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Thanks, that is a great compliment. The factory look was what i was after.

I used a small bucket this weekend for some short rides. I just want to make sure everything is good and so far there have not been any problems.

Thank you!

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I have upholstery problems, well upholsterer problems i should say. I fired him last night so now i need to find some one else to finish up my seats.

To make a long story short he has had my seats since early March and always had an excuse on why it was taking so long. He did manage to get me the pieces that i told him were low priority done like the rear panels and they look pretty good. Come to find out he was having trouble with the seat backs since the new foam was a little thicker and he couldn't use the old covers as patterns. He just wasn't skilled enough to do a custom job like this.

Anyways I'm on the hunt for a new upholsterer. Can anyone recommend any body close to me?

Here are some pictures of what i have so far.

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Appearance Products Inc
http://www.appearanceproductsinc.net/#!upholstery/cfvg

Not super close to you & I've never used them personally but I know a few people who have & they do a real good job & stand behind their work but are expensive. I work right down the road from them & there is always really nice stuff getting work done there.

Or Mark's Upholstering & Auto Trm in Jenison, MI. He has done several project for both me & my dad. He is a smaller 1 man shop but does good work. I already talked to him about doing my Blazer seats & it sounds like about $200 for labor per seat + materials to make & install the covers.

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Auto interiors in Saginaw do very nice work!! Let me know if you want contact info.
Eric

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That's tough luck. Here's hoping you get 'em in soon so you can enjoy your summer and all your hard work. The side panels look great though...

...that last pic is what I call a utility bucket.

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Automotive Interior & Top Specialist
They are located in Holland. I was very happy with their work.

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Any luck on the upholstery

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Thanks guys for the recommendations on upholstery shops. I end up using a shop that was closer to me and could get it done quick. The seats turned out good. They are not perfect but for what i have into the entire interior i could not buy a set of front vinyl bucket covers so i am not complaining.

I have been having a blast driving it around. I have about a 1000 miles on it now and it runs and drives great. I need to get some good pictures of it outside but here are some of the seats.

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Great work, truck turned out amazing, glad you re enjoying it. If you get a chance I would like to see it with the soft top on

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They look great whole trucks awesome

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Congrats. Looks great! Only thing better than looking at em is driving em.

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Thanks Jim! Glad you are back at it. Is this what you are looking for?

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Thank you!

Thanks! Yours is turned out amazing! Now it is time to enjoy them.

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What did you do to get the bezel so clean from what it was

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Just a cotton buffing wheel on my die grinder and some polishing compound.

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I got try that mines about the same condition thanx

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yes, exactly! thank you for taking the time, looks amazing....

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Curious. Is that seat heater switch on the side of the seat base? Maybe not but If so, what did you use for heater inserts?

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Yes it is. I just used a cheap Doorman universal heaters. They actually work pretty good and are easy to hook up with the American Autowire Harness and the accessory plug.

Amazon.com: Dorman 628-040 Universal Seat Heater...

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I saw your blazer last week going into SW Soule on Sprinkle Rd. I was in my daily driver. It looked very nice...It is just a few miles South of where I work

Marc

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Thanks! I have been driving it as much as i can. I took it to the Vicksburg car show and i was hoping i would run into you but i didn't see you. I'm sure we will meet up sometime.

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Yeah I have missed more car shows than I have attended this summer. I missed the VB show for the first time in some 10 years. I was out of town.

Marc

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Those are some really nice pictures of your Jimmy sitting in the lawn! I wonder what it would look like in an off-road setting. Maybe some sort of sandy type of location? Others are probably wondering the same. ;)

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HaHa! Yea! It was nice meeting you up at the dunes. You have a bad ass blazer and are not afraid to drive it! It is funny what peer pressure will do.

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I saw quite a few first gen Blazers and Jimmys. This is sitting on top of test hill. The red one has a diesel in it. I didn't see under the hood but it sounded like a Cummins.

The next picture is all of the long travel trucks and buggies lining up for a parade lap. They had a jump contest later in the day but unfortunately my friend with a tube chassis twin turbo ls powered long travel truck broke his transmission before he could take me for a ride and launch some dunes.

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Great pics!! I have been wanting to go up there during the long travel truck weekend but it never seems to work out. I'm taking the family up next Thursday thru Saturday. Always a great time even though I can only take my 2011 Silverado! Hopefully I can get my Jimmy back together for next summer. If I can only get the body painted and get it back on the frame. :)
We need to pick a weekend next August to get a group of first gen K5's to meet up and hang out together. Just a thought...
Again great truck! Good to see your enjoying that beautiful rig!

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Nice pictures. I always enjoy looking at trucks in the dunes. I live 20 Min away from Pismo Dunes here in Ca.

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Finally had time to pull the cover off of the Jimmy and take it for a spin around the block. When i pulled it back in the driveway a snapped a couple of pictures. Looking forward to some nice summer cruises. Anyone headed to the Lane Auto car show next weekend?

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Looking good. Enjoy the sunshine.

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I saw your Blazer at the Vicksburg car show on Sat. Your Blazer looks even better in person. I stopped by a few times to introduce myself but I never saw anyone by the Blazer. I left around 12:30. My sons were in a soccer tournament and it was hot so I was ok leaving then.

Marc

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Ha Ha! We were probably down checking out your "slick" ride when you were checking mine out! It was hot we stayed until about 2:00. We will catch up sometime. Thanks for the compliments!

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Funny...Yes it was hot. You lasted longer than I did.

Marc

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Well the end of another summer. I put about 4,000 miles on the Jimmy this summer with only one problem. The cheap Chinese fuel pump connector on top of the pump hanger failed, melted and shorted. Easy fix, had to pull the tank and i eliminate the connector all together and I hard wired it so this would not happen again.

I snapped a couple of pictures before i put it in the barn for hibernation for the winter. Can't wait until spring!

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I don't drive mine nearly enough. I usually only put a few hundred miles a year on mine. Someday maybe. Lol

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Interested to know which kick panel speaker panel you went with and did it get in the way of the vents, high beam switch or emergency brake pedal? Thanks

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I made the kick panel speaker enclosures. Check out page 6 post 143 of my build. I made them to work with the vents and the ebrake pedal. I had to relocate the high beam switch.

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Wow, what a cool build log. I'll be rereading bits and pieces a lot. I'm about to jump into a 5.3 swap but not a truck restoration.

Thanks for sharing your plethora of information.