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Trans is still tight... just need to drain it now... lol looks like I'm on track to have a killer weekend when the 84 gets here... lmao

Pull the tank too, along with the fuel lines....will make the swap a little easier.
 

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Hope you're in a garage, the weather has hit town. Some call it rain, I called it drizzle.
 

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And the nearest Federal Air Space I believe is Edwards and China Lake. I wouldn't venture in those areas, you might end up as target practice from a fighter pilot in his billion dollar jet.:lazer:
 

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And the PD here doesn't take too kindly to people running away or driving away to where they have to pursue. They are notorious for being excellent shots with their firearms. Besides that, there is nowhere to run to. CHP will block any highway you try to take out. But it would be fun to watch on the 10 o'clock news, somebody up on one of the couple feet tall hills here that have no trees or anything hide under yelling at the cops "you will never get me I am invincible", and all of those sharpshooters surrounding him...I would watch that...lol...:popcorn:
 

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Anyone have any other ideas on places to get the fuse block and relay... radio shack here in town didn't have what I was looking for... I hope where ever it is the the cost is reasonable... this build is way on a budget... lol but I love the fact that there are so many of you all with information on this subject here... and I hope this conversion is worth it over the stock fuel delivery system that was on the 84 Blazer... I just hope there isn't a lot of bugs to work out... I'm sure it's going to be fun though.... just want to go slow and steady and end up with a dependable daily driver... lol
 

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I usually use the inline fuse holders from the electrical isle at orielly's....I use glass inline buss fuses on my TPI setup.
 

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My brother works at orielly's... I'll give him a call and see what he can come up with... thanks
 

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My brother has two different style available in store for around $12.00... I'm gonna look at them more closely in the next couple of days... figure out which one I want to use... now what kind of relay do I need to get? I seen it was a 40 amp... is that for the fuel pump?
 

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My brother has two different style available in store for around $12.00... I'm gonna look at them more closely in the next couple of days... figure out which one I want to use... now what kind of relay do I need to get? I seen it was a 40 amp... is that for the fuel pump?

Was it bad on the donor truck, The fuel pump relay should stay with the harness. I think its a 30 amp.
 

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Haven't seen that relay yet... is it under the hood or inside the cab... truck ran great before I unhooked all this stuff... lol the only wires I cut were the ones connected to the main block under the hood on the driver's side... hope that was right???
 

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Haven't seen that relay yet... is it under the hood or inside the cab... truck ran great before I unhooked all this stuff... lol the only wires I cut were the ones connected to the main block under the hood on the driver's side... hope that was right???

The fuel pump relay should be above the passenger side valve cover, on the firewall.
 

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OK... I believe I got that... I'll start taking pics of what I've done and post them
 

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