Project: Suicidal

[pearl91chevy]

thanks guys.. im starting to rip apart the front end today but after i get done detailing my moms new car.. its a 2003 blazer xtreme, its the dark blue and its got 21,000 miles. completely certified and we picked it up for 15,000.. ill soon have pics of that also..

[jman]

i do want to add i really like what you did with the hood. pretty original

[pearl91chevy]

thanks.. it was not a easy process trying to get the hood fully aligned, i drilled many holes i wish i didnt, but there now all patched up.. i orginialy wanted to do a side opening hood but i thought it was to much for me to do, as in i didnt have the experience to do it.. now im having second thoughts on it lol..

[pearl91chevy]

well here are the pics finnaly of the new xtreme.. its a 2003 blazer xtreme, got 20,000 miles, almost completety perfect condition, its also certified.. and did i mention this is my moms? we got some good plans for this coming up so now i kinda got to project cars.. but my truck is in the process of the front end being town down so i can finish the detail of the frame and all.. ill have pics soon.

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...e/DSC03105.jpg

[pearl91chevy]

alright got some pics of the front end and all.. i decided while the frame is getting painted and detailed might as well finish up the bodywork on the cab since its all apart, hes what i got so far..

[pearl91chevy]

big update... decided the front is gonna be bagged.. just for now.. i finnally got the brake booster off and painted pretty much, and i started the grinding down and hopefully the last part of the bodywork on the cab.. and the reason i decided to go for bags was becasue the money its gonna cost to drop the front properly to the right height would be just as much pretty much as bagging it, and if i bag it i got height to play with over bumps and stuff.. so thats y..



The truck right now..



The extra parts now from suspention

The misc. body parts waiting much needed work..

And heres whats paying for my bags.. my beater..

[pearl91chevy]

decided to see how low its gonne be before i start notching the frame and all for the bags.. turns out its not much lower lol.. so i got the lower control arms off and ready to notch those tomorrow, also went out and bought all new ball joints casue mine were gettin nasty..
my parts mess over the weekend of cleaning:

and other pics without the springs/shocks installed:

[pearl91chevy]

got one of the control arm finished today and hopefully the other will be done tomorrow morning

[got_u_sick]

Progress is lookin great! That blue on your back half looks real nice, very clean. Keep up the good work.

[pearl91chevy]

thanks.. cant wait till i get the whole frame in blue and everything detailed..

[pearl91chevy]

new pics.. got the arms in and installed on both sides.. cant decide if i wanna wait to make the cut for the bag until i do get the bags or i should go for it now..
DRIVERS:


PASSENGER:

[dragsdaily]

i wait for the bags then cut the pocket. but you might want to put a nice rad on that cut sharp corners might crack also looks cleaner with rads.

[pearl91chevy]

what is a rad?

[dragsdaily]

a radius, you dont want sharp corners. sharp corners may be stress area and may crack in that corner. and radius is stronger no weak spots. i dont have any pics of mine but some one will have some.

[pearl91chevy]

heres some new pics of the tires on and the de-humped arms, i still want lower though,




Wheel Straight:
Wheel turned:

[pearl91chevy]

if anyone has pics of a custom made blower box let me know.. i still want to keep all that stuff there and in usable condition..

[pearl91chevy]

well anyone need a air condtioning and heating system? ill let it go for cheap, and hte heater core is brand new..

[pearl91chevy]

got pics of the sunroof and a OLD pic of my fire wall, i since have put the metal pecies in and welded them and started to lay some bodyfiller.. and the moon roof still needs some trimmin but its gettin there..




Just cut out, it has been trimmed since, i just wanted alot there incase so i didnt over cut..

[pearl91chevy]

ill have better pics in the mornign when i pull the truck out.. the whole cab, fenders, and doors have been sprayed for the final prime.. the whole front end is thrown back together besides the hood.. hopefully im gonna take it around the block tom morning..




even got my blue lights working for the headlights..

