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[QUOTE=vtblazer;2969267]My son helped me remove the front clip last night, then it was dinner time and we never made it back out.

Did ya find any rust in the cowl area or vent boxes, lower A post

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Thought I might ought to stop in and look around.....you know see what you might be rollin' in when you get to my place. Orange and white yep sounds good to me.

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:haha: cool isn't it?

I found it in a corner of a warehouse I do service work for, it was all covered in dust, so I inquired about it.

Got it for free and free is always good, rolls excellent too!

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Thanks for checkin' out the build. :cool:
Unless something big happens you'll see it in person come July.


Ordered the POR today and pulled off the tub.

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Cool........Progress!

I ordered my PM Industries frame coating on Mon. Something tells me that you'll be done long before me though. :confused: :D

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Always a good thing to work in your own shop... that tub amazes me!

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Looking forward to seeing it come July. I've even started looking at some Blazer parts and thinking I need to get one to cruise around in. I've read this thread 2 times so far and probably will a couple more times before meet time. Might need some advice when the build starts. Let's keep a fire built under this road trip/meet and eat in July thing and keep it front page news. Later.

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Can I get a better look at those stands you have the body on??

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I bought a set of those metal saw horses a long time ago. I've always wondered if they'd support a tub. Pretty heavy made. Harbor Freight sells them.

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Not if your gonna flame me about em...:lol:

J/K, they've got some pretty big number weight rating but I forget exactly what it is.
They hold it fine and work great 'cause their adjustable height-wise but I wouldn't care to shove the tub sideways real hard.

This set came from a tool & machinery contractors store, they carry all the high end name brands and this is the ONLY saw horse they'll sell.

POR is here, insulation is here...so the next thing I need to do is seal this place up so it holds heat enough to lay on some frame paint.

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Yea, Id be very careful. I have a set of those and they will collapse in a heartbeat if pushed sideways!

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These have lock outs, you can't collapse the legs until the lock out is dis-engaged.

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OK, it's been 4 days, time for an update on either the garage or the Blazer.

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Nothing all that exciting but things are still moving forward.

Garage:
Got my lighting up, installed four 8ft H.O.'s, three together on one switch and the fourth on a three-way between the passthrough doors for coming/going.
Moved the overhead door button inside for easier, more convenient access and started the insulation process. (putting up insulation sux)

Blazer:
The POR is here but need to finish the insulation so I can get the garage up to temp before painting it. :rolleyes:
The fifth H2 wheel has been located.

I did finally "use" the garage as a garage though, pulled out and used a lot of good power tools.
Even fired up the plasma cutter. :devil:
Started working on retrofitting an old truck plow blade to fit a buddy's tractor.

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Progress is progress! :cool:

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Progress, how ever slow is still progress. Looks good, both the garage and the Blazer.

Did you put heat in the garage?

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True, it's all good stuff.

This years heat source will just be a little 30K propane heater w/fan I already have, it's small but does a decent job of throwing heat out and with the insulation done (someday) it'll be fine for this year.

Worked on the kitchen for 12hrs yesterday.
All insulated and rocked so the family is warm, now I can move onto the garage without catching h*ll for it...:lol:

Hoping to finish up the plow bucket we're currently working on which means more plasma and welding, maybe more insulating there too.
14 degrees here this morning.

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I feel your pain...yesterday it didn't get above the freezing point here.

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Had some left over 2x6's from the garage build, had an old 1.5" thick 4'x6' laminated desk top taking up space, had a sheet of 3/16th iron...hmmm.

Turned em into a nice little compact shop bench, it's only 2'x4' but that's what I wanted and had room for.

Used the 'cut to size' desk top as a template for the plasma cutter, worked slick.

Got the kitchen sheet rock completed over the weekend, hope to prime and hang cabinets Monday.
The little woman's been really decent about the garage build but I'm thinking that having the kitchen up and running for turkey day might be a good idea. :mm:

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Cool...one of the all important accessories.

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:lol:...this is one of those too.

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No doubt about it!

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How are going to finish off the beam in the kitchen? We lived in an old house in Texas that we remodeled over a 3 year span. Momma really likes it when the kitchen gets done.

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Leaving it 'natural' as in pretty much the way it sits.

Should be quite the conversation piece, ya think?

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Conversation piece... I'd toss a trolley and chain hoist on it. Tell people ya use it to drop small blocks in the dishwasher for degreasin'. :metal::lol::lol::lol:

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Now that's a good idea!! :lol:

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:haha:...wonder if she'd let me.

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I doubt it but she probably would like it if you welded up some kind of cool pot & utensil rack to mount to it. Maybe in the shape of a bowtie :chevy::metal:

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Done in time for turkey day.

It's a huge mess still but all the cabinets are done/installed.
Now it's her turn...:lol:

The kitchen will not see me again until my garage is insulated! :sumo:
Once insulated, on comes the heat and on goes the POR...dammit. :chevy:

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Bring on the POR!!!

Wow...check out the cat's eyes in the first of those 2 pics.

BTW, the cabinets look good.

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Day of testing...
- how it will hold heat now that's it's mostly insulated
- how is this POR stuff gonna work in a semi cool garage
- how much meatl clean up does the POR take
- how much smell gets into the house when I'm using it

Good news all around.
- was able to work in the garge just wearing a t-shirt
- to my surprise, I thought the POR was really decent to work with
- a good scuffing with the Scotch-Brite pad took care of it
- went inside when I had painted for around 45 minutes to ask the wife if the smell came into the house and her answer was 'what smell' :metal:

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nice job.. props on both projects We will have to call you Tim the tool man taylor... grunt grunt...
Ive used POR for yrs good schtuff! just make sure to wear tyvek coveralls and good latex gloves wommen dont like men with dirty paws.... I wish my frame was that clean but then the 50 mils of grease on the bottom of the truck/ frame is probably why it is still solid...
I was blessed with an insulated well lit man cave when i bought this place.. (one of the main selling ponts) i fire up the 100,000 BTU salamander for 15 min and its toasty for hours

NICE now if i could only get ALL of my neighbors to appreciate old chevy IRON!

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Nice, now all three of you guys have shiny black frames. Cool on the teeshirt and no fumes in the house. I have problems w/fumes and can't fix it

That stuff looks like it really went on nice, does it stick to your skin

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Not shiny, should dry to a satin kinda finish, almost wish I'd gone with glossy though cause it looks really nice right now.

Stick to skin? Yeah, says right on the lable that if it dries, the only way it's gonna come off is with time.

60% done, I'll let what's done dry a couple days and reinstall the body mounts and front axle, then finish up the rear section and repaint around the mounts.

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That's about as taken apart as possible, all down hill from here...looks good tho. How does it fill in any pitted area

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Pitted areas...what pitted areas? :D

This frame had been sand blasted to bare metal then it was mothballed in the basement, all it had on it was flash over rust, Scotch Brite took it right off and left a great base for the POR to adhere to.

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I like shiny... although it show dirt to easily

that's looking good...

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Make sure you guys top coat the por because it does not like uv light and turns a milky grey color.. Ask me how I know..

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Yeah, I've heard that but will it turn if it doesn't get direct sunlight?
Is the UV enough to mess it up even under the body?

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Whatever area that will see sunlight will eventually deteriorate and flake off. Nasty stuff after all that cost and work. When I por15ed my frame I painted over the por with rustoleum gloss black, while the por was still wet/tacky. Just as solid and no worries about it going to crap. Still looks as good as the day I did it, well almost, gotta wash it:lol: You can check out some pics in the first couple pages of my thread and skip to the last few to see its current condition.