ls1 blazer

[hoogiesngrinderz]

well i have the axle shalf out the axle theres a pic of it. yea your 2 hours and ten minutes away =/

me and a guy were talking about it tonight yes i believe its cast iron and he said the stick was like 8 bucks but i dont know for sure im going to look into it more tomorrow and yes you can weaken it if not done right just have to do a little by little. ill know more tomorrow but if idont or cant get it done ill hold off just like to do it before i put it in. the neighbor said he do it for 40 bucks? i know thats good compared to the friend of mine that wants a 100 lol i know welding guys get alot but come on now if i had the stuff to do it i would but i guess we might have it tomorrow so we will see

I did some more reading, looks like they aren't cast iron but rather cast steel. I'd still preheat but spot weld around then run 1" beads (or less) 180* apart to help avoid warp. I'd keep a torch on it between welds and then wrap it in insulation when finished to keep it from cooling down too quick

[t_ank]

I did some more reading, looks like they aren't cast iron but rather cast steel. I'd still preheat but spot weld around then run 1" beads (or less) 180* apart to help avoid warp. I'd keep a torch on it between welds and then wrap it in insulation when finished to keep it from cooling down too quick

i read almost the same thing use nickel rod is the best to use. but thanks for the search also. just have to wait and see tomorrow.

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I'll have to check with my metallurgy guru friend (certified pipe welder) but I think cast steel can be ARC, MIG, and TIG welded w/o any special filler. I'd be mostly worried about heat dissipation causing brittle welds.

[Gregs_gsxr]

Nice truck....love the sunburst orange

[Nocooler]

No way would I drill the axle flange myself.

Without the proper fixture you'll never get the bolt circle round or concentric.

If you have lug centric rims - that thing will shake you to death all the way down the road.

Take them to a machine shop that can handle them - it'll save you a ton of grief.

[t_ank]

there probably going to go to a machine shop but they a correcting marked and should be fine

No way would I drill the axle flange myself.

Without the proper fixture you'll never get the bolt circle round or concentric.

If you have lug centric rims - that thing will shake you to death all the way down the road.

Take them to a machine shop that can handle them - it'll save you a ton of grief.

[t_ank]

thank u

Nice truck....love the sunburst orange

[t_ank]

well got the axle painted finally decide not to weld it at this time.

worked on the exhaust today had to tighten up some bolt noticed a little exhaust leak so me and my son did some work well he watch but yea get it lol took a few pics of that.

also thought i share my buddy airbrushing work on ls7 fail rail covers they are hydro dip and air brushed

[t_ank]

wax on wax off today

[t_ank]

GARAGE SALE FIND $10 BUCKS

ALSO BRING MY AXLE HOME FROM PAINT TODAY!!

[t_ank]

picked up some tt2s 17x9.5 17x11

also got the work truck wheels painted

[t_ank]

yes or no im undecided

[Darren]

Put air in those tires!

I dont think you can go wrong with TT2's

[t_ank]

lol i will just got them last night. have to pump them up im not gonna be able to run them all i have to get the axle in first for the rears cuz they are so wide

Put air in those tires!

I dont think you can go wrong with TT2's

[hoogiesngrinderz]

I thought 8.8 Exploder rears were 5" wider than 2wd S10/15 rears?

The offsets look different, are the 11" high offset and the 9.5" low?? If so, it will actually work...but I think it would look a little funny.

On a side note, did you get the wheels from a guy named Brad? I think he ran that setup on his Iroc when he switched to a 4th gen rear