How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... - Page 11 - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jkade · 01-17-2008, 06:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Just for you I went back & read through the whole thing again to find my answer.

DM, stock height spindles, 20x8.5's w/245/45-20's, OE 4x4 frame.

I wasn't trying to be a smart a$$, you making me feel bad now

SCOTI · 01-17-2008, 07:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkade

I wasn't trying to be a smart a$$, you making me feel bad now

No harm, no foul.

gringoloco · 01-17-2008, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCOTI

Just for you I went back & read through the whole thing again to find my answer.

DM, stock height spindles, 20x8.5's w/245/45-20's, OE 4x4 frame.

I CRS most of the time too. Info is correct except the tires are 255s...

jkade · 01-17-2008, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SCOTI

No harm, no foul.

Just me being arrogant again I guess

gringoloco · 01-18-2008, 07:14 AM

Besides an alignment and rear shocks, this pretty much completes the suspension portion of this build...

Mods- if you wanna move this to the Projects & Builds section, I'll continue posting there.

For everyone else who is following along, I'll be posting here for the GenIII engine install...

BACKYARD88 · 01-18-2008, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

...For everyone else who is following along, I'll be posting here for the GenIII engine install...

Yay!!

Off I go!

Spray-Bomb · 01-19-2008, 01:17 AM

It'd cool if you were to combine the 2 threads...

Anywho, I can't wait till you get this thing outside for some more pics !!!!

gringoloco · 01-23-2008, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Spray-Bomb

I can't wait till you get this thing outside for some more pics !!!!

Ask and ye shall receive... Unfortunately, I also have bad news. I will be using the drop spindles for this project, so I will be keeping the other set. Sorry.

Ride height and dumped. Also a pic of the inner fender carnage and the solution to the problems it produced...

Frizzle Fry · 01-23-2008, 05:53 AM

Looks just right now. Much improved! Tiltin it forward huh? Nice.

BACKYARD88 · 01-23-2008, 05:58 AM

Beautiful!!!

Spray-Bomb · 01-23-2008, 06:31 AM

Bummer, oh well

Looks sweet

Rokcrln · 01-23-2008, 07:03 AM

Looks good! Let us know how that tilt front hood thingy works out for ya, I have thought about doing the same thing

Kevin
LFD Inc.

jkade · 01-23-2008, 07:19 AM

Lukin Great, makes me wanna go work on mine but to dang cold

BACKYARD88 · 01-23-2008, 08:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Looks good! Let us know how that tilt front hood thingy works out for ya, I have thought about doing the same thing

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Modesty

babyblueoval · 01-23-2008, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Ask and ye shall receive... Unfortunately, I also have bad news. I will be using the drop spindles for this project, so I will be keeping the other set. Sorry.

Ride height and dumped. Also a pic of the inner fender carnage and the solution to the problems it produced...

Gringo,

What is your ride height gonna be? I'm planning on 6". Is your's close to that?

Also, your dumped height - how far off the ground is it? With my tire hieght I should be a 2". Again, how close is yours?

Thanks

gringoloco · 01-23-2008, 12:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Looks just right now. Much improved! Tiltin it forward huh? Nice.

I agree. This is how it should look. The woman says it looks like a toy. I take that as a compliment...

Quote:

Originally Posted by BACKYARD88

Beautiful!!!

Thanks! Moving along slowly

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Looks good! Let us know how that tilt front hood thingy works out for ya, I have thought about doing the same thing

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Actually, I'm using your method- slightly modified. Thanks for the idea!

Quote:

Originally Posted by jkade

Lukin Great, makes me wanna go work on mine but to dang cold

Toughen up! I worked last night 'til the air tools froze up on me.

Quote:

Originally Posted by babyblueoval

Gringo,

What is your ride height gonna be? I'm planning on 6". Is your's close to that?

Also, your dumped height - how far off the ground is it? With my tire hieght I should be a 2". Again, how close is yours?

Thanks

I had to go outside and measure. I will say this- it's so low it's hard to get a tape measure under there

Dumped I am at just a hair over 2"- call it 2.25". Ride height is like 5.5 front and 6.5 rear. I set it up to have just a little rake.

When I put the drop spindles on, I should be able to lay the front bumper on the ground easily, but I will probably set up some bumpstops to stop it close to where it is now. That will make it so i can roll(but not steer) in case of air system failure and save me from having to tub the hood...

Rokcrln · 01-23-2008, 12:50 PM

Looking forward to the mods to the hood. I really like the function of mine but I will be redoing it abit for more of a finished visual look. What are you planned changes?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

gringoloco · 01-23-2008, 12:54 PM

Played a little today with the hood hinges. It's actually coming together very easily. I won't go into a whole lot of detail on it because it has been covered by Rokcrln in his FAQ. I will be following his example pretty closely with the exception of a few small things.

I also included a daytime shot of it outside with the hood on. The tape is to keep me from damaging the paint while I remove/install the hood during hinge fab. It's cool that I can roll it in and out of the shop without airing it up...

kyle4381 · 01-23-2008, 12:56 PM

Lookin good.. Keep up the good work.

