T-Bar crank. Took 4 turns on the drivers side (and that bolt bottomed out) and 2 on the passenger side to get 32.5" at all 4 fender wells.

 

Next thing to do is buy new ball joints , hubs, and axles

 

You had me stumped at first! Gotcha now!!! Luckily it's not a daily driver so the wear should be somewhat minimized... Well, my excuse is to level out the front end. Next is alignment shop from what I understand?

 

$35 dash cover that I really hate and new decals that I like....next will be fog lights..

 

Just bought the 6" Fabtech lift from http://4wheelonline.com/Fabtech_Suspension_Lift_Kits.31. I chose it because of the deal I got. I'm planning to fit 35's after I'm done installing this kit.

 

Had to purchase a new battery and a used Remy alternator from pull-a-part...$80 total

 

Well it turns out the blower motor had more than just a ground issue. After 26 years, this thing has taken it's last circular trip. When I removed it, it would only run on a battery if I held it in a certain position. After I removed the plastic squirrel cage, I could see how deep the brushes wore into the commutator - at least 1/8"! Never seen that in my life! This thing had some SERIOUS miles on it. Just backs up my belief that although the odometer on this thing read 77k miles when I bought it, it was really 277k miles ... especially after seeing inside the original engine! Plus the fact that I've had a few odometer failures - odometers do NOT fail ... unless they've been tampered with ....

I had the old blower motor out of our long-since-scrapped '87 Cavalier, so figured I was home free. Installed the thing, fired it up, and immediately realized that I never checked the direction of rotation! That makes a HUGE difference in airflow! Pulled it back out, and sure enough, it was rotating clockwise, while the 1st gen Blazer motors rotate counter-clockwise. Doh!

Went to Advance Auto and picked up a new Chiwaneese blower motor for $16, after tax and coupon codes. All is well again.

 

Bastard pack built and a Torsion bar crank to level it out. Allowed me to do this.

 

Fitted my new Timken front hubs today - whole job done in 2hrs - boy what a difference, quietest the truck has been in a long time.


Next job will be lower intake gaskets replacement, been weeping coolant for a while. Hasn't got any worse but job definitely needs doing. Wondering if it might stop an elusive misfire I get for the 1st half mile or so from a cold start? Fitted new plugs, cap, wires & rotor arm a while back but made no difference.


Gonna wait for slightly warmer weather 1st though.

 

Got my rear window defogger fixed. Thanks Captain Hook!