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That's COOL!

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Jeff, I have always known that B is too good for you, this just confirms it... :-D

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x2... and that's awesome

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Started working on the body a little more.

Pulled the old heater box off....awesome...

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps8715d331.jpg

Then I started to strip and clean up the firewall

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps512801c5.jpg

Hydroboost mounted

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps62713d4b.jpg

Fabbed up a bracket to mount the proportioning valve to the hydroboost/master cylinder

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps83f6d608.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps3c691c57.jpg

Cut the hole and mounted the bulkhead connector for the Megasquirt

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps7c4dfdff.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psd5476c84.jpg

Finished up the fuel feed lines from the frame to the fuel rails.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps13a67970.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps5753151c.jpg

Re: Project Family Truckster: 2wd Conversion Turbo LSx Blazer Build
 

Sweet build!

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Also picked up some 2nd row captains chairs from a 2012 suburban this weekend.

Can't wait to chop the bases up to make them fit better in the blazer. Also need to find a back seat to match.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps96e22a4b.jpg

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Truly awesome!! I might have to come see it in person :=)

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Every night I get home and there are more boxes on the porch...lol.

I'm especially excited about these. Maybe I'm getting old, because 2x75 was all the A/C I ever needed....but this will be nice.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psa8da42b9.jpg

Sure thing :metal:

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Nice...and cool!!

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Man that is alot of work! looks great.

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Got a little bit done during the night this week.

Finally finished up the fuel system. Got the regulator and return line plumbed. Just need to clip the line to the engine once I figure out exactly where the AC compressor will sit.
Got the front drive accessories on as well, aside from the crank pulley and AC stuff.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps435baa0f.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...pseb5309c1.jpg

Also got the master bolted up to the hydroboost, and plumbed to the prop valve. Need to set the body on the frame to finish connecting the brake lines.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps76c0a18d.jpg

And of course, the UPS and FedEx guys have been at the house daily, dropping off new stuff.

Back seat
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps71d76c1a.jpg

Radiator
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps42fe2545.jpg

Wastegate
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps4773653a.jpg

Power steering pressure reducing valve, so that the GM power steering pump doesn't blow out the seals on the Ford steering rack
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps371a4e84.jpg

Planning to spend a lot of hours in the shop again this weekend...

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Thats alot of goodies!!

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Looking Good! What bore diameter master cylinder are you running with the disc brakes & hydro-boost?

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It's a 77-82 Corvette master (ZOMG CORVETTE PARTS!! haha)

It's a 1-1/8" dia MC

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I want to see how the back seats fit in your blazer. I took the exact ones out of my burb after fabbing up mounts because even flat on the floor the backs were too high.

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I let 29od1 do the hard work and figure out the best way to do it. I'll be patterning my setup after his, but making my rear seat frame out of aluminum instead of steel.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...61#post5224761

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Wow! Just read through the build. Its looking really nice! I might of missed it but which MS series are you running?

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Maybe I missed it, but are you going back with the factory green? I see you painted the firewall green, but for some reason was thinking you were going to change the color. I guess in true 'Family Truckster' fashion, it should be green. :lol:

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Thanks. I'm running a Megasquirt 3x with a Megashift for the 4L80e.

I'm leaving the body exactly how it is for now. Kinda going for the "patina'd POS" look, with a supercar underneath ;) I will be doing all the bodywork and changing the color in "stage 2" once I get sick of driving around something that looks kinda like a turd.

I have been freshening it up under the hood, so when it's popped it looks nice.

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Got a new radiator core support to replace the rusted out one on my '68 front clip. Aside from the rust, it looks like it had been pushing those big round hay bales around at one time...it was all bowed in.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps7156f8b0.jpg

Got the holes for the side and center A/C vents located and cut, and got the vents in place.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps62fb9967.jpg

Got the firewall all cleaned up, with a fresh coat of the original green paint. Also got the block off plates installed for the Vintage Air.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps5c04d8f9.jpg

The A/C unit is also mounted under the dash.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps5920487c.jpg

Looks like the boneyard Dodge Intrepid fans should fit perfectly on the radiator. Just need to make some bosses and weld them to the end tanks. I've used Intrepid fans before on a previous LS swap and they work awesome.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps90b1fff7.jpg

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Got the AC compressor on. Fits tight to the center of the engine, which should give penty of room for turbo plumbing around it.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps6612c291.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps1e960f40.jpg

My partner in crime wanted to help.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps6e61f171.jpg

Threw the core support on and got the AC condensor and drier mounted.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psaac703af.jpg

Threw the grille on for giggles. Also got the Jeep composite headlights installed.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps7b511aa2.jpg

