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Well, I'm not sure if I'm "qualified" to do a build thread, because I'm not actually the one working on my Blazer. I don't really have the time available to work on my Blazer and if I tried it would take years before it was done. Between work and three kids that doesn't leave much left as I'm sure a lot of you know. So instead I took my rig to someone who does this work for a living. He sends me pics and I take pics also when I go and check up on how the work is coming along so I can at least post those because I know we all love pics!
Ok, with that out of the way onto my project! I posted a pic of a Jimmy for sale awhile back and I absolutely loved it. So when I dropped off my Blazer I showed the guy a pic of that Jimmy and told him that was what I was wanting done to mine. Here is a couple pics of that Jimmy: http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...U_toC_Q__3.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...3882-large.jpg I know it isn't everyone's style, but I love it! I'm going with a different color though. I chose HOK tangelo. I was at a car show and there was a chevy truck painted tangelo and it looked amazing. It really stood out amongst the other classics. I also think I'll have the top painted body color. I'm not 100% sure on that though. Here is a pic of that tangelo chevy: http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0002.jpg Ok, here are pics of my Blazer right after it was media blasted. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0318.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0086.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0087.jpg There are some rusty areas in the floorboard that seem to be focused in just the rear wheel well area. Somebody covered up the rust with fiberglass.. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0096.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0095.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0094.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0092.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/101_0093.jpg The blasting also opened up a 3x3 hole of rust in the tailgate right below the handle. I decided just to replace the tailgate with a new one. I also replaced the rear wheel wells and the fronts also. The doors on it were 72 truck doors that were cut to fit. I didn't like that so I got some new Blazer doors also. All the body parts are Goodmark so we'll see how they fit. The guy doing the work says he's never had a problem with Goodmarks.. That's pretty much how the Blazer is sitting at the moment. I think the motor is out now but I don't have pics of that yet. I have been busy getting new parts so here are some of those: I picked up a 383 stroker. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...Wvytw_0_12.jpg Here is the motor when I received it. Along with the motor on the pallet is an aluminum radiator, hei distributor, breather, and a red Holley 770 street avenger. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...gejpeg_2_4.jpg The motor is spec'd at 475 hp and 490 tq. First thing I'm doing when this is done is getting it on the dyno and tuned. Here is a copy of the cam card. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...er/camcard.jpg Got some ceramic Hedman headers and flowmaster exhaust kit http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0359.jpg Here is the Holley http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0363.jpg Electric fans, electric water pump, and a Summit fuel system kit http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0003.jpg Found a nice restored tach dash and center console http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0352.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0351.jpg Here are the wheels that were on the Jimmy from the first pics. They are 22x11 ATX forged TRAX from American Racing. They don't make them anymore, but lucky for me I found a set. They need a good polishing though. My kids have been rolling them around. The tires are 37x13.50x22 Nitto Mudgrapplers and at the price of $500 a piece I'm leaving those for last. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0376.jpg Got a steering wheel from Billet Specialties. It's a 15.5" Chicayne model. ]http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0004.jpg Loosely positioned the wheel on the chrome column. Looks pretty good. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0006.jpg I don't have pics of my seats but they are exactly the same things that are in that Jimmy. They are a black and white houndstooth pattern. Heres a couple pics from the Jimmy http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...3897-large.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...3903-large.jpg I think that's about it for now. I'm lucky enough to live in the same area near Tom (t korinek) so he's been helping me save a few bucks on parts. I'm headed out to the Goodguys show tomorrow to get a few interior parts from him. |
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4300k hid kit with Hella e-code h4 housings. Bulbs have glare shields on them so I'm crossing my fingers I don't have any issues.
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Wow, nice collection of new parts! Good luck with your build!
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Looking forward to seeing this progress. Who cares if you aren't doing the work, still a valid build thread in my book. Who are you having do the work out of curiosity?
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DUDE!!!
