I can't help getting the image in my head of an old dog who maybe isn't so spry anymore getting to run around in the snow and have a good time. The Blazer looked like it was having the time of its life. Good on you for letting them have fun. ^_^
Couldn't agree more. Watching the ol' gal run in that snow reminds me of my 13 year old husky Panda. She's a bit wore down, but as soon as the first snowflake falls, she's as spry as she was as a pup.
I discovered your channel by accident. We watched the 91 Firebird videos and then binge watched the Blazer videos. I used to have a Firebird Formula similar to the one you have and that got my attention. Hope to see more Firebird videos in the future. The Blazer videos got us hooked. I'm not a particularly big fan of the S-10 Blazers, but watching you rebuild this one had us very intrigued. Hundreds of rebuild channels out there, but I haven't seen anyone work as meticulously as you do. Not only that, you do a great job of explaining what you are doing and why. I used to work in a machine shop after school when I was a kid. (back in the Flintstones days) I've never rebuilt engines, but have seen plenty of them built. My job was teardowns, sorting parts, prepping, vatting the block and heads and getting them ready for building. Oh, and sweeping the floors. I'm an old dude, and I still learned so much watching you do that 350 for the Blazer. Even the wife was fascinated watching. I have never seen anyone rebuild an engine like you did without the benefit of a machine shop. Some of your methods and fixes are quite ingenious. And all of it within a reasonable or shoestring budget. I'm somewhat of a traditionalist, and I'd love to see the Blazer get a proper paint job and a restored interior, but I also understand budgetary constraints. You got a really decent daily driver and a fun vehicle. I'm in Florida, so I don't have a lot of opportunity to do snow sliding here, but it was fun to watch. I have s show car that I compete with (it actually came from Baltimore) but no snow sliding with it. Your on-screen presence is great, so keep up the good work and we'll be looking for more Firebird or Blazer videos. We'll check out your others, too.
Well.....i just killed a whole day watching you rebuild that little guy. I gotta say...you sure did throw a buncha money and time at the little guy, but you did save him! Good for you !!!
Fooling around in the snow is fun when you have awd/4wd as you have some peace of mind. What i didnt take in to consideration is that my lowered audi gets high-centered apparently quite easily...
Put a paint on it, i feel sorry for that car. U learn alot from it. I ve just watched all the episodes with this chevy and damn those US motors are tricky to adjust. Cheers from Europe!
Actually the snow was deep enough and the ground frozen enough that it really didn't even disturb the grass. Only the first slide in 2WD where it got stuck actually tore up a little bit of it.
Man, I don't even own an S10, or ever have (I did own a K1500 blazer) and I just binge-watched the series for the second time... Get going on the 'bird, I've owned 4 of those... ;-)
Haha. Wasn't really anything worthy of note after the snow donuts last time, this time even less dirt thrown around. The ground cover grows so fast in that field it is usually a foot tall before the lawn grass has started to grow
You should do a side-by-side review with the new chevy blazer. I know they're completely different vehicles, but it would be funny/interesting to see what 30+ years of automotive engineering & design looks like.
Hell yeah brother!....An American made Chevy Blazer with an American flag on the door.....doing snow donuts in an open snowy field......I believe I smell "Murica" here boys!! Well done my brother...........Well Done Indeed!
Hey man, this will probably get lost in the comments but i got an interesting question for ya, I got an 87 pathfinder hardbody and was doing donuts in 4wd in the snow and afterwords noticed my front tires were toed in very dramatically but only when the hubs are locked and 4wd is engaged. It straightens out when in 2wd again but once 4wd is engaged and I roll forward about 10 feet they toe in like crazy... I replaced a shot wheel bearing, still does it but also replacing a shot cv axle on my passenger side some time this week. Do you have any idea what could be causing this? Thank you if you took the time to read
I believe it slipped out of four wheel drive from a loss of vacuum to the front diff actuator. Had 2.8 Jimmy of this vintage that would do this if I kept it over 2000-2500 rpm for about 20-30 seconds.