Started messing with the radiator. Made some fan mounting bosses and welded them to the end tanks. Not sure I like how this "direct fit" radiator works, so I may hold onto it for another project and find something else.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps20c72139.jpg

Got the bulkhead connector for the transmission controller mounted in the firewall as well.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps5d2298cd.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psfa643147.jpg

My brother fabricated an aluminum mount for the Megasquirt 3x, Megashift trans controller, and the RTMR fuse/relay block. This will mount under the dash, on the firewall. He also got the wiring for the rear of the truck done, and tucked into the framerails.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...pse3c88e60.jpg
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps1fe0a0ba.jpg

Started with a pile of aluminum with the intention of building a rear seat frame.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps75585af3.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps484b7ade.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps0234f11f.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psd3e6a5a0.jpg

Started on the front seat brackets as well. Had to modify them to make them fit the floor of the blazer.
Stock bracket once removed from the seat.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps13e1ff0d.jpg

Tacked together and ready for welding.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps8df7dbc9.jpg

Lastly, cut the flanges off the exhaust manifolds, and did a lot of grinding, to get rid of the parting lines, and other casting BS. Once the seats are done, turbo fabrication begins.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps09c4cf17.jpg

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BLazer Looks amazing!! Keep up the great work

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Great stuff! Fab looks terrific, Can't wait for the next stage.

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Lookin' SO good! What's the compressor/bracket setup? I like!

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It's a hybrid setup that a guy on LS1tech sells. It uses a truck offset crank pulley, with an f-body pump and fbody accessories. It was $$$ but worth it to me because I need room for turbo plumbing, and I hate how stupid the aftermarket AC brackets look with the compressor hanging way out in Guam.

It's pretty simple, really...and I could have easily made it myself, but I have a May 18 deadline. Making a 600 mile roadtrip, so it needs to be up and running and tuned by then.... :exit: Every minute is valuable at this point :lol:

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I like it. Are the ps/alt spaced 3/4"? Got a link or username?
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Yes, the ps/alt are spaced out to match the truck offset.

He goes by fox12303 on 'tech.

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This should get you closer...
http://m.ls1tech.com/forums/showthread.php?p=16249395

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Yeah kinda. He had two other threads with a lot more pics and details of a setup similar to mine, but they have since been removed from Tech. I'm guessing because he's not a sponsor. :waah:

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Your build looks awesome so far! It's going to be a bad ride when you're done.
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Those manifolds look like they are aluminum..... are they?

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Thanks :metal:

No, they are cast steel. They've just been blasted and painted before I got them.

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Saw this project in person today, looks great. Thanks for letting me stop by.

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No problem Eric. Was good to meet you and the wife.

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Transmission harness is mostly complete and routed. Need to wrap it yet.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psc43efddd.jpg

Front seats are done.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps64f9d7fc.jpg

The hold downs that came with the fuel rail didn't fit worth a damn. Ended up having to make some stainless pieces to weld to the brackets to make them fit. They are solid and not going anywhere.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps83e3d9bc.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps83a2c54a.jpg

Tacked v-band flanges to the manifolds. That's all the further I am on the turbo setup as of right now, lol.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps7aeb7c83.jpg

Rolled it outside to sweep up the shop and regroup...couldn't resist snapping a couple pics.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psf54245d8.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps048bb9bf.jpg

Built some brackets to mount the engine oil cooler to the core support. Also made a bracket and welded it on for the transmission cooler.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps25b7ee76.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps67f60db0.jpg

The start of coil relocation brackets.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps287e7a4c.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps62e40c0f.jpg


The final product.
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psd7288e26.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps2a451520.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psa94350a2.jpg

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Post some more pics of the seats moved forward for rear entry and showing the rear seat leg room. They look nice sitting there, but you gotta show them in action to appreciate how tailor-made they seem for the truck!
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Yeah Kyle, I thought I had some pics of them folded forward, but I guess I don't. I'll snag some soon.

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Nice and clean!

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Well....sometimes procrastination is the fastest way to get things done. That is certainly the case with my turbo hot-side. Really glad I didn't fab it all up with the body off....because i would have been REALLY pissed when I saw this.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps8a0a38f3.jpg

Piss.

Luckily, I have sets of manifolds from like 4 different LS powered vehicles kicking around the shop, and the good ol' flipped truck manifold was the clear winner. Time to do a bunch more grinding.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps215c2023.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps6b8e41f5.jpg

I like the stance much better, after I reworked the rear suspension to drop it another 1.5"

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps6483c6f5.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps157f5796.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps93ccd351.jpg

Getting the body back on was another infusion of motivation that I needed.

Also, here is why I used the seats I did.

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...psa5b1c1bf.jpg

http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/e...ps123b8bf0.jpg

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Nice seats where did you get them from?