3500V6 4X4 jimmy

[Mars]

RBP logos don't really belong on 1,000$ ghetto booty fab rigs, but regardless, I thought it was hilarious. Some of my buddies have these lifted F350 trucks all decked out and I wanted to be funny. LOL.




Here is the front, completed. I think I'm happy with the pitman / drag link angle, it's not at much an angle at all.. It's a ZJ pitman arm. I set the caster to 6* and welded the perches on. If you compare this to above where I had the YJ arm, this looks MUCH better.





My rear fixed reservoir Billsteins all mounted up.



Got the set from a local jeeper :



I extended the wheelbase another 3/4" to make sure my tires don't rub the firewall. I will chop the front fender about 3". rather chop the front of the fender rather then the firewall myself...



last but not least my gun control bumper sticker.



Still a ton of crap left to do..

Weld on front shock hoops, front shocks, brake lines, need a custom front driveshaft, some interior stuff left.

It's coming right along though.

[34blazer]

I HATE YOU! NO REALLY....I HATE YOU! Ive had my damn blazer since 2006 and you've had this thing for a few months and got all this work done, and a few months more you will have a 3500T lifted blazer. My shitbox is still collecting dust waiting for its day!

Nice work Mars!

[Mars]

I'm still kind of undecided about the engine.

I bet this 2.8L would run for years. I Might just rock that for now. I'll have the 4.88 gears so it will do 60MPH easy I bet...

But at the same time, I'm almost done the truck (besides engine swap) and it's only January. I have 4 months left of shop time before I want the thing to be ready... Can do a 3500 easily in 4 months.

I will decided spur of the moment I guess.

[34blazer]

3500T would be too unique though

[34blazer]

Updates?

[Mars]

Updates?

nothing to report. been really cold up here. too cold to work in the shop, well I could work in there, but I would burn through all my firewood keeping it 70*F in there.

[Mars]

Weather is coming around, started to mess with the truck a little bit.  This is what I came up with for a front X-member, the stock one wouldn't have cleared a front driveshaft.



I got my front XJ shaft shortened. They also shortened a rear Camaro shaft that I had to fit in this application. so got both d/shafts done.



my nifty 100$ Eastwood notcher, love this thing, I'll let the pics do the talking...





Front hoops :



Really getting down to it now...

I got the 4.88 gears installed in the rear, front still has 3.73 or whatever, so i will be riding with no front shaft for a while.

I installed a new gas tank / sending unit / pump and filter, and re-did most of the fuel lines. Added a 180000 GVW transmission cooler

Whats LEFT :

Exhaust have some 2.5" mandrel bends, a 2.5" stainless cat, and a Dynomax Ultraflo mufler
Brake lines, about 80% completed now.
E-brake cables
fix a hole in the drivers side floor (I may buy a complete pan, and use whatever i need)
INstall the 6X9 speakers obviously.


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ISSUES with the 2.8L..

I started making an exhaust for this truck, was going perfect, fired it up to hear my work, and MAJOR manifold gasket leak... so I try to remove the manifold, all bolts broke, pulled the heads off, try to remove the broken studs with an EZ out, got 4 outta 6..., then shit went bad... haha broke a couple EZ outs in the head, ect, broke a bunch more crap, ect... SOOO, the truck is getting the 3500 that is sitting in my garage. I already have a harness, a WOT trigger, injectors..

I gotta pull the TBI pump and replace with a Walbro 255HP. make mounts, ect. The pass side clamshell mount fit in 2 bolt holes, I just re-enforced it a little and used an additional 2 holes on the block, it's solid now.

Have pics of engine progress but Photobucket is screwing me at the moment, updates coming shortly...

[3400-95-Modified]

Summed up the issues with the 2.8L for you..

ISSUES with the 2.8L..

2.8L is just too small...

[Mars]

out comes 2.8L



3500 driver side mount started..



Hedman longtubes that DONT fit... I will be using 3500 manifolds for the exhaust instead. Save the headache.



Starter interference :



engine :



Serpentine setup. Uses stock tensioner... Should work great.



I got my Walbro pump installed in the tank, just gotta put it back in the truck now. Coming right along..

[1QUICKHATCH]

Looks good!

[young gun]

Love this so much

[caffeine]

You using the underdrive pulley/FWD trigger wheel again?

[Mars]

^ ya you know it Blair. Works well don't it?

[caffeine]

Sure does!

[34blazer]

Sweet!