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sixty8c10 · 09-16-2005, 09:20 PM

i forgot the pics....i promise to post some on sunday

i have encountered another problem on the blazer, this problem existed before the swap though, i need to install an o2 sensor in the drivers side header...... the old one was a one wire nonheated sensor.....sense the new one will be clear down by the collector (full length headers) it really should be heated.......the question is this....how do i wire up a heated o2 sensor where there was not one to begin with?

sixty8c10 · 09-18-2005, 10:22 PM

here's the pics as promised.....finished cleaning and painting the front end:

assembled and painted the eng:

installed the eng today:

hopefully, with any luck it will be running by thurs, but i have never had any luck.

milehightoyz · 09-18-2005, 10:45 PM

looking awesome man, you are making rapid progress. looks great!

sixty8c10 · 09-18-2005, 10:49 PM

just wish i could have got mine done as quick as you did milehigh, but i'm getting there.

longhorn71 · 09-18-2005, 11:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by milehightoyz

any new updates on this project? im looking to do the same thing. ive got a 78 blazer that is super clean but its 4x4 and im allergic to heights so i want to make it 2wd? will a 2wd shortbox frame bolt right under this blazer?

I have a rolling frame if you are intrested for a 2wd blazer(it s an 81)

that blazer and truck look great

sixty8c10 · 09-18-2005, 11:09 PM

longhorn71-its a little late now, but thanx

milehightoyz · 09-19-2005, 12:18 AM

mines still far from done. dont feel so bad, i do this stuff all day long. i admire your work ethic. keep the pics coming its looking awesome!!

sixty8c10 · 09-20-2005, 10:46 PM

sorry its been so long since i posted......last pic showed the eng sitting in the frame rails on the blazer.........i have been working rerouting the wires, and wiring up the o2 sensor........any way i am getting closer thurs when i get off i will finally be stabbing the distributer, mounting the throttle body, and radiator.......crossing my fingers and turning the key

bbchevy · 09-21-2005, 01:54 AM

just a question... was the truck an automatic? if so, is the transmission tunnel going to be the right hight? i thought the 2wd auto cabs had a different tunnel... maybe im wrong

sixty8c10 · 09-21-2005, 11:03 AM

yes it was an automatic, and the tunnel is not goin to matter as plans include a body lift.

sixty8c10 · 09-27-2005, 11:47 AM

hey everybody, cross your fingers, and tell rita thank you.......a tree has fallen on the pick-up....i have taken pics but cannot post them while at work.....and there is no power at my house.....it looks like it may be okay, but.... you really can't tell til you get you the tree off........secondly, a tree also fell on the pick-up's front clip.

KShortell · 09-27-2005, 09:41 PM

Gee, man. That sucks.

I will say that all that effort you've put out is making me feel better about obsessing about a small amount of rust on the inside bottom lip of my rear doors. If you can do all that work in your spare time, I'll surely be able to getting around to fixing mine up.

Of course, I need to finish unpacking here at the new house first!

Stay safe and Godspeed to you and your family.

-Kevin

sixty8c10 · 10-03-2005, 12:38 PM

got power at the house finally....still no cable, therefore no internet, which means no pics yet....the pick-up only ended up with a cracked windshield and a bent steering column.....front clip damage is not to bad at all, got a crease in the front of the pass fender, bent on driver's rear, and the grille is cracked.......finally got the blazer running...and the saga continues.....as i said i got the blazer running(thurs evening)....topped of the trans, the radiator, and adjusted the timing....assembled and installed the front clip (fri afternoon), started it up to pull it out of the car port so i could wash it prior to going to the exhaust shop, put it in reverse; felt it shift into gear, then it died.....i have not been able to get it started since...the worst part is cannot find anything wrong with it.....i got spark (weak), fuel, and air...it was timed perfect, everthing still set where i marked it......all my diagnotstics have led to coil failure....anyone have any other ideas?

sixty8c10 · 10-08-2005, 05:10 PM

finally got my internet here's the pics from the windstorm (rita):
hidden in there somewhere is the p/u

another

blazer seemed unharmed

sixty8c10 · 10-08-2005, 05:16 PM

i replaced the coil on the blazer, got a better spark, but it still wouldn't start...looked as though it was flooding itself out....i ended up calling the shop to come and get it so they could hook it up to their diagnostic machine.

