Project: 40/Yr old makeover.

[BlazinC5]

Hard to believe one of my babies is 40.. This has been a long over due project I started back in 2004-5. A 4x4 to 2wd convertion. But she is in great need of a makeover still... So I worked my butt off the last 2 years in overtime and bought a few things I wanted for a long time. Like a 52" LCD w/awsome suround sound and as of last May I did Lasik surgury on my eye's, so no more glasses.. All the while knowing I had my Blazer waiting for some love too. I have spent the last 6+ weekends cleaning and organizing the garage to at least get this ole girl's build re-started....


A quick little background of myself: I am a machinist with a Farmboy heart, who learned most stuff on the job. Of which I was 12 the first year I worked wheat harvest. Mom held it off as long as she could... But I wanted to work with the big machines and trucks... First truck I learned to drive was a 67 C-50 with a split shift axle and 4 speed... Grandpa put a H.O 350 engine in it and I loved jammin away at them gears. Glass pack stacks sound so cool. My dad was the person who managed to accualy teach me all my driving skills, and most of my mechanical skills... He had a bunch of old repair manuals that from time to time I accualy would pull off the shelf and just read.. I learned alot there too. Dad was a Trucker so it wasn't often he was home, but he worked my ass off when he was home... Did you all know that there is always a hole to dig on a farm somewhere??? He is the guy on the right with the vest..



Notice the lil pinky held out from his mini wine glass? He always was a joker... This pic was taken not much before he suffered a massive stroke. We still do have my dad. He is as funny and cantankerous as always. But, he has a usless right arm, walks with a cane and isn't able to speek words anyone but him can understand... We manage pretty well though. I mess with him when I go back home every chance I get. I gotta keep him on his toes, So to speek. It just sucks when you know just a few years ago ya could call him up with a question, and he would have an answer for ya.. Even if it wasn't always rite. LOL Boy did he know these old trucks...





Back on track... I have owned this Blazer since 1998. The last two picks are from the fall of 02 and spring of 03. Unfortunatly,, I cant seam to get my older pics before the convertion to scan on this computer. But as you can see. At one point she was at 7 inches of lift with 38" super swampers. The pics accualy show 35"x16" wide Boggers. Dana 60 rear, with HD dana 44 front. I got some old blocks out one time and stacked them up then drove the front wheel up on them. It was 39 inches of flex before one of the rear wheels lifted off the ground. We had a good ole mud and snow flinging time back in the day too... But 4 Wheeling took a back seat after I got married and the ORV park was alot further away due to a new house. Plus, I had time issues and affording to break stuff then getting them fixed.. I knew I didn't want to get rid of her. And I couldn't seem to find a 2wd blazer that was in my price range.. So... my 4x4 needed to be changed to a 2WD...