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looks awesome. that is the only one that i have seen that could probably beat the foldout light idea i seen earlier. some guy here in washington has a mod that relocated it behind the fender light using an s-10 gas door hinge and mounting the light to it so when you flip it open inside is your fill cap. thought it was neet but this looks totally factory which is kewl. have been following your thread for a while now. great build.

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just curious on your welds do you use gas or flux. ..... is there a big difference in the two i am looking at buying a welder and never done it but seems like it is something i can learn by myself.... which is the best way to go?

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That filler door looks factory. Excellent job!

john

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Way to keep moving ahead, looks really good.

Better aerodynamics too. :hm:

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Thanks for the compliments fellas.

I'm self taught. There are tons of info on welding on here and most manufacturers forums. I bought a Hobart Handler 140. It was the most bang for the buck I could find. Being made by Miller helped too. The gun actually says Miller on it. Definitely use a shielding gas. I use 75% argon/25% Co2. Makes for a much cleaner weld.

Thats what I was thinking. Wait till ya see the SuperBird nose piece I'm fabbing up for the front of it. Anything for better MPG:lol:.

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lookin good on the body work

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like this woody??? i tried to get him to do it this way.

http://www.seidata.com/~rmosley/rene...ller%20006.jpg

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I would of done it that way but you'd of given me a hard time for copying you:lol:.... Does this mean its okay to paint mine red now:uhmk:?

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exactly that is flippin awesome i will be doing that to mine more than likely
just got to figure out my front clip problems first seems like the po has some 67-68 peices and some 79-70 peices. It is up to me to figure out which ones are which kinda buggin me right now but i will prevail.

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Start yourself a thread and post up some pics. I'm sure everyone here could help point you in the right direction.

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that is as hell of a job there

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Heres tonights fun stuff. Hacked a nice hole for the filler to go through. It'll be fun closing it in. I might just clean it up and make a nice cover that seals really well. Have to think on that one a bit. The 70 filler neck is 2 piece. I may not have to braze anything. Just some trimming to fit. I need to fill in the original inside hole too.

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that look like be a big job

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just get a factory blazer filler cover it will cover both holes...

hey hugy where you at in bedford, i`m not too far from there,btw post up some pics of your ride.

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jamie72 am just watchin the pro here i wish i had one

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If you want it to still look stock inside, use the original cover, it'll cover everything up like you never did anything.

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I pm'd jamie, he needs to donate one to the cause :lol:.

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If you end up needing one, I can dig one up for ya.

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lol so your just a stalker..:lol:

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:lol: just a little bet i like to watch:lol:

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I don't care who you are..... Thats funny stuff right there:lol::lol::lol:

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ill met you sooner or later buddy glad i can make a funny joke

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I picked up some stainless allen head button screws and some clips at the hardware store. The plastic piece cleaned up nice with some simple green. I'm not going to be able to use the stock 70 filler tube. Its all messed up where something has hit it. I tried to straighten it out but no dice, the lid won't screw on right. I'll have to use a different one and do some cutting and brazing. I took a pic to show the differece between the 1 piece 72 filler tube and the 70 2 piece filler tube. I'll also toss in a pic of the other garage project, replacing the pto clutch, main clutch and the throw out bearing in a Leyland 270 tractor. This is what one looks like taken apart in the middle.

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now your workin on a tractor ;)to may things going on what wrong with it

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Been a long day.... I finished the filler. For now, lol... I think I may be about an inch low with the tube as it goes under the bed. The only problem I can think of it causing is holding gas. I guess I'll find out, lol... If anyone can think of a reason it might cause an issue, post up and I'll probably go ahead and shorten it. I took the stock filler and cut off the mount. Then made up some tabs and welded them to it. Drilled some holes, slipped on the clips and bolted it up. Instead of using the inbetween rubber hose I welded the two sections together.. I figure a couple less clamps is the way to go. I also painted 2 tractors today, outside in the wind, that was fun..... One was apart and the other was together. They turned out nice for the conditions I had to deal with. I picked up a Sata RP 2000 gun, worked great... I can't wait to shoot some paint in a booth, or at least in the garage, lol....

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more pics....

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how did you get that big mark on your hand?? did the paint gun get away from you??:mm:

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Nope... The fuel filler did, lol..... I was drilling the holes to bolt it up, I didn't have a good grip on it and around and around it went... Caught my hand and my shirt:lol:. Cut my hand, didn't hurt the shirt, fruit of da loom cotton T's, can't beat'em :lol:.

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lookin good on the truck big j which fruit are you in the loom :lol::lol:

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Dayum, maybe jamie72 is on to something here, 11 total posts and their all for Big J. :cong:

huggybear, welcome to the site, whatcha driving?
Start a thread and introduce yourself. :gi:

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Dang, I go and get sick for a couple days and I miss all the fun:devil:get the hook

Nice work on the truck so far! Now I have three chooses of where to mount my gas door...Big J, VtBlazer or Kyle4381. We should have a poll

How'd bryan get his own emoticon:5150::lol::lol:

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I don't know but its the greatest one ever..... Yep I'm a VH fan.... Both versions even.....:lol: :5150::5150::5150:

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Me too. Both? Not all three?

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vtblazer old blue truck:lol: iam watchin the pros here so i can mit learn something :lol:

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we like old truck too post up some pics.:metal:

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I got my tires in today!!!! Couldn't wait so I had them mounted/balanced and put them on as soon as I got home from work... 35 12.50 15 BFG MT KO's..... I've got to get a set of matching beauty rings. I've got 2 matching on one side and two matching on the other side, lol...

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I guess all three, lol... But mainly Hagar. I like Roth's vocals but not Roth, :lol:. I think the other dudes name is Cherone, he was only around for a year or two, I think..... One thing for sure is Eddie needs to keep his stuff straight and stop all the crazyness... Either way :5150: rocks :metal:!

Whoa there.... Not a pro. You can check out the Project and Builds section for some real pros.... Surely some other fella would appreciate your vote of confidence. I'm just an amature havin' fun learning as I go. Thanks for the compliment, but not a pro, maybe in another 10-20 years of doing this :lol:.

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Great looking tires. As I'm sure you know, rotate those tires religiously!

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Definitely, all mud tires, lol... I had a set of 32 11.50's on my Dodge and at 30,000 miles they still had almost half tread. They wore great. I can't wait to put some miles on these... For a little bit I'd put it together and drive it the way it is for the summer:lol:.

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them tires look good can we get a pic of the tire the top to see what the tred looks like