My '95 S10 Blazer LT project
 

I have 1995 Chevrolet S10 Blazer LT 4-doors 4x4. I am planning on working on this Blazer. I have a part-time job so the money fund will be slow. This will be my daily driving vehicle but will take it off-road a little but not alot. I will post the pictures later when I get home from work.

Back home from work. Here are the pictures of the Blazer. Feel free to bring up any ideas for me to do.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...gfan23/018.jpg
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...gfan23/017.jpg
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...gfan23/016.jpg
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...gfan23/015.jpg

paint those tow hooks and give 'er a good wash and wax. you can also think about getting either a body lift or torsion crank and shackles i just did the torsion crank and i think it looks great much better. also maybe brush guard/bull bar, whichever you like

Ok thanks 98chevyblazer, I am going to paint them tow hook hope this weekend if the weather is alright and warm. Could I go with black or grabber green? How hard and expensive to do the torsion crank and shackles or body lift. I only work part-time.

Will the torsion crank or shackles infect on my gas mileage?

Thinking about taking the factory pinstripes off on my Blazer.

Before picture before repaint the tow hooks.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...gfan23/017.jpg
Picture of the tow hooks after I repaint them gloss black.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/001-2.jpg
After picture of the tow hooks installed back on.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/003-1.jpg
Closer picture of the tow hooks installed back on.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/004-1.jpg

Torsion crank and shackles didnt affect my gas mileage at all, but i went from a 235 size wrangler rt/s to a 30" bfg all terrain and it brought my gas mileage down from like 22-24 highway to around 19-21, but i think it sits nicer now. You can't really notice that it does unless youre staring at the wheel wells, but i like the look. all i did was buy the shackles off ebay for around 55 bucks and the torsion crank is free, but my bolts were rusted stuck in the shackle so i had to have a shop do it and they installed new bushings and bolts and an alignment for 193 bucks, so not bad overall i guess. they did the torsion crank too :D looking better btw!

Ok I might be doing that next but need to find somebody that know how to do that. But I only have 235/75/15 tires right now.

Im sure it'll still look good with the 235's, just search around the forum and see what you can find

Ok I will search around on here and see what I can find. I am trying to get hold of some of my friends to see if they did a torsion crank and shackles before or not. After these tires wear out then I am planning on putting BFG on there.

Hey im new to the forum thats a nice blazer u got there. one quick question i was hoping u could help me out with..How do u post a new thread Like u did??? any help would be appreciated thaank you.

Well if you are post a thread of your project or something then when you click on builds thread. When you get there then there will be a button on the top of the page that said new thread click on that then you can post your thread page. Hope that will help you. Welcome to the forum.

Took the pinstripes off today :) Here are the pictures.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/001-3.jpg
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/002-1.jpg

If you want to know how to throw rear shackles in, take a look at my video. I made a step by step on how to install the 2.5" rough country lift. FFW closer to the end to see the shackle install

2.5" Rough Country Lift Install on '00 S10 Blazer - YouTube

Is it body lift or suspension lift? How much it cost? By the way the blazer look awesome.

Shackles are part of the rear suspension. Do a quick search you will find more info than you will probably ever need about them on here. Yur truck is looking good much better with the pinstripes!!

So I could just leave my pinstripes on? I am planning on going all black out exterior look

nice video

Sorry stupid auto correct phone! I meant it looks better without.

That ok. I know how them stupid auto correct phone are my cousin have one with the auto correct on it.

Debadge my tailgate on my Blazer tonight. Will take the picture tomorrow morning.

Here is the before picture of the rear when I bought it on November 3, 2010 before I debadge it on May 29, 2012.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/.../November3.jpg
Here is the after picture of the rear after I debadge it on May 29, 2012.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/001-4.jpg

You gotta trim up your exhaust! I hate how they came from the factory sticking out so far.

I am going to have dual put on later on this summer or fall :) Have $600 on the loan then it pay off.

