Mo Progress

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Got the other side bent but not cut or coped yet, but it's almost the old man's (my) bedtime
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Here you can see how much shorter it is, the frame ends before the end of the hood
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She's ganna look like the good 'ol CrAzYbLaZe here soon
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I am going to have to buy a new grill b/c mine broke.........multiple times


I am brewing on some sweet ideas to build a bumper under the grill down to the winch mount

nice work on everything, hope to see it out of the garage soon

ya im so inspried now!!!! i love the link set up!!!! you should have plated both sides of your tube front section!!! i so need to start hacking my 1st gen 4 door blaze!!! and im deffintaly takin alot of notes from your build!!! keep up the work!!!!! maybe next year this time i will see ya on the trails somewhere!!! for your side windows you should find some decent clear polycarbon for the side windows!!! that stuff is so hard to bust!!!! and you can use a hair dryer to form them to desired shape!! just a idea.

nice!!get that thing outta the garage!!its been clean too long!! lol!!

Thanks guys, it has been too long. I am gettin pretty antsy about it!

Got quite a bit done tonight

Some pics of the progress:

Sleeved the inside of the straight joint with 1.5" DOM tubing
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Now I have to devise a clamping mechanism and attach all the fans/coolers then hook up and bleed fluids and she can get driven around the block!!

The Ol' Lady and I are taking a 3 day trip this weekend.....just away from everything by ourselves (will be very relaxing). So I won't get any progress this weekend, but I should be revived to get the blaze wheelable for next weekend. Gotta keep chippin away!

You going to make it down to krock for the halloween run? Would like to meet up with ya down there and see this bad boy in action

I might make it to the haloween run, we'll have to see b/c there are 2 weddings in October and that is my only free weekend, so.......maybe ;)


Here is my progress from today. Took a mini-vacation this weekend with the ol' lady to get away and came back refreshed.

Got a lot done

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Next I need to build some kind of protection for the radiator from the winch that will be below it. Then mount coolers/fans and fill fluids. Then I only have 10 million more things, but at least it will be driveable.

Got a bit done tonight, but not a lot of measurable progress

put in a peice of angle iron to protect the radiator from the winch a little bit in case the winch birdcages for some reason.

Then bolted the shocks/limit straps back on and picked up my trailer from my buddy's house so I could work on it some too.

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so.....I have A LOT of stuff to get done tomorrow afternoon so I can leave for Manhattan Sat morning.

Luckily one of my buddies that is going with us is helping me all afternoon.

Well, had a fun but very very long weekend

Got home from work on friday at about 5:30 and worked on the blaze untill 4:00AM when we gave up and passed out for about 2 hours and woke up at 6:00AM and went back to work on it. Got all the tubework done, plumbed the radiator, and then realized that I wired the fans up backwards. So we finally got everything done and left the house at about 7:30ish.

We had a very good day of wheeling on saturday, wailed on the blazer all day long and had almost no problems except for the battery died and every time I shut it off we had to jump start it.

On to the pics:

Michael's Jeep
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Rock garden, got stuck quite a few times in this one. Had to get winched a couple times.
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Short video in the rock garden
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And here is where the wheeling on sunday got....not so good.

I had just gone down this ledge from the top not realizing it was called the "widow maker" and it was very scary in the blazer, Brett in Mikes jeep behind me later told me the back tires came off the ground when we went down. Also the blazer is long and fat with quite a bit of weight over the rear end.

So we got out after we got to the bottom and it looked pretty sketchy with Mikes jeep sitting up there above the ~4ft ledge and we talked about pulling him back up the hill but he ended up going. When he went off the ledge one of the center pins broke on the leaf pack on the front axle then the tire moved back and the bumper plowed the ground......then it was all downhill from there.

