I'm Cheating On You...

[vt_maverick]

I think you should put the plate upside down and draw an "x" through it with a sharpie. Keep doing that for all the donor vehicles you use and you'll look like a WWI ace in the engine bay.

[ZEUS]

Ya the GMC grille's look more "finished", I always felt the Chevy grille's were lacking in the style department. Except for my 68' K10, I LOVED that grille:



That sucks that the Denali is gone, oh well. You gonna put the VIN on there for nostalgic reasons lol

'68-'72 is my favorite classic truck style! Next to my office is a weird psuedo/ghetto/classic car storage lot and there is a white '68 bowtie stepside in there that always tempts me - I have a disease.

I think you should put the plate upside down and draw an "x" through it with a sharpie. Keep doing that for all the donor vehicles you use and you'll look like a WWI ace in the engine bay.

I wanted that VIN plate cuz the matching engine, trans, instruments, and harnesses are all connected to the VIN so it's the code for the heart of this ride and since the L33 option was so rare, it adds a bit more cool to it - I also like the idea of having the VIN in case of tuning issues. I like your idea of the 'kills' tho! Too bad there is no way to have the dogtags of all my victims at this point... That would be SIX extra VIN plates on the firewall so far HAHA! If I ever get to build the dedicated rat-rock-rod I have envisioned I will be all over that idea, Mav!

[RamAirZ]

I should do that with all the plates I've had on previous vehicles hahahaha. Ya I love the 67-68 chevy grille the best, they just look sweet, I really want a 68' crew cab conversion!

[ZEUS]

Can someone direct me to a good source of info on how to graft this sheet metal on to the Blazer?

[RamAirZ]

amigo flares!!!! You could do it a number of ways. Spot weld the panels in place working from one end and then switching to the other back and forth until you get it basically welded up, grind the welds, some body filler and/or glass. You could straight glass it in, you could use lead and melt it in with that like the old school body guys.

[ZEUS]

Those are Pathfinder fenders actually - much easier to find than the Amigo fenders. And I already knew that I was going to spot/stitch weld them in place but I just want to make sure I go thru the process correctly. I have weldable primer to go under the flare and on the quarter panel behind the flare. I just don't want to end up with some bondo cracked rusted panel...

[RamAirZ]

Gotcha, those Pathfinder flares do look alot like Amigo ones. Gonna be sweet! I'll see if I can find a good video, you just wanna make sure you let your welds cool and keep jumping sides and leaving a little space in between the welds at first to not warp anything.

[ZEUS]

So then my 4" flare 2" rise fiber fenders came in!!! These were tough to find but I have had my eye on them for over a year. I chose the axle combination based on the idea of the extra width afforded by these front fenders and the Pathfinder fenders grafted to the rear. 8" wide 4.5" backspaced wheels work just about perfectly with this setup - barely legal!

Oh, the front axle is shown at it's full compression location in these pics. After flexing out, the tires should tuck up in there nicely.



I was also RIGHT about the prospect of using a Hummer H3 DBW gas pedal in combination with the Sierra pedal to create a pedal assembly of a more compact size. I removed the H3 pedal and springs (slightly softer setup than the Sierra) from it's housing and added that to the Sierra housing and it fits perfectly on the firewall while clearing the steering column!!! I'll be making up a simple how-to for folks familiar with the search function on LS1Tech.com and some S-10 forums. Yes, I am a courteous prick!

[RamAirZ]

awesome job man! I honestly wish my truck used a cable instead of the DBW. Never been a fan of DBW. That H3 setup looks like it will save a good bit of space, good deal!

[nfpgasmask]

Justin, looks awesome. Can't wait to see the final product. I need to call you...

Bart

[ZEUS]

awesome job man! I honestly wish my truck used a cable instead of the DBW. Never been a fan of DBW. That H3 setup looks like it will save a good bit of space, good deal!

Justin, looks awesome. Can't wait to see the final product. I need to call you...

Bart

Thanks gents. The DBW affords me cruise control with no vacuum needed and that I like, plus I like how everything is tied together by working with the APP which is pretty simple.

Bart, I'll be hittin up some Pres Day sales and otherwise in the garage all weekend so ring me up!

[Triathlete]

Better hurry up if your going to have it ready for ZuZoo
Going to look good!

[ZEUS]

HAHA! I know huh - the pressure is on! I'm hopeful but not confident.
You guys may be wheeling with a big Jeep in tow!

[RamAirZ]

Ya the DBW cleans everything up I've just never been a fan of tuning it for performance and the throttle response feels so much slower in kicking in on my truck than any cable vehicle. You could ease on the throttle with a cable now if I barely ease on it it does nothing until it reach "that" point than all of a sudden, gas. Plus maybe it's me, I like being in control of it lol.

[ZEUS]

I like flooring it so it works for me! LOL