Yeah right "for your girls" you can't fool us......Very nice. Looking for any updates on this one. Good luck. |
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Very nice collection of goodies you have... Blazer should look damn good when your done with it..
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I like the Tanglo also, was going to do it with a pearl white two tone on my chevelle build,good luck
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While I was at the show yesterday I picked up a bunch of misc. parts. Nothing too exciting or worth mentioning just a lot of little trim pieces and weatherstripping type stuff. I did get a new a/c control assembly and some LED taillights. I also picked up some sound deadener. It's from secondskin and supposed to be some pretty good stuff. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0012.jpg |
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Did you recently purchase this Jimmy from By Design Auto Group in Burlington, WA? It looks exactly like a Jimmy they redid ~ 6 months ago. It also looks like the rear license plate is a WA one. Just curious! Beautiful Jimmy to begin with! Too bad they cut corners on body work though. Nice houndstooth interior! Should look awesome!
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OIC. Cool. You picked a beauty to work towards. This makes more sense. I was originally confused as to why someone would buy a Jimmy like that and blast it. Ha, ha.
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Interesting side note. This weekend I saw the Jimmy from By Design Auto Group at a mexican restaurant near my house. :ito: Almost stopped but didn't want to bother anyone eating dinner. Later, my wife and I are going for a walk in our neighborhood when I hear a familiar rumble. It is the same Jimmy. I talked to the guy. He loves it, except for the huge wheels. Anywho, just a fun side story.
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IIRC, the wheels they have are 22's. Prolly too big to get a decent ride. I think 17's would be great, maybe even 18's, but only with a larger tire. I heard a good rule of thumb - Never get wheels larger than half of the tire height. So, run some 35-37's with a 17 in. wheel, or 40's with those 20 in. wheels. Or 44's with the 22's, or....
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The size of tire is great but the wheel looked a touch big. Actually, to use the owner's words, "It looks like a Matchbox car." I'd go with more sidewall, especially for a lifted truck. I think it would still look good with 37's on 20's instead of the 22's. But then again, I always say to build your rig your way.
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Got some more stuff in:
For the audio we're going to have some interior rear side panels made and have the speakers installed in the panels like a lot of you guys have done. For the head unit I went with the retrosound model one. I found an uncut dash to put in and this seemed like the best choice for what I'm looking for in a radio. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0024.jpg I have a set of the kickpanels you can get from LMC for up front with some pioneer 6.5". For the rear panels we are doing a set of components by the passenger area and a shallow sub for the rear. The amp is an infinity 5 channel that looks great visually but its going to be hidden behind the panels. I like my audio stuff clean and discreet! Here's the components. They're pioneer ts-d1720c. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0017.jpg Now for the sub I was going to go with the jl audio 13tw5 until I came across this pioneer that had very similar specs for 1/3 the price. User reviews on it were just about perfect to boot. Besides I doubt I personally would be able to hear much difference to justify the extra $$. This sub is solid and heavy! I'd give it a 10 on build quality so I hope it performs just as well. It's the pioneer ts-sw3001s4 12". Goes down to 20hz just like the jl audio. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0015.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0016.jpg Here is the amp. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0020.jpg Posted via Mobile Device Got an Edge converter set up with a 2400 stall. Came with a shirt too! http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0013.jpg And lastly a March serpentine kit. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...r/IMAG0022.jpg I need to get the axles regeared for the 37" tires. The guy working on the blazer is adamant I go with 4.56 but I'm leaning towards 5.13. I have OD but he says the 5.13 gears will make the rpm's way too high on the highways. If anybody has advice or a suggestion about what gears to go with please tell me!! This thing is most definitely a street queen/mall crawler but I want the 383 to run like a raped ape off the line! I need to make the right decision on this from the beginning as I'm not paying twice to change gears. |
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Nice parts! That stereo should be rockin. As for gears, you could compromise with your gear guy and run 4.88's.
