[woody80z28]

APRIL

Bought a snorkel for an XJ Jeep on ebay for $69. Nice. Also picked up a universal enclosed air filter element and RTVd it because it looked pretty leaky. So I cut up the outer fender with a step drill and my nibbler and a sawzall for the inside and a crescent and hammer for the inner fender structure.I used 3100 exhaust manifold studs for the snorkel body because the nuts are nightmare because of the fender structure. Ended up cutting another hole to get a socket in there for the top on to tighten it securely.

Tested it this weekend, but the water probably wasn't high enough anyway. It's a lot of fun to just #sendit. Videos to come.

Little one is fascinated with the trailer ramp.

Bombed around and got all the way to the top of the mountain. Got stuck about a 1/4 of the way up in my snow testing. It's SO MUCH better in mud and rocks than snow. And the A/C works! That's pretty mint.

Shakedown did show me I have another fuel leak somewhere. Gonna have to find that. And it seems down on power. Once in a while when it starts it will sputter a little. But it has no codes. I sprayed a can of seafoam in it. Didn't really make a difference. And I don't want to get to dump too much money in it. Probably just check plugs, wires and cap and rotor. The Gambler 500 is June 4-6 in the Adirondacks, so I'll have to get it figured out before then.

 

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JUNE

Finally got to run the Gambler 500 with this hot garbage. Put some videos together. Check back for Day 2 & 3 soon. Editing takes forever. Or even better yet...like and subscribe my youtube channel. haha

 

[woody80z28]

JUNE

Been doing more video than pictures lately.

 

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JULY

This thing is now officially the "Danger Blazer"...what a rusty heap! But I'll keep fixing it until it's really really bad. haha Cause it's too much fun!

 

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JULY

Patched up the POS and gave her some test sends

 

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AUGUST

 

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SEPTEMBER

Wow, forum seems kinda dead lately. But I made the doors removable with some 3/8 hitch pins and it's pretty awesome. I can swap the doors for my Jeep mirrors in about 2 minutes. It works pretty slick.

I also tried it out with no rear hatch, and it's pretty cool...but the hatch is basically impossible to reinstall on your own, and even with two people it kinda sucks. So I guess that will be really rare. haha. But I've already pulled the doors off like 5 times.

 

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Here's a video of climbing on the trailer and screwing around with the doors off:

 

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Quick clip catching it on fire while doing family photos....wifey wasn't super impressed.

 

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Looking at the videos from last weekend, I can't believe it didn't die. I mean...it's suuuper rusty and I was givin her hell. I'm impressed with the S-chassis durability.

 

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1-ton axles and 37" tires for the Blazer? Yeah, why not? IFS delete and solid axle swap.

 

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Forgot to post this I guess...but here's a fun video drowning the Blazer. It ended up getting the ignition wet and running terrible. Also killed the blower motor. But I got it running again with a new coil and ICM. It aint dead yet! Now time to order a blower motor...I want to keep my heat and A/C haha

 

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Blazer rust is getting pretty bad. Every time I fix anything on it 2 more things break. Honestly the blazer rust has been really bad from the start...and beating on it hasn't helped. haha
But I patched it up enough to run Gambler 500 Frozen Nutz in a couple weeks. See how long it lasts. haha

 

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Finally had a chance to put together a video from the "expert trails" at the offroad park tagging along with some Jeeps. Trails recommended for 35+ tires with 31s means you gotta have some more throttle, more send and more ain't care. Sometimes that still aint enough and you gotta get pulled out.

 

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Wow, I haven't updated this thread in forever!

Tried jumping the work snowbank with the Blazer like I did with my old Z71...similar results! haha. Got some air time! But it busted apart the grille and broke a rusty power steering cooler line. One self tapper and a couple hose clamps and it was ready for more action though.

Tried to take it up the mountain at my dad's and it's just not great in snow. Really needs a welded front diff. Third gear was working ok until the SES came on. Such a turd...I think it's the spider. I'll keep pounding on it until it won't go any more. Then it'll get the 5.3 and f350 axles I have waiting for it. Also have a lead on a local nv4500 and floor shift transfer case out of a 2500 dodge. At some point it's gonna be a beast!

Snow bank

Uphill skiing

$300 5.3 swap with free tuning

getting a pair of running LS for $500

And I guess I never did post the "tough truck" track I went to and water bogging either

 

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Took it to the Gambler 500 and conquered some crazy stuff. And also broke the control arm, but I got a new one on the way already.

 

[goes2fast]

This thread should be titled how to have too much fun with rusty junk!

 

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This thread should be titled how to have too much fun with rusty junk!

I honestly can't believe it hasn't broken in half...given my sketchy angle iron "frame" repair. I just keep abusing it and it keeps surviving.

Made it through the fall gambler. Didn't even break anything! Just a big dent from a tree. Lots of other blazers and s10s there...had to be at least a half dozen. I wheeled with a couple of them.

 

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Fixed up this POS on the cheap and it's making a great winter beater. It's amazing what difference in aesthetics some paint, wheels and stickers can make.

Had to fix the rear axle, that was the last video. Swapped some offroad/street blazer parts around.

Also did ball joints, fuel lines, brake lines, (used) caliper & rotor on one corner, ebrake hardware with ghetto actuator. Painted the grille black, did my red/black bowtie treatment along with some Z69 stickers. The Z28 wheel offset and some rear spacers actually help with stability a little...widens track by 4" in front and 7" in back. I yanked out the terrible head unit install and put the leftover factory CD player in...been rocking some DMX. Sanded the ragged and prickly shift knob and swapped the metric cluster to my US one from the Gambler.

Lots of fun to have an #aintcare winter beater. Dump the clutch and kick the ass sideways and slide around. Then if it gets stuck just put in 4WD and drive out. Good times.