1997 Chevy Blazer by TacoChris

[tacochris]

Lets try this again!
Ok, i really hated to have to do this but I really dont have a choice at this point. If you read my old thread, the Tahoe kit was missing alot very vital pieces to the truck not looking like crap so i was forced to move to another kit, but thats cool with me.
My new ride in the works is a 1997 Chevy Blazer 2-door and as of now the plan is layin body, full frame and "scale" 22's. Look for pics tomorrow....

OUT....

[Karl90C1500]

awsome. should be an interesting build

[pugz]

lets see some pics chris :D

[mazdawg78]

:poke:its tomorrow and no pics

[tacochris]

Alright alright...keep your pants on people.:rolleyes: Ok, here it is, the bone stock, soon to be ex-4x4 '97 Blazer. I am gonna pull out all the stops to make sure this is a good clean build. I am doin this for me and putting the pics in the build off for the fun of it......I will begin tearing into this one this week and should have pics soon enough.
OUT!
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4845

[pugz]

cant wait to see what u coem up with....




hows my drawing?..... lol

[Karl90C1500]

another s10, nice. I looking for a square body 4 door blazer model

[tacochris]

They actually make that kit but if I am not mistaken it will be a square body GMC jimmy and not a Blazer, but I believe with very little work you could mate the square body S10 front end with the GMC and make what you need.

[tacochris]

Ok, tonight I have set aside the whole evening to build my frame so you guys should see some progress photos at least by tomorrow....

[Karl90C1500]

you guys should see some progress photos at least by tomorrow....


tomarrow??? why not tonight

[pugz]

cmon chris..... hurry up with the updates.... and we need to talk about that rendering :D :D :D :D :D :D

[tacochris]

First of all...sorry sorry for the blurry pics, my camara gets weird some times....
Ok, so I wasted a little time tonight looking for my Dremel charger but I managed to get some work done...
Here is a mock-up of the interior just to see tolerances and such:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4879
Here is the '64 Impala front frame clip I am using:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4880
Here is the frame clip secured in the partial frame-jig:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4881
More progress pics from the frame jig:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4882
And...sorry for the blurry pic but here is what I ended up with at the end of the night. This is just the skeleton of the frame, basically the main rails and supports. It will have alot more done to it tomorrow:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4883
and this is just a teaser shot with the rims:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4884

Till tomorrow......OUT!

[GETLOWR]

damn thats gona look killer i bet
keep it up

[pugz]

Youre taking too long chris.. ... Lmao

[Karl90C1500]

looking good, get er dun

[tacochris]

Ok, I didnt have alot of time tonight to do what I wanted to do but what I did get done is still important....
Basically all I had time to do was narrow the rearend and add a disk brake kit(not pictured here):
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4887
Done:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4886
So now you can see how well the narrowed rearend came out and how well the frame fits in the body:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4885
Till next time........

[Karl90C1500]

looks like Im gonna have some competition in this build-off

[green97nissan]

i quit......haha i like ur build...i wish i had time to work on minee

[pugz]

Chris when u and steven finish ill come do a photoshoot on the models. Lol

[tacochris]

Chris when u and steven finish ill come do a photoshoot on the models. Lol

Now that would be funny....

[pugz]

Im for real. Itll be fun. Lol. Ill bring the flashes and everything.

[tacochris]

Im for real. Itll be fun. Lol. Ill bring the flashes and everything.
O dang...aight. Actually that would look kinda sick to see one of my models done with a REAL camera...Lol

[pugz]

Just let me know when.

[Purpleminibeast]

if i can ever find anymore square rod to finish my frame. even if i dont finish for the build off ill finish it.

[97redhardbody]

thats looking bad ass man ...keep up the good work

[tacochris]

Ok, so I decided that since Im doing a Texas-two-link (Lol) that I would concentrate on that tonight so here is the begining of it:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4892

Here are the link mounts for the frame and the 2 link bars fabbed:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4894

and here it is all mounted and fixed on with all the measurements right(the extra length on the pins in the link mounts will be trimmed after paint, they are kept a little longer for easy removal during other things):
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4895

O...did I mention the 2 link is functional...Lol:D Tonight I will be doing the bag mounts and other misc things....till next time
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4896

[97redhardbody]

holy shit they move!!!!!

[Karl90C1500]

functional, fucking teh win

[pugz]

nice work

[t1m0ty]

Hell yea. Would not surprise me if you made it run on air either.

