New "project" pics and assesments.

[jtcfanof3]

Well it drove home under its own power,(80 miles roughly)however it drove like a dumptruck!!!The wife followed me and told me it smelled rich,well I now know why,the damn tank is leaking!Grrrrrrr........I found out the front springs have been cut,and the sway bar endlinks are gone!Has a heck of an oil leak on the drivers side,could be valve cover gasket?the fan is like froze up so its very noisy,its like the fluid is always cold in the thermostatic fan.It needs new window traingles both sides,new door pins driver side,need the rear hatch opener installed,needs new arm rest hinges(already have some )new tailgate plastic interior peice.As you can see it needs some patch panels and a new fender.So this may not get on the road ASAP,need to hunt down a fuel tank first of all!!!!!
Anyway done with the bitch list now a couple pics:


You can see the fuel leak in this pic!

[jtcfanof3]

I plan to do some body work and a new fender and then fix the front coils/endlinks and lay it in black primer for now.
All this and still get the 88 Blazer done by June,thank GOD BasketBall season is almost over!!!!

[pewter_dime_99]

looks good but you've got some work ahead of you!

[bmph8er]

im sure u got some layin around there but if u need some springs for it i got the stocks from my 86.

[jtcfanof3]

Nah,Ive gt 3 inch springs,but was saving them for the 88,but we will see,I dont want stock height,damn Blazers are high riders!
Thats a 3inch block in the back BTW!Thus the reason Im going with 4 inch blocks on the 88.

[bmph8er]

the backs lowered??? wow weird. jk i had to go down 5 inchs on my 86 pos jst make it sit right with only a 3 inch front drop.

[voodoo427]

lol if you need some springs just for now i still have a set that will work on it josh they are stock height though but say the word and i can get em to shawn.

[jtcfanof3]

Thanks Charles.
Dont want stock height springs though.
I did a little work just now,figured out why the clutch sucked,it needed fluid!
LOL
Man this thing has oil from the engine too the rear bumper,need a good power wash to find the exact leak!
The front springs arent cut,after jacking the front up and getting a good look,they are purple,so they are aftermarket springs,I guess the front just sits lower because of the lack of endlinks.
I need a inner rear tailgate panel and Im ordering the new rear hatch latch,I need to rewire the rear popper though,although my 88 does not have this so I will see how it work manualy.
So far I'm about $300 into parts and then my own work,then I move on to body panels.
Enough for now.

[jtcfanof3]

Well after I got to the game tonight one of my sons freinds dad came up to me,he knows I'm into S-10's and I have helped him a it on his 93 Jimmy 4 door,anyway he has backed into a tree and a pole,both times bending his tailgate and breaking the glass,I find him deals cus I got connections and guess what,hes got everything I need parts wise for my rear gate,a gray gate trim panel,shocks,latch assemblies etc!!!
So I just saved some bread!!!
Dalton,if you read this,I really need those door panels back ASAP!

[pewter_dime_99]

your projects rock. this will turn out to be a nice DD.

[jtcfanof3]

Thanks Jeff.

[jtcfanof3]

Today I moched up the new cab mount today out of carboard,tomarrow I make it from steel!
Then its patch the floor pan time,and I scored some new parts today:
Gate trim panel
Glass shocks
Latch and new solenoid

I only wish Luke had not pried the sh*t out of that gate,I coulda fixed the dent,but its all fubared now!

[jtcfanof3]

UPDATE:
New fan clutch installed(doesnt sound like a dump truck now)
New sway bar endlinks installed(rides 10X better)
New wingless hinges installed
Tore out the purple tint
buffed it up a bit just for giggles
New tailgate lock installed
New power mirors
Mounted up the Bravada grill(still need to drop the headlights)
Got a new die grinder so did some cutting with my new cutoff wheels
I fabed up the cab mount,but need too adjust it a little bit and make the other side,then its on to new panels!

[jtcfanof3]

Shaved the roof rack Friday and picked up the new seats and wheels yesterday.
The wheels are stock swirls from a 2nd gen,the clear coat is cracking so you know what I'm gonna do with em..........POLISH TIME!!!!
Post pics when I get one doen,gotta bore out the center holes as well.

[C_Rog]

nice blazer, looks like a good project! do you really need to bore out the center holes though? it's the same bolt pattern and everything...

[jtcfanof3]

Ya thats Blazer #2,the 88 is in the middle of a V-8 swap.
Yes,the 2nd gens have a smaller hub size,the first gens are a bit bigger,so you have to sand a little out of the centers of the rims for them too fit,well........they will fit,but good luck getting them off !
LOL
Nice meeting ya today,good looking truck,whats your plans??
Heres Blazer #1,its a little further along then this now.

