New Member with a Chevy Blazer

[Daveman2]

Hey, I'm Dave and glad I found this forum. I am a regular on S10forum(same name). I have a 98 Chevy Blazer that I'm building to haul on track and auto-x courses. I have already been to one auto-x, and far in the future plan to hit some track days.

I'm in a car-club that has mostly imports and small cars, so hopefully I can show a few people up with a truck.

Anyways here's a mod list and 10lbs of pictures in a 9lb bag

1998 2 Door, LS, 4WD Model Chevy S10 Blazer
Mods:
Engine/Transmission
Rebuilt 4.33L (262 bored .30 Over)
Headwork on stock heads with Manley Race Valves(2.02int/1.5exh)
Comp Cams 270AHR Cam
Flowmaster 40 Series , Exhaust cut after the Muffler
Custom Cold Air Intake
Wait4mePerformance Custom ECU Tune
JBA Headers
Rebuilt Transmission with 'vette servos, better drive shell and 2200rpm Stall Convertor
Polyurethane Motor Mounts
Air Conditioning Removed
LS1 E-Fans


Suspension
Belltech Nitro Drop Shocks
Flex-A-Form Fiberglass 3" Leafs, 3" Belltech Blocks
Belltech 4WD Drop Keys
Polyurethane Body Mounts, Endlinks, Leafspring Bushings
255/295 Kumho Ecsta MXs on Corvette C-5 wheels
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Interior
NR Whiteface Gauges
B&M Shifter
4th Gen Camaro Seats
Blue Gelled Interior Lights
Niken Pedals
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Exterior
Street Scene Grille
Street Scene Mirrors
Chrome Bow-Tie
Removed Roof-Rack, Body Molding, Emblems,
Home-Depot Custom Front Lip
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Weight Reduction
Removed 4WD Components, Air Conditioning, Rear Seats, Spare, Roofrack, Windshield Washer Fluid Resevoir, Center Console, Wheel Swap, Camaro Seat Swap, removed rear wiper,

Current Pics:





Current WIPs:
Custom Center Console, Custom Fiberglass Brake Ducts, Fiberglass Skidplate Copies(for aero), and a few other odds and ends, Rollpan, and frame notch



Plans:Qa1 Coilovers for the front, QA1 Shocks out back with JTR Lowering Blocks, Eaton Posi, get the rollpan welded up, Racing seats/harness/rollcage, C5 Brakes all around, and maybe eventually some wide ass ZR1 (9."5F/11"R) Wheels with some R-comps, Aluminum Driveshaft(T-Case Delete)
Eventually I plan to sell the V6/4L60E combo and get an Ls1-T56 Combo.

The main weak points of the car so far is the stock front springs(replaced by QA1 which will drop about 70-80lbs), and the lack of a posi. On the autox my car will load all the weight to the front springs, and out of every corner im spinning TONS of inside rear tire.

Here's a few more pics with my car club
With the UC Santa Cruz Car Club I founded





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Only thing stopping me is a college kid's budget.

[greencactus3]

hey look its you.

didnt know you had taken out the 4x4 stuff.

[Daveman2]

hey look its you.

didnt know you had taken out the 4x4 stuff.

Hey what's up. I kind of ran out of things learn at S10forum so I'm trying to find new forums that will have the technical info and help I need.

As far as weight reduction, yeah it's pretty naked compared to stock right now. In the cab there's Just a B&M Shifter, 2 seats and the dash, soon to have a center console. Rear Seats, seatbelts, spare and jack are all gone. I'm hoping to make this thing as simple and lightweight as possible. I still have to ditch the transfer case, and hopefully some day get lightweight spindles with Corvette hubs and eliminate the CV stub

I have a brand new AGR 12:1 Steering box coming in the mail to replace the tired-ass 1990 Trans-Am 12:1 box I have right now. Can't get the damn thing to go straight right now

[Crafty One]

Very nice blazer....

I understand wanting the weight reduction, but why did you swap to an AWD t-case ?.... And if I'm not mistaken there are kits out there in the SY, TY, communities to convert to vette brakes on all 4 corners.....

[Daveman2]

Very nice blazer....

I understand wanting the weight reduction, but why did you swap to an AWD t-case ?.... And if I'm not mistaken there are kits out there in the SY, TY, communities to convert to vette brakes on all 4 corners.....

Do you mean didn't get the AWD transfer case? I still have the stock 4wd transfer case, I need a new D-Shaft and tailshaft in the tranny for that to get pulled.
First off that's alot of extra $$$ for AWD, which is the ultimate governing factor, but mostly I just didnt want the extra weight and maintenance with AWD, this thing is a blast RWD and can fit 305s stock in the rear, with a posi I should have some pretty solid traction.

I eventually want to end up with an LS1/T56 Combo with an aluminum driveshaft. Ill probably do a few bolt ons for the LS1, but nothing major.
If I can get this thing down to 3000 lbs or less it will cook with 400HP or more. It already feels pretty quick with the probably 260-280HP and 300+ft/lbs of torque, with an easy 300lbs of weight I could still stand to lose.

I know there are conversions for C5 Brakes, but I want to go with aluminum spindles that have a C5 Style hub, so I can get rid of the extra rotating mass that my CV stub has and get a lighter simpler setup.
My 4WD Blazer Spindles are ridiculously heavy.

I want to eventually sell my modded V6/Tranny both of which have less than 10k miles on them. The tranny was done up by a shop and it chirps the gears when i floor it. I figure some muscle car guy or S10 guy would die for the setup, so that will pay for the swap quite a bit. It's got forged pistons and the tranny is good to 450HP.

Once it's done I'd like to drift it too

[Crafty One]

Sorry about the typo..... I was just curious to were you were headed. I've been wanting to build an AWD 2nd gen for a few years now. Just havn't found the right blazer.