Re: Bought a truck

by The Dude Mon Oct 18, 2010 9:53 am

Here's some of those stock 4x4 wheels for $100.
http://joplin.craigslist.org/pts/2001864598.html

This guy also has a set for $75. Looks like he might have your oil pan for $20, but it doesn't say which motor. Give him a ring & find out.

http://joplin.craigslist.org/pts/1961855446.html

by BlackChevelleSS Mon Oct 18, 2010 10:16 pm

I called that guy, the oil pan is a stock 305 v8 oil pan. Sad

by laguna454/4spd Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:48 am

i always liked these trucks hope you get it lined out nice truck

by The Dude Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:54 am

BlackChevelleSS wrote:I called that guy, the oil pan is a stock 305 v8 oil pan.

That's misleading as hell. Evil or Very Mad

by Jim_Rockford Tue Oct 19, 2010 8:53 pm

I almost bought a white one about a year ago. 4.3 s10's are great, if you have ever driven a sorry A$$ 2.8 truck, you will think the 4.3 is a v8..lol My old 4.3 tbi blazer with a dynomax catback.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaJl1uuPmyM

by The Dude Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:14 pm

Had an 83 with a carbed 2.8, auto & 3.73 gears, Barf

Horribly slow. Never own another one I hated it so much.
A 95 with a 2.2, stick, 4.10 gears.... peppy for a 4 cylinder, still slow though. Twice as fast as the 83.
A 93 with the CPI, auto, 3.42 gears.... Lots of usable power.
& now an 88 with a 2.8 TBI, auto, 3.08 gears.... surprisingly not as bad as I thought it would be, but still slow until you hit highway speeds.

by dragons_lair59 Tue Oct 19, 2010 9:46 pm

had a 91 blazer 4x4 with 4.3 wacked of the cat raptor muffler (exhaust was straight pipe from y back ended where frame kicks up for rearend) advanced the timing and little sob was faster better mileage and people thought it was a v8 had 87 4x2 blazer with 2.8 and was a decent little truck

by BlackChevelleSS Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:50 pm

Engine is at the machine shop geting vatted, honed, cam bearings, freeze plugs, and balance shaft bearings. Heads are getting checked as well as the rods. Might do a valve job havent decided yet.

Gonna be fresh motor when I get done, new bearings, rings, oil pump...

by The Dude Wed Oct 20, 2010 9:29 am

It should last you a long time with all of that refreshing. Longer than the Screamin' GEO for sure. Beer

Might as well at least pocket port those heads while you got it tore apart though.

by BlackChevelleSS Mon Nov 22, 2010 3:04 am

heres some pics of the engine in it

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Changing the fuel pump for good measure, ended up all the rubber had turned to gummy sticky stuff. The Baja has a solid steel skidplate around the tank, it was much easier to remove the bed.

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Got a roll pan for it, have some plans for a rear bumper.

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by Jim_Rockford Tue Nov 23, 2010 6:40 pm

Looks good man, I seen a black one cruising down the road Sunday....

by BlackChevelleSS Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:02 pm

Thanks, Ive been holding off on doing much more work than that because I still dont have the title. Hopefully within a week or two ill have it.

by BlackChevelleSS Sat Feb 26, 2011 1:08 pm

its finally tagged, titled and insured. been driving it alot.

these are 33s that im gonna try and get to fit

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by 74MonteCarlo Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:45 pm

I saw one of these today! First time I have even ween one out anywhere!

It was a POS though.

by IndyG3 Fri Mar 18, 2011 9:53 pm

S10's and S10 Blazers are everywhere in Indiana. It's pretty funny getting looks because I have a Blazer that doesn't have any rust holes in it. Laughing

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