Shrunken66Stroker's build thread.

[shrunken66stroker]

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[bill2509]

Awesome Job on the build, You are doing great work! when do you plan on being finished with your truck? Cant wait to see finished pictures of it, Keep going and best of luck, Bill

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by bill2509

Awesome Job on the build, You are doing great work! when do you plan on being finished with your truck? Cant wait to see finished pictures of it, Keep going and best of luck, Bill

Thanks Bill! Just like everyone else, I planned on being finished with it a year ago. Seriously though, I hope to have all of the metal work done and be in primer before it gets too hot this summer. Mid May is what I'm shooting for, but if you read back through my thread you'll see a few other deadlines that I missed.

[srr]

Very inspirational thread! I vote silver also. You'll be much happier on hot days for not choosing black...

[shrunken66stroker]

Thanks. It's all still up in the air. I've decided to go a different direction in the engine compartment. I'll be posting pics pretty soon. Stay tuned.

[cl08]

Shruken,

Sweet truck. Could you tell me/us the year model on the blazer gas tank? And is it S10 or Fullsize? My guess is not S10.

Color wise go black and/or flat. I am thinking seriously about doing my whole truck gloss black and the front end grill easy tape off part, grill, headlight rings, and front bumper a flat gray w/ dark gray wheels.

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by cl08

Shruken,

Sweet truck. Could you tell me/us the year model on the blazer gas tank? And is it S10 or Fullsize? My guess is not S10.

Color wise go black and/or flat. I am thinking seriously about doing my whole truck gloss black and the front end grill easy tape off part, grill, headlight rings, and front bumper a flat gray w/ dark gray wheels.

That sounds cool. I've been thinking of a combination gloss/flat look myself. Almost the opposite of what your doing though. I got the tank at a junk yard and they told me the blazer was an 81' K5 full size.

[Strodder]

I bought the same gas tank from Pick A Part. After I pulled it out I noticed that they punch a hole in it to drain the gas out. I didn't notice it while laying on the ground. Oh well the price was right. I welded up the hole, and tested it for leaks.

[shrunken66stroker]

My tank may be on the way out because of the new fuel requirements I'm going to have shortly. I think I'm going to end up with a baffled custom stainless tank. I'll post pics next week and this will all make more sense.

[Strodder]

What new fuel requirements

[Bulldoser65]

I just read through your whole build thread. I must say, great build, very motivating.

I just got a 65 Stepside SBW last mth, its needs alot of work, and your build gives me alot of ideas.

Its my DD right now, but when my 89 mustang gets outta the body shop, I will start driving it more and pull the truck into the garage and start working on the rust and other things.

-John

[creep]

Could you give me the dimensions of the Blazer tank? Did you have to cut the frame any to get it in there? I am going to raise my bed floor about 7" to clear my suspension and would like to to have as little tank below the frame as possible.

[daverod]

If your going to raise your floor why not raise the tank also?

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by creep

Could you give me the dimensions of the Blazer tank? Did you have to cut the frame any to get it in there? I am going to raise my bed floor about 7" to clear my suspension and would like to to have as little tank below the frame as possible.

I didn't cut the frame to get it in there but I took out everything behind the crooked cross member. I jacked up the bed slid the tank in between the C-channel of the frame rails on both sides. The pinch weld that holds the two halves of the tank together is sitting on the inside of the frame rail. It is a long tank. I had to notch out the back cross sill. I'll shoot some picks and post them for you soon.

If your bed floor is going up 7" you should be able to tuck the tank almost all the way up inside the frame.

[creep]

I was thinking about just dropping it in on top of the frame rails if it would fit. I found on LMC that the tank was about 28" wide but I assume that was the flange and not the actual tank. Mine is a long bed and the crooked crossmember has been removed because of the bridge notch.

[shrunken66stroker]

New developments. Out with the old 350.

[shrunken66stroker]

Almost time to build an LS2.

[shrunken66stroker]

Got the stainless brake lines plumbed. The kit is from Inline Tube. It fit great but they don't make a conversion for rear disk. I had to make some custom bends on the ends and luckily the Baer brake kit came with braided hoses with banjo fittings.

[apachedaddy]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

Got the stainless brake lines plumbed. The kit is from Inline Tube. It fit great but they don't make a conversion for rear disk. I had to make some custom bends on the ends and luckily the Baer brake kit came with braided hoses with banjo fittings.

What year/modle kit did you order that fit so well??

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by apachedaddy

What year/modle kit did you order that fit so well??

The stainless brake line kit was for a 66 short bed with a disk conversion. The Baer brake kit was the Track Plus 13" rear set up.

[scotts62]

Very nice build you have going, keep up the good work!

[shrunken66stroker]

Here's how it sits at the moment. Planning the engine build has taken a while, especially since I've never touched an LS motor.

[Joemomma1]

That 350 looks new, why the change?

[shrunken66stroker]

Originally Posted by Joemomma1

That 350 looks new, why the change?

It is new-ish. It's got 25000 miles on it but took it out and painted it, put new freeze plugs in it, worked the stock heads, new intake, headers, water pump, oil pump, etc. I'm trying to get rid of it now. I just thought the LS2 fit the build better and I'm interested in the LS fuel injected stuff. Basically curiosity is the reason for the change.

[jgh64pkup]

Originally Posted by shrunken66stroker

It is new-ish. It's got 25000 miles on it but took it out and painted it, put new freeze plugs in it, worked the stock heads, new intake, headers, water pump, oil pump, etc. I'm trying to get rid of it now. I just thought the LS2 fit the build better and I'm interested in the LS fuel injected stuff. Basically curiosity is the reason for the change.

plus your ls2 is gonna kick that 350's ass