[DCSHOECOUSA]

looking great man!!

[pearl91chevy]

got the truck back tog yesturday and took it out for a drive.. about a block away i heard a BAM! and then a grinding so i pulled off the road, didnt see anything casue i thought my muffler just tagged the ground... start it up and took off and still dragging.. turns out the shock absorber somehow broke and drug the ground.. but luckily they got a lifetime warrenty lol but dont matter casue bags are on the way from ups but other thne that i got it fixed and heres how its sits right now..

[jman]

looking real clean man

[pearl91chevy]

well got the truck tog again to drive it till all the bags stuff arrives.. im just waitin for the bags themselves to be able to bag the front and they shoudl be here today.. but went out drivin and passes through a set of lights right after a 4 car pileup so traffic was backed up.. my driveshaft fell off.. im suprised it didnt acually come fully out considering i was doing 55... luckily my friends showed up and ran down to orileys and got me a spare u-joint for parts to continue on ..


as of yesturday, starting the mock-up for the trailor fenders:

i love when the tire wants to eat the fender

[pearl91chevy]

alright.. lots done.. i finnaly have all my bag management for the front.. i got the bags completely installed in the front and ran the airline.. i havent had a chance to install the tank yet with valves.. so what i did was just hook the line up for the passenger side straight to where the tilt bed line goes.. which it all worked out good.. i only have 100psi in the tank for the video..
Monday night:



heres all tuesday:

[pearl91chevy]

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[pearl91chevy]

Heres a new vid of both the bags finnaly hooked up.. ill have pics tom of the set up.. i just need to buy the compressor which is gonna be ordered monday.. im still only running 100psi through the bags and it looses psi which everytime i dump then which is the reason i keep loosing lift..

[Wicked Mayhem]

duno what size tire you wanna lay on.. but you shoulda tubbed firewall before you did that bodywork since youll be cuttin into it.. and that fender might not be high enough.. mine barely is for a 245/35/20...

[pearl91chevy]

damn man.. you are close lol.. but i dont plan on changin the rims anymore but if i did i wouldnt go any bigger then a 18".... i still have a bit of work to do on the cab by the firewall so ill probly just change it so its no big deal.. the reason the tubs are where there at is becasue i have a suicide hood.. so i had to make up so the hood hinge would close properly without touching, but then i also thought i could cut it out on the fender where it will be.. but ill find out..

[pearl91chevy]

got some more pics of the air ride up front.. also dropped my moms blazer with a 2/3 but ill have pics of that today when it gets back from alignment

[pearl91chevy]

got the wiring done finally for the bed, and airbags.. and also got the battery box made.. my welding teacher again helped out majorly on this he built the box and welded it together for me.. the battery will be mounted inside the firewall.. i think u guys can get the picture..ill hopefully be making the cut tonight..

[pearl91chevy]

got home last night around 11 and started sanding down the bed which i got finish, so i jusr got bodywork left and another layer of primer.. got up this morning and started cutting out the box.. and ya, the grinder got hungry and took a good chunk of my finger off lol.. doesnt hurt and hasnt bled yet which is awsome.. but good news i finnaly got a trailor ball.. so as soon as its out im gonna have a nice long drag lol.. ill have pics later..

[pearl91chevy]

got a vid finally of me draggin... i just installed the ball today and wow is it addicting, im gonna really look forward into some drag blocks and i just cant wait to drag the rear..

[dragsdaily]

nice vid

[pearl91chevy]

finnaly finally finished the gas door shaving.. turned out so much better then i though it would..

[pearl91chevy]

got a update.. well the bed supports collapsed.. i finnaly bought a compressor and i have it running to around 175.. well i lifted the bed around 150 with my friend in it, "he weighs around 150lbs.. well i guess it was to much pressure to quick to lift him and heres the result.. i got it bent back out as much as i could but now i got to replace them again..



Also did some work on the hood and threw it on..

