benfowler87
Well-Known Member
Started out life as a perfectly good two door ZR2 Blazer. I bought it from my cousin with only 98,500 miles on it and everything still worked. put a set of 31" mud grips on it the week I bought it. Took it to my buddy Drew's (86tank) shop the night before Gray Roock Toy's for Tot's 2009, and Haley (wontwork) welded up the rear end. Trailered it to Gray Rock and the carnage began. Broke a right rear axle shafft fully committed on Bowl Hole. The brake rotor and caliper was holding the axle, wheel, and tire on. Should have went to the trailer then but continued to wheel. Broke a right front CV in the Canyon, so at this point the left rear was all that was pulling. Continued to the 160 Loop. At the point JRich (cheapj7) was driving. Lost all brakes and rear ended Drew. Completely demolished the front end. busted the grille, both head lights, both blinkers, bent the bumper up, and bent the core suport. Trent (landyacht) began to tow us out. Drivers door and rear quarter panel got raped by a stump but we kept kicking. It was bouncing off the rev limiter coming up the hill by the creek and the servive engine light started flashing, not came on but flashing. Finally got it loaded up n headed home. It sat in the old Body Shop at Carl Cannon and didn't really get touched. after New Years I took it to the Walker County Center of Technology to Haley's welding shop. All the IFS crap got cut out and the rear end removed. Bought a Danna 44 and a Ford 9" for it. The axles have 5:13 gears, a spool in the rear, and welded front. The 44 had to be completely rebuilt. Replaced all the bearings and ball joints then installed some Warn Premium Locking hubs. The rear went in fairly simple. Just did a spring over on the stock springs. I bought a BTF disk brake kit, 87 Chevy truck front calipers, and rotors for a 96 Dodge Ram 1500. Three linking the front with QA1 5/8's x 3/4 hiems and 1" 3/4 3/8s wall DOM tubing on F150 coil springs. Got some 2 x 3 3/16s to make the rock sliders and front bumper out of. I'm gonna put the winch off of my GMC on it, it's a Warn 9.5ti. should be plenty for a little Blazer. Got an after market grille, hood, headlights, and blinkers really helped out how it looked. removing the doors to run tube doors. Ordered some spring loaded t handles from Poly Performance to use as latches. The axles came with a set of 34" Super Swamper LTB's with good tread. so im gonna rock them out for now. probably upgrade to a set of 36's when i get some new ones. Big thanks to Haley, Drew and the whoole WCCT welding for for all the help. it should be rolling shortly.
IFS out and the 44 centered under it. The rear is done here.
Grille and all the lights installed with the lower links on.
Upper link on with the fancy bracket.
Upper link tied into the lower. Shouldn't have any problems with it trying to bend with it being 3/8s wall tubing.
Coil buckets on.
Sitting on the coils.
IFS out and the 44 centered under it. The rear is done here.
Grille and all the lights installed with the lower links on.
Upper link on with the fancy bracket.
Upper link tied into the lower. Shouldn't have any problems with it trying to bend with it being 3/8s wall tubing.
Coil buckets on.
Sitting on the coils.
