Turbo 3800 blazer
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So everything seemed fine last frieday or whatever when I got it back together. When I went to fire it up initially I noticed that fuel pressur ewas lower than normal, around 40 psi. I started it up and it shot back up to 65 so I ignored it.
That weekend happened to be the biggest snow weekend ive had in ten years. It dumped about 17 inches on us. I was driving through it the whole time, no problems. I pulled people out of ditches, out of parking lots, and cut banks back all weekend. The truck didnt get stuck once, not even close
as I was leaving a parking lot sunday night one of my fuel pumps died. I thought it was shitty, and I swapped over to my second pump ( I can do that very easily) and started to drive home. about 5 miles from my house I heard my truck misfiring. I looked at my fuel pressure and say it was at 40. It made it 3 more miles and died in a subdivision. It snowed another 10 inches and then they plowed it in. On top of that it was 30 below the next 3 days. I figured it was a wiring issue but I was only able to work for so long in the cold, and it wasnt acting electrical.
I finally got the thing home and confired that it had power to the tank. I yanked the tank and bench tested my fuel pumps. both were dead...I called in a warrenty and they are sending me two new ones. I have a friends in for now so it can drive still.
Also on that same night I lost a power steering pump and a water pump...lol. I have replaced both since and it seems fine now.
This week it gets a new windshield!
So everything seemed fine last frieday or whatever when I got it back together. When I went to fire it up initially I noticed that fuel pressur ewas lower than normal, around 40 psi. I started it up and it shot back up to 65 so I ignored it.
That weekend happened to be the biggest snow weekend ive had in ten years. It dumped about 17 inches on us. I was driving through it the whole time, no problems. I pulled people out of ditches, out of parking lots, and cut banks back all weekend. The truck didnt get stuck once, not even close
as I was leaving a parking lot sunday night one of my fuel pumps died. I thought it was shitty, and I swapped over to my second pump ( I can do that very easily) and started to drive home. about 5 miles from my house I heard my truck misfiring. I looked at my fuel pressure and say it was at 40. It made it 3 more miles and died in a subdivision. It snowed another 10 inches and then they plowed it in. On top of that it was 30 below the next 3 days. I figured it was a wiring issue but I was only able to work for so long in the cold, and it wasnt acting electrical.
I finally got the thing home and confired that it had power to the tank. I yanked the tank and bench tested my fuel pumps. both were dead...I called in a warrenty and they are sending me two new ones. I have a friends in for now so it can drive still.
Also on that same night I lost a power steering pump and a water pump...lol. I have replaced both since and it seems fine now.
This week it gets a new windshield!
TYTILIDIE
METH HEAD
Re: Turbo 3800 blazer
Although I can't say you're my hero, I definitely admire your ability to be seen in public in that thing. I would be livid if I raced you and lost just from the sheer look of your truck. On the flip side, you can't beat the simplicity of your set up along with that Millennium Falcon appeal, it's fast as shit but you know it's a bucket. :tup:
Although I can't say you're my hero, I definitely admire your ability to be seen in public in that thing. I would be livid if I raced you and lost just from the sheer look of your truck. On the flip side, you can't beat the simplicity of your set up along with that Millennium Falcon appeal, it's fast as shit but you know it's a bucket. :tup:
BMFB
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Its kinda neat. Some of my handywork was featured on the grassroots motorsports website not long ago.
Its getting to the point where I have people I dont know stopping me in traffic and talking to me about it. They usually know everything about it. That is the opposite of what I wanted to happen, but I also cant say it doesnt make me smile.
Its kinda neat. Some of my handywork was featured on the grassroots motorsports website not long ago.
Its getting to the point where I have people I dont know stopping me in traffic and talking to me about it. They usually know everything about it. That is the opposite of what I wanted to happen, but I also cant say it doesnt make me smile.
BMFB
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Id love to have it in socal.
I have high hopes for this next year. I think...and I know its stupid... but I think I can get a 9.9X out of it.
I ran a best mph of 135@28psi before it was tuned well and before the head gasket blew (sucked in water at wot).
I ran a best time of 10.505@127mph@20psi with the blown head gasket. That was also with a 1.6x 60'. I ran in the 1.5's later that day but was blowing couplers (now fixed couplers)
Id love to have it in socal.
