That's how I live life.... so far only a few dislocated shoulders and no major scars to speak of.
Planning is for the birds!
Super VXer
That's how I live life.... so far only a few dislocated shoulders and no major scars to speak of.
Planning is for the birds!
Super VXer
Hey Beau! Patrol_Stuff
Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"
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How did you know I'd check your build thread? Damn am I that predictable? I just got the Patrol running again yesterday, new forklift distributor, new wires and plugs, timed everything, fixed a flat, and today I replaced one side of the front brakes. Tomorrow the other side and then the top's getting put on for winter. I just don't think I'll be keeping it long enough to use another engine though. But if I was, you know I'd swap in something better(like, dare I say it, a 4BT)-that's how I roll. I will give it to you though:
The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable man persists in trying to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on me.
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Now this project has more of an update!
After I did this:
...I healed... sort of... and tried to redeem myself by finishing this:
Spring over install with the overload leaves removed. The '95(?) Rodeo Dana 44 is what crushed my hand so I wanted it in - still work to do but it does suspend the Blazer enough to do...
This:
The Blazer needed to be moved to the other 'stall' so AWOL could go back in the garage. Fun weekend with the rental hoist... installed the truck bed and moved the Blazer over. Then placed the motor and trans back on the frame after I removed the fenders and a bunch of IFS bracketry:
This is how it looked before the weekend's work:
Now that the motor is sitting on the frame again, the front axle is underneath it, and the brackets are out of the way... I have been trying to figure out what exhaust manifolds I need, what motor mounts I should order, what steering issues I will have to deal with, if the radius arms I want to use are going to work, and what radiator mounting options I have. Everything is really tight, just how we like it!
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Just trade it in on this one!
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I can tell you right now that everyone hands down for power uses longtubes on the truck motors. However, space considerations obviously come into play here. I am running shorties, but am concerned with them coming very close to the frame. Block huggers are also an option. Just remember that you can use car parts too. Some of the older gen 3 vettes came with titanium exhaust IIRC. I can also check the clearance rack at summit for you if you decide on a particular type. I still think my idea of the motorcycle muffler zoomies is the best though
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I saw the start of this thread and got all excited....well still am, but I saw S10 and thought Syclone......
The answer is more power! What was the question?
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HAHA! I just can't get away from that one aye! $28k is prolly a great deal tho! I'll think about it...Originally Posted by Triathlete
Just trade it in on this one!
GO ZOOMIES!!!I can tell you right now that everyone hands down for power uses longtubes on the truck motors. However, space considerations obviously come into play here. I am running shorties, but am concerned with them coming very close to the frame. Block huggers are also an option. Just remember that you can use car parts too. Some of the older gen 3 vettes came with titanium exhaust IIRC. I can also check the clearance rack at summit for you if you decide on a particular type. I still think my idea of the motorcycle muffler zoomies is the best thoughSome company has some mid-length headers for sale but I don't see there is room in my app. Not even for block huggers! Still 315hp works just fine for me!
So it looks like I am going to have to settle for 98-99 F-body LS1 manifolds. I'm using junkyarddog.com in hopes of a quick find. EBay only has the drivers side listed right now. I don't think I would have to modify them but here is what some have had to do:
From this:
To this:
So did I... thought Sy/Ty I mean. I was looking at Typhoons and thought it would be awesome to have the world's only "Trailphoon" but starting with a Typhoon made no sense to me so I will make one my own way! Already bought the Typhoon style grill and have some functional design ideas that mimic the body cladding.
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For Halloween this year I dressed up as a mechanic and partied in the yard and garage!
I pulled a steering box out of an '80 2wd Astro van for the flipped pitman arm location. Exact same box as the S-10 just different output shaft. I really like how the Cherokee 44 drag link and the stock Astro pitman arm line up. The drag link is bent though.
I also pulled a steering shaft from an XJ Cherokee because of its slim u-joints versus the S-10 rag joint and bulky CV joint looking thing. I had to hammer it apart and cut off the friction pads and then sand off the paint from the inner shaft before I could collapse it enough to fit.
I also pulled a Hydroboost unit out of a '94 AWD Astro van to add a bit more room to the bay as well as increase braking abilities. I'm going to have to study which proportioning valves will work best for an app like this. The Hydro bolts up to the same spot but I need to fab up an inner mounting plate.
While all that was being trial fit, my apprentice tore in to the dash and removed the column.
It was a great Halloween party!!!
Super VXer
Looks like you need Buffy the Rust Slayer to stop by for a few days.
Super VXer
HAHA! Yeah I bought a Blazer with no rust so that I could swap in rusty parts! Everything will have to be swapped, modified, fabbed, fitted, and removed before I start the beautifying process.
Super VXer
Ya get everything fitting right then make it pretty, would suck to cut up a pretty part because it doesn't fit
1999 Isuzu Vehicross-#1209- lots of mods - gone
1995 Honda Passport: Lifted, Locked, 34x10.50's, just a few things..-Click for build thread
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Dude that engine is fitting in there tight! Those exhaust manifolds are going to be cooking your other components. Nice to see the progress too. What are you putting in place of that column, or did you just remove it to get it out of the way? I'm still on the fence whether to keep my stock VX steering wheel or go with something different. I think by law you still have to have the airbags to drive on road IIRC. Did you get those dirty dingo mounts for the engine? I'd like to see how they turned out.
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Dude, everything fits tight! You are going to be in the same boat!I'll prob'ly swap columns for a non-column-shift unit and floor shifter. The column shifter linkage, fuel lines, brake lines, exhaust pipe, driveshaft, radius arm... would all be in one spot otherwise. At least I can get the linkage out of the way and have a cool shifter to boot.
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That sounds about right. I was(am) in denial about it, but now you have to go throwing that reality in faceDude, everything fits tight! You are going to be in the same boat!. Ah well, time to go look for a bigger prybar and plunger.
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