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Wow, it is really looking good Brad. That color with black interior is just amazing.

Keep up the great work there.

Take care,
Tom

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Thanks Tom...I like it too. Gonna leave the fender wells bare, just like they would've come from the factory.

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Looks spectacular! Where did the rear side trim come from?

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Thanks. TruckWorld via member Truckseats (Tim).

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Almost time to change the avatar.

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Couple more.

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Wow, really nice!

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If I did not like Blazers, this one would change my mind. Absolutely beautiful work.

Keep it up Brad, you will be putting miles on it soon,

Take care,
Tom

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Looks great, Brad. I just ordered a set from Tim.. Good to see they fit really.

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Thanks.

Thanks Tom...It's funny how the progress can really seem downhill at the end. Even if it's just perception, I like the feeling.

Thanks Mike....we haven't put in our panel bracketry yet, but the side panels look nice just holding them up there. I hope you have a quick turn around on yours.

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Wow!!!!!!!!

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Wow, Great job!

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So when I got my door panels I was disappointed that the faux wood inserts didn't match my rosewood steering wheel very well. I had always remembered my brother's 70 having a warmer rosewood or red tone. These had a little yellow cast that was more "special walnut". So I got some 3M dinoc rosewood vinyl and fixed it tonight. The color difference doesn't seem to photograph that well...only one insert has been veneered in pics 2 and 3.

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Thanks Guys....high praise from two of my favorite olive 72s.

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You're killing me!! Those inserts look so much better.

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Thanks...the texture/grain on that 3M material is pretty nice.

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Both panels done.

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Polished up the most important of her birthmarks and put it back where it belongs.

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Man it looks great! Where did you get the rosette rivets for the VIN tag?

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Thanks...TrimTags.

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The dinoc rosewood vinyl looks nice! Good job on the panels.

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She is a beauty. The rosewood is a nice touch as well, great attention to detail.

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Thanks guys. It was a pretty nice match. I couldn't help but throw on the door panel for this pic today. She's got to go out for exhaust and windshield and we've got to start breaking down the seats.

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Very nice, going to look like it rolled off the showroom in 1970. I like the detail on the wood panel insert...correction, I like all the details....

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Thanks...though the wood trim door panels are another one of our "period mods". I've never seen any 70 Blazers with them...only on the trucks. But I thought they'd go well with the steering wheel.

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OK....so we are trying to finish so we can put her in a Memorial Day show. So...it's gonna be close, and we're probably going to be thrashing at the end. Biggest thing is getting her out for glass and exhaust with rain in the forecast for next week....

...cleaned up the brackets and hardware and installed the new speaker from S/M Electronics as recommended on the board. The speaker bolt holes are not threaded like the factory speaker so four nuts were required to hold the grate/bracket/speakers together. My brackets have nuts welded on, this seems to be a correct variation of these brackets...and it doesn't seem to stand out as much under the dash....it actually makes for a clean install.

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Here's the speaker installed. Tim (TruckSeats) is being awesome and helping me work through some carpet fitment issues....also, I gotta say...that Precision weatherstripping is outstanding and worth every penny.

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Couldn't find a County+Weight code correct tag for 1970 (it's like a needle in a haystack)...even though I had a couple tag guys hunting for me. Settled for this one...but'll keep my eyes peeled.

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The bucket seats that I thought were awesome (sense a repeating trend here) turned out to be pretty doggone rusty and pitiful...needing a lot a of TLC. Eric at it again with more metal work no one will ever get to see or appreciate...well except for you guys.

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Man, that is a beautiful Blazer! It makes me want to paint mine.

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Thanks, but you can't...yours is a perfect patina truck.

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I'm drooling...

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Check this site out for specialty license plates. https://www.licenseplates.tv/ I got the one below for correct State/Year/County in KY with my name but you can have any letters/numbers put on it.

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Thanks...I certainly spent many moons ogling your K20.

I considered them...mainly it was the time frame and I was a little nervous about the colors and fonts. The one I got is from Rod Pearman who is in Georgia and is "the" tag Dr. (www.tagdr.com). It was already restored and he had it to me the day after I bought it. Nobody cares about the county code but me...and the number of people that would know the weight code letter designation is very small...so it works for me for now. Thanks for the suggestion though.

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She saw the out of doors for the first time since paint. She holds up well in the light I think. We took her over to the glass shop for the windshield install. We were very fortunate that the owner of the towing company, not just a driver, came to pick her up. He was very considerate of our anxiety.

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So I had a bit of a guilty conscience yesterday when I took her to the glass shop because I went there with repro windshield trim even though I had read all the posts about it. I stupidly was hoping to have one easy step...especially after the bill for smoothing and polishing the top to bed stainless strips. But I didn't like the way the glass guy looked at me when I gave it to him, so I got up this morning and headed to the salvage yard. I knew they had a 70 with the trim on it. 40 min drive, 10 min to cut out the windshield, $20(must be a Memorial Day Sale) for the score and the rest of the day polishing the pieces myself.

...as an aside here's the VIN plate of the truck that I robbed the trim from. I'm fairly confident it's an original paint jam. Notice the round rivet in the lower left corner. I've seen a few tags with round rivets that I think were honest originals. Just a curiosity.

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Got her back today from the glass shop. Again, the owner of the transport service went to get her himself and missed a downpour by mere minutes. More rain in the forecast for tomorrow, she would have been stuck there for a while. As it was she made it back to the shop without a drop on her.

...Surprise, surprise they used the OEM stainless...I was able to pick up all my other glass from him too. He cut the quarter and hatch glass, and was able to order the clear door glass...chose to go no tint (which was probably obvious by my SPID).

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OEM trim was great way to go - I learned that the hard way!

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Well, the seat work continues as we fight to get her ready for Monday. She's off to the exhaust shop tomorrow and scheduled to return on Thursday. Slapped on the SPID and door sticker today (I bit the bullet and went with 1/70 on the build date, if it turns out to be 2/70, I'll just get a new one.) Thanks ChipFlyer (Jeff) again for your help and awesome work.

The punch list is still incredibly long. This is starting to feel like one of those TV shows with the artificial deadlines.

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Go man go!