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Re: LS1 brakes on an 86 S-10 Blazer? My truck is 4wd

Re: LS1 brakes on an 86 S-10 Blazer? Well, I figure since I have them and it would be kinda cool, I'm gonna do it if it is truly a bolt-in deal. We're using this truck to showcase our side business (powdercoating) so a trick setup would get people looking more.

I'm in the process of working on my V8 Blazer project and see that a lot of you guys have done the LS1 swap. I have an extra set of calipers and rotors a friend gave me, so it seems logical. By searching, I see I see CBR is the place to go for the front spindle parts, so I already emailed...

Re: Rear inner fender for a Blazer the same as a pickup? Damn, that is friggin expensive! I can buy a whole rust-free parts truck for the cost of one quarter! :tdown: I guess I'll grab a junker and chop it up for my parts.

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? Gotcha, thanks for the heads up. I'll just leave it there in case I want to heat the back tires at the track. I'll keep it in 4wd most of the time then. I've run built TH350s behind several of my Trans Ams that were making a lot more power than any...

I did a search and came up empty. I am in the process of picking up body panels for my rustbucket and can't find any rear inner fenders for my S-10 Blazer. They make them for the pickup, but not the Blazer. If they are not the same, I can always graft them in to the existing ones, since the...

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? I think my plan for now is a mild 350, since I have a lot of parts in the garage for one. Might as well use what I've got. Then I'm going to find a TH350 and have it rebuilt and use the t-case adapter kit to make it work. I'm not too concerned about...

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? Damn, I work like 5 minutes from them. Awesome! :cool:

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? See, now that is what I was looking for. I just needed a simple "Transfer case and possibly a front diff, beef up the tranny" but I guess I see what you are saying. Haven't been here long enough for people to know me and know I know what I'm doing...

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? It's got more sentimental value than anything. It was my first car, my wife and I met and dated in it, took it everywhere when we were in college, etc. Been with em a long time and time to show it some of the love I've been giving to the Trans Ams these...

Re: Converting my 4wd S-10 Blazer to AWD? Thanks JustDreamin, I'll do just that. I've already researched the V8 swap and all, that's not a problem. I was just wondering about converting to AWD, but it seems like this was the wrong place to look. :roll:

How would I go about doing this? I am pretty new to AWD, but I thought it would be cool to build this truck into an AWD screamer with a 383 SBC. Right now it is a 2.8L, 700R4, 4x4 rustbucket. I'm going to fix all the rust, drop it, put the V8 in it and back it with a good transmission. So...

I'm not new to S-10s, but am new to building one. I've had my 86 S-10 Blazerfor about 11 years now, it was my first car and is in pretty rough shape now. :( I build Trans Ams on the side. I currently have a 98 TA that I bought stock and built it into a pretty mean WS6 clone (and no, I didn't...