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Don't forget to fill that gaping hole in the front of the rocker box with Great Stuff. I hear that really keeps them from rusting!!!!!!!:dig:

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Great lookin' progress. :metal:

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Didn't care for the number of 'little' rust holes I found on the drivers rocker...so out it came.

Turned out to be the right decision.

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Kurt looking good man
you inspire me

Mike stud welders are definately nice..i used it often Look at my truck cab. roof.... LOL
probably should take the inner roof out but thats MORE work

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Way to go Kurt...nice progress.

I guess I need to get rolling on mine.

BTW, I see the Kohler box...are we doing a little plumbing work on the side? :lol:

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Kurt, are you putting a toilet in the new blazer??? sweet!

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Now that's a great idea!

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Nope, done with that awhile ago...the box is heading for recycling.


Naw...have enough to work out without having to figure out how to carry water too. :lol:

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Great build thread. Do you have anymore pics of the inflatable wheels you put under the body of the Blazer to move it around? I need to make something like that so I can roll my tub on and off a trailer and around the garage.

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My apologies but I'm not understanding the question about inflatable wheels...??

Both times I changed over the tub, all I did was lift it straight up and let it back down.

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On page one of this thread there is a picture of the tub in a garage sitting on a flatbed trailer. It looks like some pieces of angle iron were bolted into the door hinge holes. At the bottom of the angle iron it looks like there are small wheels attached with flat tires (possibly used to roll it up the trailer?) That's what it looks like, anyway.

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Okay, this pic, no wonder I was in the dark about what you were asking...those are pics from the previous owner. :lol:

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1217423201

I'll ask him for ya though and find out what he did and how he did it. ;)

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...uhmm, could be a hiccup in the blazer build, definitely cut into the budget. :rolleyes:

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The color is nice.....Hugger Orange!

:D

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I posted a file photo, picking it up tonight. :metal:

The oldest kid already has hers, still looking for one to get the boy.

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And here I thought you just had one child, didn't know you had a daughter also. She's a cutie. I've got two girls - they made me happy when it snowed a couple weekends ago - told them I was gonna get the Blazer out and they went and got dressed and went with me to play in our pitiful snow - was a blast though it wasn't anything like the snow amounts you deal with!

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Well...we have three!

Girl, boy, girl, ranging from 9, 11 & 13 in said order.

Nothing but busy in this house, I gotta tell ya. :lol:

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sounds like my clan..

girl, girl, boy
7 , 5, 3

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:cool: good luck with that...:lol:



My bike was only 30 miles away, we were back in less than 2hrs.

Couple anxious kids here tonight...

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Cool, some of my best memories as a young teen include my dad and 3 brothers on our cycles.

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what am i in store for... girl boy girl

8-5-3

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Two girls here, 14 and 12. Looks like girls are the majority with those that have posted so far :-)

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Three boys here...24..20..&11.

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Wasn't this a Blazer thread? HaHaHa! Joking of course!

boys - 5,7,9

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Dang, a lot of kids here. I'm 24 so i'm probably still considered a kid by some of you.

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It started as a build thread but now contains real life events. ;)

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Yep, trucks & life...all together.

I'm dysfunctional, I spread mine out. Girl 20, Boy 10

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you went to mason race'n and didn't stop by.....I live about 8 min from there!!

Let me know if your coming back into town so we can meet up...now I need to get my arse back out in the garage and turn the dam heat on again!!!

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Nope, I didn't get over to Mason's, bought a used 06 from a guy only 30 miles south of me in Bethel VT.

I did talk a fair bit with Mason's though, very helpful folk.


Have another announcement of sorts...selling the crawler

Want to finish up this build so I can drive it and concentrate on spending all the time I can with my kids as long as they'll have me and if it's riding dirt bikes on the trails of VT, so be it. :D

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Not that my opinion amounts to more than a hill of beans around here, but.....good choice, they'll be grown before you can blick an eye

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Not that your opinion doesn't matter either, thanks for the support.

The other way to think about it is now our blazers will be more compatible. ;)

Drive em to the trail head, wheel em within reason and drive em home.

The hard core aspect is cool & all but seeing it sit way more than it's driven kills me.

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the big blue blazer? I'd buy it if it was "dent free" :lol: just kidding..

I know what you mean about spending time with the family...they are priority in my book..

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Funny you say that Mike, prior to posting it up for sale I'll be installing those bedsides I got from you & changing out the front fenders....and maybe giving it some paint too.

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I couldn't agree more.

Having the older ones fly the coupe makes you say...what just happened...you were just 10 years old yesterday...weren't you?

This is one of the biggest reasons my build is taking so long. But I wouldn't want it any other way.

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I hear ya, got three girls myself. Twins that are 14, and another that's 10. I know what you mean about busy. I agree kids slow up a project, but wouldn't have it any other way! They call my project the MONSTER truck.

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It's a shame that you're selling it. I'm sure it was a tough choice. I totally understand the part about it killing you just sitting there. I've sold a few toys for the same reason.

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Naw...not a shame at all, got a lot of seat time, learned a ton and dialed in my off road skills. :metal:

This build (well, pages back anyway) will suffice just fine, it'll be a very capable wheeler and I get to drive it around dirt roads & surface streets when ever I want too.

My first interest in wheeling was more about destination trips anyway.

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Ditto, so far all my rigs are stock and i'm surprised as hell what you can do with a bone stock 4x4. It's also alot of fun relying on skill rather than a built up rig to get you places. My stock 06 Jeep Unlimited has taken me all kinds of places only limited by ground clearance. I've passed many a lifted 4x4's in it and I love the looks I get.

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:devil: don't talk to me off topic on his thread, or he will flame us:lol:

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What about parting out the big blue beast? Then you could redo the cab/bed and sell it

Ofcourse you'll have to fix the windshield,lol...