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Did you make it to the show? Pics?
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Well...we thrashed it hard this past week/weekend. The last four days it was 8am to 10pm or later. To look at where we were and what we had to do, a couple of days seemed very doable. But every single part required massaging, fiddling, patience and in most cases a little ingenuity to get it to fit well and arrive unmarked....and we had bugs we had to work out...but in the end it was the weather. No rain for two weeks then today, scattered showers during the day and thunderstorms this afternoon. The show was officially to begin 15 minutes ago, and I have a few friends going and taking cars...I just couldn't chance it. We haven't even started on the top yet. As disappointed as I am not to take it today...I would have been sicker if she'd gotten wet....what's more she's still got zero road time, which is a risk. So we took our foot off the accelerator at about lunch today and called the ball. I'll post a few pics in a bit.
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A few pics...the tire cover I got was too small...on to the return pile. I also held off on the window felts/rubber. When we decided the show was a no go this morning, it gave me the latitude to not install a part I was not loving. We're going to try again on those.
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Even though we're basically there (I've got to replace a brake line union), I don't know if she'll get any real shake down time this week. Rain is forecast all week. We'll just take a little break and then maybe jump on the top.
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Strong effort but it's worth the wait to get it just right. Besides, once the public sees your Blazer K5 values will shoot through the roof so this buys me time to find a reasonably priced next project :)
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gorgeous blazer! The last shot of the undercarriage is what many strive for but few achieve.
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Very, VERY Impressive! I don't blame you for not taking it out in the rain. There will be another show.
I have a question for you. I know you completely refurbished your console, but where did you find the rubber bumpers to keep the lid from rattling? I can't seem to find any vendors that have them. |
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Man that all looks good. Like was said about the undercarriage. I have a lot of rust on mine and looking at that clean metal and seeing how it's supposed to look is just awesome.
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Well done, Brad!
I wouldn't have chanced it in that weather either. For that hard work, just to get rained on before you even put 100 miles on it would be devastating. |
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I was on Lake Altoona all weekend long and flew out of Atlanta airport in a heckuva storm yesterday evening...good thing you didn't take her out. Gorgeous truck...can't wait to see it on the road.
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Very Nice! I have been following your build for many months. It has served as an inspiration to me to pull the tub off and go for it as you did. I really like your use of many original parts, bolts, screws, etc. You probably already know this but the beautiful "phosphated/parkerized" parts may still be subject to some surface rust over time. I have a 69 Camaro that I restored a few years ago and I really have to wipe down my phosphate parts every few months (well maybe twice a year) with a product called Boeshield T-9. A lot of Camaro guys use it and it does help keep the rust away.
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Just amazing work.
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Agree Lee. Eleven, right across the board... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xgx4k83zzc |
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Hadn't posted in a few days. Inner fenders on the front, really kind of makes it seem finished even though we're still working. Thanks to smbrouss70 (Steven) for the photos of the emissions decal position.
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Cowl back on. Eric thinks I should keep the 76 ball on the antenna (for sentimental reasons I guess)...never gonna happen. scf100 (Stuart) swung by today to take a look and, God bless him, he got put instantly to work. We had a really sharp mechanic make a house call tonight to help us work through our brake line issues and Stuart ended up on the ground with us bleeding brakes. Unfortunately all that combined brain power and expertise and effort left the shop tonight with the issue unresolved. Gotta get a couple of new lines and try again.
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:cf: Almost done man!
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