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I can look, Some guys think it's a "$Barrett-Jackson$" Carlisle show though...

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OOOOOk I thought this was the one you were flippin'. Now I see why your going the extra mile.... Cage and all... I bet it will ride real nice with those tires and springs. You should get a set of those nice metal finished Bilstein shocks for it..... They look cool. Not sure how they ride though.

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Is this gonna be all out restoration or is thebody mounted for good on the frame the way it is??

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Body will come back off, the P/O stripped it bare metal and it has since flashed over.

Not a restoration , not even close.
It will be over built, not stock, just a classic 1st gen body...from there it's all fair game.

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Great, I can't wait to see some more progress. Powdercoat the frame or just regular old rattle can??

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"Turns out I'll be needing a trans cover, got one of those for me?"

I've got a spare, high hump right? One with the transfer case hole and one without. Pm if interested.

Looks to be a great start.

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Some sort of frame paint, Eastwood's, Rust Bullet, POR...etc.
Will be applied via spray gun after blasting.

Turned out that the P/O found it when he dug out all the boxes, appreciate the offer though, thank you.


So this a.m. while the comp is warming up, I look over my desktop background (O'Yeah, it's there) and I start adding up whats sitting there right now dollar wise...dayum it adds up fast. :crazy:

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Talk to mgross about a frame coating.There`s a great product out of NJ.What trans will you use?Do you have that,yet?My shortbed will be along the same lines.Maybe they can cruise together sometime.Prolly won`t have mine done until after about four more of your projects are done.:rolleyes:.

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700r and a 241 T-case. (forgot those in my original post didn't I?)

The only parts left to aquire are the seats and cage tubing.

Then it's finding the time to assemble it all.

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That was one day's work? Dayum, that goes quick when it's all rust-free!

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VT
Looking good. I like the looks especially with the hummer wheels

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I bought a set of 4 for $200 off of ebay and they sell singles quite a bit, too. I am using mine on my 72 2wd Blazer project with the 3/4 ton suspension I put under it!! I think they kinda look cool, again mine will be used on a 2wd with a 255/50 r 17 tire as the 2wd is lowered 4"/6". Very sweet, BTW I have a really nice orange Blazer gate, with the OE paint and all??

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Pulled out a couple more parts that I've been saving for this build and let em meet each other...:mm:

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Very nice...what might that be out of?

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Motor is just a 355 crate and the TPI is from a Vette.

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Awesome!

This thing is going to be very cool.

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He said "just a 355 crate".:lol: WOW is what I say.... Any plans for some purdy/cool stuff or going bare bones?

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I wondered if I'd hear something about saying it that way...;)

Fairly basic for the most part, serp belt and maybe some alloy covers, that's it though.

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:lol:
:lol: Yeah, "just an injected 355 crate", we should all be that unfortunate:lol:

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So the motor is ready as is? That's cool. Will you be cleaning it up and slapping some paint on it?

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There ya go again, bustin' on me...:floss:

It's the motor I pulled from the blue blazer in favor of the TBI'd 383 swap, it's still pretty fresh, just needs a bath.

The focus is on the build, not the bling. ;)

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Any progress over the weekend?

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That ain't bustin', that's jealousy

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Amen to that.

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Gathering info, deciding on suspension...phone calls to make this week.

Gotta 'nother one...want it?

I'd like to give you a shout regarding the Alcan springs, mind pm'ing your number?

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Sorry, I'm a little anxious to see this one going together. ;)

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No worries...me too!

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I didn't forget ya on the tailgate, my IP is retarded so i can get on at work but not at home and cannot shoot picts from work. Hopefully tomorrow they will come and fix it?! Looking sweet, going to run nice with the EFI!!

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No real hurry, gotta get the frame/drivetrain done before I even think about the body & paint.

Did place my order for the shackle flip, engine cross member and disc conversion last night though.

Have another rolling chassis available now too, this will allow me to work on the frame I'll be using AND have the body portable. :cool:

Found an "oops" while looking over the tub the other day...:o
Dispite how careful we were when we laid the tub back onto the chassis, we missed one body bolt and being it didn't make the hole, it raised up the bed floor some.
Not a huge ordeal but still...

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i LOVE reading this thread!! vt, you make it sound so easy. ;)

i know there's more to it than what i see, but you make it sound effortless - like you were looking for something insignificant in the garage (hmmm... where'd i put that tape measure) and "happened" to find a crate motor, tpi, and some 1 ton axles... :lol: that's freakin awesome! looking forward to hearing more progress. :mm:

bummer about the oops...

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A piece of 4x4 scrap and some persuasion will be plenty good to take care of the floor. Lookin good.

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Yeah, some wood and the BFH shouyld do it fine. :lol:
2x4's fit about right between the bed ribs. ;)


Soon I'll use the wrecker to transfer the body over to the other rolling chassis that just became available and start working on the frame that it's sitting on now.

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I'm on the edge of my seat...lets ROCK!!

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Kurt- I don't know if your putting big rubber on there or not; but I've got three brand new Goodyear H2 tires out here (never mounted)....let me go check the size

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Running 37" MTR's but I am looking for one more H2 rim if you've got one. ;)

Thanks for the offer.

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Already checked for you....nothing. I've just got push bars, roof racks, step bars and some miscellaneous stuff.....sorry

Zero Progress - Short Update:
 

Thought I'd let everybody know what's been going on up here, pretty much everything EXCEPT blazer building. :whine:

The biggest item (time and money sucker-upper) is our current house renovation:
After 15 years in this house it was time to do the kitchen over 'again'.
*Knocking out two walls, 1 interior and 1 exterior and adding 2 exterior walls and 1 more interior wall. :eek:
*Enclosing a porch and changing the entrance to the house to provide for a mud room.

This made for huge amounts of rip-n-tear, along with the necessity for a 14ft steel 'I' beam to create the clear span needed for the new space.

PART DUEX:
All at the same time, I'm having a 25'x8' retaining wall built/poured to repair/replace a previous redneck 2x2x4 concrete block wall installation that had no prevision for drainage and as a result undermined my foundation. :censored:

The good part though is that along with the retaining wall they'll also be pouring a parallel 25' footer wall.
Yeah, for the new garage!! :metal:

So that's the whole story behind the zero blazer progress...stay tuned.

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Welcome to my world. :lol:

Sounds like some cool mods to the house. And congrats on the new man space! :metal:

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That's an acceptable delay...

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The contractor threw me a price of $25K yesterday and said it would take him 4 weeks. :haha:

Now remember, I've got the concrete pad already there and the retaining wall will act as one of the walls and I'm paying for the roof separately.

Walked straight into my office and called another contractor...