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OK, finally after much delay I got the frame fabrication done. Final grinding down this week then off to be sandblasted and powder coated. I wasn't originally going to powder coat but the shop is less than a mile away and he quoted $375 for the blast and coat and in my mind a pretty good deal.

Also, finally located a '98 4x4 4 door Blazer rear end complete with disc brakes, $250. 3.42 non-posi but it was complete with sway, ebrake, etc.

Measured it and this is what I got for dimensions:
S10 rear end
48" backing plate to backing plate
Blazer
51" backing plate to backing plate, that makes the Blazer 3" wider (1 1/2" side) and out to 59" hub face to hub face. Since I plan to run steelies with 4 1/2" backspace I'm pretty much good to go. By comparison:

Hub face to hub face:
Ford 8.8"
59.5"
'79 Camaro
62.5"
82-92 Camaro
62"
93-02 Camaro
65.5"


Going to pu a primo GMC front clip and then off to the races with the sheet metal!