The vacuum actuator is gone, I replaced it with a manual locking cable. The diff disengaged because I didn't get the cable tight enough when I first pulled it, the truck was sitting still at the time and that makes it difficult, should have locked it harder once it got rolling again
I just joined the Blazer family with my first vehicle, a 2003 model blazer. Loving it so far but I’ve been having some trouble with shifting in and out of 4-wheel drive. Specifically, it shifts into 4-wheel just fine, but when I try to shift out, it takes multiple attempts that usually don’t work. Any tips for a newbie on what might be going on?
Is it an electric shift transfer case? Rolling a bit forward or back in a straight line is often necessary to disengage the front differential, if you are trying to turn as you shift out of four wheel it might be binding and making it harder to disengage. Could also be the mechanism itself, by 2003 they were an electric actuator on the front diff. An electric shift case might also be looking for certain conditions (again, rolling forward/back in a straight line will help) or could just be acting up. Does it clunk or make weird noises?
What year Jeep Cherokee has the solid steering shaft? Will this swap also work on a K1500 Z71? I have tried everything to get rid of the sloppy steering on my truck and nothing works. It still wants to wander especially when you hit a bump. I have tried remanufactured steering boxes and currently have a 3/4 ton HD steering box on it and the problem is still there. Thanks
I believe all XJ Cherokees had a mostly solid steering shaft, supposedly 1984-2000 would all work. Some Grand Cherokee shafts would work as well, but most use a different steering column connection and will not. Check out this thread: www.gmt400.com/threads/xj-steering-shaft-upgrade-88-94-trucks-95-instructions-on-page-31.12087/
I have thought about it, but honestly it feels pretty unsafe already and I'm not sure I want to lift it higher and make that worse. Maybe with nice, wide axles it would be okay, though. I can't say that it won't happen eventually, but don't plan to at the moment.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects I have my 93 s10 truck and its fairly stock. I hate to say that I've been neglecting it but I have. I bought this truck on purpose. It had the very same engine and transmission as my 91 blazer who died at the hands on distracted driver. There are not to many 4.3, 5 speed, 4x4s roaming the streets. I was never a fan of the automatics in these vehicles as you know yourself they were notoriously weak. I'm not sure how or when but I have accumulated 4 different makes of trucks over the last 4 years. 3 full size, and 1 S10..
While it doesn't have a lot of horespower and I wouldn't call it "gut-full", it has plenty of torque for that light truck. The issue was mostly with the open differentials, since one tire would be spinning like Hell while the other just kinda wiggled. Plus, the fronts actually rub pretty bad so just about every time the wheels were turned the drivetrain was fighting to turn those tires I was pressing against the frame, and I didn't get the RPMs very high for any of this mostly because of that.
Hey did you shoot any video in the cold that we had this week? Im in southern MD and it was single digits here. Looks like your north of us so I bet it got pretty cold
Yep, actually took the carburetor off of this and was up at 2AM retuning it when it was "feels like" -1 degree F, that will be in a video eventually. Had trouble with the camera batteries dying since it was so cold!
Hey Didn't you put a 2" Body lift on ur Blazer by using Aluminum Pucs or something ?? If so, Where did you get them ?? Bc I've been looking for some and can't find them
It was a 1" lift, using 3" aluminum round stock bought off of eBay. The ones I bought were already cut to 1" thickness (3" diameter) and I just drilled holes in the centers and used longer body mount bolts.
Companies make a posi for those 8-3/4in gm rear ends and manyal locking hubs for the front i think 3-400 for a posi or semi locked rear diff 2-500 for locking front hubs
Logic Hurts Idiots has part of it, it is tough to get good and consistent sound quality talking while recording video. Quite a few of the project videos were done that way but I'm not sure if it is worth investing in a microphone setup for that or just doing most of the narration later. Sometimes it is a time consideration, I just want to get the work done and filming slows things down a lot but having to also narrate slows things down even more. I also tend to ramble on camera and for the sake of keeping the pace of the video consistent and keeping things moving doing the voiceover later adds a lot of flexibility there, as well as sometimes letting me add information I didn't actually have at the time or set up what is going to happen after a cut. As Logic Hurts also guessed, I like the idea in this sort of video that I am telling a story, and am able to reflect back on what is happening.
Something is not right with this truck, the engine hauls loud but the tires dont spin strong enough. Its like the transsmition is scaping power some where..
Lots of wheel spin on one side vs the other because of the open differentials, and the RPMs probably didn't get over 3k here and most of the time was closer to 2k, if I had to guess. Seems right to me, and the transmission drives just fine on the road.