Bags fully aired up at around 175psi...



Whats left of the ball..

and i started back up on the interior..

[pearl91chevy]

so i decided last night it was time to pull the motor.. more then once reason to this.. first of all theres getting to be some good leaks going on which i hate and i need to fix them, prob is with that there in spots that you cant get to or would be to hard.. secondly i need to finish painting the frame and it will be much easier with it out... and thirdly i can finish up the firewall and all... and maybe i could have a possible motor for this thing but thats just a possibilty.. everything is ready to come out, i got three bolts left and i cant get them cause i broke the socket thats the right size.. and also im waiting on a cherry picker.. but hopefully it will be out tom...
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g2...g/DSC03310.jpg

[pearl91chevy]

o, and the truck isnt all the way aired up in the one pic.. that was like at 90psi or so..

[pearl91chevy]

ENGINE IS OUT!! finally got it out today, a friend of mine lended me the cherry picker for the day which is awsome.. didnt make to big of a mess besides the tranny fluid.. the only problem i had was where the shifter is, i couldnt get it to clear outta the hole, so i had to unbolt the exhaust piping and then drop the engine more to get it to clear.. here it all is..

[pearl91chevy]

got most of the front end apart.. and i did start the wire brushing and crap of the frame so its starting to get there.. also bought the primer today to..

[jman]

cool stuff. don't think i've ever seen anyone mount a battery there.

[pearl91chevy]

ya, i've been getting that alot about the battery.. well today i bought my motor.. its a 3.1L out of a camaro.. and before i get any crap about using another v6 i have my reason on this.. 350's are getting to be very common swaps for s-10's, this v6 can easily be turbo'ed and i found a forum thread on how to do this, part listing and all and it can be done for less then a thousand bucks.. also all my parts will swap over straight to this 3.1L.. by the way this whole motor has been fully re-built and the starter itself was on for no more then 10miles.. i could have bought the new trans to but i wanna stick with my 5 speed..but anyways heres the pics and my frame so far..

[pearl91chevy]

well finally got the frame and everything painted in the front end.. and i can finally move it in and out to clean and work on the engines.. i still havent recived the drop spindals yet so im not on the ground but soon.. as for the engines im starting to take off the intake on my 2.8L and gonna hopefully put it on the 3.1L tom since its my day off...

[pearl91chevy]

the front suspention is finally completely.. just recived the 2" belltech drop spindals and got them installed... sorry for alot of pics.. alots gone on, and also the engine is almost ready to put in..

[pearl91chevy]

got the other side fender in finally.. went alot easier then i though..

[5.74x4]

i just found your thread and the truck has come a long way, looks good. I might get to check it out in person someday since i'm in rockford a few times a year since my wifes family all live in belvideer<--sp and we go up to visit.

[4.3Xtreme]

Everything is really starting to come together it's looking good! I just really think you should go back and rework the tilt bed. Not saying you didn't do a good job, it just seems like it could be nicer... But all in all it's looking great!

[dart_06]

lookin great!!! keep up the good work!!! so whats keepin ya from draggin frame??

[pearl91chevy]

Quote: Originally Posted by 5.74x4

i just found your thread and the truck has come a long way, looks good. I might get to check it out in person someday since i'm in rockford a few times a year since my wifes family all live in belvideer<--sp and we go up to visit.

ya i live probly 15 min away from belvidere so for sure let me know sometime when u heading into town and u can check it out..
as for why its not layin, is money right now.. i think i have a bit more things to worry about right now anyways like the engine and the bodywork.. bodywork isnt bad considiering i work at a bodywork shop but ya.. it will be fully bagged one day and layin though.

[ak907bravada]

looks hella sweeeeeet!

[pearl91chevy]

thanks.. the motor is in and mounted and so is the trans.. i tried gettin it started today but not gettin any fuel for some reason which sucks, but theres always a reason and im gonna find it.. ill have some pics whne i get a chance