Garage - Ol' Blue
dharvey4651
July 5, 2011
Year:
2000
Make:
Chevrolet
Model:
Blazer
Trim:
LT
Vehicle nickname:
Ol' Blue
Generation:
2
Postal Code:
66062
Driving Environment:
suburban
Transmission:
auto
2WD/4WD:
4WD
Highway / City %:
30
Tracking started on:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Tell the world a little bit about your vehicle
I bought this Blazer from an old woman who had bought it for her 18 year old daughter. When she realized her daughter wasn't taking care of it(not changing oil.. etc..) she took the Blazer and decided to sell it for what she still owed on it which was $2800. Got it for a fraction of what it was actually worth. Fixed all of the little problems and now it runs absolutely great.
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
Hypertech 160 degree thermostat
K&N full intake system
MSD ignition coil
10mm red spark plug wires to go with the MSD coil
Suspension Modifications:
Rough Country 2.5" suspension lift with N2.0 shocks
Rough Country steering stabilizer
Replaced rear leafs with upgraded 1400lb springs - gave me almost 2 more inches in the rear
Cranked torsion bars to level front and rear
I figure that it's about 5-6" total lift including the bigger tires. I can't really see over the roof anymore without standing on my toes and I'm over 6 feet tall.
Ol' Blue is officially a lumber wagon... Drives like a truck with wooden wheels and no suspension. You can literally feel every pebble in the road as you drive. Kind of awful but I love it lol.
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
BF Goodrich T/A KO All-Terrains - 31x10.5/R15 on 15x7" American Racing Outlaw II rims.
1.5" wheel spacers on the rear and 1" spacers on the front
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Smoked out Altezza Tail lights with 4 x 41 hyperbright red SMD LED bulbs Shaped kinda like stars.
Had some nice LED bumper parking lights and Smoked Halo Headlights as well but took those off after one of the headlights melted.. Waste of money if you ask me...
Nice exhaust tip to replace rusted factory tip.
4pc in-channel side wind deflectors
Bug deflector
Sunroof wind deflector with clips from an 09 Hyundai Sonata holding it on since the clips that came with it were junk and didn't fit right. Good thing I work for Hyundai else I probably wouldn't have had those clips.
Pioneer AVH-X2700BS double din dvd radio with backup camera and dvd security bypass chip.
Removed the cassette deck and built a custom switch panel with 3x rocker switches - non illuminated and an auxiliary input connector with 3.5mm and USB input for the radio.
Set of 4 Kicker 41DSC67 2-way coaxial speakers - soon to be amplified by an "MTX MXA 6004" 4 channel amp.
Alpine MRP-M650 650watt mono block amplifier powering a pair of Polk DB212 subs.
Go Rhino 3140b grille guard
Fog lights wired off headlight fuse with relay - comes on with auto headlights, turns off with high beams with override toggle switch drilled and mounted in factory headlight switch. (REMOVED FOR NOW - SOON TO BE REPLACED WITH LED LIGHT BAR ON GRILLE GUARD)
CodeAlarm CA6552 Remote Start/Security System - still finding issues with the half-assed install to this day. Fixing them as I go.
DRL Disable
Auto Headlamp disable(auto headlights were burning up HID ballasts)
6000K HID Low beams in factory headlight assy's
6000K HID white LED interior lights
6000K HID white LED instrument cluster backlights
Future Modifications:
Helper springs in the rear and updated with ZR2 torsion bars.
New clear IPCW projector headlights without halos to replace burned up housings
2000
Make:
Chevrolet
Model:
Blazer
Trim:
LT
Vehicle nickname:
Ol' Blue
Generation:
2
Postal Code:
66062
Driving Environment:
suburban
Transmission:
auto
2WD/4WD:
4WD
Highway / City %:
30
Tracking started on:
0000-00-00 00:00:00
Tell the world a little bit about your vehicle
I bought this Blazer from an old woman who had bought it for her 18 year old daughter. When she realized her daughter wasn't taking care of it(not changing oil.. etc..) she took the Blazer and decided to sell it for what she still owed on it which was $2800. Got it for a fraction of what it was actually worth. Fixed all of the little problems and now it runs absolutely great.
Engine/Drivetrain Modifications:
Hypertech 160 degree thermostat
K&N full intake system
MSD ignition coil
10mm red spark plug wires to go with the MSD coil
Suspension Modifications:
Rough Country 2.5" suspension lift with N2.0 shocks
Rough Country steering stabilizer
Replaced rear leafs with upgraded 1400lb springs - gave me almost 2 more inches in the rear
Cranked torsion bars to level front and rear
I figure that it's about 5-6" total lift including the bigger tires. I can't really see over the roof anymore without standing on my toes and I'm over 6 feet tall.
Ol' Blue is officially a lumber wagon... Drives like a truck with wooden wheels and no suspension. You can literally feel every pebble in the road as you drive. Kind of awful but I love it lol.
Wheels/Tires Modifications:
BF Goodrich T/A KO All-Terrains - 31x10.5/R15 on 15x7" American Racing Outlaw II rims.
1.5" wheel spacers on the rear and 1" spacers on the front
Interior/Exterior Modifications:
Smoked out Altezza Tail lights with 4 x 41 hyperbright red SMD LED bulbs Shaped kinda like stars.
Had some nice LED bumper parking lights and Smoked Halo Headlights as well but took those off after one of the headlights melted.. Waste of money if you ask me...
Nice exhaust tip to replace rusted factory tip.
4pc in-channel side wind deflectors
Bug deflector
Sunroof wind deflector with clips from an 09 Hyundai Sonata holding it on since the clips that came with it were junk and didn't fit right. Good thing I work for Hyundai else I probably wouldn't have had those clips.
Pioneer AVH-X2700BS double din dvd radio with backup camera and dvd security bypass chip.
Removed the cassette deck and built a custom switch panel with 3x rocker switches - non illuminated and an auxiliary input connector with 3.5mm and USB input for the radio.
Set of 4 Kicker 41DSC67 2-way coaxial speakers - soon to be amplified by an "MTX MXA 6004" 4 channel amp.
Alpine MRP-M650 650watt mono block amplifier powering a pair of Polk DB212 subs.
Go Rhino 3140b grille guard
Fog lights wired off headlight fuse with relay - comes on with auto headlights, turns off with high beams with override toggle switch drilled and mounted in factory headlight switch. (REMOVED FOR NOW - SOON TO BE REPLACED WITH LED LIGHT BAR ON GRILLE GUARD)
CodeAlarm CA6552 Remote Start/Security System - still finding issues with the half-assed install to this day. Fixing them as I go.
DRL Disable
Auto Headlamp disable(auto headlights were burning up HID ballasts)
6000K HID Low beams in factory headlight assy's
6000K HID white LED interior lights
6000K HID white LED instrument cluster backlights
Future Modifications:
Helper springs in the rear and updated with ZR2 torsion bars.
New clear IPCW projector headlights without halos to replace burned up housings