Spray-Bomb · 01-23-2008, 12:57 PM

Sweet !!!

Rokcrln · 01-23-2008, 12:59 PM

Make sure you check the radiator cap clearance as it gets real tight. I had my cap on with the PSI release lever facing up tward the radiator center, closed the hood and bought a new cap

Now I keep the lever facing down!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

gringoloco · 01-23-2008, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Looking forward to the mods to the hood. I really like the function of mine but I will be redoing it abit for more of a finished visual look. What are you planned changes?

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Exactly what you have in mind. I'll just be slickening up what you've already done to make it more presentable. You know, try to make the square tube and angle iron not look so much like square tube and angle iron.

The only real deviations I see from your design so far is that I will not weld the actual hinge assemblies to the core support. They will be entirely bolt-on so that I can replace them if necessary and so they can be removed for things like- oh, I dunno- stabbing the 6.0!

Lo-buk looks good btw; I may be stealing your other hood mod before too long...

SCOTI · 01-23-2008, 01:24 PM

Freakin' sweet!

Rokcrln · 01-23-2008, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gringoloco

Exactly what you have in mind. I'll just be slickening up what you've already done to make it more presentable. You know, try to make the square tube and angle iron not look so much like square tube and angle iron.

The only real deviations I see from your design so far is that I will not weld the actual hinge assemblies to the core support. They will be entirely bolt-on so that I can replace them if necessary and so they can be removed for things like- oh, I dunno- stabbing the 6.0!

Lo-buk looks good btw; I may be stealing your other hood mod before too long...

Yep sliking up would be good. I may leave mine how it is and do a fiber glass under hood cover to hide everything or may re-do my set up as well. Just a word of caution leave the hinge springs off untill everything is bolted up. They have a nasty habbit of springing right as your finger is in the way, so I have heard

Kevin
LFD Inc.

SCOTI · 01-23-2008, 01:41 PM

Gringo, did you have your DM powder-coated as is or did you debur the edges a little?

I did on mine 'cause I was worried about the powder 'lifting' off the sharp edges like it did on my ECE hidden-hitch.

01-18-2008, 07:14 AM	#255
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Besides an alignment and rear shocks, this pretty much completes the suspension portion of this build... Mods- if you wanna move this to the Projects & Builds section, I'll continue posting there. For everyone else who is following along, I'll be posting here for the GenIII engine install... __________________ -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

01-19-2008, 01:17 AM	#257
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... It'd cool if you were to combine the 2 threads... Anywho, I can't wait till you get this thing outside for some more pics !!!! __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

01-23-2008, 05:53 AM	#259
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Looks just right now. Much improved! Tiltin it forward huh? Nice.

01-23-2008, 05:58 AM	#260
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01-23-2008, 06:31 AM	#261
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Bummer, oh well Looks sweet __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

01-23-2008, 07:03 AM	#262
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Looks good! Let us know how that tilt front hood thingy works out for ya, I have thought about doing the same thing Kevin LFD Inc.

01-23-2008, 07:19 AM	#263
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,517	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Lukin Great, makes me wanna go work on mine but to dang cold

01-23-2008, 12:50 PM	#267
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Looking forward to the mods to the hood. I really like the function of mine but I will be redoing it abit for more of a finished visual look. What are you planned changes? Kevin LFD Inc.

01-23-2008, 12:54 PM	#268
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Played a little today with the hood hinges. It's actually coming together very easily. I won't go into a whole lot of detail on it because it has been covered by Rokcrln in his FAQ. I will be following his example pretty closely with the exception of a few small things. I also included a daytime shot of it outside with the hood on. The tape is to keep me from damaging the paint while I remove/install the hood during hinge fab. It's cool that I can roll it in and out of the shop without airing it up... 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

01-23-2008, 12:56 PM	#269
kyle4381 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AZ Posts: 416	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Lookin good.. Keep up the good work.

01-23-2008, 12:57 PM	#270
Spray-Bomb Texas Big Wig Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineola, Texas Posts: 5,620	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Sweet !!! __________________ Just not low enough... ----------------------------- Sinister Killer

01-23-2008, 12:59 PM	#271
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Make sure you check the radiator cap clearance as it gets real tight. I had my cap on with the PSI release lever facing up tward the radiator center, closed the hood and bought a new cap Now I keep the lever facing down! Kevin LFD Inc.

01-23-2008, 01:24 PM	#273
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Freakin' sweet! __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

01-23-2008, 01:41 PM	#275
SCOTI Registered User Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: DALLAS,TX Posts: 22,071	Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer... Gringo, did you have your DM powder-coated as is or did you debur the edges a little? I did on mine 'cause I was worried about the powder 'lifting' off the sharp edges like it did on my ECE hidden-hitch. __________________ 67SWB-B.B.RetroRod 64SWB-Recycle 89CCDually-Driver/Tow Truck 99CCSWB Driver All Fleetsides @rattlecankustoms in IG Building a small, high rpm engine with the perfect bore, stroke and rod ratio is very impressive. It's like a highly skilled Morrocan sword fighter with a Damascus Steel Scimitar..... *Cubic inches is like Indiana Jones with a cheap pistol.*

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