4 Of a kind! It only took four S10 Blazers to make one!

[tornadocaster]

Hey Tig
The wheel turned out great. The guys at Wheelworks in Edmonton are great. $200 for re and re and balance tire plus the repair. I think i will pay a bit more attention. To the spacing... Duh!
Ryer from this site is going to give it a once over as he has a sick setup on his blazer he did himself. I am feverishly trying to finish a house reno so I can kick back for the rest of the summer and also help finance my shenanigans.
It hurts to see all the other s10's blasting around here. There is a show and shine in a week at my local speedshop I don't want to miss its the second annual and they block off a whole block in the industrial area by my shop and they even use our parking.
I just need to hook up with my welder friend to customize the LCAs
I don't want to risk the cuts or the welds on something so important.
Good luck with your search. I wish I bought mine on the coast before I moved here. Way less rust.
Cheers
Gio

[Tig]

That's great, I've heard great things about wheelworks. I had considered them for widening an old set of wheels I had. $200, that's not bad at all.
Does Ryer have a build thread?
Hah, I hear that, my wife has a honey do list about 3 pages long. It seems to get longer by the day.
That is something I don't see around here, other s10s Blazers. I just went to a local Cars & Coffee Saturday, great turnout but zero blazers. Its mostly Mustangs, Vettes, BMWs, Porsches for the most part but have been getting a wider range of imports and other domestic hot rods.
If you were local I'd look into doing your control arms, being a weldor and all, hah.
Thanks man, I found one locally. Its a 350 w/5spd I think its a NV3500, that's from peaking up from underneath. It smokes and leaks but is complete, worst come to worst a new rebuilt sbc is around $600 to get me going and I can transfer everything over and go.
Hah, no kidding. You must get tons of snow. Where are you originally from?
I'm originally from Boston and have family in Bouctouche, NB. Down here in NC, the cars are in incredible condition. I have an 84 Corolla that has almost no rust. Southern cars are awesome, hah.

[rentedmule]

Ryer's name on the forum is bbcc - I don't think he has a build thread but his blazer is amazing. Great to hear the wheel turned out well. I had those same guys fix one of my C5 Z06 wheels about 5 years ago and it's still going strong.

[tornadocaster]

Thank you. I just spoke with Ryer this week and for the life of me, couldn't remember his name on here. Funny thing is I ran across his name and pics on this site and tracked him down with a pm. This was after meeting him at a local gas station and thinking I would run into him again
Gio

[tornadocaster]

Thank you. I just spoke with Ryer this week and for the life of me, couldn't remember his name on here. Funny thing is I ran across his name and pics on this site and tracked him down with a pm. This was after meeting him at a local gas station and thinking I would run into him again
HerE is the page link

https://www.pro-touring.com/showthre...highlight=Bbcc

Scroll down a bit,and look for SSBC

Cheers
Gio

[Tig]

Hey Gio, any updates on the blazer?

[tornadocaster]

Hey Tig
It's been a while... I ended up selling the blazer.
Since the auto crossing group I belonged to moved to a legitimate track (castrol raceway) they weren't allowing trucks anywhere except the quarter mile track.
Also my last straw was one night I took my little boy out drifting and some spirited driving, after a set of tires (now mind you we were having a blast) we smelled like gasoline and burnt rubber, plus i realized this vehicle was too much for a "fun car" to enjoy with the family. My 12 and 13 yr old and my wife would rarely want to drive with me. So in two days I sold it.
Two days later (May 2014) I bought my wife a beat up 1980 Alfa Romeo spider. In 4 months I restored it and enjoyed it for the rest of the short summer we had..

On the flip side, I've just made a deal on an aluminum ls block which I should have in a week and start planning my next pro touring car.
Sounds nuts but I want to put the ls into another Alfa. Nobody's done it so I'll keep the forum informed.
Cheers
Giovanni

[dgrown]

cool little car nice to see another northern Alberta protouring fan

[Tig]

Hey Gio,

It certainly has been a loooong time. How have you been?
I'm sad and happy for yah, haha.
The new ride will be a blast, especially with an aluminum LS motor.
Did you find one in decent shape?
Are you going to start a build thread?

My wife never liked the S10 Blazer, after months of looking and finally finding one. I was going to buy it and she said "no, I hate them". We chatted about it for a while and went through a list of vehicles I'd like to build and it came down to a 67-72 C10. So, now I'm on the hunt for a one. Every time I find one, by the time I call. Its gone. In due time I guess. Just moved so I'm in no rush to fill the garage, yet ;) .

Looking forward to your updates on the Alfa

Later
Sam

[tornadocaster]

Hello Sam
Haven't been on this site in a while. I'm piecing together everything that I need. So far 1983 Alfa Romeo spider, 1998 5.7 ls6, t10 transmission, harness and EDM, race seats, fuel cell, battery box, full suspension and brake upgrade, steel chrome rimmed wheels with the vintage Alfa sombrero hubcaps.
I will be converting the brake and clutch pedals to a race setup either on the floor or remote hanging pedals. Also I will be changing from a steering box to a manual rack and pinion.
Too bad you weren't closer to alberta. There's quite a few c10's in good shape as this province has a lot of pick ups. They used to call them prairie Cadillacs. I don't have,any pics as I'm very impatient when it comes time to getting things done. Always in a rush. I restored 2 old Vespa scooters and now a 1946 Magneet road bicycle for my wife.
I'll get some pics tomorrow.
Cheers
Giovanni