So I finally started...

[tukn18s]

I have been searching around, and asking many questions, but today, I finally started the tear down process of my 2002 2 door, 2 wheel drive blazer. I bought it on Wednesday, and started on friday, gotta love it! The blazer will under-go a stockfloor bodydrop fit for a 20/22 combo from the fellas over at barely legal fabrication, the air management is still being pieced together, as well as everything else. Plans are to have it road worthy by next spring/early summer! I will post some pictures once I get the camera up an running. Its been a while, but I am glad to be back to the mini scene. I will be asking many questions, and requesting a lot of help, so bear with me!

[ZEROpsi]

Quote: Originally Posted by tukn18s

...... from the fellas over at barely legal fabrication, ......!

awwww yea.


cant wait man, i have ideas brewing!

[tukn18s]

Quote: Originally Posted by ZEROpsi

awwww yea.


cant wait man, i have ideas brewing!

well as long as they dont cost me any extra money lol. I had a MINOR setback, tornado flew through my area today, crazy winds, lightning, all the good stuff. A trailer park that is right down the street from our neighborhood got hit hard. Well I dont have power, so no power tools, compressor wont kick on, I am stuck doing everything by hand. I got all the seats out today, all the rear trim pieces, and I am slowly taking apart the dash... ( damn thing has a LOT of screws ) Updates when I bring my camera to my girlfriends house, as I wont have power until sunday at midnight according to the power people..

[Droppedime08]

Where are you from? Lokin forward to see this!

[tukn18s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Droppedime08

Where are you from? Lokin forward to see this!

I live in lansing Michigan, where abouts is your town? I have never heard of it...


Update: Got the entire interior out, dash and all, carpet is gone, tearing down engine compartment right now, will post pictures later tonight as I have power now!

[ZEROpsi]

yea, i heard your area got stormed on bad the other day. We had a few limbs down around here, but nothing toooo bad. But i heard lansing got HIT!

make sure to give me a call when your ready to bring it over!


Taylor

[blazerida88]

so u bought it fully bagged? hopefully we will see some pics soon. good luck with it man

[ZEROpsi]

Quote: Originally Posted by blazerida88

so u bought it fully bagged? hopefully we will see some pics soon. good luck with it man

No, its stock right now i believe......

[tukn18s]

100 percent stock, barely legal will be installing a rear linkage setup, as well as tubbing the firewall and putting some tubs in the cab, and dont forget the new frame from firewall back! I have zero fabricating skills, but do have the knowledge to run airline and stuff, and hook up the electrical stuff, that is my area of experience. They will be doing the stuff I cannot do!

Edit: Forgot to mention, the more I tear this thing apart, the more excited I get, i've wanted a blazer since day one, just didnt have the funds to get it done!

[ZEROpsi]

I have to admit also..... ive allways wanted a 2d blazer

they are beautifull slammed tukn huge wheels


taylor

[tukn18s]

Got some PHOTOS, not the greatest, but still, you get the point, first are before I started, then some progress, then how it sits now, more work to be done tomorrow, well... later today!







**wanted to ask a question, the plastic piece on the outside, around the rear glass, its faded from the sun, is that removeable? does the entire window need to be removed?**

[jherrell]

that's a good start, but your no where close to getting in deep yet. Keep at it

[tukn18s]

Quote: Originally Posted by jherrell

that's a good start, but your no where close to getting in deep yet. Keep at it

oh this I know lol we got a few things taken out of the engine bay, but some stuff came up, one of which was me getting a new job, so I have had to do some stuff with that. It will cut down on amount of work time a little bit, but cash flow will be double, cant turn that down! Hopefully i can have this tore down by end of week, I have to get it to barely legal by mid september!

[tukn18s]

the date has been set, talked to zeropsi today, the blazer frame will be at the shop on september 15th, that gives me just over 2 weeks to tear this down, i think thatll be enough time lol

[AVdime]

RU they just doing the frame? or all the metal work also?

[ZEROpsi]

Quote: Originally Posted by AVdime

RU they just doing the frame? or all the metal work also?