Unfortunately not. Replaced the intermediate steering shaft with a solid one but as I figured it wasn't the issue. The problem is that the replacement steering box is about as loose as the old one was. I haven't had a chance to crank down the adjusters on it yet but I don't have high hopes and it might need yet another replacement box.
So, I've seen every blazer video you have, and I started watching because I just got an 86 blazer, I've fallen in love with mine, is there any tips you give me?
Hmm. Always remember that the traction is pretty terrible, don't take and sharp turns at any kind of speed, if the steering isn't loose cherish it, if it is be very careful when driving it. Tape on the rear window latch can help quiet it down for a while, they usually rattle. Check your ball joints and bearings, they often go bad on these models, especially since cheap parts are commonly used. That's about it off of the top of my head! Good luck!
It really depends on the condition, model, and year! I really don't know anything about the price of these trucks anywhere but local to me, so I don't think I can help much unfortunately.
Me and a couple of friends want to build a 91 Firebird show car, with a little bit of pep in its step. But most of them are 305TBI, which is absolute trash for performance. And being we are only in 9th grade, we have no cash.
You needed to put more weight in the back of the S10 Blazer they don't have a lot of weight in the back you have to put weight back there in order for it to handle better and go through snow even better
I remember there was a night i couldn't sleep so i binged watched all the blazer videos its my favorite build of yours
Drew Dickens me yesterday
i watched all the playlist in 1 night
I can't help getting the image in my head of an old dog who maybe isn't so spry anymore getting to run around in the snow and have a good time. The Blazer looked like it was having the time of its life. Good on you for letting them have fun. ^_^
Couldn't agree more. Watching the ol' gal run in that snow reminds me of my 13 year old husky Panda. She's a bit wore down, but as soon as the first snowflake falls, she's as spry as she was as a pup.
I liked watching this from the nice sunny confines of home. Snow is beautiful, just as long as it's hundreds of miles away.
My S-15 is 1991 . . She loves the snow. I guess I need to give her a deep snow vacation!!!
I discovered your channel by accident. We watched the 91 Firebird videos and then binge watched the Blazer videos. I used to have a Firebird Formula similar to the one you have and that got my attention. Hope to see more Firebird videos in the future. The Blazer videos got us hooked. I'm not a particularly big fan of the S-10 Blazers, but watching you rebuild this one had us very intrigued. Hundreds of rebuild channels out there, but I haven't seen anyone work as meticulously as you do. Not only that, you do a great job of explaining what you are doing and why. I used to work in a machine shop after school when I was a kid. (back in the Flintstones days) I've never rebuilt engines, but have seen plenty of them built. My job was teardowns, sorting parts, prepping, vatting the block and heads and getting them ready for building. Oh, and sweeping the floors. I'm an old dude, and I still learned so much watching you do that 350 for the Blazer. Even the wife was fascinated watching. I have never seen anyone rebuild an engine like you did without the benefit of a machine shop. Some of your methods and fixes are quite ingenious. And all of it within a reasonable or shoestring budget. I'm somewhat of a traditionalist, and I'd love to see the Blazer get a proper paint job and a restored interior, but I also understand budgetary constraints. You got a really decent daily driver and a fun vehicle. I'm in Florida, so I don't have a lot of opportunity to do snow sliding here, but it was fun to watch. I have s show car that I compete with (it actually came from Baltimore) but no snow sliding with it. Your on-screen presence is great, so keep up the good work and we'll be looking for more Firebird or Blazer videos. We'll check out your others, too.
These old cars seem like they could run forever, with the proper maintenance and repairs.
Well.....i just killed a whole day watching you rebuild that little guy. I gotta say...you sure did throw a buncha money and time at the little guy, but you did save him! Good for you !!!
i wish it would even snow here in my home town, all we get is rain, i miss the times when it snowed this much, and more, anyways, awesome video!
I also own one of these bad boys but with the not-so-bad to the bone V6. Gotta love the S10 Blazers!
Fooling around in the snow is fun when you have awd/4wd as you have some peace of mind.
What i didnt take in to consideration is that my lowered audi gets high-centered apparently quite easily...
Good to see the Blazer getting some love.
Never really was a fan of that body style Blazer but I did enjoy the build. Now I have grown fond of it. Haa. Nice work and creativity.