Brett was riding with Michael and he grabbed his seat so he could kiss his ass goodbye but I saw mike grab for the roll bar and ended up sticking his arm out of the cage and the jeep rolled over it when it came over. Both had their seatbelts on but Mike ended up with a compound fracture in his right arm to his radius bone, so he broke one of the two bones in his forearm. We hauled ass to go meet EMS at the fire station in town then I followed the ambulance into Manhattan. He had surgery yesterday and everything went well, they will have to leave the wound open to reduce swelling (compartment syndrome for you doctor folks) for a couple of days then they will go back in to put in some screws and plates.

So everybody use this as a lesson to ALWAYS use your seatbelts and NEVER stick your arms or legs outside of the vehicle if you ever feel like it is going over.

Keep Mike in your thoughts/prayers for a quick recovery.

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Thanks to everybody that helped roll the jeep back over and get it back up to the front while we were on our way to the hospital. He had to stay overnight and I haven't talked to him yet today. He was pretty sleepy yesterday when he got out of surgery.

I hope your buddy is ok, and get better and back out on trail soon

Sucks reading things like this. Hope he gets better.

i hope your buddy has a fast recovery!!!! and it just goes to show how quick things can go from havin a blast to going OH SHIT!!!! but on the good side the blaze was out!!! how did it handle the trails and rocks??? did it feel alot differnt from the last time you were out in it??? that thing is lookin sick though!!! love the front end now!!!! can the fenders still be bolted on????

How is your buddy doing? Hope he is healing well.:) Like the build:smokin:.

Well, it's been a while but I finally got some time over T-giving break to work on the blaze a little bit.

Got the fenders partially mounted and a good start on the front bumper. Also bought me a new grill at certifit (knock off's but the whole thing was only 40 bux! the junkyard wanted 150 and ebay was ~50 +shipping)


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Still deciding if I want to put a boner bar back on it or not.
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That is as good as the fender/door gap is ever going to get, the hood is as low as I can possibly get it without cutting A LOT of stuff off.
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after trimming the bumper and fenders for tire clearance, I am going to build in headlight/grill mounts then add another support for the fenders off of the bumper.

looks alot beter with a front end on it.now you just have to straghtn out that shet metal

Hey Paul this is Grant Hartman, I had the white F150 and I came over that night to pick up a PSU 4x4 sticker and I came over a few weeks later to look at your house...Just been looking around on here and read your thread...I saw it when you were still working on the front 4 link.

Im still going to school here, actually back in september i rolled my truck 3 times and totaled it, so i picked up a 2000 24v CTD, looking to get a crawler in the next few years.

Blazer looks great, its kinda cool I was standing there in your shop mid way through the build, any updates? Hope all is well, take care.

Hey, you never answered the question above.

How is your buddies arm doing?

Merry Christmas everybody!

I remember you Grant, good luck with school. All I have to say to that is fully enjoy it while you can before you realize real life kinda sucks.

That sucks about rolling your truck, but it sounds like you got a chance to upgrade!


Mike's arm is doing a lot better. I have talked to him a couple of times and he has regained most of his feeling in his fingers and the doctor lifted the weight restriction about a month ago.


Only updates on the blazer is this week I am going to try and cob it together to make it to the hangover crawl this Friday at Tuttle Creek ORV in Randolf, KS. I think I am just going to remove the fenders for the time being and trim the bumper just so it is driveable and I can go beat the crap out of it :D

If I get frisky I am also planning on temporary installing a heater for the run on the 1st

I really haven't worked on it in the last month or so, not a whole lot of motivation goin on, and too many family events.

Got a couple of things done this week

Some more support on the bumper
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And some super blingin hood pins :mr-t:
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The grill and headlights are just kinda chillin in there, I am going to try to build mounts for the fronts of the fenders, headlights, and grill this week.

Also I am going to have to majorly trim the fenders/bumper/blinkers for tire clearance.

its a truck again
nice:smokin:

cool!

This is one hell of a build! Great job man.
Makes me miss my chevy a hell of alot more

Nice job on the front end, looks better without the boner bar.

u gonna tie the ends of that bumper back into the frame?

