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Man, that's exactly what I wanted to know, thanks
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Finally digging into my Blazer. She's in need of some major love.
To do list : New motor/tranny. 383/4L60 Interior refresh Replace leaky fuel tank Rear shock mount relocators and new shocks all the way around Maybe swap the front clip, depending on budget |
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Seat covers. The rest of the interior will be basically stock.
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The engine, picked it up from a buddy of mine. He had it in a Hot Rod, went for a big block instead. Pulled it out with only 5500km's on it. Works for me :metal:
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looks good man!
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I would love to have a factory 2wd that color.
It's one of my favorite colors on these old trucks. I hope you don't change it. |
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Pulled the clip, much easier to clean and detail this way. It'll be going back on, I don't think there is any money in the budget for the swap this year.
It's amazing how much crap can fill the nooks and crannies. The nice part is all bolts came off without any issues. A very pleasant surprise. I don't think I've ever taken one apart so easily. |
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Left work early today so I could pick the little man up from school. He told me he wanted to help finish taking the motor out. I was more than happy to oblige. Probably the longest it's ever taken me, but totally worth it:)
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Success!!!
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Got a little gift from Mr UPS today. I love dealing with ECE, I only placed my order last week. That is pretty quick for service to Canada. Crossmember, tranny conversion kit, shock relocator's and some seat brackets for my 68'.
I would recommend ECE to anyone. |
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Today's temperature was 9 degrees, that's roughly 20-25 degrees warmer than normal for this time of the year. I decided to take advantage of it. My pops and I pushed the Blazer outside where I could attack it with the pressure washer.
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She cleaned up real good! I took extra care around the markings on the firewall, I would hate to scrub them off after all these years. Looks like I've got a whole bunch of detailing to do now:(
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[QUOTE=Today's temperature was 9 degrees, :jdp:QUOTE]
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That's +9 degrees Celsius. That's 48 degrees Fahrenheit. Not hot, but definately very warm for this time of year.
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Whatcha doin with the old small block, its time to ditch the inline 6 in the 72, and maybe 20" of length
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I also got a little bit of work done her this weekend.
I'm trying to decide whether or not to rebuild my factory control arms or just buy some tubular ones. Parts alone for the ball joints and cross shafts are only slightly less than a set of CPP arms. Plus I would still have to replace one lower arm and sandblast and paint them. |
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Well after a serious amount of thought, I came to the conclusion that the paint on the firewall was just too rough to save. At some time there must have been a pretty big leak around the M.C. as there was almost no paint left in that area. I decided to just paint the lower part of the wall.
Although it seems to be a bad word, I went with color matched spray paint. I think it turned out pretty good. The final test will be tomorrow when I peel off the masking. |
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I also had time to work on the engine assembly. Piece by piece it's coming together. I know the valve covers are a little dated but I've always wanted a set. I am really looking forward to the overdrive:metal:
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Really looking good. I think painting the firewall was the right call. So the exterior paint is original? Looks incredible in pics.
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Looks good. Did you decide to go with the tubular control arms or rebuild?
I'm disappointed I don't see my Blazer up on your wall, but I guess it is a stock 4wd and that's not what you're going for. |
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Love the color matched firewall.
Thank you for resisting the urge to paint it black like almost all the owners of these old trucks. Besides,... that's my favorite color. |
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Motor is back in. Paint on the firewall turned out good, it's a little more orange than the factory color but I can live with it.
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I don't know if you noticed, but there's a big block powered , dropmember equipped swb under all that debris.........
It wants out.... |
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P.s. blazer is looking great!!!!!
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Got some parts pulled and waiting for ya!
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Thanks to Slammed66 I was able to make up my mind where the control arms are concerned. PorterBuilt it is. Coil spring for now, but it'll definately make it easier to bag it at a later date.
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I personally think they are the only choice for C10 owners. So many different options,... from Porterbuilt. |
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More updates,
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Nothing to report. I have been in Vancouver for the last week. I didn't even have a chance to mount the arms before I left.
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Any updates?
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Haven't had a whole lot of time. But I did manage to do a few things.
Blast and paint engine accessories. Installed lower control arms, waiting on sleeves for the upper control arms. The PB arms are for 9/16" stud where the 1/2 ton truck uses a 1/2" stud. Installed new CPP peer steering box. |
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My improvised paint rack;)
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Pulled the seats to recover them and generally overhaul the interior.
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