"Slowly but Surely" Big J's build thread...

[jamie72]

nice chair..lol and keep working on the blazer, you need to get it done before next summer.

[Big J]

Originally Posted by jamie72

nice chair..lol and keep working on the blazer, you need to get it done before next summer.

My goal is to at least have it in primer by the end of winter.

It figures though, if something bad can go wrong it will. The motor we dropped in that was supposed to be a great running low mileage engine is not so great, lol. Ran a compression test tonight and no 2 is dead and the rest range from 150 to 128.... oh well. I've got the engine out of my dads truck that came out of my grandpas truck. So tomorrow I'm pullin' a motor. Should be pretty easy in its current state no body!

[Big J]

Some progress.... Got the motor out and painted the shocks. I went yesterday and did some trading with a friend. I ended up with a good running 350, 350t, and x-case. Along with all the linkages, lines, exhaust, etc....
I have yet to figure out what the transfer case is. It all came out of a 68 bodied truck with what appeared to be a later model frame. I have a bunch of work to do this weekend but I'm gonna try and atleast get it all cleaned up, painted and dropped in.

[Big J]

Got a few things done this weekend. Got the accessories on the motor I'm dropping in. I was going to drop in the 350/350t and 203 that I just got but like usuall I changed my mind . It only has around 30000 miles on the whole setup, oh well. I'm dropping in the 350 that I got from my dad and stickin' with the 4spd and 205. Made a few calls to some media blasting shops. Its way cheaper than I thought to have the tub blasted and primed, 200-350. I'll strip it including the rockers so they can get inside the boxes. I'll probably have that done before I start the bodywork.
Here are some pics of the drivetrain I got and some of the stuff I got done, motor, painted shocks, etc......