I did find some time to work on the blaze lately

Quick disconnect grill
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Played with the new tig welder some too, Started out a little rough but got better on the second day.

The pilot arc was working fine the other day but after tig welding for a while and switching back to plasma I can't get the pilot arc to strike, guess I have to mess with it some more

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I swear it is harder than you think..... :flipoff2:
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Gettin better
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Going to try to make it to the frostbite run at Kansas rocks next weekend

Need to:
Trim the bumper/fenders
Tighten up the ballistic joints on my front links
Add another tube to brace the front bumper ends after I trim them
Finish mounting the grill/headlights/fenders
Install heater (probably just going to install overalls on myself and avoid the work)
Work on building a dash

Put the tig welder away for a while and got some done over the last couple days

Got the grill completely mounted top and bottom

Mounted the fenders
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Trimmed the fenders/bumper
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It is nice that the sun now goes down after 6 now. I think the real reason I wasn't working on it a lot was b/c it was always dark and depressing out.

Still have a lot to do before this weekend.

Headlights
maybe some more bumper supports
have to reinforce my lower link mount (found a crack)
Tighten up all my ballistic joints
adjust the links some

There is only one Dzus fastener at the front of the fender, there are two mounts with bolts at the back


Well, I made it out to the frostbite run this weekend.

Poser:
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Zuk squeeze was a no go, too muddy.
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So I tried the really steep other exit and.....
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This ended my day a lil early
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The CraZyBlAzE is a little fatty, took two winches on two jeeps one of which was strapped to a tree to get 'er up the hill
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Didn't get too many pics, we got there at 8, broke at 10:30 and left at about noon.


oh well, I gotta order some parts and get 'er ready for Big Meats

Saw ya on the RT ramp down at Frost Bite on Saturday, looked good. I was wondering if you have had any trouble with your stock (or they look to be stock) knuckles and full hydro? I am debating on high steer or not with mine, I know the factory tie rod holes will be less apt to break but I don't want the cylinder down as a battering ram either.

Anxious to see how your dash turns out, take lots of pics.

He plated his knuckles.

1350 yoke? crazy blaze is looking good bro!

Looked like a good time. Wish I could have made it, Maybe next year

Saw ya on the RT ramp down at Frost Bite on Saturday, looked good. I was wondering if you have had any trouble with your stock (or they look to be stock) knuckles and full hydro? I am debating on high steer or not with mine, I know the factory tie rod holes will be less apt to break but I don't want the cylinder down as a battering ram either.

Anxious to see how your dash turns out, take lots of pics.

I cracked both of my stock knuckles before I plated them, there should be pics in my thread if you look back in there. Full hydro is the only way to go!

I had to get on the rti ramp in the morning to test my fender trimming. For some reason it rubbed on the drivers side but not the pass side so we had to run back to the truck and sawzall some more.

The yoke was a 1310. It did not break the u-joint though. I think the yoke was already cracked. If you look at the very top of the fracture face the first 1/2" is dark like it had been cracked for a while. She's ganna get somethin bigger here soon so she can get 'er fat ass up the next hill :evil:

make sure you contact dave for your driveshaft needs!

make sure you contact dave for your driveshaft needs!

Sorry, too late

Already ordered an extra beefy shaft from Jesse at HAD. Awesome customer service and quick to answer the phone or call back.

1410's on both ends and u-bolt style yokes :smokin:

dammit man! oh well, should be happy with the one you get.

Wow. I fawkin love that thing. I can't believe I never saw your build thread before now! That is my favorite rig on the site, right now. I have been "building" a rig on paper for a long time, trying to plan my big "after college" build. I decided I wanted to start with a 4dr S10 Blazer, the same color as my old Tahoe I had in high school (indigo blue metalic)... Pretty much exactly what you have, is what I'm planning on.