[C_Rog]

well I've got a few issues to address with the truck before anything happens, namely brakes, bearings, and the fuel filter. I'm hopefully going to be done with it this week. After that, I'm looking at a 4/5 drop for it, I was going to do 5/6 but seeing as how this is my daily at the moment, I don't think it would be the wisest choice (plus the speed bumps on either side of my apartment aren't too forgiving). I hear Phil was sneezing the whole way back from monical's, let's hope he doesn't have to pay a visit to the hospital. When do you see the 350 swap being done?

[jtcfanof3]

Quote: Originally Posted by C_Rog

. I hear Phil was sneezing the whole way back from monical's, let's hope he doesn't have to pay a visit to the hospital. When do you see the 350 swap being done?

Ya,Im sure he'll be OK!
Done......hmmmmmmmmm define........done?!
Ive gotta quit being lazy,Ive been pretty busy every Saturday for the past 2 months with my sons B-Ball games,track is next,hope to have a little time to work on it.Summer baseball starts after that,then Football,my hope was by Nats,we'll see,it may be running,but not "finished".
LOL

[SpYnOnU]

haha yeah phil was messed up, puffy eyes and shit I was laughin, almost had to give him another 20... but anyways chris, bring your truck over with the parts and we can do it at the shop this weekend, I get off at 4 on friday, only about 20min. from bloomington and 5/6 isn't too bad you might hit your frame on a few things (McDonalds speed bumps) thats how my black s10 was, but never hurt anything.

[C_Rog]

unfortunately there's no guarantees the parts will be here come friday afternoon (plus from the look of it, summit doesn't carry 2" tapered blocks so I'm stuck with 1" blocks till I can find the right ones ). I'll be crossing my fingers that it all shows up on time. [/thread_jack]

[evolution1971]

Quote: Originally Posted by C_Rog

unfortunately there's no guarantees the parts will be here come friday afternoon (plus from the look of it, summit doesn't carry 2" tapered blocks so I'm stuck with 1" blocks till I can find the right ones ). I'll be crossing my fingers that it all shows up on time. [/thread_jack]

Stylin concepts has 2" tapered blocks for about $30. That is where I'm getting mine next month.

Later,
Shawn

[jtcfanof3]

New patch panel on and the new wheels,they are only semi polished so the center caps would still match.I need to get new lug nuts so the caps can be mounted on with the plastic caps,but you get the idea!

BTW,whoever wants the Camaro wheels,come get them,I dont need all this extra crap laying around!They just need some cleaning up and maybe a polish and they would look good.

[SpYnOnU]

right here man, I'll take em, can ya bring em to the meeting?

[jtcfanof3]

LOL
I'll have to jack up the other side of the Blazer,only got two wheels done!
The one tire needs a patch put in it,right now it has a huge lagbolt screwed into it holding the air in!
LOL

[SpYnOnU]

Quote: Originally Posted by jtcfanof3

LOL
I'll have to jack up the other side of the Blazer,only got two wheels done!
The one tire needs a patch put in it,right now it has a huge lagbolt screwed into it holding the air in!
LOL

Haha NICE, its cool still better lookin then the stock wheels on the 92 right now

[MARS2878]

Starting To Shape Up
Looking Good Though

[jtcfanof3]

Ya,5 more panels and a fender,then cab mounts and mount the new seats and get it layed in black primer.

[jtcfanof3]

Got off my ass and got busy today,my neice was here from 8-3 today so she kept me a little busy this morning.
Got the roll pan welded on,but namely I got the damn bumper off !

Shes doing what she does best,having some numynums(what she calls snacks).

[jtcfanof3]

Now I need a plate box!

[pewter_dime_99]

so what is this blazer gonna be again?? new daily for ya? or just a fixer-up that your gonna sell to jeff when your done makin in pretty

[jtcfanof3]

Quote: Originally Posted by pewter_dime_99

so what is this blazer gonna be again?? new daily for ya? or just a fixer-up that your gonna sell to jeff when your done makin in pretty

LOL
Ya,it goes back on the road next month,gotta fix the valve cover gasket leak,Devons gonna help with that.But ya just gonna fix it up and make it the new daily,gotta get the cab mounts done ASAP!
251,XXX miles,wonder how long the Ol 2.8 is gonna last??Ive always got the 305 still in the garage!

[bmph8er]

251000 damn makes my 2.8 feel young at 108000