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I guess it's time to clean out the old turd and start playing again. I have two people lined up to look at my 78 and hopefully it sells!! :metal:
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My 78 GMC sold yesterday so that freed up some funds to make this Blazer happen a little quicker!! :metal: I'll miss the truck but I know better things are coming!!!!
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I get so caught up in 67-72s that I don't think of making money off of other years to push forward on my projects. Good for you.

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I definitely keep my eyes open for good deals of any kind. Sold a nice little 68 Bug to fund my 67 project a few years back. Made about 2k in profit on it! This truck brought double that. Sure feels good having a little $$$ to make things happen with zero impact on funds!!! :metal::metal::metal:

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You sound like me getting back into mine again! Trying to sell my ATV for funds to get ole Copper back on the road. Good to see you still goin on it!

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Hey brotha!! Been a minute!! Thanks for stopping by the thread. :metal: Way too much "life" has happened over the past couple of years that has effected my progress. But I think I see some light at the end of the tunnel. It may help me keep my sanity! Glad to see you are still on yours too!:uhmk:

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Same Here! Been crazy last few years. But time to get it back on the road!

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What are you doing to clear the driveline???

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I will fabricate a tunnel or whatever is necessary for the driveshaft. I do a lot of fab work so not a problem. I will be running a one piece driveshaft to eliminate vibration as well.

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My fab skills have been put to the test lately. I have never attempted these before but a guy asked for some and showed me what he wanted so I made them. Came out pretty good!!! Test fitted on my brother's 71 Blazer. :devil::metal:
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Nice work on those panels.

Rg

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Thank you sir! :metal:

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Well, it happened again. Another project acquired to fix up and help fund this project. This time a F*rd. At least it's a cool F*rd. The 55 Bird. :ito:
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That's already a very nice car. I can't wait to see what you do to it. Plans?

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Complete braking system, new gas tank, new fuel lines and a few small odds and ends. Maybe a little paint correction. But yes it is in really great shape and you would not believe what I gave for it.:metal:

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I probably wouldn't. That should bring you enough to get that ol project out and do some fancy work!

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I sure hope so! The market is down on Baby Birds right now unfortunately. Still should net me a healthy profit! Hoping for around a 17k profit! :metal::metal::metal:

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Finally getting to the Blazer again! She has sat long enough and needs some major love. :metal:
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Mayballine has been sold and the new owner looks so happy! I'll miss her but the Blazer is getting attention now. :metal:

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Woot! Excited to see some progress!

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blazer is looking great david!

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Found some script valve covers and got them cleaned up and ready for the LS1 that will be living under the hood. The wheels were looking pretty rough from sitting in the shop for a long time so I had them professionally polished and ceramic coated.
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I purchased some valve cover adapters so I could run the script valve covers, it definitely looks better than the coils. Also got some Speed Engineering headers, nice product for the price!!! Those custom wood wheels are better than nothing while I am workin on her plus it rolls super easy!!!:metal:
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Thank you sir!!!!:metal:

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your wood wheels might come up missing....

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What do you do about the oil fill tube?

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I know you jealous! :uhmk:

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I can use the oil fill tube with the valve covers, although I am still looking at better alternatives. These factory tubes just do not look that great.

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I've actually been busy on the Blazer the past few days and made some progress!! Hoping to have her in sealer before the end of February so I can take her to Lonestar Throwdown 2022! Geezus, I need to clean this thing out.....:metal:
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Made some progress again!!!

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david the pics didn't work. are you doing your own body work?

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Hey David, I had some time today and ended up reading through your entire build thread. IT IS AWESOME!!! The work you are doing is so cool - and I can't wait to see the end result. It almost makes me want to get a project going now that I am retired. Just wanted to let you know.... Keith

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Dangit! I'll upload again. I am doing the smaller stuff and having a friend check it for me and do some of the larger areas.

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Hey Keith!! I appreciate you taking the time to go through the thread, and thank you for the kind words! Definitely a labor of love that takes time. Now that you are retired you have plenty of time to do one how ya want!! :metal:

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David where's the updates??

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I had to revisit a couple of things that needed attention. Moving forward is moving forward!! I had to pull the quarter out to eliminate alot of the filler that was needed.
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I cleaned up the door handle delete and pulled out some of it as well.
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I wanted to smooth the door to body area a little after doing a little custom overhang after cutting the tops of the doors off.
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She is surely an ugly duckling at this point!!
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I cut some 1 1/4 in pipe in two and capped the inside of the door to make the 55 dash wing flow better.
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After reworking the firewall a little and cleaning it up I started some of the bodywork and cut my hole for the steering column for mockup.
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I figured why not mock up my hood hinges while I am working on the firewall!!
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Finally got around to finishing the install of the 55 Bel Air dash!!! It actually wasn't as bad as I thought it would be and looked factory after it was welded in.
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This is where the build started getting interesting. I had a crazy idea of making the interior look a little like an old Corvette so I mocked it up in cardboard awhile back and now I started making it out of metal and attaching it to the hinged cover I was building.
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Here is the hinged cover tacked in and getting adjusted to fit the sides and to align with the custom console and sides. I went ahead and put the hinges on for the rear cover as well.
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