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Old 03-28-2009, 10:59 PM   #1
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my nightmare 56K death

i bought a complete 05 5.3/4l60e combo with 11k miles, and was going to put it in my 02 s10, then bought the blazer with a blown intake gasket(coolant in oil) and the fun began

night i picked the blazer up



and tearing it apart


torn apart


starting fresh


some por15


mmm suspension parts


few parts installed



ls1 brakes


ls1 brakes painted



01 z06 wheels



ford 8.8, i found out the 2dr blazer sway bar wont clear the 8.8 pumpkin



knuckels and hubs ready to go on


doing the 98+ dash swap(keeping the old school front end)


as she sits now(i'm flipping the hydrobooter later, and painting the rest of the frame)


the engine, the night i got it, concealed 5.3


nice picture of how nice my garage was befor the blazer showed up


torn down







as for the question i know are coming, yes it's going to be 2wd, and i might go awd later.


and if anyone wants to trade their ls2 pan kit for a h3 alpha pan kit let me know, mine is brand new, just installed it never ran it.
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Looks good man!!! Wont be long.
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Re: my nightmare 57K death

What are the control arms? I am looking to do basically the same on the front of my 94.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ohsolow1
What are the control arms? I am looking to do basically the same on the front of my 94.

http://www.sytyperformance.com/index...mart&Itemid=26
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Are those the 17/18 inch combo?17x9.5 and 18x10.5? or ??
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This is gona be nice
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Quote: Originally Posted by s10-den
Are those the 17/18 inch combo?17x9.5 and 18x10.5? or ??

i don't know the width but they are the stock 17/18 combo off a 01 zo6.

if anyone has a matcing set i will trade my 2 18s for 2 17s
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thats going to be nice man...what are you going to use for exhaust manifolds?
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Very nice I will be watching this build.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
thats going to be nice man...what are you going to use for exhaust manifolds?

modded ls1-f-body manifolds.
Old 03-30-2009, 10:58 AM   #12
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Quote: Originally Posted by 02s104.3l
modded ls1-f-body manifolds.
post up pics when you get them mocked up, id like to see what needs to be done to get them to fit properly.
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those control arms are sick...are you planning on reinforcing the shock towers? do you think they will really drop 100lbs from the truck? torsion bars are pretty heavy...plus the crossmember...so i guess id believe that.

what about engine mounts, you going to fab those?

finally, how are you planning on mounting the LS1 brake hardware?

end of questions for now lol

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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
those control arms are sick...are you planning on reinforcing the shock towers? do you think they will really drop 100lbs from the truck? torsion bars are pretty heavy...plus the crossmember...so i guess id believe that.

what about engine mounts, you going to fab those?

finally, how are you planning on mounting the LS1 brake hardware?

end of questions for now lol
i don;t plan on reinforcing the shock towers, i haven't seen anyone running this kit have any problems with the towers not being stong enough.

i don't know if it is really 100 lbs, i would say 80 is pretty beliveable, but i haven't put aything on a scale so i don't know. and i don't really care enought to go out and buy one to find out. but i know the kit shipped to me was 35 lbs

the motor mounts i'm going to use are from turbotime
http://www.turbotime.us/Ecatatlog/MotorMounts.htm

and the ls1 brake hardware.
http://cbrperformance.com/syclone.php?Category=Syclone
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nice man, im anxious to see how this all works out for you...i wasnt sure about the shock towers. are the rubber fbody mounts the turbotime site lists just oem fbody pieces?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
nice man, im anxious to see how this all works out for you...i wasnt sure about the shock towers. are the rubber fbody mounts the turbotime site lists just oem fbody pieces?

i think so
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not really much gone on. i ordered my mounts and headers from CPW, i figure all the 2wd stuff should work with out the 4x4x stuff in the way.

got the rear end all purdy. all ready to go back in just waiting on the axles which are getting redrilled and come back monday.



springs for the coil overs come wendsday so with any luck the truck will be rolling around again by next weekend nothing really changed up front, abs delete is still kicking my ass



painted the frame, need to go over it again



got my dash, harness and other odds and ends for the 98+ harness and dash swap

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hey man added to my bookmarks lol did you need to switch the front end to coil overs because it would not work with stock suspension?

