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I'm in the thinking hard about it stage of building a C&C truck I have into a street legal, very capable truggy.
First the reason for building it...
I love my Blazer but its getting out of hand.
454 bored 20 over 11:1 C/R on Propane
Th400, 203/205 doubler triple sticked
Dana 60 410 Detroit / 14FF 411 Gov Bomb
19.5 X 44 X 16.5 boggers on 12" wide rims
4" spring lift front and rear
Double frame body lift.
Now I have taken a lot of heat online about having stacked frames. I've been told its weak, dangerous, structurally unsound, and several other choice things over the years. Anyone that has seen my videos can tell you I beat on it almost every weekend and the frame is among the parts I haven't broken. I broke a frame once, but it was a single frame.
Anyway, moving right along....
The big problem with my truck right now is weight... its too heavy
It weighed 7500lbs on a truck scale early this spring. that's too heavy for my liking.
My clever plan is to make a nice (short) truggy out of the C&C truck over the winter using my Blazer as the parts.
-I plan on using 4-6" of spring lift and that's it.
-No double frame, no body lift.
-I want to exo-cage the cab and use a similar protection for the hood as in the pic above.
-I plan on making a short flatbed at whatever height is required to clear the tires.
-I plan on reworking the fiberglass front clip to clear the tires and work without the 8" body lift. (I extended it last winter using a school bus front clip, I can do it.)
-I also want to boatside it as the rockers are shot on this truck, and I think they look cool!
I have a bit of a junkyard of my own going on so I have a bit of choice for springs etc. I want to keep my build cheap using mostly what I already have. Anyway! On to the pics.
The C&C truck:
It used to have a sander on the back. the very back of the frame is shot!
It has a stupid long wheelbase:
My blazer wheelbase measures approx 108 (9') so the axle would go around here or shorter:
The truck also has a really bad body lift, I'm not going to use it:
The rear springs on this truck are 55"
The rear springs on my blazer are 52" (4"lift)
The front springs my blazer are 47" and a bit (4"lift)
I have 3 rotten '88 chevys with approx 64" rear springs.
I'm not sure which springs are going where I have more springs but not all the measurements.
I'm in the position to use the best of what I have and choose my wheelbase. I just want it low (for 44s) and maybe a ton or more lighter.
If you have any constructive advice, I'd love to hear it!
