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Mine ain't never hit me, she can't catch me! Alright brother, have fun with that floorboard, I gotta hit the rack. Keep those pics coming!

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Here's some shots from today with the one piece floor and firewall in place:

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http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...3/100_0423.jpg

http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...3/100_0436.jpg

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Here are some more
Clamped in place
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http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...eplace40-1.jpg
Zip screwed every 4 ", later I'll come back and drill holes in between the zips every 1" for plug welds
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What looks like a white line is masking tape for referance, I cut about 3/16" off of the floor flange( between the longitude braces) so I could fit the seam up better, floor flange was just a little long
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...replace405.jpg

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That is one of the coolest things ever..... We can now salvage about any truck/blazer! Now if only full blazer tubs could go into production:lol:

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Now you're talkin!

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That is COOL!!!

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Here's today's progress, Jon signed off on it so I guess he's happy with the work. Everything is buttoned up, and doors hung. Time to blow it apart and prep for welding. No big issues to deal with....
I couldn't fit the patch for the kick panel, so I just made a template and marked where it has to be in relation to the floorboard, BAD IDEA, DON"T DO!!!!!
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some more

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After I get all this welded up I'll come back and do cab corners and A and B post patches

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Jon's kinda slow so if anyone sees something obviously wrong feel free to volunteer the info...LOL

Great job Jim!

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you're welcome, did ya find some one to shave that firewall yet...lol

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there's this guy in Philly.....

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That looks mighty good, you guys are welcome to start working on my 71, she needs some new rockers and I'm sure I could think of a couple of other things you could do. J could meet the old lady and see how mean she is in person!:smoke:

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Shame it's on the left coast, or I'd take you up on it...

You can trust a Marine with your money and your life, just don't trust him with your wife:haha:

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Damn... that's very cool.

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Today's progress, started to work on the kick panels. My idea of the template didn't pan out, and am I glad I cut 1/2" below the line. You can see the original line where I cut, moral of the story always use the patch panel for fitting and since I removed the cowl it made it much easier to work in that area. Once I cut the kick area out I reinstalled the cowl for fitment of the patch. Had to cut away the lower portion of the A post to get the kick panel in there

http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...replace406.jpg

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That gap, between the cowl and floorboard will be rebent once I remove the floorboard( don't know why it's there)
http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k2...replace414.jpg

Thanks TJ

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Excellent work Jim!

This thing is going to be better than a new truck, no offense to you GM workers building the new trucks.

The kick panel area is the one I'm most concerned about on my Blazer.

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That's the area that always gives me the most trouble. I'll try to document it better for ya, since I have to do the other side. I tend to go with what fits rite, as opposed to where it is supposed to go

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You doing great as far as documentation and pics go. And I, as well as many others I'm sure, appreciate it.

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Well, before I opened my own can of worms there, I was going to ask if those are Tri-Pro doors? Progress is looking good as always!

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yes they are....though Jim and I didn't put more than two minutes into hanging them

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They look nice, are those just tape marks on them? When I re-skinned the Blazer doors, I wished I had just bought new doors. Lots of rust inside! Glad I invested in my own sandblaster.

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Yes- they're packed with an oversized blister-pack attached to prevent damage

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WARNING: OFF TOPIC...Lands End, Pa. State Park, Loyalsock Creek

Pics. of another fishin' trip w/o the Jimmy

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Equipment repair, time out
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Fell asleep here, fish weren't biting
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Wow... nice spot.

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Two of four

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Thanks TJ, I'm sure your state has some spectacular scenery as well

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