I have high hopes for this next year. I think...and I know its stupid... but I think I can get a 9.9X out of it.
I ran a best mph of 135@28psi before it was tuned well and before the head gasket blew (sucked in water at wot).
I ran a best time of 10.505@127mph@20psi with the blown head gasket. That was also with a 1.6x 60'. I ran in the 1.5's later that day but was blowing couplers (now fixed couplers)
BMFB
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Can do snowman
In preperation for the upcoming events over the next two weeks I went through the entire underside of the truck last night. I checked every single bolt, every fluid, everything I could think to look at. Tightned all hose clamps, everything.
I have had a fear that the front axle is about to let go. I say this because of a mysterious vibration that has popped up and dissappeared. It was a very hard vibration that started from 0 and continued until I got scared and stopped. After I stopped it went away. this has happened 3 times, but has not happened int he last 300 miles or so, even with all that driving I did during the snopocolypse. I put the truck in the air and let it idle in first gear, wheels spinning. I climbed undernieth it and felt the front and rear axles and they felt like they were running smooth.
I should check the front dif fluid... (diffs are only fluids I didnt check)
Can do snowman
In preperation for the upcoming events over the next two weeks I went through the entire underside of the truck last night. I checked every single bolt, every fluid, everything I could think to look at. Tightned all hose clamps, everything.
I have had a fear that the front axle is about to let go. I say this because of a mysterious vibration that has popped up and dissappeared. It was a very hard vibration that started from 0 and continued until I got scared and stopped. After I stopped it went away. this has happened 3 times, but has not happened int he last 300 miles or so, even with all that driving I did during the snopocolypse. I put the truck in the air and let it idle in first gear, wheels spinning. I climbed undernieth it and felt the front and rear axles and they felt like they were running smooth.
I should check the front dif fluid... (diffs are only fluids I didnt check)
BMFB
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had a successful trip. truck made it all the way to the event and back, maybe a total of 300 miles with no issues at all.
I did the turk lake ice race, and to my surprise I won...by a fairly large margin.
results: http://www.furrin.org/Results/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/158/Default.aspx
pics
ice racing took me a little while to get used to, ecspecially with complex turns where it reall ymatters what you did 2 turns ago. I dont have any video, but here is a pic of me going around a cone, and you can see how far ahead of time I had to be ready to go around it by the angle of the truck, and how far off the cone is from me
even more to the point, I am initiated to go around the cone on the far right.
It was really fun, and I am glad to have the truck to the point where I can do things with it without it falling apart. Flip side its weird to have so much attention directed at it. anytime I got out of it I would have a small crowd that wanted to talk to me. It didn't matter if I was at the races...or at a gas station, or at a restaurant. Some people I don't mind talking to...I couldn't imagine being a celebrity after driving this POS around.
had a successful trip. truck made it all the way to the event and back, maybe a total of 300 miles with no issues at all.
I did the turk lake ice race, and to my surprise I won...by a fairly large margin.
results: http://www.furrin.org/Results/tabid/56/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/158/Default.aspx
pics
ice racing took me a little while to get used to, ecspecially with complex turns where it reall ymatters what you did 2 turns ago. I dont have any video, but here is a pic of me going around a cone, and you can see how far ahead of time I had to be ready to go around it by the angle of the truck, and how far off the cone is from me
even more to the point, I am initiated to go around the cone on the far right.
It was really fun, and I am glad to have the truck to the point where I can do things with it without it falling apart. Flip side its weird to have so much attention directed at it. anytime I got out of it I would have a small crowd that wanted to talk to me. It didn't matter if I was at the races...or at a gas station, or at a restaurant. Some people I don't mind talking to...I couldn't imagine being a celebrity after driving this POS around.
BMFB
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late updates here. I got a new windshield
I used this oppertunity to finish the welds on my cage, and to finish painting the cage
an example of people observing it where ever I park it. This was parked on a lake...next to a bar.
I went to the detroit auto show. I couldnt help but notice the new vetts have the same setup for cooling their transmissions as I do...seeing as how many peole from GM in the area have picked over my truck it makes we wonder where they got the idea.
late updates here. I got a new windshield
I used this oppertunity to finish the welds on my cage, and to finish painting the cage
an example of people observing it where ever I park it. This was parked on a lake...next to a bar.