[beaver720]

Hell yea. Would not surprise me if you made it run on air either.
dont give him ideas buttmunch, i wanna win lol

[tacochris]

Lol...Nice...I think you're safe on the whole "runnin on air" thing Beav. Im an art major, not a freakin scientist. Lol

[tacochris]

Ok, so I didnt get a ton of work done tonight but I had some fun with it: I decided to go with Shockwave suspension so I pretty much concentrated on getting that built today. I built everything from scratch and here is about half way through building one of the shockwaves:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4911

Here is pass.side Shockwave and all the mounts done and shown in laid out position:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4912

Yes...the Shockwave does come on and off the back mounts on the link and frame, PMB told me to put a quarter next to the frame to show how small everything is...SORRY for the blurry horrible pic:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4913

O, I almost forgot, I cut, narrowed and changed to offset on the front wheels to get a more hotrod look:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=646&pictureid=4914

Next will be the drivers side Shockwave and the link bars and shocks....
Till next time...

[Purpleminibeast]

For some reason it looks bigger in picture. Then you see the mounts for the link bars in person. And bam. Tiny. I was like. WTF mate. Its sick though.

[wagondragger720]

looks great, nice detail on the link bars and shockwaves.

[pugz]

NICEE!!!!! keep it up homes

[Karl90C1500]

nice work on the linkage, I just wanna know how you made the shockwaves

[tacochris]

Hey thanks for all the complements on the build, trust me, it keeps me pushin the envelope...
As far as the Shockwave fabrication...Its a little hard to explain because its mainly alot of sanding and shaping but the jist of it is this: The bag is 2 A/C O-rings glued on top of each other, the bases are flat plastic sanded to a circle, the rods are plastic rods cut to length and the mounting brackets are flat plastic drilled sanded and turned on end...

[Karl90C1500]

thats cool, I was wondering on how you made the bag itself. very nice build

[LowEnuff]

sweet man u truely got skills,

[Yuconfused]

Your build looks killer!

[tacochris]

I will finishing the frame soon...had to give the wife some time and do the husband thing today and yesterday so I will be back on it tomorrow. I have to say, this build off has been alot of fun...

[pugz]

still waiting on seeing your other models.......

[GregInAtl]

so dope....MOAR PIKZ!

[pugz]

Updates!!!!!!!!

[tacochris]

Aight...sorry for the hiatus, to be totally honest I was about ready to punt this thing like a football so i took the weekend off to work on my real truck. But I got alot done today and here it is:
Custom made a fuel cell out of styrene plastic:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4954

Ok, I missed some pics cause I was on a roll and didnt wanna stop to take them but here is the almost finished frame:
-Fuel cell test fit
-350 Chevy mocked up
-drive line shortened
-upper control arms raised
-lower arms modded and raised
-front bags and bag mounts done
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4955
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4953
and here is a pic with the body on for the fun of it
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4956

I will most likely start building the floors next....LATER folks!!:D

[Karl90C1500]

damn dude, thats looking good!

[pugz]

nice work :thumb:

[wv87minitruckr]

looks good man. What did you use to make the frame rails?

[tacochris]

Hey thank guys...
wv87minitruckr, if you find a local hobby shop that deals in trains and train related items, most of them will have a section for plastic stock in different sizes and it is made by a company called Evergreen Scale Models...You may even be able to order it online.

[GETLOWR]

Holy crap!
Thats awesome... Keep it up!

[pugz]

updates??????

28 days left

[tacochris]

I did a ton of work yesterday and I will post to progress today after I do some more....You wont be disappointed.

[tacochris]

Aight...So today and last night I started on getting some sort of interior built for this 2 seater beast. Because of the fact that I am super picky coupled with the fact that I just had to have 22's a 350 and vertical air bags, the whole interior had to be custom built....from scratch. I narrowed a 64 Impala dash to fit and shaved down some s10 buckets...There is a plexi viewing whole in the rear area and a custom driveline tunnel....Enjoy:D
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4972
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4972
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4973
Here is a shot of the suspension viewing hole with the plexi in...
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4981
Starting and finishing the door panels:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4979
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4980
Narrowed the '64 impala dash:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4978
Here is the finished interior with the dash in to show you how it will look:
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4982
Right now I am doing tons and tons of body work and shaving so until next time.......
later

[Karl90C1500]

bad ass dude!

[97redhardbody]

Holy shit bro!!!! you goin to get it done in time?

[tacochris]

O yea...no prob there. I am right now in the process of shaving and doing all the body work....once that is done, the rest is all paint and detail work. I will be done with the majority of the body work tonight....

[pugz]

f'n sick :thumb:

[tacochris]

I will have another progress pick tonight before like 11ish....

[tacochris]

Ok, so I am stopping for the night cause I have been working on this thing since 10am this morning and the wife is home...But I wanted to post a final pic for the day to keep you updated:
Here is what I have done since the last pics:
--narrowed the front bumper
--moved the bumper back and molded it to the fender lip for a cleaner look
--blazers dont have regular rear quarters so I cut the blazer quarter in half and molded and spliced in the rear quarter from a '99 Chevy bed.
--shaved tailights
--shaved handles
--shaved gas door
--shaved roof rack and third brake light
I will be ready for a roll pan Monday and after that its all paint and interior work and she is DONE! here is a final mock up before final paint and body work
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4983
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4984
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=4985
Goodnight...

