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11-15-2013, 06:48 PM
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OCD Blazer
This project has been going on and off for 20 years,This blazer was actually one of my friends in highschool and I broke my arm in it four wheeling.He sold it and it and the new owner ran into the ground.One day out of the blue the guy that owned the truck stopped by and wanted to know if I wanted the blazer because he was leaving town and he didn't want to take it with him so I gave him 300 just for a parts truck
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11-15-2013, 06:54 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Cool, more info and pic's please! Welcome to the board!
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11-16-2013, 11:56 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Over the next few years pushing it back and forth I seen a little red roadster Blazer in a magazine[that later was on the cover of Air Ride Tech]and knew I had to have one,so I started looking for parts and came across a 2wd long base frame from a part out
So I cut it down to the blazers wheelbase,welded a 1/4"x5"x20"plate to the inside and moved the body mounts And then sit the body on for the first fit |
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11-17-2013, 01:19 AM
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A guy with a truck
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Re: OCD Blazer
Cool deal! Always thought cutting down a truck frame would be a good way to convert one...
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11-19-2013, 08:31 AM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Ok now I'm going to confuse you I cant find pics of when I was working on the frame but i will post them if I come across them.So when I started this project the plan was a low dollar drag and destroy toy and it had to be low so I started with a huge c-notch,made a front cross member so the factory control arms would run inside and parelel with the frame,6" bags and I made a watts link.Up front I Z'd the frame [which turns into a lot of problems later]dropped spindles and 6" bags.
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11-19-2013, 08:43 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
This blazer lives in the south so lets talk about rust,when the top and front end were removed the windshield would move back 2" when the door was opened because the rocker panels were rusted through and the rocker boxes were gone
I wasnt running a top for support and planned on running my exhaust were the rocker boxes should be so I made a support out of 1/8" steel that would run along the rocker panels and tie into firewall and bottom of the bed Last edited by Jimfred; 11-19-2013 at 08:48 PM. Reason: some pics didnt show up |
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11-19-2013, 09:03 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Some shots with the rust cut out
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11-19-2013, 09:13 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Now that the rust was out of the way and the body is supported I started putting it back together
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11-20-2013, 10:45 AM
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2WD Jimmy
 
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Re: OCD Blazer
Wow... Good Job!
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11-20-2013, 10:56 AM
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Just a nother gear head
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Re: OCD Blazer
Good idea on the torsion box replacement. Curious to se how it works out. Could be something the 4wd guys could go with.
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11-20-2013, 10:31 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer Build
The bed of the Blazer was just as bad,luckily the new tubs and lifted center took place of some of the rust and a couple patch panels for the back sides of the bed and some more 1/8"steel to rebuild the back
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11-20-2013, 10:52 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
When I lifted the transmission and driveshaft tunnel I had to cut through the center support,so I made a combination center support driveshaft loop to brace the floor up again
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11-20-2013, 11:04 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer Build
And after all the rust was fixed I sprayed the bottom with lizard liner
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11-24-2013, 12:47 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
OCD indeed! Nice work!
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11-24-2013, 05:07 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
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11-24-2013, 05:50 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
awesome build!
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11-24-2013, 11:10 PM
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A guy with a truck
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Re: OCD Blazer
Wow, just wow... More, please!
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11-24-2013, 11:27 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Thanks Im trying
I've been tearing the house up,I cant find some pics of the frame |
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11-26-2013, 10:24 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
I cant find the pics of the frame while I was working on it [it was 12 years ago]but the original plan was to make it low as possible as cheap as possible,so I Zd the front 5" with dropped spindles and bags,in the rear I used the factory trailing arms but made a new front mount so the arms ran inside and parallel with the frame and built a watts link to keep it inline and narrowed the rear end.
when I was doing the work I just wanted it to be strong and didn't take a lot of time grinding and cleaning up welds much I was going to rustoleum and let it go.But a friend of mine[Tony from Advanced Custom Coatings] offered to sand blast the frame so he could get in the tight spots before I painted it but when I went to pick it up he had powdercoated it and my trailing arms and wouldnt let me pay him [asshole] so since he was in the giving mood I gave him everything else I had.If I knew in advance everything was going to be powdercoated I would have spent more time with a grinder Last edited by Jimfred; 11-26-2013 at 10:38 PM. |
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11-28-2013, 05:57 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
A few older pics of the body back on the frame
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11-28-2013, 09:21 PM
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A guy with a truck
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Re: OCD Blazer
Not low enough? You gonna dig a hole to put it in
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11-28-2013, 09:38 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
Best of both worlds I see.
BTW, your shop is to clean 
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11-28-2013, 10:55 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
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11-28-2013, 11:01 PM
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Re: OCD Blazer
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Thanks but that's a rare pic of my garage as you can see by all the other pics |
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11-29-2013, 01:41 PM
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2WD Jimmy
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Re: OCD Blazer
[QUOTE=The 4wd I built for my son(which he lost interest in and it's been sitting in front of my garage for the past 3years.[QUOTE]
.?????? Have you had his testosterone level checked? |
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