I went to the detroit auto show. I couldnt help but notice the new vetts have the same setup for cooling their transmissions as I do...seeing as how many peole from GM in the area have picked over my truck it makes we wonder where they got the idea.
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Quickstop [UK]
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Re: Turbo 3800 blazer
Can't see the pics at work - what did you do for the cooling?
Can't see the pics at work - what did you do for the cooling?
jeepruby04
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The pics of the ice racing are awesome. This is my favorite build thread by far, always something new going on! Thanks for posting and keep on giving her hell:tup:
The pics of the ice racing are awesome. This is my favorite build thread by far, always something new going on! Thanks for posting and keep on giving her hell:tup:
"Nickel"
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Re: Turbo 3800 blazer
Seeing how much fun your having with this truck really makes me want to build something similar. But in pick-up form..... I do have lots of spare/ rusty parts accumulating. :idea:
Around here no one would look twice at it. The not giving a F*** about its looks, where I park it, if some dipsh** hits it at walmart, are such nice selling points.
Keep it up man!
How much (ballpark) do you think you have in this thing?
Seeing how much fun your having with this truck really makes me want to build something similar. But in pick-up form..... I do have lots of spare/ rusty parts accumulating. :idea:
Around here no one would look twice at it. The not giving a F*** about its looks, where I park it, if some dipsh** hits it at walmart, are such nice selling points.
Keep it up man!
How much (ballpark) do you think you have in this thing?
BMFB
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On the drivers side rear window I mounted a hood scoop (window is now metal). I built a box behind the tail gate that houses two trans coolers and a nitrous bottle. I have the air vents in the back, mounted to the gate. I connected the hood scoop on the side of the truck to the box using stove pipe. This is what cools my trans. It is the exact setup on the corvette, although they spent a few more dollars on it.
dollars huh, let me think.
motor, with cam, bolts, gaskets, chain is about 1100
turbo system, exhaust, intercooler, gates, ect. 1100
built trans with Tcase, prop shaft, converter, flywheel, shifter, coolers 2000
roll cage, seats, belts, padding, 750
blazer brake upgrade with pads, zq8 rear sway, steering, front qa1 conversion 850
gauges, toggles, 180
snow tires, drag slicks, all seasons, R1's, salad shooters, typhoon rims, weld pro-stars, 1100
so just over 7k into the whole truck including all of the sets of tires
On the drivers side rear window I mounted a hood scoop (window is now metal). I built a box behind the tail gate that houses two trans coolers and a nitrous bottle. I have the air vents in the back, mounted to the gate. I connected the hood scoop on the side of the truck to the box using stove pipe. This is what cools my trans. It is the exact setup on the corvette, although they spent a few more dollars on it.
dollars huh, let me think.
motor, with cam, bolts, gaskets, chain is about 1100
turbo system, exhaust, intercooler, gates, ect. 1100
built trans with Tcase, prop shaft, converter, flywheel, shifter, coolers 2000
roll cage, seats, belts, padding, 750
blazer brake upgrade with pads, zq8 rear sway, steering, front qa1 conversion 850
gauges, toggles, 180
snow tires, drag slicks, all seasons, R1's, salad shooters, typhoon rims, weld pro-stars, 1100
so just over 7k into the whole truck including all of the sets of tires
cloneman315
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dedication at its finest right there...
dedication at its finest right there...
BMFB
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sno*drift trip sucessful.
Whole trip was around 500 miles. Average temps were around 0, coldest day was maybe -16*F, with a windchill of -28. The truck survived with minor issues throughout the 4 day weekend. The biggest issue being that my shift cable was getting water in it and freezing after I let the truck sit for awhile. I tried packing it in grease but it was too late. Also one of my awesome headlights fell off
Another very strange issue seems to be electrical. My alternator will stop producing voltage for a very short time. Compounding that, I had a short or something in my trans fan (probbaly got wet). So, with all my lights on, all my fans on, and my heater, when the voltage from the alternator would stop it created this perfect storm of goofy voltages changes to freak out my maf translator and kill the truck. This of corse didnt surface until I was out for my first run on the lake at the saginaw vally scca ice race. shutting my fans off seemed to help with my latter two runs, and the maf acted normal.
