77fixer
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Well, here is my first post and I haven't even done one for the garage, but that will change soon. We close on the 13th, then I'll start the garage thread, but for now, here is my Winter Vehicular Project. I hope it's done before spring. My goal is to make it very capable off road while staying largely street legal. As we are preparing to move I don't have any good overall pics, but here is what I do have.
It started as an 82 Blazer. I took it to the frame rails and a body and this is where it sits. I've done everything to it myself and every mod other than the cage was salvaged metal. I probably have less than $200 in steel for the shackle flips, crossmembers, rockers, shifters, bumpers and other misc. parts.
While replacing the rockers with 2x6 tube was involved, the fenders are definitely more ambitious. The rear axle moved back 4" so I cut the fender in the center and moved the rear half back 8" while sectioning 3" to raise the lip. I still have to cut sections from other fenders to fill in the gaps. The front axle moved forward so the fender opening will move 2" back and 6" forward plus up 1" to equal the rear. Other body work includes cutting off the half top to replicate the full convertibles of 73-75.
While building the crossmember for the double transfer cases, I raised them several inches to provide extra clearance under the belly. This required that I cut a large portion of the floor out. I will form several new panels that can be removed with the cage in place.
Raising the transfer cases plus the available droop of the front axle requires some angularity from my driveshafts. I am going to use axle shafts from a ford F250 and tractor slip joints to build my own shafts. This should allow me over 40* of angle and 6-8" of slip.
The 454 was bought from a fellow wheeler with an Edelbrock Performer intake for $400. The Thorley Tri-Y headers are from a coworker for $70, plus I am planning a VooDoo cam set before I install the front clip. I built the TH400 for a previous rig with a 34 element sprag and Transgo shift kit. The transfer case doubler is from Jed's Machining and the triple stick shifters are my own design. The transmission shifter is going to be a similar design.
The suspension is pretty simple. My shackle flip in the rear with 56" springs. In the front I used the 52" springs from the rear and moved the factory mounts forward. Shocks are 14" ProComp ES3000. The shock mounts in the front are from a F250 and the rear shocks will go through the bed and tie into the cage.
Tires are 14/42-16.5 Super Swamper IROKs on Hummer H1 wheels. Rather than recenter the wheels, I am using dually hubs on the front Dana 60 and fabbing my own 4.5" wheel spacers for the 14B rear.
It started as an 82 Blazer. I took it to the frame rails and a body and this is where it sits. I've done everything to it myself and every mod other than the cage was salvaged metal. I probably have less than $200 in steel for the shackle flips, crossmembers, rockers, shifters, bumpers and other misc. parts.
While replacing the rockers with 2x6 tube was involved, the fenders are definitely more ambitious. The rear axle moved back 4" so I cut the fender in the center and moved the rear half back 8" while sectioning 3" to raise the lip. I still have to cut sections from other fenders to fill in the gaps. The front axle moved forward so the fender opening will move 2" back and 6" forward plus up 1" to equal the rear. Other body work includes cutting off the half top to replicate the full convertibles of 73-75.
While building the crossmember for the double transfer cases, I raised them several inches to provide extra clearance under the belly. This required that I cut a large portion of the floor out. I will form several new panels that can be removed with the cage in place.
Raising the transfer cases plus the available droop of the front axle requires some angularity from my driveshafts. I am going to use axle shafts from a ford F250 and tractor slip joints to build my own shafts. This should allow me over 40* of angle and 6-8" of slip.
The 454 was bought from a fellow wheeler with an Edelbrock Performer intake for $400. The Thorley Tri-Y headers are from a coworker for $70, plus I am planning a VooDoo cam set before I install the front clip. I built the TH400 for a previous rig with a 34 element sprag and Transgo shift kit. The transfer case doubler is from Jed's Machining and the triple stick shifters are my own design. The transmission shifter is going to be a similar design.
The suspension is pretty simple. My shackle flip in the rear with 56" springs. In the front I used the 52" springs from the rear and moved the factory mounts forward. Shocks are 14" ProComp ES3000. The shock mounts in the front are from a F250 and the rear shocks will go through the bed and tie into the cage.
Tires are 14/42-16.5 Super Swamper IROKs on Hummer H1 wheels. Rather than recenter the wheels, I am using dually hubs on the front Dana 60 and fabbing my own 4.5" wheel spacers for the 14B rear.
Are those the F700 rotors? Interesting ram mounting also. I just sold a set of steering Rocks. The buggy plan wasn't working out. The cylinder I'm using I picked up used from a buddy, it's from West Texas Offroad.
11' was the bare minimum I could use, just got lucky
How about the garage?
