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vtblazer · 01-25-2007, 05:35 PM

Pics of the progress.

**Yukon Jack** · 01-26-2007, 05:02 PM

Great to see you get it installed. I'm just waiting for some warmer weather around here so I can stab my 400 sbc in my K5. Good luck getting the tank installed today.

vtblazer · 01-26-2007, 06:32 PM

Well...the tank isn't going to fit as expected.

Contacted 'fuel cell guy' to find out what he has.

1969k10stepside · 01-26-2007, 07:23 PM

That fuel injection is gonna be a good thing for that blazer.
Good luck on getting it back together and running
(I have had my motor out a year,still doesnt have one

)
BTW,your making me so jealous with that blazer....Im setting up a deal to get one....wont be that monsterous though

BUDDY · 01-29-2007, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by vtblazer

Well...the tank isn't going to fit as expected.

Contacted 'fuel cell guy' to find out what he has.

Just make your own.

Later,
Buddy

RAB38 · 01-29-2007, 01:50 PM

I used a oem plastic tank and cut a hole in the top, made a bracket to hold the in tank pump. Works great. I'll see if I can find some pics.

Chris27 · 01-29-2007, 02:49 PM

What's in the way of the tank? I've got a '90 Blazer tank in my '72.

vtblazer · 01-29-2007, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris27

What's in the way of the tank? I've got a '90 Blazer tank in my '72.

My current exhaust routing dosen't help and I'm not willing to have it sit lower than the previous one and as it turned out, I'm not wanting to cut my cross member to raise it through the floor either.

An intank pump retro-fitted to my poly tank may be the answer but I like the idea of a fuel cell, just waiting for pics to be sent from the 'fuel Cell Guy'

Did get it installed and running at least, mounted to old 90 blazer tank in the back bed for 'testing' purposses.

Burt4x4 · 01-30-2007, 10:19 AM

Lookin good..is it just the pic or is your PS pump return line bigger than normal

Chris27 · 01-30-2007, 10:29 AM

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My current exhaust routing dosen't help and I'm not willing to have it sit lower than the previous one and as it turned out, I'm not wanting to cut my cross member to raise it through the floor either.

OIC, I got exhaust after the tank swap. And I removed the crossmember and fabbed a new one (the old one was pretty rusty anyway). Looks good! Looks alot like the engine bay of my K5. Only mine's closer to the ground

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vtblazer · 01-30-2007, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Burt4x4

Lookin good..is it just the pic or is your PS pump return line bigger than normal

That's the high pressure line I had made using hydraulic crimped on ends instead of the ones supplied with the kit.

It's a PSC ram assist kit, see the aluminum reservoir on the rad support where my spare battery is supposed to be?

Only allowed an 18" hose from the pump, so that's where it gets to live.

**jaros44sr** · 01-30-2007, 07:03 PM

Nice work, now I have model to follow. Looks like you did all the hard work. Thanks

This thing will never be dun. J.

vtblazer · 01-30-2007, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jaros44

This thing will never be dun.

Oh man...I sooo hear that.

vtblazer · 02-04-2007, 07:21 AM

Installed/running and semi tuned.

As every install has it's stories...
We finished the install/start up late on a Sunday night, backed the thing outta the shop and went home.
I left feeling like it was running pretty crappy and no where near how I expected an injected 383 to run.

I goofed with the timing but didn't start to worry cause the I knew the plug wires were total crap. (figured they were messing with the ECM)
The new 'LiveWire' plug wires came Fri afternoon and I installed them on Sat.
In the mean time, I'd been reading all about how a stock TBI won't properly run a 383 and was truley beginning to worry now.

Okay, long/short of it...
Plug wires 6 & 8 were switched on the dizzy. Amazing how well it did run like that.
So now it runs like it should, I can power brake my 39.5's!

Still needs some minor tuning but wow, what a difference.

Can't wait to wheel it and have throttle response/power on demand.

meathead95 · 02-04-2007, 08:53 AM

so on a scale of 1 to 10 how hard was the swap?

vtblazer · 02-04-2007, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by meathead95

so on a scale of 1 to 10 how hard was the swap?

1st time ever doing the swap, it's somewhere around a 7 or 8.
Takes a fair amount of planning and set up to get it right the first time 'round.
I also did quite a few other mods while I was in there, so that all added to the total.

Doing it a 2nd time will be a 3.

Will I do it on another truck? Absolutely!

meathead95 · 02-04-2007, 09:14 AM

what harness did you use?

vtblazer · 02-04-2007, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by meathead95

what harness did you use?

I went with the Painless #60101

I have the 'longer' version for my TPI and wish I had just got the normal harness, it's way to long IMO.

vtblazer · 02-05-2007, 09:02 AM

Can't believe I forgot to post the pics of my 'minor' fender trimming job.

Needed the room to flex so I did what I had to do.

Last pic shows the same exact 'position' sitting on the concrete block prior to the trim job.

**special-K** · 02-05-2007, 12:07 PM

Still trimmin`,eh?