Truck drove like a champ otherwise. It was a blast on the logging roads up north. It was kinda hard to get used to...with this awd setup you have to really push the truck to get it to act right...and I mean reallllly push it. Take things going way faster than you think you should. The cool part of that is it never dissapointed.
general picture of the frozen nothingness that is northern MI
Back to the saginaw vally SCCA ice race, we did that on the way back. Heres a video of the fastest time of the day
I won that event, besting seasoned veterns of ice racing, including drivers from the sno*rally itself, using simular equipment (tires).
During that event a friend of mine broke the trans in his TBSS. He manage to get his dad to bring a trailor up to get him. On the way back his tralor broke. I managed to tow him to a safe location, but somehow the pins for my hood got taken off. My hood flew off going down the road, over his trailblazer, and landed on the road in front of our chase car. The chase car drove over my hood, and then while backing up (presumabley looking for it) backed over it as well, flattening his own tires. I was able to recover my hood and stomp it back into good enough shape to ziptire back on. Got my friend towed, and flat tire guy was able to limp his car to a safe location.
Pulled it into the garage this morning to start the thaw process.
Also if you want some SERIOUS autocross tires they are trying to get rid of them on tirerack. 255/50/16 ventus soft compound autocross tires. These should improve my grip a touch over the old hard coumpound BFG R1's I found years ago.
sno*drift trip sucessful.
Whole trip was around 500 miles. Average temps were around 0, coldest day was maybe -16*F, with a windchill of -28. The truck survived with minor issues throughout the 4 day weekend. The biggest issue being that my shift cable was getting water in it and freezing after I let the truck sit for awhile. I tried packing it in grease but it was too late. Also one of my awesome headlights fell off
Another very strange issue seems to be electrical. My alternator will stop producing voltage for a very short time. Compounding that, I had a short or something in my trans fan (probbaly got wet). So, with all my lights on, all my fans on, and my heater, when the voltage from the alternator would stop it created this perfect storm of goofy voltages changes to freak out my maf translator and kill the truck. This of corse didnt surface until I was out for my first run on the lake at the saginaw vally scca ice race. shutting my fans off seemed to help with my latter two runs, and the maf acted normal.
Truck drove like a champ otherwise. It was a blast on the logging roads up north. It was kinda hard to get used to...with this awd setup you have to really push the truck to get it to act right...and I mean reallllly push it. Take things going way faster than you think you should. The cool part of that is it never dissapointed.
general picture of the frozen nothingness that is northern MI
Back to the saginaw vally SCCA ice race, we did that on the way back. Heres a video of the fastest time of the day
I won that event, besting seasoned veterns of ice racing, including drivers from the sno*rally itself, using simular equipment (tires).
During that event a friend of mine broke the trans in his TBSS. He manage to get his dad to bring a trailor up to get him. On the way back his tralor broke. I managed to tow him to a safe location, but somehow the pins for my hood got taken off. My hood flew off going down the road, over his trailblazer, and landed on the road in front of our chase car. The chase car drove over my hood, and then while backing up (presumabley looking for it) backed over it as well, flattening his own tires. I was able to recover my hood and stomp it back into good enough shape to ziptire back on. Got my friend towed, and flat tire guy was able to limp his car to a safe location.
Pulled it into the garage this morning to start the thaw process.
Also if you want some SERIOUS autocross tires they are trying to get rid of them on tirerack. 255/50/16 ventus soft compound autocross tires. These should improve my grip a touch over the old hard coumpound BFG R1's I found years ago.
Quickstop [UK]
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Re: Turbo 3800 blazer
hahahaha - I love this truck more and more each day!
The hood flew off, took out another car, you zip tied it on and then towed the busted truck for help?
You need to put this vehicle in for Top Gear or something... It's phucking outstanding. You Sir, are a legend.
Great work!
hahahaha - I love this truck more and more each day!
The hood flew off, took out another car, you zip tied it on and then towed the busted truck for help?
You need to put this vehicle in for Top Gear or something... It's phucking outstanding. You Sir, are a legend.
Great work!
93 TY 2185
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Brian I was at Sno*Drift this year pretty fun time. Also the next day My buddy and his brother were racing on the lake with you. My buddy from work had the F150 4x4.
That Blazer is a great all around truck.:tup:
Brian I was at Sno*Drift this year pretty fun time. Also the next day My buddy and his brother were racing on the lake with you. My buddy from work had the F150 4x4.
That Blazer is a great all around truck.:tup: