer wiring hack: Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-18-2018, 01:41 PM	#79
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Fixed. Little bit of harness tape and she’s all set Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-18-2018, 11:50 PM	#80
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Lights all working as they should. Soon, she won’t be equipped for this kind of weather Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-19-2018, 04:52 PM	#81
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Well, that escalated quickly... Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-19-2018, 05:01 PM	#82
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,784	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd YES, it did! __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

02-19-2018, 05:11 PM	#83
nlped Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Hayden, Al. Posts: 4,148	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Excellent! __________________ Carter 1968 Chevy SWB Fleet... Walt 1963-1/2 Ford Falcon Futura...Martha

02-19-2018, 05:26 PM	#84
Graham57a Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Asheville, North Carolina Posts: 1,856	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Noiceeee!! __________________ ANDREW 1972 Chevy SWB Cheyenne Super JANE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=462072 1972 GMC Jimmy PENNY http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=735827 1968 GMC patina swb PEARL http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=731315 1972 Chevy K20 BRUCE http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=805788

02-19-2018, 09:22 PM	#85
Advanced Design Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Oblong, Illinois Posts: 7,028	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Cool build...tagging along for the rest. __________________ Doug Advanced Design’s 1977 Blazer Build Advanced Design's '48 'Burb Build Mrs Advanced Design's '72 Suburban Advanced Design's 56 BelAir LS swap

02-19-2018, 10:15 PM	#86
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02-19-2018, 10:24 PM	#87
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Nice like looking wheels going to look great on the blazer. __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

02-20-2018, 09:54 AM	#89
aggie91 I'm just glad to be here! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Longview, TX Posts: 4,788	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL __________________ Karl 1965 Chevy Stepside(Grandpa's Old Blue) and (July 2015 Shop Build!)(2020, the Saga Continues) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=372424 The LST Challenge: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post7812257 Korbin's 1st Square: "Sunburn" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=418618 1985 GMC Sierra: "White Trash", Korbin's 2nd now... http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=632305 Henry - 1984 Chevrolet, Owen's 1st Square

02-20-2018, 12:00 PM	#92
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd That is correct. The fronts are equal to a 5” BS on an 8.5” wheel, which is pretty close to perfect, maybe could use another 1/4”. CPP claims an additional 7/16” narrow on their spindles; we’ll see how it goes. Rears are too much BS for an early rear, but should work with the late, wide rear. Optimal BS would be 5.5”, so 5.75” may cause inner fender rubbing at low ride heights. I’ll be running a 275/40 as opposed to the usual 295, which should afford a bit more clearance. Worst case, I install longer studs and run a 1/4” spacer, though I don’t think it will be an issue. Guess we’ll see on this one, too __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-21-2018, 12:18 AM	#93
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Tires (and some other stuff) arrived. The pile is getting bigger... Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

02-23-2018, 02:48 AM	#94
jeff70 Registered User Join Date: May 2015 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 13	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️ Can't wait to see this one. Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

02-24-2018, 09:09 PM	#96
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Tires on wheels. Little bit of front/rear rubber rake will look nice... Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy



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02-24-2018, 10:47 PM	#97
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,784	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

02-25-2018, 12:10 AM	#98
twp1 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Arkansas Posts: 351	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Blazers have that affect on some people!

02-25-2018, 10:16 AM	#99
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,346	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

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