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Thanks, Keith! I’m ready to close the door on this and get back to the fun stuff

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Is there anything you can do to make the cowl fit better? I'm finding there is like a 1/4" keeping it from sitting flush around the curved areas. Just curious what you did in these areas.

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I got it fitting pretty decent after quite a bit of massaging the flanges, trimming the inner structures, and eliminating the overlaps where the multiple pieces are spot welded together. My technique is to get it in place, then trim and hammer as needed to bend it to my will. Multiple installations and removals. Body hammers on the flanges and brute force. Self-drilling #10 screws also help to pull things into place (and hold it in place while I continued to hammer and plug weld). It would be fully installed now if I hadn’t run out of shielding gas...

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Looking good! I kinda wish I would have pulled my cowl apart now.

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I kinda wish I hadn’t :lol:

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So, this followed me home today. Plans are TBD, but I couldn’t let it pass...

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:metal::metal: Welcome back to the club!! Can't wait for the build thread

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That thing looks pretty straight. Id like to get something like that and make a daily out of it.

Cowl looks great too, it will be worth it in the end.

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Yes!

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Thanks for that. Sometimes a picture says it best.

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Good to be back! It will be a while ‘til I get to it, but the ideas are churning
It’s pretty decent, little bit of rot, but the price was right. Little bit of work could get it nice, but I have a hard time just doing a little bit of anything...
I blame you! :lol:
No worries, it’s part of why I love this forum. Can’t count how many times someone else’s post has helped me out of a bind. It’s a bunch of work, but nice to know it’s clean when done

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You're Welcome! :cool:

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Cowl is fully burned in and firewall metal work is (mostly) complete. Little more hammer/dolly and it’s time to sling some mud. The $25 corner filler piece from modshopmetalwerks.com was a great fit and time-saver. Minor shaping/trimming and it looks like it belongs :chevy:

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Looks good, I'm ready to see some color on it!

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Very cool Blazer!

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Color may be a while. Mud and primer first, then engine mock-up to make sure I didn’t weld up any holes I need...
Not yet ;)

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Firewall looks great and I really like the new Blazer.

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You might want to try the engine mock-up before mud and primer... that way you don't have to undo some of that work. You really don't want to have to sand sand sand, then find out you have to fix something... Just a suggestion. I've been there before. :lol:

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Story of my life.... Cowl looks good.

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Thanks! It’s no suburban, but it will do
Wish I’d seen this sooner, haha. Mud work is mostly done. I’ll squirt some epoxy on it to preserve it until finalized, then filler primer and paint
Mine too! Thanks

Mud work in progress. I used all-metal for the first time. I like it so far :chevy:

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You work fast!

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Took a little time off work. Back to normal speed, now...

Must. Resist. Urge. To. Start. New. Project.

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I double DOG dare you!!!

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Not sure I need much encouragement :lol:

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Damn! That looks GOOD!

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Yes on the 2wd conversion for your blazer!

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I like it both ways, the 2wd does look great.

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^^^^ I agree, that looks awesome :metal:

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Sure..... That would be cool. But buying all the new parts required would take away from the current truck project.

If only you have some extra dropped C10 parts :devil:

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Photoshop look is really cool....gotta make 'er happen. ...just saying!

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I know, right?! I was on the fence pre-chop. Now I’m sold
All night long!
4wd rides like poop. And unlike the highlander, I don’t have to feel guilty about cutting this one up :smoke:

I’m with you. Stealing your wheel idea, too. Happy with your VN515s?
May be too late for both of those things...
Thankfully, I have a big pile of pretty nice parts just laying around doing nothing. The monetary outlay should be negligible, but the time is what I really will miss.
Well, I placed an order with Polite’s Deadend Garage yesterday, so look for a new ”How to: Ruin” thread coming soon :D

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:hot::wave::cf:

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Blazer thread here: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd

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Nice work

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Thanks! Got a little more work in tonight. Finished roughing-in the body work on the firewall and laid a coat of epoxy primer to protect it while I finish mock-up. Next up, stabbing the drivetrain :metal:

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Looks B-E-A-Utimus!

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Don't let this one slip through the cracks now that you've got a blazer build going. I want to see this one finished! :lol: Not saying you won't finish it, I just know how a lot of us get when we get a new project. (myself included)

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Thanks! It’s pretty decent; will fine tune it later
Yeah, we’ll see how quickly that one can get neutered. It’s using a separate budget, but potentially borrowing a few parts from the truck... I’ll try to keep them both moving, but the Blazer should be simple in comparison