How about a rear locker video. That's a fun little truck brother. Maybe a more aggressive tire.
Not entirely sure why I watched all the Blazer build videos but I'm glad I did 😂 awesome stuff man!
Love the sound of that exhaust
The Plow king Barney Gumble lol great work !!
Looks fun. Shout out from Pasadena and Glen Burnie, MD!
The blazer has to be one of my favorites.
With some good off road tires and limited slips, that thing would be really capable in weather like that.
sounds like a blazer, its fine!
Well my wife would be pissed when she saw the lawn. In the spring. O boy!
This in an '86 K5 with a 350 is wild. Love the content, always great.
My first car 😢 The 4wd was very simple and fun in my 92.
The nostalgia...
Great work on this! I was stoked to see it pop up on updates.
that looks like fun! Greetings from the Eastern Shore! we didn't get hardly any... I was sad lol
That V8 sounds so gooooooood
I have a 1997 blazer that I built from the ground up and when I get home tonight I’m going to do this with my blazer 😂
Put a paint on it, i feel sorry for that car. U learn alot from it. I ve just watched all the episodes with this chevy and damn those US motors are tricky to adjust. Cheers from Europe!
Makes me miss my '93
Yeeee haaaawww.... hahahahaha frickin awesome snow fun. Thanks for sharing another fabulous show 😃
that´s gonna leave a mark
Actually the snow was deep enough and the ground frozen enough that it really didn't even disturb the grass. Only the first slide in 2WD where it got stuck actually tore up a little bit of it.
Man, I don't even own an S10, or ever have (I did own a K1500 blazer) and I just binge-watched the series for the second time...
Get going on the 'bird, I've owned 4 of those... ;-)
Great update!
Please update us on the look of your lawn when spring comes!
Haha. Wasn't really anything worthy of note after the snow donuts last time, this time even less dirt thrown around. The ground cover grows so fast in that field it is usually a foot tall before the lawn grass has started to grow
You should do a side-by-side review with the new chevy blazer. I know they're completely different vehicles, but it would be funny/interesting to see what 30+ years of automotive engineering & design looks like.
Hell yeah brother!....An American made Chevy Blazer with an American flag on the door.....doing snow donuts in an open snowy field......I believe I smell "Murica" here boys!! Well done my brother...........Well Done Indeed!
Send some of that snow to wisconsin for us
Hasnt u got enough yet?
This is my favorite pastime in my 98 durango until my nephew blew the engine. Looking for an upgrade to the 5.2
Nick Bowling 5.2s are tanks! My 99 has 300k on the stock 5.2 and it still has 155psi of compression!
Wb a gen iii hemi they can be found pretty cheap in salvage yards and have a lot more power than the 5.2
5.9
RJ yeah dodge only ever put 4.7's and 5.9's in that era of Durango
I have a 1987 Chevy blazer they are very good for the year and when they came out
I seriously loves the videos my dude.
Sick truck man
Love this channel, keep em comin'!
Only took a week to get all caught up on this beast! Now what's this about a Datsun 280z...
Awesome channel
Love my 93 blazer s10 4 door
Looks like its time for a locker
Why do you remind me of Jim from the Office?
Anyway enjoying your content my man.
I miss my 87 blazer
What's it got for a lift, torsion bar crank and shackles or a body lift? Looks like it sits higher than my 93
Christian Higgins it’s got a lift kit of 2 inches in the rear, and a 1 inch body lift made of some aluminum pucks
What he said! 2" Shackle lift in rear, front torsion bars cranked, 1" body lift and 31" tires.
That's fun
Hey man, this will probably get lost in the comments but i got an interesting question for ya, I got an 87 pathfinder hardbody and was doing donuts in 4wd in the snow and afterwords noticed my front tires were toed in very dramatically but only when the hubs are locked and 4wd is engaged. It straightens out when in 2wd again but once 4wd is engaged and I roll forward about 10 feet they toe in like crazy... I replaced a shot wheel bearing, still does it but also replacing a shot cv axle on my passenger side some time this week. Do you have any idea what could be causing this? Thank you if you took the time to read
I believe it slipped out of four wheel drive from a loss of vacuum to the front diff actuator. Had 2.8 Jimmy of this vintage that would do this if I kept it over 2000-2500 rpm for about 20-30 seconds.
