Chassis Build Up & Design

nice job, looks good sittin on the frame.

awesome. good to hear the H3 pan is easy.
even with a lower sitting engine in an s10 it looks clear?

Yeah.  Just look at all that room under there.  I'm half tempted to lower the frame pads, but I might wait until the next motor (frame?) for that.  I haven't heard of anyone who has had trouble yet with the H3 pan.  Only concern with the S10s is it hangs a bit below the cross member.

Yeah.  Just look at all that room under there.  I'm half tempted to lower the frame pads, but I might wait until the next motor (frame?) for that.  I haven't heard of anyone who has had trouble yet with the H3 pan.  Only concern with the S10s is it hangs a bit below the cross member.

would you happen to know how much lower?
im still comntemplating whether i want to invest in the H3 pan or mod the truck one

Yeah.  Just look at all that room under there.  I'm half tempted to lower the frame pads, but I might wait until the next motor (frame?) for that.  I haven't heard of anyone who has had trouble yet with the H3 pan.  Only concern with the S10s is it hangs a bit below the cross member.

would you happen to know how much lower?
im still comntemplating whether i want to invest in the H3 pan or mod the truck one

Word on S10forum is the H3 pan hangs a half inch below the crossmember.  Motor in the Blazers is raised as much as the body is over the S10s, so somewhere between 1 and 2" if I remember correctly.

With the Truck pan you can either modify the pan or cut a notch in the engine crossmember.

blazers sit one in higher.

cause i had my blazer dropped 6/7, and it was equal to a 5/6 on a s10

blazers sit one in higher.

cause i had my blazer dropped 6/7, and it was equal to a 5/6 on a s10

Is that measuring from the wheel well or the frame?

The body sits 1" higher is what I've always been told.

Blazers do sit 1" higher. That is why the have the pedestals under the motor mounts. The kick up from under cab to front suspension mounting points is noticeably different.

I swapped a 4.3 from a first gen blazer into a first gen truck. the front frame sections are very different.

Found the deal I've been looking for on the frame table.  $200 and split it two ways.  Definitely big enough that I can make it work for most any project I can come up with.  120" x 70"  Only downside is the 1/4" top, but I won't complain at this price.  The frame is real beefy and the plate supported well.  Casters roll like a dream and are greasable too.  Next up are some trailer jacks to level it and hold it stationary.











And some before and after pictures of cleaning the motor I missed uploading last time.

whats the blower looking thing under the table?

frame table looks nice, wish I had a shop like that to work on my truck with.

whats the blower looking thing under the table?

I have no idea.  Guy was kinda sketchy about what it was used for before... "It was used for some industrial stuff that I can't explain very well"  It is a 3 phase motor and could help make a nice vacuum table I'm hoping.

The shop space is very nice.  I spend one night a week out here working on the frame and other projects of mine and my friend's whose place it is.  We spent most of the Spring just cleaning and organizing.  The space has really cleaned up a lot in the last year since his brother joined the Army.  Great guy just isn't as organized as others haha.

It looks like it could be a variable flow down-draft ventilation system used for chemical/small particulate filtration systems. I'm betting it has good flow, and decent pressure on the exhaust side, but not a lot of suction on the intake side.

IF I'm right, you'll want to clean that table really well before spending too much time around it.

IF I'm right, you'll want to clean that table really well before spending too much time around it.

We cleaned it well and repainted it.  Top is dusted with random black spray bombs.  That way we can grind it off easily and recoat after tacking to it.  The rest is tractor paint from TSC.  Added a trailer jack in each corner as well to level the table off of the casters.


IMAG0063 by TheHarley, on Flickr

looking good!

but hint: its more exciting with a frame on it

looks kinda like what i'm building for my frame build.  building out of 3/4" mdf, 2x6 timber and prob 4x4 for legs and jack screws to level it out.  gonna setup wheel base location with a stock frame and put on a set of truck arms in the process.  then get my tube frame up and finish it up.  can't wait to see more progress on yours.  should be interesting to see progress on it!

Completed my not freezing weather goal of painting the block.  Still want to clean up the crank pulley and the valve and timing covers, but that can be done pretty easily since they are removable and portable.  There is definitely some aluminum cleaning in my future.

My friend Justin is the one laying down the paint.  Went with black to keep the stock/subtle look.


P9270472 by TheHarley, on Flickr


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P9270485 by TheHarley, on Flickr

BEFORE:

P5270426 by TheHarley, on Flickr

saw it on facebook like a week ago, get that frame on the table!

lookin' good!

Table is occupied for the moment unfortunately.   But not too big a deal since I just got back from the hospital this afternoon for my knee surgery.  It will be a few weeks before I'm back out there and Al should have his tractor to fork lift project wrapped up by then, which may also help me put more money in this projects budget.