Jebb1978 · 10-08-2005, 10:44 PM

Don't get down man! I am not planning on doing anything as ambitious as this but I keep tuning in like damb a Soap Opera! You are my idol! It will run!!!! It Will!

koreric75 · 10-09-2005, 09:47 AM

that's awesome 68c10, looks like alot of work. it's taking me a whole weekend just to swap the front driver side fender out, i removed the wheel well and cleaned it up too.

chevrunner21 · 10-09-2005, 03:02 PM

thanks for the link to your project and it gave me a good idea and project of my own you helped me out alot and good luck with all your progress.

*72CSTC5* · 10-10-2005, 11:42 PM

Keep us updated not that I have read this entire thread. Good luck man.

bcauto · 10-12-2005, 10:50 PM

I hope that you can get it running, i plan to see it sometime...

sixty8c10 · 10-12-2005, 10:53 PM

welcome to the board...bcauto....believe me once i get that blazer going there are gonna be a few changes happening around here

JustOneTruck · 10-13-2005, 12:57 PM

Hey I gota say my hats off to you. I think your doing a great job working on the truck and showing us the photos. Thanks for keeping my days going through your posts . I feel like a kid standing at the fence where the construction site is full of heavy quipment roaring and moving dirt and all.

Hope your time frame permits a few long rides before your Jan 6 .

sixty8c10 · 10-13-2005, 10:51 PM

i'm starting to get a little worried...the shop still has the blazer....its been a week and a half......i don't want to move foward on the pick-up til i get the blazer back......fear the bill from the shop may kill that build altogether

Jebb1978 · 10-13-2005, 11:34 PM

Have you gotten any sort of up date from them? I am going to guess that it is not a simple problem or you would have found it (based on the past 60 something posts it would appear that your not new at this). Do they have any idea what is going on?

sixty8c10 · 10-15-2005, 12:30 PM

only thing i have heard from the shop is that they have finally started to work on it.....due to the hurricane they have a back log, as most shops around here do, because they lost electricity for an extended period.....i know its not a simple problem, if it was i would be driving it now......i went through all the diagnostics i could with the means i have available to me, fixed the few problems i found to no avail....hopefully i will get an update from them early next week.... i just wish they would hurry up, my current dd needs brakes.

09-16-2005, 09:20 PM	#51
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	i forgot the pics....i promise to post some on sunday i have encountered another problem on the blazer, this problem existed before the swap though, i need to install an o2 sensor in the drivers side header...... the old one was a one wire nonheated sensor.....sense the new one will be clear down by the collector (full length headers) it really should be heated.......the question is this....how do i wire up a heated o2 sensor where there was not one to begin with? __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-18-2005, 10:22 PM	#52
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	here's the pics as promised.....finished cleaning and painting the front end: assembled and painted the eng: installed the eng today: hopefully, with any luck it will be running by thurs, but i have never had any luck. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 06:03 PM.

09-18-2005, 10:49 PM	#54
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	just wish i could have got mine done as quick as you did milehigh, but i'm getting there. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-18-2005, 11:09 PM	#56
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	longhorn71-its a little late now, but thanx __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-20-2005, 10:46 PM	#58
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	sorry its been so long since i posted......last pic showed the eng sitting in the frame rails on the blazer.........i have been working rerouting the wires, and wiring up the o2 sensor........any way i am getting closer thurs when i get off i will finally be stabbing the distributer, mounting the throttle body, and radiator.......crossing my fingers and turning the key __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-18-2005, 10:45 PM	#53
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	looking awesome man, you are making rapid progress. looks great!

09-19-2005, 12:18 AM	#57
milehightoyz AttentionDeficitDisorder Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: COLORADO Posts: 600	mines still far from done. dont feel so bad, i do this stuff all day long. i admire your work ethic. keep the pics coming its looking awesome!!

09-21-2005, 01:54 AM	#59
bbchevy 87 Wanna Be K30 Join Date: May 2003 Location: long island, new york Posts: 218	just a question... was the truck an automatic? if so, is the transmission tunnel going to be the right hight? i thought the 2wd auto cabs had a different tunnel... maybe im wrong

09-21-2005, 11:03 AM	#60
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	yes it was an automatic, and the tunnel is not goin to matter as plans include a body lift. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-27-2005, 11:47 AM	#61
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	hey everybody, cross your fingers, and tell rita thank you.......a tree has fallen on the pick-up....i have taken pics but cannot post them while at work.....and there is no power at my house.....it looks like it may be okay, but.... you really can't tell til you get you the tree off........secondly, a tree also fell on the pick-up's front clip. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

09-27-2005, 09:41 PM	#62
KShortell Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 724	Gee, man. That sucks. I will say that all that effort you've put out is making me feel better about obsessing about a small amount of rust on the inside bottom lip of my rear doors. If you can do all that work in your spare time, I'll surely be able to getting around to fixing mine up. Of course, I need to finish unpacking here at the new house first! Stay safe and Godspeed to you and your family. -Kevin __________________ Semper Paratus

