Just got my wheels!!!!!!!!!

[blazer_man]

I posted in trucks, but thought some of you may want to check it out. Just got my wheels from Intro and they are excellent. Now I can finally start on the suspension!
http://www.lifeinwidescreen.com/siihp/DSC00484.JPG

[rwhite692]

Cool Project. My first vehicle was a 70 Blazer...Ah memories...

[XcYZ]

Cool, good stuff. :thumbsup:

This is why I added a section for trucks. Lots of cool projects going on. :)

[novanutcase]

COOOLL!!!!:thumbsup:

[Bandit Ls-1]

that looks awesome!

[almcbri]

i like it! good work :thumbsup:

[CarterHickmanDesigns]

Man once again that makes me want to build a blazer. I have had 3 72 2wd blazers in the past years. I was very close to doing a blazer when my wife bought me the 36. I have a very soft spot for first gen blazers and yours is looking awesome. Keep us updated.

Carter
Carter Hickman Designs

[ccracin]

What size wheels and tires are those? They look sweet!

[blazer_man]

Thanks for the good words everyone. I will have pics of chassis progress when I have some to show.

The wheels are 20X10 pentias with 295/45 BFG KDWII on back and 18X8 w/ 245/45 front; 4 3/4 BS on both. I thought about 20s on the front but the tires would have been "hockey pucks" for clearance and I hate that look, plus I have a soft spot for the big&little look. I have been checking out your progress on the '68 frame, looks awesome! I also come from a roundy-round background and appreciate the skookum design. You doing bags or coil overs on that?

Hopefully nobody gets insulted but I will probably borrow elements from several of the badass projects on this site in my chassis design, hope I can do them justice!

[Ummgawa]

Man that is sweet !! that truck has the right stance and that is worth millions.

[Steve Chryssos]

Convertible 2WD blazers kick ASS! (a lot)

[G-Body]

Looks great i always wanted to build one just like that with a 62 chevy bubble top windshield in it looks great cant wait to see more

[ccracin]

The wheels are 20X10 pentias with 295/45 BFG KDWII on back and 18X8 w/ 245/45 front; 4 3/4 BS on both. I thought about 20s on the front but the tires would have been "hockey pucks" for clearance and I hate that look, plus I have a soft spot for the big&little look. I have been checking out your progress on the '68 frame, looks awesome! I also come from a roundy-round background and appreciate the skookum design. You doing bags or coil overs on that?

That is the exact size wheel and tire we have designed into our project. I was hoping that's what you were going to say. Thanks for the compliment we are trying to build a quality piece. We are going with coil overs at this point. Are you going with bag's or CO's? Is that the ride height of your truck? It looks awesome, but really low. Our wheels and tires won't be tucked that far and we only have 5.5" under the frame rails at the kick-up. What are your plans for suspension? Your truck's bad a$$, I'm going to follow the progress.:thumbsup:

[ccracin]

Where are ya Blaz? I'm really curious for some more details. These types of truck projects are rare. How's it going?

[blazer_man]

Sorry, been crazy busy. I have around 5" of ground clearance at the low point as it sits in the pics, the jig is a little deceiving. I am going with air bags, I have been checking up on them and hear nothing but positive things with respect to ride quality vs handling. Hope it isnt another damned fad!! I am not real concerned about ground clearance but getting the front tires to cooperate with the fenders and hood hinges is gonna take some doing. I got the x member built and squared up on the jig today and am (finally) getting going on the frame. I think I am going to use a 4 link with a wishbone in the back but I don't know yet. Does the diagonal 4 link you used seem to be pretty solid? I should have some progress pics up in the next couple of weeks.