The vacuum actuator is gone, I replaced it with a manual locking cable. The diff disengaged because I didn't get the cable tight enough when I first pulled it, the truck was sitting still at the time and that makes it difficult, should have locked it harder once it got rolling again
Put a plow on the Blazer!
Personally if i owned that thing, i would try to use the v8 computer for a TBI setup for better cold starts... I would also try to add A/C
Was hoping for that pressure washer repair video
Friday! This was a spur of the moment thing and just another bonus video.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects Haha yea I'm just yanking ya chain.
I hope it snows more on the eastern shore of MD soon so I can take my Volvo out and do some offroading lol
Zander Xymox same my Volvo is a beast
I just joined the Blazer family with my first vehicle, a 2003 model blazer. Loving it so far but I’ve been having some trouble with shifting in and out of 4-wheel drive. Specifically, it shifts into 4-wheel just fine, but when I try to shift out, it takes multiple attempts that usually don’t work. Any tips for a newbie on what might be going on?
Is it an electric shift transfer case? Rolling a bit forward or back in a straight line is often necessary to disengage the front differential, if you are trying to turn as you shift out of four wheel it might be binding and making it harder to disengage. Could also be the mechanism itself, by 2003 they were an electric actuator on the front diff. An electric shift case might also be looking for certain conditions (again, rolling forward/back in a straight line will help) or could just be acting up. Does it clunk or make weird noises?
When jou fix the damage
Add about 500# in the back to help snow traction in 2wd
What year Jeep Cherokee has the solid steering shaft? Will this swap also work on a K1500 Z71?
I have tried everything to get rid of the sloppy steering on my truck and nothing works.
It still wants to wander especially when you hit a bump. I have tried remanufactured steering boxes and currently have a 3/4 ton HD steering box on it and the problem is still there.
Thanks
I believe all XJ Cherokees had a mostly solid steering shaft, supposedly 1984-2000 would all work. Some Grand Cherokee shafts would work as well, but most use a different steering column connection and will not. Check out this thread: www.gmt400.com/threads/xj-steering-shaft-upgrade-88-94-trucks-95-instructions-on-page-31.12087/
Wake up chevy we need something new like this...................................
Have you ever considered a solid axle swap on the blazer? Dana 30 or 44 seem to be the popular choices.
I have thought about it, but honestly it feels pretty unsafe already and I'm not sure I want to lift it higher and make that worse. Maybe with nice, wide axles it would be okay, though. I can't say that it won't happen eventually, but don't plan to at the moment.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects I have my 93 s10 truck and its fairly stock. I hate to say that I've been neglecting it but I have. I bought this truck on purpose. It had the very same engine and transmission as my 91 blazer who died at the hands on distracted driver. There are not to many 4.3, 5 speed, 4x4s roaming the streets. I was never a fan of the automatics in these vehicles as you know yourself they were notoriously weak. I'm not sure how or when but I have accumulated 4 different makes of trucks over the last 4 years. 3 full size, and 1 S10..
Does this have a body lift by chance?
A fellow Marylander 👍
I forgot how gutless that blazer is. I couldn't imagine the v6.
While it doesn't have a lot of horespower and I wouldn't call it "gut-full", it has plenty of torque for that light truck. The issue was mostly with the open differentials, since one tire would be spinning like Hell while the other just kinda wiggled. Plus, the fronts actually rub pretty bad so just about every time the wheels were turned the drivetrain was fighting to turn those tires I was pressing against the frame, and I didn't get the RPMs very high for any of this mostly because of that.
Hey did you shoot any video in the cold that we had this week? Im in southern MD and it was single digits here. Looks like your north of us so I bet it got pretty cold
Yep, actually took the carburetor off of this and was up at 2AM retuning it when it was "feels like" -1 degree F, that will be in a video eventually. Had trouble with the camera batteries dying since it was so cold!
Braaaap
First comment on video so happy I love you videos Man 😎😋😃🤗
Grown up kids with big toys
You should put 1 Inch spacers on the front
Hey Didn't you put a 2" Body lift on ur Blazer by using Aluminum Pucs or something ?? If so, Where did you get them ?? Bc I've been looking for some and can't find them
It was a 1" lift, using 3" aluminum round stock bought off of eBay. The ones I bought were already cut to 1" thickness (3" diameter) and I just drilled holes in the centers and used longer body mount bolts.