Got the Blazer debadged and did a little of body work on the doors. It isn't the best body work but good enough until I have the money to get the body work and paint done next spring or summer. I found somebody that will do it next year. It is pretty good job by me for first time doing body work and painting. Here are the pictures.

View of the rear before debadge and repaint.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/.../November3.jpg
View of the rear after debadge and repaint on June 3, 2012.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/003-2.jpg
View of the driver's side before debadge and repaint.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...ugust20112.jpg
View of the driver's side after debadge and repaint on June 3, 2012.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/001-6.jpg
View of the passenger's side before debadge and repaint.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...ugust20111.jpg
View of the passenger's side after debadge and repaint on June 3, 2012.
http://i1253.photobucket.com/albums/...an23/002-2.jpg

Looks much cleaner!

What if you paint the outer ring of the rims black, but keep the centers chrome? Like this:
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I was planning on doing the whole rim black. Is that alright? The chrome isn't clean it all rusting up bad and I can't get it all off. So I was thinking of sanding it all down then paint it black.

That would look sick to :)

Yeah that will be my next project. Going to paint the rims black and get some red square trailer lights for the rear bumper to cover the holes on there from the clips on the trims that I took off. Hopefully in the next month or so :)

You should pull the chrome fender trim off!

I will next spring after I get the metal for it. It is so rusty and screw won't come off so I don't have any more metals left in the garage and I am having a guy repaint my truck next spring. So next spring it will come off. Just want to leave it there so it won't look stupid with half missing body panel on the wheel wells.

I've been contemplating debadging my '96 but i still dont know if i like it. Was it difficult to pull them off, ive done one of mine to fix a dent in my door

I like the look alot better when it is debadge. It was alot of work and some are difficult to pull off. All you need is heat gun (work alot better) or hairblower (still work but take a long time), fishing line, bottle of goo gone. If you do debadge your let me know when you put the pictures up. Good luck and just take your time.

Well I am in process of blacking out the exterior of my 1995 Chevrolet S10 Blazer LT 4dr 4x4. Well when I was at work tonight and during my break I was looking at hunting magazine and all the sudden I was wonder if I could do the camouflage interior with blacked-out exterior? I was thinking about do the camouflage on the carpet, headliner, steering wheel covers, seats, floor mats, and dash. I love camouflage and hunting alot so I was wonder if this is a good idea and a project to includes to my '95?

Go for it, I'd like to put more camo In and outside mine!

Ok I will start looking around for camouflage stuffs but get some stuffs little at a time with money situation I have going on now.

I found list of receipts when I was cleaning my glove box today. Here are the list of the installed parts and stuffs on my Blazer since I bought the Blazer on November 3, 2010.

November 3, 2010

Bought the 1995 Chevrolet S10 Blazer LT 4x4 4 doors with a loan from the bank for $2,450.

March 13, 2011

Blew the motor and got a used motor from Smitty junkyard in Green Bay, Wisconsin for $850.

August 26, 2011

The fuel pump went out so I pick up Carquest Delphi Electric Fuel Pump and CarQuest Airtex Strainers & Misc. for $113.

September 25, 2011

Picked up Red Ceramic Brake Pads, Premium Brake Drums & Rotors, Brake Shoes for $111.

December 10, 2011

Picked up 2 AutoZone 50/50 antifreeze and coolant, Duralast by Felpro Thermostat Gasket, Duralast by Felpro Water Outlet Gastet, and Failsafe Thermostat for $41.

December 16, 2011

Picked up STP Air Filter, Castrol SAE 5W-30 GTX superior sludge protection motor oil, and STP Oil Filter for $35.

March 9, 2012

Picked up CarQuest Red Ignition Wire Sets and AC Delco Spark Plugs for $45.

Hey howd you get the trim off where the holes are? I can't get mine off. Lookin good

I just pry it off and pull on it hard.