Project: Suicidal

[pearl91chevy]

ahha funny!!!! well i just got back from a lil trip and i see a box sittin on the table.. its my lower links and brackets.. sd said next week i would get them but ya.. im happy as hell lol gonna start workin on it again tom morning

[pearl91chevy]

got the rear-end torn down again..

heres all my parts from suicidedoors.com and the shiny bolts cost me 15bucks from the hardware store..


and heres the problem so far im trying to get figured out, the links are way to short and wont come close to the axel.. u can see the bracket on the axel to held up by a magnet and thats still not even close..

[Wicked Mayhem]

the leaf spring perch is supposed to be moved up like 6 or so inches up the frame rail...

http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f198/s...nstall-206219/

your kit didnt come with a template?

[pearl91chevy]

ya i asked on the sd thread and got some replies.. thanks though wicked

[1low91s10]

yeah move front perch up and those brackets do not get welded like that, they are going to be pointed down to the ground and angled a liitle towards the rear of the truck. i would also remove the stock mount piece on the axle so you can weld the inside of the link bracket fully on the inside.

[pearl91chevy]

got them moved..

[Wicked Mayhem]

sweet. and i think you have to notch the part of the perch i made red..

[pearl91chevy]

im guessing so the link wont hit? lol thanks for the advice, i havent seen or read that being done but ill keep it in mind

[2 LayLo]

I had to trim mine actually right where wicked has in red

[Northwest--S]

Quote: Originally Posted by 2 LayLo

I had to trim mine actually right where wicked has in red

Ya I did too

[pearl91chevy]

got the stock leaf perches cut off the axel and smoothed out.. and somehow i didnt manage to tighted the bolt good enough where the breather is on the diff.. so it all leaked out..

and heres just random pics of how the truck is now..




and the only good pic i could get of the blazer and yes its very dirty..

[pearl91chevy]

as promised here are the pictures.. the motor is gettin apart pretty quick.. also i got a new work bench for christmas so im gonna be out there putting it together today, ill also have pictures of that..


i have no idea how heads are supposed to look, or if anything needs to be changed or adjusted..


and heres what i plan on doing with all the aluminum parts.. wire wheeling them and polishing them.. heres a few things i got started on, and this is only wire wheel so far, no polishing..

[TuckaBlaze]

i wanna polish mine 2. how u gonna go about doing it?

[pearl91chevy]

i just been using the wire wheel so far.. then probly get a polishing wheel for the bench grinder and go from there.. hopefully that works.. this is my first time polishing aluminum, so its a learning process for me

[IsAlwaysBroken]

Kick ass man, Ive got to come see this in person.. since you live right around the corner from me.

[TuckaBlaze]

ur gonna need to sand the grain out if u want it to be smooth.

[pearl91chevy]

wahts the best way to do that? ^^

[pearl91chevy]

it was a nice christmas day here.. the weather was nice and it wasnt to cold and the sun was out all day.. so i told my mom ill go clean her blazer up for a small christmas present, and i got a new camera to so i put it to use.. let me know ur thoughts on the blazer now since its been re-done..

[Wicked Mayhem]

slick! did they repaint the whole thing? looks really good. wish mine was that clean

[pearl91chevy]

not the whole thing.. just around the doors.. but they wet-sanded and buffed the whole truck out

[TuckaBlaze]

Quote: Originally Posted by pearl91chevy

wahts the best way to do that? ^^

No idea dude. All i know is u gotta start at whatever you want, like 400grit, and get finer and finer, till like 2000. then u can use rubing compounds and polishing compounds.

In school i went all the way to like 3000 then i polished. (It looked chrome)

I have no idea whats the best way to do it....

[IsAlwaysBroken]

Saw this in person today (thanks jess) one hell of a project.. best thing I've seen in a while..

[pearl91chevy]

Quote: Originally Posted by YellowZRX

Saw this in person today (thanks jess) one hell of a project.. best thing I've seen in a while..

thanks man!

[IsAlwaysBroken]

So when in the hell are you going to help me with mine?

[pearl91chevy]

did a bit more work today, the intake manifold is wire brushed and ready for paint.. i think it looks a bit better then before.. i cant decide on what color for it, semi gloss black or the orange?

[IsAlwaysBroken]

Gloss black man, you won't regret it.

[jas0ne]

black..... did you get anymore 3 link parts yet?

[pearl91chevy]

nope.. no more 3 link parts.. waiting for the wishbone/diffcover and crossmember before i touch the rear more..

[sonomaguy]

Sweet build, just went through all 6 pages, main concern was I am looking for info on the tilt box. Got lots of ideas from you and some good pointers. I 'll keep you up to date when I start mine. I was hoping you would start the tailgate mod too as I was thinking of doing that and wanted to see how others were doing it. I was thinking to raise mine I might go with electric lift like a screw jack or hydraulic like a dumptruck, just going sideways.

