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...me too ;) ...but I'm sure there'll be something else..gotta have something, right?

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Well, good thing it was seized on there, that's why your wheel didn't come off. You have to concentrate on the positives. :lol:

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Ok i m postive that wheel would have fallen off, had i not given it some attention:smoke:

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Done, much better! Now i can get back to the Fuel Injection

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Well done...looks great. And you don't have to worry about it running off!

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Thanks, it s been fun, now i know how to take a locking hub apart.....also, thanks for your help, we can all use some

Sorry to hear about your grille, but i read you re not the first. Looks like it s time to source out an OEM one. Good work on the truck tho

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I like the look of that wheel and tire combo, great work Jim.

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Nice!

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Thank you Sirs....

As far as the wheels go, i wanted something differant. Steelies look great, but everyone that is anybody on the board is running them. So, i went steelies, only on a corvette theme. I had the 4" beauty ring on there but, it covered up too much of my wheel. So, i went with the hot rod beauty rings from wheels vintique, still sets off the wheel just more shadow lines, and i can still pinstripe them

I put bead bags in them, so no weights show

Thanks for looking

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Very nice Jim, I like the look of your rims.

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Thanks John, you re the one that started them, i got that great deal on the first tire out in Lancaster
Future plans are to polish up my slots, and run them in the summer
Your truck turned out fantastic, can t wait to see it in person

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It finally happened....hit a wall after 14 years, had no interest in working on my truck....
Solution: spend money on it

So, i bought a used Vintage Air from the parts board ( thanks dan)
Yanked out the heater core and cover, inside box, only cut myself 12 times, blood thinners sure make you bleed alot:lol:

Their firewall cover left alot to be desired, so i started making my own fill plates out of 1/8" diamond plate

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I hear you on hitting the wall. Sometimes I wonder why I do projects. Years of working and spending money and no playing. Like you, ordering a box of new parts and a weekend away from the garage usually tears the wall down for me!

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Yeah well, i hope i don t hit another one, got no one to pick up the pieces, and this build will stall

You did the right thing and got your bills in order, well done Son!

We do builds for the pure joy of building and creating. It s not always about the ride. Alot of times it s about the people you meet and communicate with along that road. I have enuff vehicles to give the thrill of driving....cars motorcycles boats snowmobiles, all provide excitment...but, no one can come into my shop and build....that s why i do it

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I hear you. Other than coming onto the forum I don't really have anyone near me to keep me going when I get stalled out.

Thanks for the comment on my finances. It has been brutal, but we are coming out the other side now and never looking back to debt again. Thank Goodness!

Good luck with the blazer and keep thinking about how awesome it is going to be driving that Blazer through the beautiful Pennsylvania mountains.

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That s the plan, find a dirt road, hopefully a trout stream will be at the end. Top off, lovely wife at my side and oldies playing on Sirius. What could be better in life

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Used Fooses idea on template making, this time went much faster (bought the proper tool for the job)

Now just some lathe time for the blower hole

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That sounds like a good day to me!

Did a great job on the fit of those templates.

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Thanks, the sander was all the differance, should ve bought one years ago....50.00 clearance sale, a guy in the store handed me a 20% off coupon

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and a little paint thinner every now and then:devil:

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Keep at it Jim. It’s all really looking great. As far as walls go, I’m pretty sure we all hit them. I didn’t get much for local visitors while building my Blazer and would have probably thrown in the towel a time or two if not for the encouragement from this great forum.

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Thanks for watching, people stopping by is all the encouragement i need to keep going....update to follow

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^^^^^^^^
Pre PO
Post PO
Now onto my own devises
Prostate out, boy that surgery kicked my a$$, after two weeks finally able to get into the workshop, got the VA installed, and a new brain for the truck

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Had to pull it back out to fix wiring for new location of XIM and XFI, putting them in glovebox
Now the hood hinges clear and i can buy the struts from EMS

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Surface Pro 3

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My vin sticker has slid up abit, any ideas how to remove w/o destroying it?

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Anyone need a repop nonac cardboard glovebox? Very good shape, you pay shipping....

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Glad you're back up and around Jim!

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Wait. What?! That's not exactly minor surgery. Hope everything came out ok. Pun somewhat intended.

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Thanks tully, feels great to be up

Good pun! AJ
Yeah well, i didn t want to be a drama queen:lol: got the biopsy report yesterday, and they looked great, the margins were great, so that means the cancer was contained within the prostate and no spreading to other organs in the area.
I m a lucky guy. Thanks to all, who sent prayers on my behalf, they worked!
My gleason score is now normal
Sorry for the off topic, guess i just hijacked my own thread but you can avoid this.....just have your psa's checked every three months, simple blood work, ten minutes and you re on your way

OK, back to my build....

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I'd say low heat and massage it down, maybe even put it in the oven for a bit to heat through and get the glue loose.

Glad you're doing well buddy, take good care of yourself...we've got a trip to plan, remember?

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Thanks for the well wishes, yesterday was a fairly productive day for me, took out the emergency brake pedal. Now I can start my two lever emergency handles. Plans are to hide it in the console

Any one need parts or sub assemblies for the emergency brake

I ll give you a call to BS

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Sounds good, the FJ40 (yeah non chevy thang) is good to go, or we could plan a ride on the bikes ,-)

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It would be nice to haul the bikes, but I guess your bike wouldn t fit in the fj

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sorry guys just a pic test

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Wow Jim, really glad things are all good for you!!!

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Thanks bud thing's sure have changed sinceyou were here last. Hows the boy?:sumo:

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Its been over 10 days since your last post. Is it done and on the road? Do some doughnuts? Pop some wheelies? Glad your well man.

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I ve been remiss on posting updates, as J pointed out. But, this surgery really kicked my a$$. Just started to feel my self this past week....

I was looking for a coating that would derust metal and be ready for paint, found the product in permatec rust converter. As you can see i did half the leaf spring

Thanks J for getting me off my a$$

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Had a somewhat productive day for me, anyway. Finished up the coating on the pumpkin, stinky stuff, so i can only do small portions at a time, vent hose and clamp, and new bolts for the bilstein 5100s i just ordered, be here thurs.
Just need to find a finish for the axle tubes, i also have to find another vent cap, i remember hearing something go flying when i was cutting the grass a couple years ago, expected it to be a socket one of the boys left out, but instead it was a mangled vent cap. Off to post a WTB
They will have boys of their own one day, and i will just sit around and laugh

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