Project: sport handling on a college budget

[BudRacing]

Go design some zippers










































fag

[S-10Driver]

I'm gonna design some explosive ones and sew them into your jeans.

go to zip them up and....BOOM...no more crotch...or hands for that matter.

[BudRacing]

You would be thinking about my crotch....






































































fag.

[greencactus3]

go do something productive



































fags

[BudRacing]

Go play in the snow Ryo. This isn't your fight.

[wildman ss]

this thread reeks of gay and fail

[BudRacing]

In the words of my dear friend Chris Bridges, "Maybe its yo uppa lip?"

[01cherryreds10]

So any new updates yet? lower it some more with coils and leafs? C'mon! Performance Center is clearancing a bunch of stuff out!

[ProTouring2.2]

Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing

In the words of my dear friend Chris Bridges, "Maybe its yo uppa lip?"

cause I love to walk around like my shit don't stank
even if it's cigars and that purple color dank
chillin in the gut with no trace of Tom Hanks
so put this in yo' jaw like weiners and beef franks!

[S-10Driver]

wtf? where'd my project thread go?

haha

[BudRacing]

Have you talked to Gutling yet? I'm leaving around noon tomorrow.

[S-10Driver]

Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing

Have you talked to Gutling yet? I'm leaving around noon tomorrow.

i sent him a PM (on bigboosting) the other day and he said it was fine...haven't heard anything since.

[S-10Driver]

here's a somewhat better pic of the new mirrors...took it w/ the camera phone.




...and i picked these up today:



98+ blazer dual piston caliper setup. $43 from the local pick n' pull.

probably won't put these on till Christmas time, i'm debating on getting a set of tall ball joints or at least a tall lower or tall upper, but i'm not sure it i would need a new UCA to do it.

[greencactus3]

$43 whaaaaaaaaaaaat??
craaazy price

[BudRacing]

Sound tempting Ryo?

[S-10Driver]

Quote: Originally Posted by greencactus3

$43 whaaaaaaaaaaaat??
craaazy price

haha, you ain't kiddin'

i'll have to take them apart and see whats good and bad. i think the rotors might be alright, just need to turn them. getting new pads anyways.

...hope the hubs are good...that'll save me a lot of $.

[greencactus3]

Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing

Sound tempting Ryo?

ive considered many times, but since im already on drop spindles its just too much trouble...
if only i had thought before i got the drop spindles lol
the ats spindle ends up not much further off i think...

Quote: Originally Posted by S-10Driver

...hope the hubs are good...that'll save me a lot of $.

yea, better hope the hubs are good lol.

[BudRacing]

He was planning on buying the hubs anyway, so I dont think he'll be too bummed. I wouldn't be surprised if they're still good though. Mine are still kickin at 151k.

I think the ATS spindles are only 1" off... in the right direction. The only thing holdin me back from those is the $1k price tag. lol

[S-10Driver]

started cleaning the parts up:



new parts...OH JAM!!

[S-10Driver]

got one painted tonight.

3 coats of VHT gold caliper paint and 3 coats of VHT clear



clear messed up on the front but i'm just gonna let it slide. trying to decide if i want to leave the bracket black or paint it gold too.


had to straighten out the dust shields, they were dented from the blazer sitting on them. lol

[S-10Driver]

spindles are loaded and ready to be put on!



next i'm gonna look at my options for bushings, tie rods, and ball joints. figure i might as well replace it all while i've got it apart.

[Gibson]

if you ever sell your truck to a ricer, you can tell him it has brembos

[ProTouring2.2]

I think they sell brembo stickers you can put on the calipers


here ya go:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BREMB...Q5fAccessories

or you could get the brembo caliper covers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...Q5fAccessories

[BudRacing]

LOL @ brembo covers. I've never seen those before.

Put these ****ers on already!

[1BadElky]

Quote: Originally Posted by ProTouring2.2

I think they sell brembo stickers you can put on the calipers


here ya go:


http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BREMB...Q5fAccessories

or you could get the brembo caliper covers:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/RED-B...Q5fAccessories

I should get some for my elky. forget LS1 brakes, I'll just glue these bad boys on!

[S-10Driver]

swap begins this weekend.

these:


plus Moog problem solver upper and lower control arm bushings and ball joints.

then a trip to an alignment shop.

i'd seen teh covers before, bout the riciest thing i've ever seen...almost. lol
i went w/ gold cause i didn't like red...it was either gold or silver.

[BudRacing]

70-0 test before and after is ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY!