10-03-2005, 12:38 PM	#63
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	got power at the house finally....still no cable, therefore no internet, which means no pics yet....the pick-up only ended up with a cracked windshield and a bent steering column.....front clip damage is not to bad at all, got a crease in the front of the pass fender, bent on driver's rear, and the grille is cracked.......finally got the blazer running...and the saga continues.....as i said i got the blazer running(thurs evening)....topped of the trans, the radiator, and adjusted the timing....assembled and installed the front clip (fri afternoon), started it up to pull it out of the car port so i could wash it prior to going to the exhaust shop, put it in reverse; felt it shift into gear, then it died.....i have not been able to get it started since...the worst part is cannot find anything wrong with it.....i got spark (weak), fuel, and air...it was timed perfect, everthing still set where i marked it......all my diagnotstics have led to coil failure....anyone have any other ideas? __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

10-08-2005, 05:10 PM	#64
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	finally got my internet here's the pics from the windstorm (rita): hidden in there somewhere is the p/u another blazer seemed unharmed __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 02-08-2006 at 06:04 PM.

10-08-2005, 05:16 PM	#65
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	i replaced the coil on the blazer, got a better spark, but it still wouldn't start...looked as though it was flooding itself out....i ended up calling the shop to come and get it so they could hook it up to their diagnostic machine. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

10-08-2005, 10:44 PM	#66
Jebb1978 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,713	Don't get down man! I am not planning on doing anything as ambitious as this but I keep tuning in like damb a Soap Opera! You are my idol! It will run!!!! It Will!



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10-09-2005, 09:47 AM	#67
koreric75 83C10SWB Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Bossier City, Louisiana Posts: 69	that's awesome 68c10, looks like alot of work. it's taking me a whole weekend just to swap the front driver side fender out, i removed the wheel well and cleaned it up too. __________________ Koreric75 2003 Suburban Z-71 4x4 5.3L 83 C10 SWB FOR SALE 350ci/700Raptor Jr Picture&Progress Page

10-09-2005, 03:02 PM	#68
chevrunner21 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: 08093 south nj Posts: 27	thanks for the link to your project and it gave me a good idea and project of my own you helped me out alot and good luck with all your progress.

10-10-2005, 11:42 PM	#69
72CSTC5 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Deer Park, Tx. Posts: 2,524	Keep us updated not that I have read this entire thread. Good luck man.

10-12-2005, 10:50 PM	#70
bcauto Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Great Bend, KS Posts: 3	I hope that you can get it running, i plan to see it sometime...

10-12-2005, 10:53 PM	#71
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	welcome to the board...bcauto....believe me once i get that blazer going there are gonna be a few changes happening around here __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

10-13-2005, 12:57 PM	#72
JustOneTruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 88	Hey I gota say my hats off to you. I think your doing a great job working on the truck and showing us the photos. Thanks for keeping my days going through your posts . I feel like a kid standing at the fence where the construction site is full of heavy quipment roaring and moving dirt and all. Hope your time frame permits a few long rides before your Jan 6 .

10-13-2005, 10:51 PM	#73
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	i'm starting to get a little worried...the shop still has the blazer....its been a week and a half......i don't want to move foward on the pick-up til i get the blazer back......fear the bill from the shop may kill that build altogether __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International

10-13-2005, 11:34 PM	#74
Jebb1978 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Mesa,Az Posts: 3,713	Have you gotten any sort of up date from them? I am going to guess that it is not a simple problem or you would have found it (based on the past 60 something posts it would appear that your not new at this). Do they have any idea what is going on? Last edited by Jebb1978; 10-13-2005 at 11:34 PM.

10-15-2005, 12:30 PM	#75
sixty8c10 MY EX DRIVES A BROOM Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Herington, KS Posts: 869	only thing i have heard from the shop is that they have finally started to work on it.....due to the hurricane they have a back log, as most shops around here do, because they lost electricity for an extended period.....i know its not a simple problem, if it was i would be driving it now......i went through all the diagnostics i could with the means i have available to me, fixed the few problems i found to no avail....hopefully i will get an update from them early next week.... i just wish they would hurry up, my current dd needs brakes. __________________ They say nobody's perfect. I'm a nobody, so I must be perfect. Building Nemo -1968 C10 Long Bed FRED -1947 KB-2 International Last edited by sixty8c10; 10-15-2005 at 12:32 PM.

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