Where in Kansas are you from? I am from Kansas City, and have lived on both sides of the border. Went to KU my freshman year.

Good work oober... keep breakin' and fixin' that pig, I was expecting to see a ttc pic of you... you holding off on entering?

Wow. I fawkin love that thing. I can't believe I never saw your build thread before now! That is my favorite rig on the site, right now. I have been "building" a rig on paper for a long time, trying to plan my big "after college" build. I decided I wanted to start with a 4dr S10 Blazer, the same color as my old Tahoe I had in high school (indigo blue metalic)... Pretty much exactly what you have, is what I'm planning on.

Where in Kansas are you from? I am from Kansas City, and have lived on both sides of the border. Went to KU my freshman year.

Wanna buy your dream truck?

I'm not sure I want to sell it but everything has it's price :D

Right now I live in Shawnee, KS. If you wanna come hang out sometime send me a pm.

Good work oober... keep breakin' and fixin' that pig, I was expecting to see a ttc pic of you... you holding off on entering?

If I would have known before hand that they were going to separate the buggies and truggies I probably would have entered. I just figured everybody would make me look like a little sissy girl with their blown v8's and 54" tires :girly:

Wanna buy your dream truck?

I'm not sure I want to sell it but everything has it's price :D

Right now I live in Shawnee, KS. If you wanna come hang out sometime send me a pm.

haha, I'm in college, so no dice on the purchase! :flipoff2:

I live in Alabama now, but my mom lives in Leawood. My sister and her family live close to the airport. Maybe next time I visit I'll hit you up and check out that rig. :grinpimp:

Well, I missed out on the Big Meats run :(

But I did get a rather sexy big black shaft installed in the back of the blaze :smokin:

mmmmmm
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1410's > 1310's :smokin:
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I got the shaft in time to be ready for big meats, and all was going well until I tried to install the new yokes......
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wrong oil seals. So I called Jess up at High Angle Driveline and he gave me the number to the transfer case seal for the bigger yokes in an atlas which is a national 472-015.

So after I ordered that I went to install the 14 bolt yoke and turns out the seal was never even touching the yoke :eek: there was a 1/8" gap all the way around, but you couldn't tell b/c there was a dust cover on the back of the stock yoke. So I also had to find a new seal for the 14 bolt which ended up being harder than it sounded. The OD of the yoke was 2.19 and the bore size in the housing was 3.5xxx (IIRC) and after ordering 3 different ones just in case the correct one ended up being National 2286

After I got all of the right seals from o'rielly at about 4:30 Friday night I decided I just didn't have enough gusto to get 'er all back together by myself and drive 4 hours to Disney.

So Sat morning I went to town on it. I don't have a big impact or an air source big enough to support it, so I had to improvise

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and with the axleshafts pulled I torqued the pinion nut until I had approx 15in lbs of pinion preload (when I tore it apart it has almost none). One click at a time inbetween preload checks, I was tired as hell when I finally got it close.

Custom tool :mr-t:
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Done
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Happy blazer
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Took 'er out on the road and she drives AWESOME. Soo much better than my junkyard driveshaft that vibrated anytime I let off the gas.

If anybody needs a driveshaft I highly reccomend you call Jess at High Angle Driveline at (530) 877-2875

Great customer service, always calls back, great product.

Nice upgrade. Surprised you drive it on the road anymore

Thanks for posting the National part numbers for the seals, just went to 1410's from HAD, needed the pinion seal too.

this thing is rediculous. i didnt know there was a way to make a sas blazer look clean and functional.. i just started tearing apart my 00 gmc jimmy to do something similar.. after reading though this whole thing i think im gonna have to reconsider my plans and scrap the leaf front end.. my plan is to throw a 600 hp LS1 motor in it, t400 trans, atlas and a set of 79 bronco axles at it so if you see a army green jimmy build that looks kinda like yours dont be jelious cause im doing it right the first time around.. i learned from you.. haha

this thing is rediculous. i didnt know there was a way to make a sas blazer look clean and functional.. i just started tearing apart my 00 gmc jimmy to do something similar.. after reading though this whole thing i think im gonna have to reconsider my plans and scrap the leaf front end.. my plan is to throw a 600 hp LS1 motor in it, t400 trans, atlas and a set of 79 bronco axles at it so if you see a army green jimmy build that looks kinda like yours dont be jelious cause im doing it right the first time around.. i learned from you.. haha

44 and 9" with 600 HP, that should last a long time!

hense why i said i gotta reconsider my plans..