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That 8.8 is beefy and I like the Moser differential cover..
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Quote: Originally Posted by Branschm
hey man added to my bookmarks lol did you need to switch the front end to coil overs because it would not work with stock suspension?

my original plan was coil overs with the stock control arms, because i wanted it pretty low and the torsion bars would make it ride like shit, and they made changing the fuel filter a PITA. but i bent the hell out of one of the uppers tring to press new bushings in them so i got the tubular ones.
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So it will work with the torsion bars but the ride just will not be as good.

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Quote: Originally Posted by Branschm
So it will work with the torsion bars but the ride just will not be as good.


will what work with the torsion bars?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Branschm
So it will work with the torsion bars but the ride just will not be as good.

yea the coil overs are a huge upgrade, the ride quality will be much better. you could however do the swap and leave the torsion bars, they dont have anything to do with it. ive been thinking about doing the "budget" coil overs, it would be nice to get rid of the torsion bars once and for all...
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Quote: Originally Posted by 02s104.3l
not really much gone on. i ordered my mounts and headers from CPW, i figure all the 2wd stuff should work with out the 4x4x stuff in the way.
lol id say thats quite a bit. you think the 2wd stuff will work?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Kampz69
lol id say thats quite a bit. you think the 2wd stuff will work?

trial and error. the part numbers for a 4.3 2wd and 4wd mounts are the same, so i'm just guessing the 4x4 lsx mounts are for clearing the front axle, as far was the headers there is nothing that i see that is any differeant than a 2wd, so we will see...
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what are you doing to keep the front hubs together with out the front axles in ?
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And what hydroboost is that? Do you plan on putting those 98+ door panels in too? From what I understand that is a PITA
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Quote: Originally Posted by orangesonoma
what are you doing to keep the front hubs together with out the front axles in ?
i took the ends of the half-shafts off, they are at the machine shop getting machined down.




Quote: Originally Posted by Petro
And what hydroboost is that? Do you plan on putting those 98+ door panels in too? From what I understand that is a PITA
the astro hydrobooster upsidedown.

it is a PITA the older style doors don't have the provisions for the 98+ door pannels. so seeing as the dr. side door has huge dent in it and both of them have worn window regulators, i was just going to buy some 98+ doors for it.
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Well swapping doors will make things easier for ya...I want a hydroboost too...
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this should turn out nicely.

Quote: Originally Posted by Petro
I want a hydroboost too...
you can get one for around $12 from pull-a-part
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anyone know much about the 5 speeds that came behind the 4.8/5.3l

i found one from an 04 silverado 4.8 and i am thinking about going 5spd, no i don't want to go t56 because they are reatrdedly expensive and heavy.

how much of a PITA is it going to be..
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did you paint the dash and door panels? they look BLACK.
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Quote: Originally Posted by 4x4zr2GA
did you paint the dash and door panels? they look BLACK.
nope
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What you got planned for fuel? pump,exc?
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Quote: Originally Posted by Branschm
What you got planned for fuel? pump,exc?

from what i have read the 4.3 pumps will work for mild lsx swaps. so i'm am just going to use the stocker till i find i need to swap it out.

any ways stuff back from the machine shop

axles and discks





and i lightened up the "ex cv joint"

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Looking good bro i'm doing the same thing to my rearend except i have the 8.5
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please keep us posted on how this turns out..

I am very interested in the 98+ dash swap.. I am thinking about doing it myself, so please give me details if you will.. Thanks
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Awesome build keep the progress flowing
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Quote: Originally Posted by 01cherryreds10
Awesome build keep the progress flowing

i'm trying to keep everything flowing but the blazer has other ideas.

djm block i did even get it torqed to spec....




got most of my exhaust stuff though, still got a few parts coming to me, any one have 2 2.5" steel mandrel "L"'s they would be willing to trade for my stainless "L"s

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Why not just use the ss L's?
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updates (from the dead lol)
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not looking like it..lol
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i know, i want to find out if the 2wd stuff worked for him....
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*Subscribes*, I need more info if I am going to do this to mine and your thread looks really good.



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