@@FuzzyDiceProjects Ok thanks, Do you remember what Video it was you did it in ?? That way I can go back and check it out again
@@s10_4_life6 S10 Blazer Episode 2, around the 6 minute mark. Here is a link: ua-cam.com/video/E9guY7WEDwQ/v-deo.html
Companies make a posi for those 8-3/4in gm rear ends and manyal locking hubs for the front i think 3-400 for a posi or semi locked rear diff 2-500 for locking front hubs
Why do you do voiceover for all of your videos instead of talking in the moment? Just curious.
Logic Hurts Idiots has part of it, it is tough to get good and consistent sound quality talking while recording video. Quite a few of the project videos were done that way but I'm not sure if it is worth investing in a microphone setup for that or just doing most of the narration later. Sometimes it is a time consideration, I just want to get the work done and filming slows things down a lot but having to also narrate slows things down even more. I also tend to ramble on camera and for the sake of keeping the pace of the video consistent and keeping things moving doing the voiceover later adds a lot of flexibility there, as well as sometimes letting me add information I didn't actually have at the time or set up what is going to happen after a cut. As Logic Hurts also guessed, I like the idea in this sort of video that I am telling a story, and am able to reflect back on what is happening.
Ok, yeah that makes sense. I was just curious. Your videos are awesome dude so keep up the good work👌
Definitely worth getting kicked out of class
Something is not right with this truck, the engine hauls loud but the tires dont spin strong enough. Its like the transsmition is scaping power some where..
Lots of wheel spin on one side vs the other because of the open differentials, and the RPMs probably didn't get over 3k here and most of the time was closer to 2k, if I had to guess. Seems right to me, and the transmission drives just fine on the road.
Did you ever get the steering gear situation settled?
Unfortunately not. Replaced the intermediate steering shaft with a solid one but as I figured it wasn't the issue. The problem is that the replacement steering box is about as loose as the old one was. I haven't had a chance to crank down the adjusters on it yet but I don't have high hopes and it might need yet another replacement box.
So, I've seen every blazer video you have, and I started watching because I just got an 86 blazer, I've fallen in love with mine, is there any tips you give me?
Hmm. Always remember that the traction is pretty terrible, don't take and sharp turns at any kind of speed, if the steering isn't loose cherish it, if it is be very careful when driving it. Tape on the rear window latch can help quiet it down for a while, they usually rattle. Check your ball joints and bearings, they often go bad on these models, especially since cheap parts are commonly used. That's about it off of the top of my head! Good luck!
I wish you could restore my 97 Town Car like you did this $200 Blazer
Hello fron Finland I have a change to buy a blazer for 2000€ is that a good price?
It really depends on the condition, model, and year! I really don't know anything about the price of these trucks anywhere but local to me, so I don't think I can help much unfortunately.
Put a Little Lok-Rite or No-Slip. They're cheap
Me and a couple of friends want to build a 91 Firebird show car, with a little bit of pep in its step. But most of them are 305TBI, which is absolute trash for performance. And being we are only in 9th grade, we have no cash.
Try doing that in a 2019....
GhostSpectre the 2019 blazer is a disgrace. Chevy better make another truck that’s body on frame, maybe a new Trailblazer?
@@Mac-tw3zu Tell me about it. Another yawner crossover.
GhostSpectre im got my 06 ss trailblazer I’m in love with never need an upgrade as far as I’m concerned
You needed to put more weight in the back of the S10 Blazer they don't have a lot of weight in the back you have to put weight back there in order for it to handle better and go through snow even better
Did you reuse you tbi unit from your v6?
No, I have run carburetors on the V8 since installing it. Currently has a Quadrajet on it
@@FuzzyDiceProjects a Edelbrock tbi to mfi manifold would be nice
@@FuzzyDiceProjects www.trucktrend.com/how-to/engine/0412st-chevy-truck-tbi-to-efi-conversion/
Those can do better donuts in 4wd you can just spin in your own circle and the G force is crazy thats if you had G80 eaton lockers
Snowkhana '19.
ok, I will bring you my s10 trans and you can rebuild 4 me. I will pay u....