Here are some wheeling pics from SMORR in April.

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Experimenting with a makeshift limit strap, I really need to get my winch back on that way I can suck the front down and it won't unload as much on hills. What it really needs is an antirock but I just can't bring myself to spend 400$ on a sway bar yet.
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The most amazing food evarrrrr, Don't leave without stopping by this place :smokin:
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We have a contract on our first house and are getting married July 10th, so everything is a little crazy right now.

Here soon though I will have my very own spot in the garage at my very own house, I am stoked!!! :goofball:

So how was SMORR? I am heading there to hang with family for Memorial day next weekend. Looks like some good runs. This will be my first park experience, we always go on public land out here.

blazer looks good! how's it wheelin? you goign to do any form of skid plate on the front bumper system? also you doing anything overback section? deffintly getting alot of ideas for doing my first gen blazer. hows the tig skills coming?

Smorr was pretty sweet, I would definitely go back. They have some steep trails and some trails that were so rediculous I wouldnt even attempt them.

The welding skillz will improve here soon when I get my own garage

Last night was my bachelor party and I only know 3 things right now
1. my underwear will never be the same
2. How did i end up onthe couch and not in bed?
3. I have a headache :grinpimp::barf:

SMORR is awesome!
Brandon and Mike are great guys to hang out with, the little deli cafe thing they have beets the heck out of messing with packing lunch stuff.
Nicest shower houses you have ever seen!

Hey oober, where are the picks of crazyblaze going up double whamy?

Where is the bed and breakfast at, Seymore?

Thanks for the replies on smorr. Have heard nothing but good stuff, have just been watching the show me run thread since we are going. But hadn't really ask anybody how it is for trails n such. You guys see a white super duty towing a white blazer with the back cut off like ober's coming thru later this week flip me off or something!:flipoff2:

It's been a while since I updated.....

Finally got all my tools and stuff in my new garage and cleaned up to where I can halfway find everything.

Figured out why the blazer had a klunk when I would put it in drive
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA020898.jpg

Start of the headlight bracket
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Front%20Half/PA020895-1.jpg

Front view
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Front%20Half/PA020896-1.jpg

Done
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Front%20Half/PA020911.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA020907.jpg

Next my plan is either to get the winch put back in or to start on a dashboard/heater/radio and some type of winterizing (removeable lexan where the window on the pass side is broken out)

Anybody have any old decks with cd players that they want to get rid of for cheap?

It is weird since I have a week off class and no huge papers to write I don't know what to do with myself.


Here is my start on a dashboard. I am going for mostly function and a little form. I don't have time to waste making it pretty.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA030929.jpg

Built tabs to hold the gauge cluster and a bump in the dashboard.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA060914.jpg

I think I might just leave the cardboard, it looks pretty fashionable
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA060918.jpg

This will be the main part of the dash hanging down. There will be an area with switches below it. KISS method.

master kill switch, e-fans, trans control, and heater control
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA060922.jpg

I will be building another panel that will be about 4" tall to the right of the dash that will hold the temp gauge and cb radio.

Progress

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PA080938.jpg

I am trying to keep it simple and functional. Under the dash I am mounting the battery and a heater. On the front of the dash besides the radio and switches will be a temp gauge and cb radio. On top of the dash will be two vents for defrosting and two speakers for when I remove my doors.

Out of welding gas now.....