[S-10Driver]

hmm...somethings missing...



lol

i also found out why they say to trim the dust shields when you lower these things. the LCA was stuck in the shield, it had actually cut a groove in it. so now i'm gonna cut the new ones before they go on.

also those studs for the UCAs are a pain in the rear. one side hit the motor mount, the other hit the exhaust and wouldn't let the cross shaft come off. lol

[BudRacing]

Yup, they can be a pain to get off, but with some jimmying they come off.

Wesley's Bleche-White FTW

[S-10Driver]

Quote: Originally Posted by BudRacing

Yup, they can be a pain to get off, but with some jimmying they come off.

Wesley's Bleche-White FTW

lol, i just kept at it till i got the stud to come out. there was no way is was gonna come off w/ the stud all the way in.

[Daveman2]

Those blazer brakes should do you nicely, they're pretty beefy.
I remember my first serious 70-0 in my blazer once I got my corvette wheels on (stock brakes), it was the first time in a car my eyes had trouble focusing properly while braking.

Also they hold up to heat pretty damn well, I used to cook mine on downhill windy roads with my almost full-weight blazer until one of the rotors got so heated it started to become untrue and sometimes smoke, when they got that hot I turned far enough to one side in a tight bend I'd hear scraping lol. LOTS of windy miles, a few autocrosses and still rocking my front stockers. I went with black paint myself.

[S-10Driver]

for future reference, blazer brake lines will not work on trucks. fitting is a different size from the hard line. i got my stock lines to work, kinda iffy though, i might look into a custom set of lines down the road.

A BIG special thanks goes out to JJSpec Automotive for helping me out the past 2 days.

drivers side is done, ran into some trouble on the pass side. should have it all together before its time to open presents. lol

[Driveway Kustoms]

sweet

[S-10Driver]

brakes are done, took it to the alignment shop, did some bedding in...


...blazer brakes are FTW! awesome upgrade, esp if you can get the parts for cheap. it rained yesterday so i haven't had time to clean it up and take more pics.

[HofinaterSS]

nice

[1BadElky]

I know the blazer flex hoses are a different size, but why are the truck lines questionable?

[S-10Driver]

Quote: Originally Posted by 1BadElky

I know the blazer flex hoses are a different size, but why are the truck lines questionable?

the bleeder valve is in the way.

[S-10Driver]

[BudRacing]

It looks like the brake line might potentially get pinched between the caliper and the UCA while turning and maybe hitting a bump (up a driveway or something similar).

[01cherryreds10]

What would you guys recommend for lines for the front Blazer calipers? I just got my greedy hands on a front setup as well

[S-10Driver]

what i'm thinking about doing is finding an 90 deg elbow, and run it like this:

[BudRacing]

Sorry if you've already told me, but what did you end up doing with the ball joints? Did you just put in stock replacements?

[S-10Driver]

I went with Moog problem solver bushings and lower ball joints.
the upper ball joints were just master pros.

cost me like $170 for teh suspension stuff, which is more than i have in the brakes all together i believe. lol

[S-10Driver]

i think i'm gonna go w/ the goodridge G-stop SS brake lines like ZZ4Blazer used:



they run right around $90 for the set of 3.

[1BadElky]

Quote: Originally Posted by Daveman2

Those blazer brakes should do you nicely, they're pretty beefy.
I remember my first serious 70-0 in my blazer once I got my corvette wheels on (stock brakes), it was the first time in a car my eyes had trouble focusing properly while braking.

Also they hold up to heat pretty damn well, I used to cook mine on downhill windy roads with my almost full-weight blazer until one of the rotors got so heated it started to become untrue and sometimes smoke, when they got that hot I turned far enough to one side in a tight bend I'd hear scraping lol. LOTS of windy miles, a few autocrosses and still rocking my front stockers. I went with black paint myself.

downshifting doesn't help?

[01cherryreds10]

Why 3 lines for the brake line kit? Left, right, and one to connect them?

[Driveway Kustoms]

Quote: Originally Posted by 01cherryreds10

Why 3 lines for the brake line kit? Left, right, and one to connect them?

rear axle hahah

[01cherryreds10]

Quote: Originally Posted by Driveway Kustomz

rear axle hahah

I'm tired

[chevy42083]

Left Front
Right Front
AND
Rear is one to the center.

EDIT: huh... shoulda refreshed before replying. Oh well

[01cherryreds10]

Now I'm thinking about getting a new SS brake line kit...Might as well I'm adding discs all the way around, anyways the whole truck will be apart again.

I need a girlfriend