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Re: 72 2wd Blazer: Project "Break Me"
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Re: 72 2wd Blazer: Project "Break Me"
This was also included in the same edition of CCT:
http://www.truckinweb.com/features/0...mc_pickup.html
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Re: 72 2wd Blazer: Project "Break Me"
Few updates:
Sit body back on a week or 2 ago and made sure the rearend was "centered" in the wheel wells. Cut the floor pan out for trans clearence. Got the motor sitting where it needs to be. Found a t56 that I am going to pick up this week so there is no longer a auto trans in the works. I know you a like to see pics but I didn't take any this time around. |
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I did pick up the 04 gto t56 today
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With out pics how do we really know it happened! J/K
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Well not a blazer update but we found out today that we are going to be blessed with a son. I am not usually one to tear up but when I saw him on that screen it did bring a few tears to my eye. Going to be cool to have a little hotrod buddy running around
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Guess you need to re-think your back seat plans for the Blazer. Congrats!
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Congrats on the Blazer's future owner!!
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congratulations...mine is 4 and he is cool to have around!
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Is this your first? I we had Taylor just over nine months ago and it has been great. You will slow down and the wife will let you drive him around someday. I took my son to the dumps on his first truck ride in Low Buck when he was only a few weeks old and for the last month he has been in it everyday. Congratulations and don't worry your wife will let you touch her again some day
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Congrats on the baby boy. I have a 21 month old and another coming any day now. They are a blast.
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Update with no pics
![]() Biggest thing that has slowed progress is that the company that I have worked for for over 8 years is closing and today was my last day. I have been scared to spend any money since I did not know if I could find a job. I am starting my new job Monday for a logistics company and I should end up making 3 times what I do now in a year to 2 years and I didn't have to take a cut in pay to start there. I am hoping to be done by 2010 and make it to the Nashville Goodguys for its shakedown run. I guess we will just have to see how things go but going there over the weekend give my wife the fever to get it done so we will have something to cruise in. Last edited by jkade; 07-02-2008 at 10:20 PM. |
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We had a 4d done the other day and it was amazing seeing him in there already sucking on his thumb. Looks like he is going to be a week or 2 early since he is a lb and 2 ounces ahead of what he should be. Looks like he will be here at the end of August or the first of Sept.
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No prob and I am glad you made it home ok and I hope you are happy with the purchase. Yes that would be a good backdrop for SeeTen. |
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I ran into a big snag as I thought I might when I started mocking up the 4 link. The explorer 8.8 is off centered 3" and the pinion is offset 1" so that is a total of 4". I am taking the rearend in the morning to have it narrowed 3" since that is how much longer the drivers side tube is compared to the passenger side. The problem was that one of the upper links would have had to attached to the center section and the other would have been attached to the tube so I couldn't get my upper bars the same angle without one mounting lower at the front than the other and it was going to be impossible to get the bags to mount right if I didn't fix this also. I am still up in the air about using bags but I have them and I still might.
You can see here what I am talking about on this thing being off centered. ![]() So now that the rearend is going to be 3" narrower I am going to have to run a 12" wide rear wheel which will look better in my opinion. I was wanting to run the grey spoke americans since my brother has two that I can use on the front and they are new but they don't make a 20x12 in them. I am going to check into having a set of 20x10's rehooped on some 12" wide hoops, my buddy had this done to a set of wheels and the price wasn't that bad. We like about 4 more weeks and the baby will be here so I am shooting on getting back to work on it in a few months or that is the plan ![]() ![]() I hope to get the suspension far enough along so we can sit the body back on and get to work on getting the cab welded on and chopped during the winter months. After that it is going to be a slow process since the parts list will be huge and the money tight, the way I look at it I am going to have to spend another $20k to get this thing done and I am not going to cut corners to save a little here and there just to get it back on the road. I will show a pic of the seats I am going to use thanks to a guy that had these in a 72 at the goodguys show in Nashville. They are from around a 2000 300m and he said that fit with little mods and I think they look great. ![]() ![]() ![]() I will shoot some more pics of the rearend when I get it back, this thing is going to be narrow. Last edited by jkade; 08-01-2008 at 09:35 PM. |
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So this will be the tire that I am going to have to run since I am going to need 12" wheels. THat is a 335/30/20 and they aren't smoker friendly
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You gotta admit that tire is gonna look sweet on there!
![]() I love the seats but I also love the console in the green truck. It's so simple and sleek. That helps me a little with ideas for mine.
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