78 squarebody 2wd made2drag

[made2drag]

well i just got a pretty nice 78 blazer (jimmy high sierra actually) its a 2wd with a 350 and turbo 350 auto. runs and shifts like new. i plan on doing a static drop as low as possible. no floor cutting or bags just spindles, springs and flip. probably will buy some boss 338s in 20"s or some u2 55s in 22's. probably going to keep the green and if i change the front end to a 81 and up i'll just paint that part to match the rest of the blazer.

this will be an ultra slow build due to the gas money it takes to drive this thing 50 miles a day...hahaha

[made2drag]

[badpontiacs]

Looks good! Is that a manual trans brake pedal in the last picture?

[maxxxy]

I'm on board! Put in a vortec!!!!!! Lol. This'll be a good one to watch
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[made2drag]

Originally Posted by badpontiacs

Looks good! Is that a manual trans brake pedal in the last picture?

yes, i read the spid in the glove box last night and i was scatching my head when it said 3 speed manual....i didnt even notice the brake pedal being smaller til you pointed it out. no clutch pedal, i guess they took that out.

good eyes!

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

I'm on board! Put in a vortec!!!!!! Lol. This'll be a good one to watch
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hey maxxxy, ive been following your build. love it! i wish i could put a vortec 350 in it. believe it or not my 4.3 vortec has more power than this old 350.

i think it'll be the fall before its slammed but ya never know.

[made2drag]

i still have my v6 springs from my tan truck and when i took them out i cut a full coil off them. im wondering if i threw them in my 350 blazer if i would see 3 or 4 inches of drop?
im going to do a little research today on that and may put those springs in this week, but i wont have much money to do anything else soon

[made2drag]

cut 2 coils today. took about 4 hours to put a spring compressor on them and cut them and put the other wheels on. didnt even have to take ball joints or unbolt anything.

[made2drag]

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please dont cut 2 coils if you're worried about negative camber or a perfect ride! My shocks don't bottom out and my tires don't rub. It rides ok, but probably would have been better to cut a coil and a half and put 2 inch spindles on it. Total drop= 8 inches (with smaller tires included)
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[made2drag]

[made2drag]

measured the bottom on my sway bar before the drop




after the drop

[made2drag]

tires on there now are 215/70/15's....close to the same size as boss 20's with 245/45/20's like my tan truck.

[rs72z]

Don't ditch the round eyes!!

I like the color!

[made2drag]

the round eyes are growing on me...keeping this color or a gm black. not sure yet

[ghettoluxury]

Originally Posted by made2drag

the round eyes are growing on me...keeping this color or a gm black. not sure yet

As they should!

[made2drag]

spent 95 bucks at the junkyard

found an Alpine tape deck pullout in an 87 acura....shocked to see that!

85 cluster
astro van steering wheel
steelies with nice thread for the rear. they are going to be a tad taller than the front, but if it looks bad, there are 2 more where i got these. hard to believe i found a set of 4 tires and wheels with good tires at the junkyard

[made2drag]

[96twodoor]

cool truck m keep up the progress .

[Pop's C-10]

i haven't seen a pull out in 10 years...lol

[stepside83]

another begining of a cool build

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by stepside83

another begining of a cool build

i hope i can be happy with just a static drop. i needed this to carry the kids in and probably wont have the cash to bag it but i think it will be a great daily driver....everything but the 15 miles per gallon thing

[blazer2007]

Originally Posted by made2drag

i hope i can be happy with just a static drop. i needed this to carry the kids in and probably wont have the cash to bag it but i think it will be a great daily driver....everything but the 15 miles per gallon thing

famous last words,I said the same thing,went static,now I have bags,now I want a PB front and a step notch

[maxxxy]

Now you just need a flip kit for the rear and I'd call it good! It's already an awesome color, and the round eyes look sweet! Just drop it, polish it up, then drive it like you stole it!
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[made2drag]

Originally Posted by blazer2007

famous last words,I said the same thing,went static,now I have bags,now I want a PB front and a step notch

maybe, but my magical money tree in the backyard isnt growing very well, so we'll see...lol

[made2drag]

Originally Posted by maxxxy

Now you just need a flip kit for the rear and I'd call it good! It's already an awesome color, and the round eyes look sweet! Just drop it, polish it up, then drive it like you stole it!
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im either going to flip it or move the front hangers up and drop shackles, then pull a leaf or 2 until its an inch higher in the rear.

since the gas tank is between the rails and out of the way...the front hanger rivots should be easier to get off.