Tranny gear x Diff gear x MPH x 336 / Tire diameter = RPM's. Example: 0.70 overdrive in tranny x 4.88's in diffs x 70 MPH x 336 (it's a constant in the formula) / 37" tires = 2171 RPM's. So, now you can enter your variables and have fun calculating and dialing in the numbers till you are happy. |
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that jimmy would be myy dream truck except the wheels. i love the front ends of them gmcs and will have one one day. wheels look nice jsut too big for my taste but its still a clean looking truck and will look good fi you replicate it too
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:drool: Lucky!
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Ok I'm really debating if I want to go with these big rims. I like them but I also know why they look out of place. I have a set of rallies I could get widened like member, Big Time did. He widened them to 14" and look killer. Here is a couple comparison shots. Anybody with an opinion on which style they prefer please chime in!
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...tachment-3.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...tachment-2.jpg http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...UZ_NekQ__3.jpg |
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Chevy Truck Rally wheels will always look great on our blazers. Stockton Wheel can make them from 15x8 to 16x10. I also read about being able to run a 2003 Dodge Ram wheel that has 10 slots - a similar look. They are 17x7 in size.
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If you would like a larger wheel, you can always call a place like Stockton Wheel, Wheel Vintiques, or Newstalgia and see if they can make a larger diameter rally, say a 17" of 20". I know they make larger diameter CAR rally's so maybe they could do the same with the TRUCK rally's. Just a thought. Then you get the retro respect and a larger wheel which allows larger brakes and a lil' less sidewall so the tires aren't too squishy in the corners. And if ya like the bling, get 'em chromed. I think they would look pretty cool.
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What was the exhaust kit you ended up getting? Was it an actual kit, or did you have someone build it custom? Part #s?
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http://www.summitracing.com/parts/WVI-66-790605/
Wheel Vintiques Wheel, Rallye, Steel, Silver, 17 in. x 9 in., 6 x 5.50 in. Bolt Circle, 5.0 in. Backspace, Each http://static.summitracing.com/globa...8-501205_w.jpg If your looking for the rally style, I would still go for a 17" rim but it depends on what kind of tires your looking for. Rim size will also determine tire costs and availability. Also, not sure what brakes you plan on running but that might be a factor now or down the road if you upgrade... |
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i would go with the larger wheels. This is the truck I am using as my Inspiration.
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Here is Mine with the Hood from LMC
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Looks like an awesome build! Some super nice parts and a great blazer to start with too!!!
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Great looking start, and some great inspiration choices. On the wheels, I would go with the bigger ones. I peronsally like that style for one, but the other is that it started your inspiration on this build. The nice thing is that they are just wheels and can easily be changed out if you have the coin to do so!
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I know earlier in the thread I said I had some black and white houndstooth seats but I never did post a pic of them so shame on me! Here they are:
http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...omGUWBl_12.jpg Actually I sold this set of seats on Monday. They looked awesome, but I really liked the way the saddle colored seats on Big Time's Blazer looked with the orange. It was a better match with the orange than the black and white IMO. Besides I didn't want to have to put a towel down on the seats before the kids could sit on it over fear of them getting dirty. White houndstooth seats + little kids = a very nervous matthew79!! I also sold the seat belt console with the seats as well. That too looked great but just not practical enough for me to use. Where am I supposed to put my bottle of water? I knew that style of console would eventually start to get on my nerves. So after I sold everything I needed a new set and found a local guy selling a complete set with a cupholder console and the original seatbelts to boot. Actually I still need the short one for the front passenger. He had two long ones from a truck. Once I get that short one I'll send them all off to Python to get them restored in saddle. The console is in great shape with no cracks. Here's a pic of the seats I just got. http://i779.photobucket.com/albums/y...IMAG0002-1.jpg This morning I ordered a set of saddle houndstooth covers from board member pickupman so as soon as those get here I'm sending these seats out to get redone. |
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What are the plans for the covers that are on these? That's exactly what I wanted to do with my blazer's seats.
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