[GETLOWR]

^^^^ holy crap
this build is amazing!
Cant wait to c it completed!
PS I hope ur paint work is as killer as ur fab work!
keep it up

[SilverBody96]

This build is awesome!!! If been keepin an eye on this one! wish I had the time to fab models like that again. Keep up the great work.

[tacochris]

Thanks alot for the kind words guys...tonight is another long build night to try and catch up so there should be another good update by 11ish. Im super picky on how things look so its 10 times harder to finish something, Lol...later

[pugz]

get back to work...... on something.... lol. when u want me to start paypalling u some cash? or bring u some when i come shoot your model?

[tacochris]

Ok, my computer sucks so i am just now posting the pics I was gonna post last night...I didnt get alot done because I had surprise company, and thats ok...I am working on it a little bit tonight so here is what i did yesterday:
I did smooth inner fenders molded to the body in front of and behind the back wheels kinda like some of the Ekstensive and Chaotic trucks...and I started the rollpan...with the help of some small bar stock and alot of sanding, I was able to run the bodyline all the way around the back too! I also got the front turn signals shaved and the body line in the bumper. Check it...
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5013
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5012
Tonight it will be getting its first coat of primer.....

[pugz]

nice work homes

[LOW_N_SLOW]

Amazing.

[97redhardbody]

thats sexy!!!

[521 Dropsun]

Don't forget registration and insurance.

[pugz]

Looks like we wont see any updates on this for a few days. Chris jsut emailed me and told me his internet is out. But he did say....

"the frame is painted, suspension painted, body is in primer and almost ready to paint. And the engine is getting assembled tonight."

he said it will be done and he will get updates even if he has to go use pmb's computer. Lol

[Thor]

Chris jsut emailed me and told me his internet is out.

How can he email you if his internet is out? lol

But that thing is crazy nice work!

[wagondragger720]

looks great so far

[pugz]

How can he email you if his internet is out? lol

But that thing is crazy nice work!


He can email from work. but not surf the net

[tacochris]

Well....finally got my internet working, Lol I hate technology.
I did alot of painting tonight, the bodywork is a total biatch but I am slowly getting it done. Will have pics tomorrow.

[tacochris]

Teaser shot anyone???:D

http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5035

[frame_basher#1]

damn that thing is sexy cant wait to c the rest of it

[pugz]

nice work on the frame detail.

[Karl90C1500]

thats just clean man, props

[tacochris]

Thanks for the props on the build man...I am enjoying it for sure but ready to finish this thing...Lol
Getting paint this week!!!!!!
Stay tuned....

[t1m0ty]

Hurry up The teaser shot gave me blue balls. :P

[david29]

How can he email you if his internet is out? lol

But that thing is crazy nice work!
Thats what work pc's and cell phones are for.

Damn boy!! You got too much time on your hands.
Mad skills my boy!! Mad skills!!

[slammed97]

is it done yet?

[tacochris]

Nah...I wish, just laid the base coat for the graphics today and I will be taping off and doing the graphics soon. This part of the process sucks cause I have to spray, wait a day, spray wait a day...and so on so the paint cures good before laying the tape. You wont be disapointed when it is painted. thanks for the motivation.

[pugz]

Send pics to my cell phone chris :)

[tacochris]

I dont have a camera phone homie.....you kids and your fancy gadgets.

[pugz]

U need to get with the times homes.... Lmao

[Karl90C1500]

damn, unless somebody comes up and does something even cleaner, I think Chris will get this one....IMO

[tacochris]

I didnt wanna let too much out without pics but as of now, the truck has handbuilt billet style window cranks, handbuilt billet style pedal assembly, scratch built Ididit style column, billet steering wheel and real carpet...I also got retarded and put the 357 logos on the valve covers. Im actually having alot of fun testing what I can and cannot do with this one....

[pugz]

sick!!! i wanna see. send pics to my email

[tacochris]

Soon my friend...soon.

[SilverBody96]

come on come on PICS PICS PICS!!! I'm having withdrawls LOL

[tacochris]

I decided to redo the paint...(didnt like it) so I should be done and have some pics tomorrow...Lol

[sunsetjesse]

come on dude im on the edge of my seat i need to c pics bro.

