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gringoloco 02-18-2018 10:40 AM
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Today’s project will involve some soldering, thanks to a PO’s attempt at repairing some other PO’s trailer wiring hack:

smbrouss70 02-18-2018 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by gringoloco (Post 8191075)
Strange, yes. I’ve only seen the other type you speak of, too. I still think this was a GM add-on, based on the fasteners, brackets, hoses and cover used, as well as the overall cleanliness and well engineered approach of the install. Maybe an early version before they refined the design?
According to some quick research, there are 1970 Blazer specific part numbers for E.E.C. piping. I guess it was factory after all.

gringoloco 02-18-2018 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by smbrouss70 (Post 8191099)
According to some quick research, there are 1970 Blazer specific part numbers for E.E.C. piping. I guess it was factory after all.
Hey, would ya look at that. They’re a genuine artifact. I’ll be sure and properly file the tubing away for historical preservation... :D

gringoloco 02-18-2018 01:41 PM
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Fixed. Little bit of harness tape and she’s all set :chevy:

gringoloco 02-18-2018 11:50 PM
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Lights all working as they should. Soon, she won’t be equipped for this kind of weather :smoke:

gringoloco 02-19-2018 04:52 PM
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Well, that escalated quickly...

smbrouss70 02-19-2018 05:01 PM
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YES, it did! :metal:

nlped 02-19-2018 05:11 PM
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Excellent! :metal:

Graham57a 02-19-2018 05:26 PM
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Noiceeee!!

Advanced Design 02-19-2018 09:22 PM
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Cool build...tagging along for the rest.

mongocanfly 02-19-2018 10:15 PM
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"Well, that escalated quickly... "

yep....VERY quickly..nice looking roundy rounds

Bennett68C10 02-19-2018 10:24 PM
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Nice like looking wheels :lol: going to look great on the blazer.

gringoloco 02-19-2018 10:33 PM
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YES, it did! :metal:
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Originally Posted by nlped (Post 8192218)
Excellent! :metal:
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Noiceeee!!
Thanks dudes, I’m digging them, especially for the price. I wasn’t super impressed with the grey centers, but these polished TTs are very nice
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Cool build...tagging along for the rest.
Thanks for joining—more (surprises?) to come
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Originally Posted by mongocanfly (Post 8192518)
"Well, that escalated quickly... "

yep....VERY quickly..nice looking roundy rounds
Thanks. I diggum. Running outta space, though. I need to start putting one of these projects together soon...
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Nice like looking wheels :lol: going to look great on the blazer.
I’ve been drooling over them since you put them on your previous project. Glad to finally have set of my own

aggie91 02-20-2018 09:54 AM
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Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL

gringoloco 02-20-2018 10:53 AM
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Nice wheels. I wouldn't mind a set of those on my son's truck. My wife would kill me if I was spending money on two project trucks at the same time...LOL
They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.

Thankfully, the Blazer is for her, with plenty of input from her on design. I think you guys will like her style, stay tuned :chevy:

lolife99 02-20-2018 11:10 AM
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They’re a great deal at less than $900 for the set; I’m pretty impressed with the quality considering.
What size and backspacing did you get stuck with when you bought the 1-piece wheels?
From what I remember the fronts don't have enough backspacing and the rears have too much for the narrow 67-69 housing.
20x8 with 4.5" BS and 20x10 with 5.75" BS sound right?

gringoloco 02-20-2018 12:00 PM
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That is correct.

The fronts are equal to a 5” BS on an 8.5” wheel, which is pretty close to perfect, maybe could use another 1/4”. CPP claims an additional 7/16” narrow on their spindles; we’ll see how it goes.

Rears are too much BS for an early rear, but should work with the late, wide rear. Optimal BS would be 5.5”, so 5.75” may cause inner fender rubbing at low ride heights. I’ll be running a 275/40 as opposed to the usual 295, which should afford a bit more clearance. Worst case, I install longer studs and run a 1/4” spacer, though I don’t think it will be an issue. Guess we’ll see on this one, too :lol:

gringoloco 02-21-2018 12:18 AM
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Tires (and some other stuff) arrived. The pile is getting bigger...

jeff70 02-23-2018 02:48 AM
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Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?

gringoloco 02-23-2018 10:57 AM
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Just when I was getting excited to see the truck on the ground ya gone and started another...... 🤦*♂️

Can't wait to see this one.

Where'd you orde the TTII's from?
Don’t give up on the truck, I haven’t ;)

Wheels came from eBay seller 865allamericantire, look for the auction with 2 wheels for the best deal.

gringoloco 02-24-2018 09:09 PM
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Tires on wheels. Little bit of front/rear rubber rake will look nice...

smbrouss70 02-24-2018 10:47 PM
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Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already. :haha:

twp1 02-25-2018 12:10 AM
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Blazers have that affect on some people!

lks dcvn 02-25-2018 10:16 AM
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Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!

gringoloco 02-25-2018 11:49 AM
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Ok, you bought the Blazer like, what, 3 weeks ago? And you are about to pass me up already. :haha:
Nah, yours is on a whole ‘nother level. Would be cool to cruise this on HRPT, though...
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Blazers have that affect on some people!
They do tend to get ya goin’
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Very cool! I thought the same thing when I saw the flurry of parts and progress. Man - this thing will be on the roads this summer!
Spending money is the easy part. Look for some more progress this week :chevy:


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