78 squarebody 2wd made2drag

[DIRTY HAIR]

Awesome ride

[luifer76]

how in the hell did a miss this build lol... looking good bro i like the way those seats look in there keep those pics coming...

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by terrylgreenjr

Do the second row seats slide foward and back like the front seats? I'm looking to do the same swap in my 77

yes, they do slide forward but i have to pull the wires under the seat before sliding. im not sure if the seat is missing something or if its an automatic thing when you pull the lever and mine just needs tweaking....but it only locks in one position so its not for adjustabilty. and the back doesnt tilt, so if you get some you would have to take that into account. i plan on modifiing the front mounting area up to in turn get some angle in the back.

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by luifer76

how in the hell did a miss this build lol... looking good bro i like the way those seats look in there keep those pics coming...

thanks!

[made2drag]

i drilled holes and then inserted some bolts



then sunk the heads in alittle, then mixed some 5 minute epoxy to harden. i did this because once the panels are on there would be no way to make sure they didnt turn while tightening the inside nut.



here you can see the bolt to fasten the panel and also where i drilled for the speaker mounting bolts. the fastener once tightened bites into the wood and makes for a very tight and removable way to fasten the speakers to the panels. dab of loctite and done. once the panels are on they can stay on...... since everything can be done thru the speaker hole...... including tightening the nuts to hold the panels on.













the end product. carpet from o'rielly's and WOW the sound is amazing! i have never heard door speakers sound so good. just radio power too. im sure people are going to say..."why didnt you use 6 1/2's....they sound better....blah, blah, blah..." next time you go to a stereo shop and can hear different speakers....6x9's kill 6 1/2's by a long shot...yea 6 1/2 separates....maybe....6 1/2 coaxial....no way. keep in mind i want loud ,clean and efficient and not worried about the sound quality that may or may not be heard....... and separates ran off of a deck would not be near as clean or loud. another thing i like about these 6x9's...turn it way up with bass set at 2 or 3 and i get a lot of midbass and i have yet to hear them bottom out. right now they are the only 2 speakers hooked up in the blazer and not sure i need rears

[jrblanke]

Man, this truck is killer! What is the color called?

I dig it!

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by jrblanke

Man, this truck is killer! What is the color called?

I dig it!

thanks! seafoam green...i believe

[maxxxy]

Keep up the progress man!

[SS From the "Wood"]

Originally Posted by made2drag

spent 95 bucks at the junkyard

found an Alpine tape deck pullout in an 87 acura....shocked to see that!

85 cluster
astro van steering wheel
steelies with nice thread for the rear. they are going to be a tad taller than the front, but if it looks bad, there are 2 more where i got these. hard to believe i found a set of 4 tires and wheels with good tires at the junkyard

Love this! "Excuse me, waiter?... I'd like to take my stereo to go please..."

LOL! I opened your thread, and said "Would you look at that fine @$$ thing!" My wife from another room says, "What are you looking at???"

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by SS From the "Wood"

Love this! "Excuse me, waiter?... I'd like to take my stereo to go please..."

LOL! I opened your thread, and said "Would you look at that fine @$$ thing!" My wife from another room says, "What are you looking at???"

lol! thanks

[Leedogg]

OK- I am jealous. Kinda keeping an eye open for a decent 2wd blazer to cruise. Your's is coming together nicely.

[maxxxy]

Got any recent pictures of the outside? haha

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

Got any recent pictures of the outside? haha

not really....its about the same. im thinking about throwing my 338's from my tan c10 on there to see how they look. might do that friday and post a pic or so. only have done a couple things...got a tan driver seat to get rid of the temp gray seat and i got a tahoe rear view mirror and i scored a 81-87 radiator core support for 39 bucks at Pull-a-part....someone bought a cab and left the core support and both fenders leaning up against the bed...i just put it in a wheel barrow and paid for it!!! i hid the fenders in a van close by to come back and get those later...barely got the core support to fit in my 95 civic hatch....lol

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by Leedogg

OK- I am jealous. Kinda keeping an eye open for a decent 2wd blazer to cruise. Your's is coming together nicely.

thanks, the 2wd's are hard to find....for sure

[made2drag]

when i actually have all the 81-87 parts for the front swap, im going to try to sell them locally

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by Leedogg

OK- I am jealous. Kinda keeping an eye open for a decent 2wd blazer to cruise. Your's is coming together nicely.

i know where there is a 84 4x4 k5 with a 350 for 2k near birmingham....runs drives and in good shape...the guy wants it gone....you could do a front frame swap with a c10....i think? maybe z it while your there?

[made2drag]

put 2 of my 20's on to see if i want 338's or something else

[made2drag]

[made2drag]

looks like i wouldnt be able to go any lower without bags.

[slimneverdies]

Im digging it with the wheels. It makes me hate that I gave away my K5

[87Jimmy4JP]

Really like the way it looks with those wheels!

killer

JP

[made2drag]

thanks guys!

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by made2drag

put 2 of my 20's on to see if i want 338's or something else

This looks good!

[DIRTY HAIR]

*****in!

[68Timber]

The stance/wheel/tire size is great - go for the Nova's.