1969k10stepside · 02-05-2007, 06:33 PM

Geez Kurt,you aint gonna have much left of them fenders if you keep getting bigger tires

Im buying a blazer,you want to come over and convert mine to a 1 ton?

vtblazer · 02-05-2007, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by 1969k10stepside

Geez Kurt,you aint gonna have much left of them fenders if you keep getting bigger tires

Im buying a blazer,you want to come over and convert mine to a 1 ton?

I hear ya but it was a necessary evil.

Plans are in the works for a bolt on fender lip that will (should) look like the originals.

It works and that's my story.

The one ton conversion is the easy part but start adding in the gears/spooled front axle/drive line e-brake/braided brake lines/roll cage/fender clearancing/detroit locker/HD diff covers/Alcan lift springs/zero rates/tilt column/cable shifter/doubler/built tranny/cardon joints/after market drive shafts/beefier axles/rock protection/ram assist steering/skid plates/383 TBI motor/2spd elec fan/remote coolers/rear discs/39.5 TSL's/fuel cell/winch/long travel shocks/bead locks/bumpers/rock sliders/loud exhaust and triple sticks, then you got some work to do.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 02-05-2007, 08:50 PM

There only fenders anyways..

**special-K** · 02-06-2007, 06:33 AM

Kurt,did you leave out cup holders?

vtblazer · 02-06-2007, 07:31 AM

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Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

There only fenders anyways..

Exactly!
I devised a way to duplicate them in about 10 minutes a side.
This way when I bend one and I'm pretty sure I will, I can throw the next one on without any issue or long term involved body work.

special-K, those, the off-road buckets/harness/console and toilet paper.

01-25-2007, 05:35 PM	#76
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Pics of the progress. Attached Images

01-26-2007, 05:02 PM	#77
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Great to see you get it installed. I'm just waiting for some warmer weather around here so I can stab my 400 sbc in my K5. Good luck getting the tank installed today. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

01-26-2007, 06:32 PM	#78
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Well...the tank isn't going to fit as expected. Contacted 'fuel cell guy' to find out what he has.

01-26-2007, 07:23 PM	#79
1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer That fuel injection is gonna be a good thing for that blazer. Good luck on getting it back together and running (I have had my motor out a year,still doesnt have one ) BTW,your making me so jealous with that blazer....Im setting up a deal to get one....wont be that monsterous though Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 01-26-2007 at 07:39 PM.

01-29-2007, 01:50 PM	#81
RAB38 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 164	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer I used a oem plastic tank and cut a hole in the top, made a bracket to hold the in tank pump. Works great. I'll see if I can find some pics. __________________ 72 Blazer CST 383 stroker roller, fuel inj, t350,NP205, D60 front, 14b rear, detroit locker, 38 x15.50 mtz's, welds, cross over steering, custom cage,Line X Spray in liner, House of Colors Tangelo Pearl Orange

01-29-2007, 02:49 PM	#82
Chris27 Blazerless Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Kelowna, BC, Canada Posts: 274	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer What's in the way of the tank? I've got a '90 Blazer tank in my '72. __________________ 72' K5 Blazer 4x4 350TBI/700R4/NP205 3/4 ton diffs. Daily driver. SOLD 69' Beaumont 388/700R4 11.70@116 77' Bronco, Wife's mall cruiser/poser 4x4. Capable but too pretty to go offroad.

01-30-2007, 10:19 AM	#84
Burt4x4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Lookin good..is it just the pic or is your PS pump return line bigger than normal __________________ 1972 K5 MPFI454/Sm465/Np205/D60/14FFd/Re-Centerd H1s w/Swamper Iroks

01-30-2007, 07:03 PM	#87
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,704	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Nice work, now I have model to follow. Looks like you did all the hard work. Thanks This thing will never be dun. J. __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

02-04-2007, 07:21 AM	#89
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Installed/running and semi tuned. As every install has it's stories... We finished the install/start up late on a Sunday night, backed the thing outta the shop and went home. I left feeling like it was running pretty crappy and no where near how I expected an injected 383 to run. I goofed with the timing but didn't start to worry cause the I knew the plug wires were total crap. (figured they were messing with the ECM) The new 'LiveWire' plug wires came Fri afternoon and I installed them on Sat. In the mean time, I'd been reading all about how a stock TBI won't properly run a 383 and was truley beginning to worry now. Okay, long/short of it... Plug wires 6 & 8 were switched on the dizzy. Amazing how well it did run like that. So now it runs like it should, I can power brake my 39.5's! Still needs some minor tuning but wow, what a difference. Can't wait to wheel it and have throttle response/power on demand.

02-04-2007, 08:53 AM	#90
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer so on a scale of 1 to 10 how hard was the swap? __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

02-04-2007, 09:14 AM	#92
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,446	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer what harness did you use? __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

02-05-2007, 09:02 AM	#94
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Can't believe I forgot to post the pics of my 'minor' fender trimming job. Needed the room to flex so I did what I had to do. Last pic shows the same exact 'position' sitting on the concrete block prior to the trim job. Attached Images

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1969k10stepside Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: USA Posts: 21,020	Re: Went to a Bigger Blazer Geez Kurt,you aint gonna have much left of them fenders if you keep getting bigger tires Im buying a blazer,you want to come over and convert mine to a 1 ton? Last edited by 1969k10stepside; 02-05-2007 at 06:35 PM.

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