Blackout's Build - 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT

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Blackout's 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer LT



Goal and history:
This vehicle is my winter and inclimate weather daily driver. My summer car is a 2007 Supercharged Mustang so I needed something sturdy for the winters with 4WD. My Step Brother was moving away and signing onto the NE Patriots so I decided to buy his old Trailblazer for what he owed on it so he could get his blinged out Escalade.

Drivetrain:
4.2L I6
4WD
3.42s

Suspension Mods:
BDS 2" Lift Kit
BDS 5500 series rear shocks
Bilstein HD front struts
Z71 Read springs
1.5" Billet Aluminum Wheel Spacers from WheelAdapter.com
265/75/16 Treadwright Guard Dog MT's w/ Kedge Grip.

Exterior Mods
Westin front Brushguard (to be replaced)
CBI Offroad Fab. Rear Spare Carrier
Surco Safari rack
Surco hi-lift carrier rack adapter
Surco axe/shovel mount adapter.
CB antennae is mounted to Surco Rack
Differential and Transfer Case Breather/vent relocation More here: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1999

Engine Mods
Resonator Delete

Interior Mods
Cobra Electronics 18 WX ST II CB Radio

Recovery Equipment:
WHEELER'S 3"X30' Snatch/Recovery Strap
WHEELER'S 3"X20' Snatch/Recovery Strap
WHEELER'S 3"X12' Tree/Snatch/Recovery Strap
RP Receiver Shackle Bracket
ARB Heavy Duty 3/4" Shackle, 10.6K Capacity x3
Hi-Lift X-TREME 48"
Hi-Lift Offroad Kit
Hi-Lift Lift-Mate
BA chain I acquired from Iraq

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Unfortunately, I didn't take many pictures when I started building, but after the lift, roof rack, and brush guard I purchased JamesDowning's rear tire carrier and snapped a picture of it. It's a little blurry since I took it with my phone.



And here's another picture that shows the tire carrier. A friend of mine made a joke and sent me a link to the sticker on the back, so I had to pick it up ($2) and put it on there for laughs.

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I drew up some plans for rear cargo organization that hopefully I'll be able to get to this spring/summer, along with Tires and installing Mark's 1/2" spacer up front, Purple Cranium Diff protector and a few other goodies. Have to wait to see how the money falls first but armor is high on the list and possibly a G80.

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I relocated my Differential and Transfer Case breather/vents into the engine bay. I still need to come up with a bracket so they aren't just loose in the engine bay, but they're tucked pretty snug under some wiring harnesses.

Complete writeup can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=27&t=1999

Moved them from here:



Here:



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I was finally able to pull the trigger on my tires. I was only able to pick up 4, so I'll grab a spare at a later date. They're Treadwright Guard Dog's in 265/75/16 with the kedge grip. Picture quality sort of sucks, I took them with my phone.

In the truck on the way to get them mounted:


Before:


After: