insane "blazer" (pics)

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this i think is a really cutting edge truck being built. i will tell you all i know about it before i post the pics. i talked with the builder for probly 20 minutes at the show and this guy knows his stuff. he is incorparating alot of stuff into this truck that i havne't even heard of before. he seems like a top notch guy. runs a shop called black smith customs (i think thats the name) out of san antonio. and in looking at the pics keep in mind this truck is mostly one off stuff and it still infabrication stages. just tack together to get the lines right.

Body: well if you haven't figured it out already but the pic at the top, that is actualy a blazer. the idea was to convert a blazer into a swb truck thus you have a cab and bed with no seem and a shorther wheel base. and that exactly what he has done. he also wanted to give the effect of a chopped top, but being a taller guy himslef he didn't want to lose a buch of head room. so as you can see in the pics he added about 2 inches in to the front clip and bed of the truck which give the effect of lowering the top. i don't have any idea how he got all the lines right but seeing this is person, if it were painted at first you wouldn't even notice it, its that subtle.

Suspension: the frame partaily custom built and partial boxed original i think. the rear suspension is an adjustable 4 link & bags and the front i think he said is based of of some year f-body and uses bag and STRUTS, yeap i said struts. the cross member is heavily modified and when this thing in on the ground the cross memeber still has plenty of clearence. also rack and pinion steering up front.

Drivetrain: not in it yet but this thing will be power by a TWIN TURBO 406 sbc, wow! he plans on setting this up with a one off traction control system. i am over simplifying here but you will get the idea. basically i think it will use a type of wheel speed sensor and when it senses the rear wheels spining faster than the fronts it will automatically pull timing and/or boost jsut until it hooks and add back at the correct time. alot of programming and calculating is gonna go into that i'm sure.

Rolling stock: i'm tring to remember the sizes off hand that it will have, the ones on there are jsut to keep it rolling around. the will be one off wheels built by billet specialties. the fronts will be 22's and the rears i think it was either 24X12's or 24X14's.

thats all the info i can remember bout it right now, its been almost a month since i talked to the guy i'm usre i will think of a couple more details later. but as i said this guy was real top notch, he was more than happy to answer all my questions and let my friend do an all out photo shoot on his truck