Building a Blazer - vtblazer's Way

[Jtrux]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Heading to Greg's on Friday to get things rolling. (literally)

Currently the frame is in his basement and the tub is down at his old house on the trailer.
I'm bringing down my one ton axles with me and were hoping to install some suspension and mount the axles, so it's at least a roller.

No doors, no tail gate and no drive train but it's all good, I have the rest.

I think i've asked before but where did you get your one ton's from and how much if you don't mind me asking. Oh and is this truck intended for a rock crawler, I thought you already had one of those.

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

This is gonna be a killer build.......

I'll do my best.

Originally Posted by Jtrux

I think i've asked before but where did you get your one ton's from and how much if you don't mind me asking. Oh and is this truck intended for a rock crawler, I thought you already had one of those.

My one ton's are from an 86 CUCV truck, I paid $1100.00 for the set.

The focus for this build is to make a driver, meaning a blazer I can drive with comfort and have excellent reliability.
Fun comes into it too with those 4:56 gears, it should accelerate damn good.

It will also have a good cruise RPM's @ 65mph and comfy seats for those road trips and a low/low that comes close to rivalling a doubler set-up with a ratio of 79:1, for the days I choose to do a little wondering in the hills.

[Jtrux]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I'll do my best.



My one ton's are from an 86 CUCV truck, I paid $1100.00 for the set.

The focus for this build is to make a driver, meaning a blazer I can drive with comfort and have excellent reliability.
Fun comes into it too with those 4:56 gears, it should accelerate damn good.

It will also have a good cruise RPM's @ 65mph and comfy seats for those road trips and a low/low that comes close to rivalling a double set up with a ratio of 79:1, for the days I choose to do a little wondering in the hills.

Gotcha! What year is this thing going to really be, a 69 tub but what front end and chassis??

[Chevyman63]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

I'll do my best.





It will also have a good cruise RPM's @ 65mph and comfy seats for those road trips and a low/low that comes close to rivalling a double set up with a ratio of 79:1, for the days I choose to do a little wondering in the hills.

Sounds perfect for a road trip to... say Michigan?

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

The focus for this build is to make a driver, meaning a blazer I can drive with comfort and have excellent reliability.
Fun comes into it too with those 4:56 gears, it should accelerate damn good.

It will also have a good cruise RPM's @ 65mph and comfy seats for those road trips and a low/low that comes close to rivalling a double set up with a ratio of 79:1, for the days I choose to do a little wondering in the hills.

Didn't you recently have a very nice green blazer that you could have pretty much done the same thing too? Or do you still have that and want to keep it as a stocker? This will be one heck of a blazer though with those plans.