[pearl91chevy]

ordering the crossmember tomorow.. i havent done much with the truck, i got the bed on for room in the garage and the motor is coming back out this weekend and im cleanin it up and gonna throw paint down on it..

[IsAlwaysBroken]

What color are you painting this damn thing.

[pearl91chevy]

dunno man.. havent put much thought into it lately.. i guess ill figure it out when paint time comes around..

[pearl91chevy]

just spent bout 3 hours pulling the trans out, and wasted 30min becasue i couldnt figure out why it wouldnt come off.. then i realized i had to take that dust sheild off.. i did the same thing last time i pulled the trans out..


this will be out tomorow afternoon finally!!

[IsAlwaysBroken]

Any plans for the engine? Should clean that sucker up while its out.. you'll be alot more happy about the way it looks.

[pearl91chevy]

Quote: Originally Posted by YellowZRX

Any plans for the engine? Should clean that sucker up while its out.. you'll be alot more happy about the way it looks.

thats the whole reason im pulling it out is to paint it.. i 'might' install a cam in it and do a few other things but we'll see..

[pearl91chevy]

while i was waitin for my friend to get home i took the tach outta the white truck and installed it on the black truck.. i dont really want it in the white truck although its a stick, but its not like im gonna be racing it or anything.. im leavin in a few to pick up the cherry picker and ill snap some shots of my friends motor to..

[pearl91chevy]

well i spent around 30min pulling the motor out, everything was already disconneted so i just needed to pull it out..




and here is what my motor was replaced by in my friends camaro.. 383 stroker, he just and i mean just got it running today when i got there, and it sounds absolutely sic!! i tried getting video but the video was dark so ill get some more when i drop the cherry picker back off..

[IsAlwaysBroken]

Don't be a ****ing tease Jess... you need to let me come by and spy on this damn thing.

[pearl91chevy]

startin to make some good progress now.. ran to the junkyard yesturday morning and grabbed some 4.3L injectors, i been told it will increase the hp so worth a try.. also got the upper balljoints out, they came with a lifetime warrenty and i might as well replace them again just to be safe..

old balljoints..



think its time to change the fluid?

[IsAlwaysBroken]

what a mess man.. by the way I saw your moms blazer today around 1 or so..

[pearl91chevy]

lookie what i got in the mail today... Suicidedoors has teh best service!! took 3 days to get here

[pearl91chevy]

this is what i started out doing tonight.. pulled the un-safe brake line off..

then to this.. need to clean them up and respray them..

just a pic of the front bags/cups..

then the spindals came off.. gonna spray them black, i should have done it when they were already off and apart..

heres the results of a blown breakline and fluid shooting all over, yes i already replaced that sides line..

gonna re-spray this to since brake fluid got on here to..

and i've never had this off before, so the brakeline bolts were a bitch to loosen..

and heres my current debate, i dunno if i should spray the engine bay black..

[sonomaguy]

That really depends on what color you're going to paint the rest of the vehicle. Black engine bay sort of goes with everything though. Lookin good so far.

[pearl91chevy]

well the top of the truck probly from the bodyline up with be a dark blue.. then white on bottem with a silver/grey seperating the 2 colors.. thats just waht i have in mind right now..

[pearl91chevy]

got the upper controls arms painted, one arm was smooth while the other was a rough texture so i got rid of that.. there both smooth now.. also painted the calipers.. and u can see how bad the break fluid messed things up..

[HeWeR]

truck is looking damn good nice work man keep it up

[pearl91chevy]

so yesturday on the way home.. took a backroad that wasnt plowed yet, "it snowed 2 days ago only a few inchs" took a left, started sliding and thought it straighted out but ended up sliding down the hill into a telephone pole.. unlike my moms blazer extreme, i can fix this for cheap haha.. i already picked up a hood for it..

[pearl91chevy]

so heres the frame.. pretty bad, i did what i could to try and straighten it..

also did what i could with the bumper, i straighted it out somewhat but still needs ALOT of work.. ill jsut fix it when spring rolls around and its warmer out.. and the radiator support is worse then i thought, it even through the fender out of alignment..

and heres the new hood.. it was the one that orignaly came with the truck but i didnt want it, and neither did my friend that had the truck before me so he left the stock one on.. well lucky i got it cause his dad was planning on throwing it away this week.. not bad though..


im just trying to look at this in a good way.. cause i've kinda been thinking about acaully fixing this truck up to.. and i guess wrecking it kinda got me motivated to do so.. so we'll see what happens with it when next season rolls around..

[pearl91chevy]

well back to updating.. i've made a few changes, such as no more suicide hood, andthe back is now fully bagged and operating.. heres some pics from today.. i just just got it driving today and took it around the block for the first time since last summer.. still got a few bugs to work out before the teardown to get everything powdercoated and painted..




i got good amount of lift





the dirty engine..

[IsAlwaysBroken]

And you didn't call to tell me.. you dick...