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Hey Zoomad! I love your threads, but the stripped down version is pretty cool, too! I haven't worked on mine in a while. My job transferred me to New Mexico and I only got it up here last weekend. I'm about halfway through with a full rewire, then I hope to get out and use it again. Waiting to...

Finally! I was able to take my wife and our pup camping in the Blazer! It was a short trip and only overnight. There were no awesome 4x4 trails to take to the campsite, but I consider it a success anyway. We had a great time camping at Lake Corpus Christi State Park, even though we picked the...

So today I ended up finishing what I started last Saturday. The squeaky serpentine belt was driving me insane, so I yanked the serpentine setup and put the old v-belt accessories back on. However, not without much cursing, spitting, fighting, hitting, and praying. When I pulled the v-belt...

I haven't done a whole lot to it other than putter around town, taking it to the post office and taking the dog out for a ride. I had a problem with the wheels hitting the calipers and didn't really want to get rid of the wheels, so I ended up getting some 1.5 inch wheel spacers. No more...

Yes! I bought this specifically for taking it to southwest Colorado. One day...

Charging problem fixed. Changed out the battery isolator for a solenoid type smart charger. It's got less parasitic loss, is rated to 200 amps, and I can wire in a switch that allows me to jump start myself using the camper battery if necessary. Ran into another issue when I upgraded the...

Funny story. I'd been searching specifically for a Blazer or Ramcharger/Trailduster with a camper for years; since at least 2012 (though I remember seeing them and thinking it would be nice to have one back in 2009 or so). Anyway, I was looking for some family pictures I had stored on an ancient...

Pretty sure I got it figured out. The isolator I have has a diode for each battery, so there's no voltage to sense at the back of the alternator output because the electricity only flows one way, therefore the alternator won't charge. If I hook the sense wire directly to the positive side of a...

Thanks for the info. Pretty sure I tried it like that. I've been traveling and haven't been able to look at it. So you only have the one wire? Everything I've read states that I need to connect that large lead on the far left of the image to the alternator output as it's a "sense wire" or...

Got a pic?

I'm running two. One for the camper, one for the truck.

Short lived moment of victory. I broke 3 lug studs in this process. Shouldered lugs are a pain in the butt. Thankfully, the ones I broke are all on the rear, which is handy because the parts store only has lug studs for the rear. I ran a die around all the front studs and didn't have the same...

I finally decided to put the serpetine belt setup I had that I got off of a '97ish Tahoe. I had already purchased a CS144 alternator (140 amp), an new power steering pump, a thermostat, and a Spectra 730 radiator. I got a Gates Fleetrunner belt for it. I have a Fleetrunner belt on my Cummins...

I remember when yours was for sale on Craigslist, too. I talked to the guy shortly after he posted it. I was thinking hard about it when you got it, but he was asking a lot for the combo. I've been following your buildup and already have a line on a damaged top that I can do the same...

FWC built it that way. They built pop up campers for Blazers, Broncos, Scouts, and Ramchargers in the 70's and 80's. As for suspension work, I think one of the previous owners (there are three that I know of) put a 2 inch spring lift all around (I have receipts) back in the late 90's. The rear...

A couple more pics. Changing out the seats for some power, leather ones out of a newer Tahoe. My wife and I had to go to Waco, so we ended up stopping in Buda on the way and camped in the Cabelas parking lot. It's the closest one to us, so I take the opportunity when it presents itself!

Thank you. I looked at a Chalet several years ago, but ended up passing for exactly those reasons.

Yes. It's pass-through. Here's a pic from when I got home and began cleaning it out (the reason for the mess).

PIcked this up in Denver last month. I saw the ad on Craigslist. It was exactly what I was after, and the price was right. The logistics were going to be difficult, as the Blazer was in Denver, and I was in South Texas. But, the seller said there was no reason for it not to make it to Texas...