Your blaze looks so messed up with out a front bumper and winch! But its lookin damn good!

this is one of the best builds ive seen. your givin us updates and we can tell its all your work. good job. keep it up

updates?

Not much of an update, but progress is progress :D

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PB240009.jpg

Got the right side of the dash, and the mount for the heater mostly done. Next I have to make a new mount for the PCM and battery then wire everything.

really nice makes me wanna keep cuttin

Oober just stopping by to check out what else u have done, and damn u have the endless project here. Ur rig is looking cool as usual, I get ppl asking me asking what inspired me to build my Blazer the way I did, I just tell them Oober.... Some day I will catch up to u, LOL.

Well, I spent about 3 hours cleaning the garage and getting it ready for a weekend of wrenching. My plan was to do something quiet tonight, so I got my multipurpose machine switched over to tig and completely ready to practice for a couple hours until I turned the argon on and discovered this:
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC030022.jpg
:mad3: Not cool.........

Oh well, I still plan getting the blazer running tomorrow. It has been too long since I have driven it.

I am running out of location options for the battery, not really room in the engine bay after tubing it, doesn't quite fit under the dash, and takes up too much room between the rear seats. Most likely I am just going to ratchet strap it to the floor again until I decide where to put it.

Start of the PCM mount
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC040027.jpg

Too bad I don't have any dimple dies....
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC040032.jpg

When I finally called it quits yesterday
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC040043.jpg

Plasma cutters rock :grinpimp: Makes me think back to the days when I used 4.5" cutoff wheels for EVERYTHING and now I can just cut any shape I want in about 10 seconds with minimal cleanup afterwards and no black boogers.

Today I plan to wire everything up and get 'er running with heat and a radio!! (it has been a looong time since it has had a radio) Then I am going to town on a sheet of lexan to make some windows.

Well, I didn't get as much done as I had hoped. I got outside and it was a brisk 23*

Put a mini fuse block on the side of the dash, I don't really like it being visible but it will be a lot easier to access.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/PC050013.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/PC050016.jpg

Still have some more wiring to go.

the dash looks sweet. i still remember the first time i saw this truck in some magazine and how badass i thought it was.

What is the Red switch for?

What kind of heater is that?

Looking good!

The red switch is for my e-fans that are manual control right now. The switch lights red when it is off to remind me to turn them on.

The yellow switch in the middle is the ground wire for my transmission to make it manual/automatic. The reason behind this is since I have an Atlas the trans gets confused with the speed signals when in low and won't shift out of 2nd gear. When you ground the wire it makes the tranny "dumb" and you have to shift it manually with the column no matter if you are in low or hi. (My trans is a 4L60E)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PB180003.jpg
On the black connector going to the PCM, fish out the grey wire with a black stripe and put a t-splice in it then ground it.



The green switch is just an extra right now but it will light up when off too :D

The dial is control for the heater. I got the heater from summit racing, it was a little cheaper than the mojave and I liked that it is packaged in a metal box.

What is the Red switch for?

What kind of heater is that?

Looking good!

I think he is talking about the battery quick disconnect not the red toggle. :D

Looks good man, going to see you at frostbite ?

AH yes! Battery disconnect!

It works!! :smokin: (insert sound of grown man giggling like school girl)

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC080022.jpg

Big red: master kill
Red: E-fans
Yellow: Trans ground (discussed above)
Green: CB Radio
Dial: heater control
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC080026.jpg

Here is a photo of the heater hose hookup and shutoff valve. Not the prettiest, but it should work.
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC080036.jpg

I can't wait to top off the fluids, zip tie some wires back and drive it tomorrow!!!

for your batter box, what kinda room ya have in the back??? you could cut the side pannel recess it in and use a sealed box to hold the batter and make a bracket that slides in and out for ease of access and have a locking pin on it or something? lol

Proof that it moved :p

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC090005.jpg

Went to go get some chinese takeout with it last night :smokin:


The heater works well but is like pissing in the wind with half the windows missing.