[tacochris]

Ok...sorry about the delay. Seems like some of you were about to blow a gasket...Lol
To make a long story short, I am super picky with things and paint is no exception, I sanded this freakin thing down 4 times and painted it four different colors before I found the one I like, one of them even being a 3 color job with graphics, HATED it all. So, I bit the bullet and I went with the final color and I like it....its 3 coats of candy maroon with silver micro flake and 4 coats of clear. I like it...
On a side note, the air intake was custom built out of the front half of an Integra unit and the back half of a blazer unit.
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5071
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5073
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5072
This thing will be DONE in the maybe like the next 3 days so look out for finish pics then.....LATER:cool:

[sunsetjesse]

dude it looks sick cant wait to c the finished product.

[tacochris]

Ok, got some more done before bed...
-I got the detailed battery mounted
-I was able to mount the shortened radiator
-mounted the grill
-painted the dash
-painted the hood
-painted and detailed the billet steering wheel and column
-painted and detailed the seats
-painted mirrors
Can you spot the hand made brass knuckle shifter???
(yea, im crazy...)
ALMOST DONE!!!
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5075
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5076
Still got alot more to do but I am truckin along pretty good right now...
LATER

[t1m0ty]

:hump:

[SilverBody96]

Man I can't wait to see it finished, but then again I will miss being excited to see the updates lol.. Paint looks great.

[frame_basher#1]

wow that thing is crazy man good job keep the pics coming

[Karl90C1500]

thats sick man. Damn good job

[97redhardbody]

Wow!!! :eek: I love it!! rock on man!!:nana2:

[GETLOWR]

freakin sick!
awesome color choice

[pugz]

sick work chris

[IRingTwyce]

Nice work! Is anyone else even still trying???

[nisrod]

uummm,,,ahhhhh,,,,no!!^^^^^

[tacochris]

Yea....I kinda noticed that..Lol Havent seen any other updates in a while. I needa start buggin PMB to finish that Ford.

[wagondragger720]

sick, nice job

[nismo23]

Nice work! Is anyone else even still trying???

Im still doing mine. Just did not think of posting everything ive done to the kit. I will if that is what everyone wants.

BTW, Chris.... Thats a sick build you got going there. Its gonna be hard to beat that one for sure.

[tacochris]

Well folks...getting down to the last few things that need to be done before she is done for good! only one pic tonight...
This is the almost finished interior...I did this pic because alot of this you wont see when the body is on...
Custom made gas pedal
custom brass knuckle shifter
custom billet window cranks
custom center consol with air gauge
seats, silver metal flake center, gloss black outside
gauges made to look like Dakota Digitals
billet steering wheel
http://www.infamousnissan.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=662&pictureid=5100
Still needs:
brake pedal
seat belts
switches
plexi glass rear area mounted
ALMOST there!!!

[sunsetjesse]

dude it looks sick cant wait to c the finished product.

[SilverBody96]

This build is F'n awesome just Plan sik!!!!

[pejsa HB]

shits sick!!!

[LowEnuff]

dude you got mad building skills, mad props

[tacochris]

Ok folks....I am freakin done! I could honestly work on this model for the rest of the year adding details but I need to stop. Tell me what ya think and if you need any pics of any more details on the blazer....I left the pics huge so you could see the details and such.
Enjoy!
http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx71/tacochris03/miscbuilds035.jpg
http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx71/tacochris03/miscbuilds036.jpg
http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx71/tacochris03/miscbuilds034.jpg
http://i743.photobucket.com/albums/xx71/tacochris03/miscbuilds029.jpg
Just to let you know...if you DO decided to do this again, trust me, I just bought the vehicle yesterday and I am ready to throw down again!
Later folks!

[94bdyhb]

that is sik bro good job

[t1m0ty]

Seen better.....jk... Holy fuck man thats sick.

[97redhardbody]

Damn!!! :eek: I love that sexy lil thing. lol :thumb:

[wagondragger720]

nice job

[dragwindsor]

Why all the negative camber?

[pugz]

Nice work bro. Looks awesome. Great details. And the solid red looks great on there

[tacochris]

Thanks guys...I am happy to be done with it so I can have my evenings back for a while (until the next build of course..Lol) This has been a blast for sure!

Dragwindsor-I really didnt like the camber either but live and learn i guess right? I used a 64 impala front clip so i ended up using the stock control arms. I raised the top control arms and that helped alot but I probably should have built or shortened the lowers...Its not as bad as it looks in person, its the weird angle I took all the pics at.....On the next one the wheels will be straight up and down.....

[layinframe]

One thing I think u should have done was a rear view mirror. Props man its tight.

[akrophobik_nismo]

Very nice work man!!! :thumb:
I am sooo glad I didn't join this competition...
I woulda got my ass handed to me!!! LOL!!!

[tacochris]

Its kinda funny you should say that "layinframe".. I actually had one on it and I didnt like it. It sat a little too close to the shifter so I decided against it. I left alot of stuff off that I would have really liked to have built for it but since there is a time limit on the build I really needed to be mindful of that.

[Kingcab720]

Sik build man!!