Thanks for all the kind words. I bought this because I wanted the 3/4 ton axels out of to put in my Blazer, but when I got it home and cleaned it up and really took a good look at it I decided it was in much better shape than the Blazer and would carry the Family much eaiser so it just went from there.
I got lucky on it really at only $1000 to buy it then picked up the 454 with all the trimmings for $900. Then I just went crazy and totally blew the budget out the window:Wow1: but when it is all said and done I will be very happy. Dont expect a lot of fast changes, I have a lot going on with just moving and a new baby and first home and all kinds of stuff, but the main reason is I have learned to do things once! My situation allows me to not rely on the Burb as my daily transportation so I can take my time on projects and do things that make sence.
Right now I am on hold for the interior until I get a welder so I can fab all the seat brackets for the new seat that I will buy after a welder. I have started sound and heat proofing as you saw with the silver stuff (quick roof, multilayerd tar and alimunium foil) and have all the firewall done and can work the roof and inside all the doors, but the floor has to wait until seats are done.
I guess the next step is pulling the quadrajet off and ship it out to Jet performance to get re-calibrated for the new engine and altitude, I would do it myself but I wnat it to work right
Quadjrajets are very picky!! That will get it running right, then just need driveshafts lengthend and new brake lines so I can drive to get the alignment set and tires ballanced. Need to get the rest of my Gauges and put all that back together then I can start driving it to work if gas prices still allow it.
here is a short video of me loading on the trailer:
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was a lot of fun, had to try and feather the throttle to keep it running but not too much or it would lurch hard! My blazer had the front wheels binding on the tie rod ends (junk yard wheels just to get it off the ground) anyway my buddy had a Dodge Ram 2500 Diesl that could not budge the blazer from it's hole in the yard. I figured I would try the Burb and it was still cold with the choke on so idling high, locked the hubs and put it in 4low. Almost ran through the gate while riding the brakes with the blazer chained to the back! The burb did not even know the blazer was back there, might as well have been a bicycle chained to it. That is why I was so easy on the throttle in the video, just enough to keep it running, I did not need throttle to climb up, it went up with no problem.