I will probably just rig the battery up temporary for now, I don't want it in the back because I have an idea..... :evil:

Went to go get some chinese takeout with it last night :smokin:


:barf:

Looks good other then that statement. This has always been a great build and it continues to get better. Hope to get together and wheel with ya next year.

Me Like!

Whaaaaat, don't diss on Chens Kitchen!! :mr-t:

Thanks for the comments.

I appreciate the theraputic-ness of working on trucks more now that I don't get as many chances. It is something about the earplugs, heavy metal, and plasma cutting that calms me on the inside and keeps me from going postal.

I will probably just rig the battery up temporary for now, I don't want it in the back because I have an idea..... :evil:[/QUOTE]

haha, cant wait to see!!! glad to see it out and about again!!

I had a couple people ask for bumper heights, since I can't really measure those now I found a few of the remaining factory reference points.

Bottom of grill 42.5"
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC150058.jpg

Bottom of frame under drivers door 24"
(a good example of how far I have come, the welds on the right were from when I was 17 and the welds on the left are 7 years later :flipoff2:)
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC150057-2.jpg

Spring bushing in frame 38.5"
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/Random%20Pictures/PC150056-2.jpg

For sale here: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=940192

Between work, life, and my masters program I just don't have time to take 'er out and properly flog her :rasta: I have only been wheeling once this year.


If the blazer sells/trades I am wanting to build a nice diesel mechanics/fab truck for myself

Whaaaaat, don't diss on Chens Kitchen!! :mr-t:

Thanks for the comments.

I appreciate the theraputic-ness of working on trucks more now that I don't get as many chances. It is something about the earplugs, heavy metal, and plasma cutting that calms me on the inside and keeps me from going postal.

times 2 on going postal, took me 8 hours to install a stereo and the ord steering box brace on mine yesterday, oh ya and a heater control switch. My therapy session is over, and a friend of mine stopped by and droped of a girly calander...your build is looking great. I am following it.

Some one slap oober!!!! I can't believe ur going to sell CrAZyBlAzEr, u have alot of heart and soul into that rig. Anyways oober good luck on selling it, I hope who ever buys it has the bug that u got with this rig and continues to mod on it.

Still getting stuff done!

It now has a variable temp e-fan controller. Works nice, I had been operating the e-fans on a manual switch for a year now.....(gets old after a while)

Also got the rest of the switches working, and the backglow on my temp gauge working.

I have been meaning to get out there and finish the battery mount, but this accounting class is kicking my butt. With no previous experience and teaching myself I have probably spent 5 hours so far answering 15 questions (including mandatory Pirate4x4 breaks every 10 minutes :D)

Well, she is finally gone. Here are some final departing pictures in Denver.

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190017.jpg

One last hug :(
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190057.jpg

The new truck
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190059.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190064.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190078.jpg

http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j162/coffeedrnkr15/P2190083.jpg

The new owner Shilo is a member on here, and he is more than welcome to continue the thread if he wants to.

My build thread was made in hopes that you all would learn something from it or at least get some ideas. I am going to start a build thread for the new truck, once I think of a new name for it.

Now I get to start the learning process all over because I know absolutely nothing about a carbed 496, besides the fact that it's LOUD :smokin:

Well I am going to miss u working on the CrAZyBlAzEr, and hopefully the new owner will keep us up to date on that rig.....

Looks like the new rig doesn't need much, what plans do you have for it besides naming it?

haha, it has a 500+hp engine and almost no brakes :laughing:

As a part of the trade Shilo gave me a full hydroboost system from a similar truck that should bolt on.

