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freco · 10-20-2018, 03:01 AM

As the rear axle we planned to take from the red Blazer chassis turned out to be in a quite bad condition we looked for a new one. Found this one from a Blazer '89 that turned out to be in a pretty decent condition. In particular the differential was ok. Here it has been sand blasted, repainted, got new brake shields (from the other Blazer axle), new bearings, and new brakes. Installation ongoing! We forgot to make (and reposition) new shock mounts so they had to be welded on with the axle mounted on the chassis.

10-20-2018, 03:01 AM	#24
freco Registered User Join Date: May 2017 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden Posts: 27	Re: A '69 K10 stepside father-son restoration project in Sweden As the rear axle we planned to take from the red Blazer chassis turned out to be in a quite bad condition we looked for a new one. Found this one from a Blazer '89 that turned out to be in a pretty decent condition. In particular the differential was ok. Here it has been sand blasted, repainted, got new brake shields (from the other Blazer axle), new bearings, and new brakes. Installation ongoing! We forgot to make (and reposition) new shock mounts so they had to be welded on with the axle mounted on the chassis. Attached Images __________________ So many ideas. So little time.