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More Craigslist!

22 October 2009, 8:47 pm

Found a few more items on Craigslist for my truck 1 – Brand new, never installed, purchased 20 years ago Bestop swing arm style rear tire carrier – $35 2 – Used aftermarket fuel tank from a 1990 Blazer with TBI engine complete with sending unit & pump – $35 The tank is a little [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Engine, Tires.
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Used 4.10 Gears Arrived

31 July 2009, 3:01 pm

I had the chance to purchase a set of used 4.10 gears off of ColoradoK5.com. $100 delivered to my door for a 45:11 Dana 44 gear set and a 41:10 14BFF gearset. Not too shabby and the gears look excellent. The wear is almost undetectable to the naked eye. So the future drivetrain will be [...]

Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Offroad, Tires.
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8-Lug Corp 10-bolt

6 June 2009, 6:54 pm

The luck continues! Today I picked up a GM Corp 10-bolt front axle with 8-lug outers from an NP203 equipped 3/4 ton truck for $50! Everything spins over very well and it looks very good inside. Since this was originally on a full-time 4wd truck, there are no lock out hubs installed, rather a dust [...]

Filed under Blazer, Brakes, Drivetrain, Tires, Wheels.
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Inspection Complete!

1 May 2009, 4:16 pm

The holes in the floor board on the driver side were covered up with some sheetmetal.  I took it back to the shop and the sticker went on. Had a little hiccup on the way home from the shop though…  The night before when I was buttoning everything backup inside the truck, I decided that [...]

Filed under Blazer, Interior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission.
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Disassembly Started…

12 March 2009, 9:23 pm

Jason (my cousin) and I were able to get a good start on tearing down the ‘burb tonight.  We started by removing the doors.  The “barn door” style rear doors were a cinch to remove only requiring the impact wrench.  The rear doors on the sides were also quite easy requiring some trim to be [...]

Filed under Blazer, Engine, Exterior, Interior, Tires, Transmission.
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More Work…

31 December 2008, 2:12 pm

So the Chevelle headers do not fit to my liking.  The passenger side would have a problem with the front driveshaft if the suspension were to hit the bump stops.  Going to full static articulation (lifting the front passenger wheel until the rear passenger wheel begins to lift), I still had enough room for a [...]

Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Exhaust, Exterior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission, Welding.
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Longer Drive

20 December 2008, 11:15 am

So Friday I was able to take the Blazer for a longer drive, ~15 miles one way.  Back roads are great at seeing how the suspension works over bumps, pot holes, and wash boarding.  Nothing but smooth driving.  The snow made it a little bit of a challenge on the way back as the 33×12.5×15 [...]

Filed under Blazer, Exhaust, Interior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission, Wheels.
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