Then the second objective is to put disks on the rear.

wow i cant believe you sold it. but at least you traded for a 67-72, which makes up for you selling the blazer IMO. does it have a 60 with external hubs or is that just a 44? i cant tell

Oober you have any wiring diagrams from the blazer I saw one on zr2usa but membership is not approved to reply or do anything but look over there......

wow i cant believe you sold it. but at least you traded for a 67-72, which makes up for you selling the blazer IMO. does it have a 60 with external hubs or is that just a 44? i cant tell

http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showpost.php?p=12325694&postcount=1

1971 Chevy short bed. nice truck but needs some paint and little body work to be super nice. Runs strong, motor and tranny have maybe 300 miles on it.

Dana 44 front, open 4.10
14 bolt ff rear, open 4.10
Turbo 400 custom built for motor and truck from phoenix transmission
Np 205
37"x14" iroks 99% tread
16x10 imitation welds

Engine started life as a 2 bolt 454. now solid roller 496
Bored .060" with torque plate
Decked
line honed
milodon splayed billet maincaps installed
Eagle 4340 forged 4.25 stroker crank
Eagle 4340 forged h-beams 6.385"
SRP forged pistons .230 dome 10.6 to 1 comp. ratio
File fit moly rings
King race bearings
Fully balanced to less than a gram
Milodon hv/hp oil pump
arp main and head studs
Howards solid roller cam and lifters 285/290, Lift .660/.675
Pro comp 320cc rectangle port aluminum heads
Fel pro mls head gasket
Stainless steal roller rockers
gear drive
heavy wall comp cams pushrods
edelbrock vic jr 454r intake
Pro form 950 race carb
Dynoed 565 hp @ 5500 585 ft/lb@ 4500
Made over 550 ft/lb from 3000 up
Hooker competition headers, dual 3" with flowmasters

usually these sellings suck but picking up a new rig like that! awesome! haha

update on crazyblaze: Still up and running, wheeling strong. Been to moab few times, be there again for jeep safari. runs local trails 21 rd and billings all the time.

Broken and updated parts:

Rolled it once, ALOT more dents and busted window

mounted battery on firewall using btf optima mount, turned out great

mounted winch, needs a new one though its kinda weak

4 broken front 60 shafts replaced with full yukon alloys and drive flanges

2 broken front driveshafts upgraded to 1310 cv and 1350 at axle

tranny/transfer case adapter, Shattered the advanced adapter unit replaced with new model and new mounts

bent rear shackle mounts, replaced with beefed up mount and orbiting eyebolt

42" pitbull rockers sitting in garage waiting to go on

update on crazyblaze: Still up and running, wheeling strong. Been to moab few times, be there again for jeep safari. runs local trails 21 rd and billings all the time.

Broken and updated parts:

Rolled it once, ALOT more dents and busted window

mounted battery on firewall using btf optima mount, turned out great

mounted winch, needs a new one though its kinda weak

4 broken front 60 shafts replaced with full yukon alloys and drive flanges

2 broken front driveshafts upgraded to 1310 cv and 1350 at axle

tranny/transfer case adapter, Shattered the advanced adapter unit replaced with new model and new mounts

bent rear shackle mounts, replaced with beefed up mount and orbiting eyebolt

42" pitbull rockers sitting in garage waiting to go on

How bout some new pics?

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac89/shiloweidman/DSC00412.jpg
http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac89/shiloweidman/DSC00402.jpg
http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/ac89/shiloweidman/DSC00388.jpg
at billings jeep trail. Fenders are off permanately, rubs on tires and rocks too much
more pics later when i can find them. When i get the 42's on ill post pics again too

Nice, thanks for the update.

I had been wonderin what happened to the 'ol girl. Looks like she is being treated properly.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=HUVx5VA7_ts
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=PjRUpRZ19U4

almost rolled it too

Youtube links aren't working for me. It's not taking me to any specific video.

http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=HUVx5VA7_ts
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=PjRUpRZ19U4

They work on my tablet, but not on my work computer. Wtf?

MOV01328 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUVx5VA7_ts)

suicide hill roll save - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjRUpRZ19U4)

Lookin good.