[ccracin]

Sorry, been crazy busy. I have around 5" of ground clearance at the low point as it sits in the pics, the jig is a little deceiving. I am going with air bags, I have been checking up on them and hear nothing but positive things with respect to ride quality vs handling. Hope it isnt another damned fad!! I am not real concerned about ground clearance but getting the front tires to cooperate with the fenders and hood hinges is gonna take some doing. I got the x member built and squared up on the jig today and am (finally) getting going on the frame. I think I am going to use a 4 link with a wishbone in the back but I don't know yet. Does the diagonal 4 link you used seem to be pretty solid? I should have some progress pics up in the next couple of weeks.

I know how it is. Have you channeled the body over the rails at all? I have doone hours of measuring and I don't see our front tires being tucked in that far. The way our chassis is designed, it gives us 5.5" of clearance at the kick up in the front. We have 6.5" under the rear cab mount which sets the frame rail at 1.2deg. With this setup the top of the front wheel opening should be at 26" with a 27" tire. The rear wheel opening should be 25" with the 30.5" tire. How close is this to what you have? The tri-angulated 4 bar we got from Morrison is a very nice set up. I debated alot coming from circle track racing. I was very close to putting a 3 link in with a watts link set up. The problem was the bracket on top of the rear end housing got too tall. I already am racing the flooor of the bed almost 3" and still c-notched the rail a bit. It is very well built and has good articulation. It will do +/- 3" on each side with no bind. My Dad (the owner) doesn't really care about dropping the truck to fair ground height. We are going for as clean a set up as possible and with pump, tanks, valves, hoses, wiring we just didn't feel it would hide well enough with the truck. I'm interested in keeping up with your progress. Where are you located? I kept the jig I used for the rails just in case I run across a blazer. They are bad a$$ and yours is no exception.:bow:

[rwhite692]

I just noticed the pancaked / sectioned hood. Very trick. -Rob

[blazer_man]

Man I would love to take credit for the hood, but that is all stock '68 chevy. I really don't plan on doing many body mods; I think chevy really got it right, every one I see with chopped windshields & stuff I always think they would have looked better if left alone. The only body puzzle I have to figure out is the step from the trailing edge of the doors to the bed side.
CCRacin,
I left the center section of the stock frame intact and in stock location. It is plenty stout and hangs down about 3/4" from the bottom of the rocker ledge which is perfect (rather scrape the frame than the body). I am setting up and tacking the frame together on the jig with the body in place (so I only have to build it once:lol:) , so I haven't done as much measuring as you have but I think the numbers are about the same except I have a little more rake which may make the front look lower. I got the 4 link/wishbone stuck in my head after looking at the nickelback project elsewhere in this forum, that is one clean chassis! I also kind of want as much mechanical crap as possible visible through the open wheels. The blazer allows me to put in a back seat which makes raising the floor not so noticeable and creates more space for the air tank. I probably wont have an on board compressor,just a tank because I really don't intend on adjusting the ride height once it is right. The air bags are more of a curiosity than anything. The last thing I built with coil overs rode a little to harsh for a cruiser. I am up in the Pacific Northwest, and it has been living up to its weather reputation this year:mad:. Oh well, keeps me in the shop! Based on the quality of the frame you guys are building and the popularity of these trucks, I would hang on to that frame jig, it could pay for your project if you sold enough of 'em! I said it before and I'll say it again, this site has the most quality stuff out there like yours and those freakin' aliens over at ironworks, I just hope to shoot par!:thumbsup:

[ccracin]

You don't have to worry about Par, I think you've hit a hole in one so far. The way you are doing the bags sounds interesting, keep me posted. We are getting the cab of our truck blasted in the next week or so, hopefully around the begining of April we will set the cab on the chassis and get moving. Oh and I agree, Chevy did pretty well with the lines of these trucks. Keep the updates coming.

[blazer_man]

Thanks man. Looking forward to checking that thing out with the body on it! Have fun getting the seams to line up, they weren't real particular on these hay haulers!

[rwhite692]

Man I would love to take credit for the hood, but that is all stock '68 chevy....


Wow, must be the photo. the front of the hood looks different than what I remember...must be me gettin' old.