We just talked today and got the whole plan on paper !


trucks being delivered in a few weeks, then im gonna start tearing into it and building the frame and everything.... wooooo hoooo


were doing the frame, suspension, sheetmetal on the body and soem other goodies.....a set of the new style control arms with caps... among other nice little goodies i have planned.

cant wait man, im ready to start!

[AVdime]

so u guys do make caps for the upper arms? u acted confussed when i asked ya friday. I knew i heard that somewhere

[ZEROpsi]

Quote: Originally Posted by AVdime

so u guys do make caps for the upper arms? u acted confussed when i asked ya friday. I knew i heard that somewhere

yea ofcource we do, weve allready sold a few sets like that......and the kit that is on the blue show frame has the caps also.... I guess i didnt understand what you were asking, because ive allready made a ton of those damn things.

garrets getting a set with his arms too


Taylor

[AVdime]

pics of said caps?

[ZEROpsi]

i know youve seen these........so we must be talking about two different things....

[AVdime]

i was talking about a cap that covered the allen top! like in the new SS version of SD arms. haha oh well its all good

[ZEROpsi]

no, we probably wont be doing those...maybee for a few people that request them or something, but we see no advantage to it, we like how the uni-joint looks, so we will show it off.

Not many people seemed interested in them, i offered them to a few people, and they said they liked how the uni-joint looked, and wanted to show them off also, so, its on the back burner.

Taylor

[tukn18s]

for the small few that care, not much work got done on the car today, had a lot of homework to get done in the astronomy class, hopefully tomorrow we can make a larger dent. Only thing to update at this point in time is that I have priced my wheels. 20x8.5 inch up front, 22x8.5 out back, Intro twisted vistas. I am still debating on wheel choice 100 percent, between the v rod, vista, and twisted, but I will more than likely be going with the twisted, they are to be ordered shortly after I take the frame to barely legal, so that theyll be done at about the same time, thanks all!

[Droppedime08]

Chesaning is north of flint and south of saginaw..Im about 45min from bl
And why did taylor get banned?
We need more pics!!!!
What are your plans for bags/compressors/link/everything???

[AVdime]

So why did u ass jockeys ban taylor?

[bigblock10]

Looks good, Now send me some pic's of the paint job you want. I think i am getting my new air compressor this weekend, so I might need your help moving it around, so eat your lunch because its BIG!!!

on a side note I dont know about the ending of the movie on SAT anyway give me a call. i guess Ben moved

[tukn18s]

Quote: Originally Posted by Droppedime08

Chesaning is north of flint and south of saginaw..Im about 45min from bl
And why did taylor get banned?
We need more pics!!!!
What are your plans for bags/compressors/link/everything???

plans for the bags are air over shocks on all 4 corners, compressor.. I plan on running engine driven compressor feeding two 5 gallon tanks, the link is a 4 link that barely legal will be designing.. thats about it, I might run hard line for the air line, and I might just run all braided line, thatll be a decision I make closer to installation.

[Just_Bag_it]

Can't wait to see this thing in the shop! The blazers gonna be sick man.

[tukn18s]

Ok so I took time off of the school work, and dove into the front of the truck. Got the inner and outer fenders off, got the computer out, the fuse block, abs, core support, front bumper and the ac/heat/defrost setup taken out. It looks like we are moving around pretty well. I have two weeks from saturday before I have to take it to barely legal, here's a couple photos.



edit: notice, the ac unit is still there, its gone now, just didnt snap any pictures..

[tukn18s]

got a lot done today too, everything is now off the firewall, i need to tear down the doors so we can get the harness out, after that is completed, the body will be ready to come off the frame, should have that done by mid to late next week! getting closer and closer. I will post pics if anybody cares to see later this evening.

[miniblazinbmx]

Do you mind if I make a suggestion?? Those pics are really hard to see, since your truck is black, turn up the flash. I will be watching this thread, but I wanna see the progress man!!! Keep it going!

[tukn18s]

I can do that on the new pictures for you, I got a lot more done today, body is unbolted from frame, entire harness is out of the truck, got the rear glass off, the rear gate off. Whenever I get a chance, the body will be taken off.