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Good thing rust of that extreme hasn't quite made it to the west coast :haha:

Keep your chin up and the weld hot...

Looks good :)

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You guys have no idea how lucky you are out there on the left side. This kind of rust is so common here, that if you do find something nice, it's as good as hitting the lottery.

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And you paid how much for that brand new bolt/washer/nut assembly with that much rust around it?

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Seems like you guys have enough issues with 'mother nature' to deal with, wouldn't want to add to your troubles:lol: I could ship some out if you want;)

Thanks...J.

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Take your right hand and raise it into the air, now extend your index finger and place it gently against your ear, now what I'm about to say will not be lost...$700.00 for the Jimmy:lol:

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HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

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Jon, this is the area I'm talking about, it could be cut off and a 1" flange bent to a 90 degree
Back on topic....

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I see....I'll have to get down there to take some measurements and pictures

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Jon, any luck with bracing? Spasms settled down, just waiting for the muscles to stop aching:lol:

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I have all the steel here but no laser....I also built you a fancy cab support to keep the cab up at work height once the floor is in and also bought you a gift set of 6 tin snips *FREE* to you just for visiting!

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I'm thinking tomorrow, can't wait to get up there, I'm going stir crazy:lol: Thanks for the gifts...J.

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just like a condo tour....free stuff for everyone

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I was wrong on that cross brace, it can be put in after the longitudes, toke me awhile to get up off my creeper:lol:

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Here's some current progress

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I don't know who made this rocker, but it snapped into place...Fits like a glove to the original location. The bottom rear of the rocker panel has to be pulled in some more to keep door alignment correct in that area

Hardest part so far was getting rid of the old rusty metal and attempts at patch panels, about a weeks worth of cutting to get it to this point. Now its about time to consider some bracing so I can remove longitudes and test fit the floor pan-next week...

One problem on the lower 'A' post, seems the rust went up pretty high, I'll have to deal with the nut plate for the lower hinge

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I guess I missed the switch, but what are you working on here? I'm thinking you have gotten a second project?

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Pretty much.

Here's the actual build thread:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=269285

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Yeah just a little side job to get some parts for the Jimmy/Chevy. Trying to see if the full floorboard can be modified for the Blazer/Jimmy trucks. It looks doable so far, just a reinforcement panel under the pass. side seat has tobe made or your old one has tobe used. Still have to look at the lower 'B' post area, see how it connects there

How's Japan treating you?

Thanks Kurt, you and I must have been typing at the same time

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Yeah thanks for the link Kurt, I guess I missed that one.

Must be Kurt types a little faster than you J. :lol: :lol:

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You mean everyone doesn't hunt and peck?:lol: 35 letters a minute ain't bad:lol:

Check it out, I have two of my peers on at the same time

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That's pretty good 35 letters per minute, I use the same hunt and peck method. :lol:

Yeah, it's party time! :b69: ... it's too early for that.

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Yeah, summer's coming, then it's gotta be Beer:30 somewhere:lol:

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Ha, 35 is like three times as fast as me. J-pan is still here. Nothing we can't handle. If the kids over here would behave themselves though, we'd have a bit more fun.

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What's up with the kids? Don't know...

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You remember the optempo for FDNF is killer right? As soon as they get off the ship, they light their hair on fire and it pisses the locals off. So, we spend a lot of our time trying to placate them. Its not really the kids fault, they are just under so much pressure over here, and the scrutiny is really tight.

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Dude, I am totally lost or old, or both! More details?

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Were you never a forward deployed Marine?

If not, the Operational Tempo over here is very high. Usually around 270 or more days out of the year, these guys are underway and that includes the Marine's that are assigned to the ships. So, when they get some time in homeport there are usually liberty incidents. More so in Yokosuka and Okinawa than here. As always, being that we are in Japan, its an international incident, so the Chain of Command is always putting out fires with the Govt of Japan. Makes for an interesting life.

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Nope, and got cha

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Took some diagonal measurements to make sure the cab isn't racked and then cut out one of the factory braces, didn't seem to move

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do you have a patch for that hole?

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Not really, but if I weld all the available patch panels together I should get close. Is it still standing?:lol:Do you have the instruction sheet?

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I've written some things out in crayon

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Jim's progress pics:

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Fit like a glove, little attention is needed around the trans. hump, but we'll address that as we deal with it. Will post up advice. Rite now it's zip screwed so I can move things around on the final fit. Seems to be well designed and manufactored, lines are crisp and in the rite location

Still have to install lower a and b post patches, as well as kick panels and firewall

Next challenge is the firewall. Jon put the bottom or rear in first and tilted the floorboard in towards the roof, the second pc. of the longitudes (mounted on the firewall) interferred with pushing the floorboard in and up, so we just sliced them up to allow movement for installation of the floorboard

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Looking good Jim...nice work. :metal:

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Wondering why there's a hole in the cowl...?

What's the install 'skill' level feeling like Jim?

Could this piece be used for a guy's first project?

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Kurt, I cut those holes to blast inside

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Thanks Tim

Are ya talking about the hole in the air box? If ya are, that was there when I got here...

Skill level 0-10, 10 being the hardest, about a 5. I have more problems with a and b posts lower patch panels. If the PO hasn't made any patches it's alot easier. When ya get into a factory spot weld it's alot easier. If ya can take a spot weld apart without destroying the metal your trying to save, you can do this, and that is easiest if you make the pc. your trying to remove flat( cut away all metal till you have a ribbon of metal with the spot weld in it), then just use the 4 1/2" grinder to remove the spot weld, then move on to the next one, prying up slightly

I spent about a week and a half cutting out the old floorboard, plasma woulda helped. You can reinstall floorboard with plug welds, so you don't really have to know how the weld, if ya can fill in holes with a mig. You're dealing with a factory seam, front and rear, so it makes it easy to line up flanges (before I started, I painted the seam area, so it showed a line to match up) should also be less welding then a floor patch, if you consider total distance tobe welded

Yes, depending on his ability;), but I would recommend this as an entry level, far less fitting and cutting, fitting and cutting, fitting and cutting...So far all I did was cut out old floor, pop in new

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Makes sense due to the nature of the beast, I was just curious.
Will this cab be dipped or sprayed for the initial primer?

If you pry open the seam on the bottom of the cowl, between the spot welds, it will help drain better. ;)
The stock weep holes typically gets clogged up, that's when the problems start.

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I can see it now...Jon sells the part and offers to fly Jim to the customer's site (of course on the customer's dime) for the install. This would be great, but where do I fit in? Ah yes, Jim, you'll need an agent! And Kurt, hmm, well we'll have to have a west coast installer as well as an east coast installer! I think this is a great idea. :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Works for me, but what is your percentage rate?:lol: