My 87 blazer project

[Cmyers35474]

Figured I'd tell y'all a little about my project ... It's an 87 blazer 2door 2wd 2.8L 4-speed.

When I first got it :
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4a96-0de0.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4aac-10c5.jpg

Blacked out the grille:
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4acd-c17a.jpghttp://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4adc-5adc.jpg

Flat-black paint and tinted windows:
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4b2d-4d86.jpg

[Cmyers35474]

Just finished lowering it this evening. Went with DJM 2" drop spindles and 2" blocks rear. Had 235/70R15 tires on the 15x7 wheels when I bought the truck. Lowered the front last night and had MAJOR scrub issues in the front. Swapped the front tires for some 215/65R15 and kept the 235/70R15 out back. Actually looks really good now that I had time to lower the rear this evening.

This is how it sits now:
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4c00-d484.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4c0e-cf7c.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/a6937f6b-4c29-77c9.jpg

[Danzcameo]

Looks good, i liked the gray body color with the blacked out grille actually :) ( i have a impact strip for that rear bumper )

[Cmyers35474]

I'm actually tossing around the idea of ditching that bumper and going with a roll pan .... I just can't talk myself into cutting the end of the frame rails to make the roll pan fit. I liked the gray too, but it was a cheap paint job that the guy said he had done about 8 years ago, and the paint was coming off all over. I just shot it in flat black until I get ready for paint. The paint is going to be the last thing I do. I still have a few more mods to do before I get to that point ;)

[Danzcameo]

I see, any idea what color your gonna go with? i liked my ol 1st gen blazers they were good to me.

[Cmyers35474]

Yeah I like them too .... This is my first, and even with the cost of the lowering kit, tires, cost of the blazer, and the used motor I bought to put in it when I first got it, I only have around $1600 invested in it, and that's including the misc parts I've had to replace here and there (ign key cylinder, headlights, front pads, slave cylinder, starter, etc).

I haven't decided 100% on color yet, still tossing around the idea of a couple different custom paint schemes that I have come up with. I'll see of I can play around with photoshop and try to give ya an idea of one or two of them.

[Danzcameo]

I was just curious, so many variations of each color out there. most of mine in the past have been dark like black, blue or white.

[Cmyers35474]

Actually I'm tossing around a kinda crazy idea using a few different GM colors. The idea I have would use the burnt orange color from the Chevy HHR, the new Cadillac color called "black diamond", and the new Camaro "synergy green".

[Danzcameo]

you never really know- till its rolling in the paint both :)

[neo71665]

I vote the new green, same exact color I was kicking around till I decided to go with olive.

87 blazers kick ass, lol

[Cmyers35474]

Well actually the paint job I have pictured in my mind would actually use all three of those colors I mentioned in the previous post.

[Tink]

That is a very clean blazer... I like the burnt orange color or the sunset orange metallic they used on the 4th gen camaros. Have anything sketched out on your paint scheme idea?

[Cmyers35474]

Not yet ... Haven't had time to put it on paper or photoshop yet ... I have it in my mind though, I just need to get it laid out on some paper or something