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Here ya go hugy, I even posted a side view so you can see them mounted up on the Blazer with some shiny new lug nuts.

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Nice wheel combo!! :metal:

She's coming along nicely! Good job Big J.

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:lol: one of my all time favorite things in life!

Nice classic combo, badass looks with good driveability. :metal:

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Thanks for the compliments. I traded some pallet racking we had in the warehouse to a tire dealer friend for them. I had them mounted up and balanced here in Louisville. The tires came from Frankfort, it was cheaper to have it done here then drive out there, lol... I was wanting to have balancing sand put in but nobody here local has a clue. I guess when I get it done I'll drive it to our tire friend and let them pull all the wieght off, about 7oz per tire and put in the sand. I'd hate to throw a wt. against my eventually nice paint:lol:.

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Never heard of that! Soooo, do you put 7 ozs. of sand in it?

BTW, nice progress and workmanship. Lots of builds going on around here....

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Big trucks have been using this type of stuff for years. Its not actually sand.
Here ya go. If the link doesn't work do a google search for Nu Mag balancing compound.

http://www.uniquetruck.com/NU-MAG_Ti...4036b6$FB$DFI$

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Cool, you da man...I even found a way of saving info to my favs.:lol: This computer thing is awesome

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there you go big j thanks for the pic them look real meaty :mm: i bet when you get it done them tires wont even get in the grass lookin good more work pics

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I cut the filler neck down again tonight. It's right where its supposed to be now. I even gave it a nice coat of Por15.

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lookin good BIG J:metal:

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So huggy, you ever go anywhere else on the board? :uhmk:


Almost 87,000 threads in the truck/blazer section alone, surf buddy, surf. :lol:

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He's building his post count at J's expense:lol:

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still lookin good big j

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checkin here you ant doin to much today big j

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this post will make 18 i got a long way to get 87.000;););)

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Yes you do and posting in any other thread would be a great start...;);););););)

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Josh don't like double posts, let alone triple:lol:

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going to be a loooong build thread...:lol:

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Well its been kinda hectic in the shop so I haven't been able to do much to the blazer. I did take out my poly mounts and cut some 4x4 to use as bodymounts while I blast the bottom side. All I gotta do is find some long enough bolts and mount them up. I did manage to make a template for the gas filler cover. A stock one isn't wide enough by 1" or so. I did get to do some trading yesterday and picked up a nice MAC tool box!!! Now I get to try and memorize where I put all my tools:lol:

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Whoa, liking the new box! :metal:

Whatcha trade for it...a new car? :lol:

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Nope, you'll never believe it. A riding mower.... I had it on CL forsale and I got an email offering me the box. I drove up to his house Yesterday and we swapped. He had 2 boxes and was downsizing. He had moved up through the ranks and is now a Service Manager... So ya know what that means. No time for playing with the tools, lol... He did have sweet new Monte SS. 5.3V8, front wheel drive too. Real nice dude. I was wondering at first if everything would be on the up and up. It was.:chevy:

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nice boxes big j;)havent seen you on here for some time that box must of cost alot to trade for that mower

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Yep, 5 or 6 bucks anyways.....:metal:

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so what would that box cost new i dont know in the hunders or thausond

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Thousands....

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Man Not Chip

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I got to work on it for a few minutes tonight. Got the top off and some other little stuff. Cleaned up my area some. Got a real good deal on a box of grinding wheels. 25 for ten bucks.... Southern Tool Supply in Louisville. I don't do much heavy metal work but I couldn't pass them up....

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:lol:missy man how much money do you got in the safe:lol:

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none, I'm building a blazer.......

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:lol::lol:WHAT BUILING A BLAZER I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR EVER MARTHA STEWART TO COME ON AND COOK SOMETHING:lol:JUST JOKIN MAN:lol:

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from blazer building to martha stewart, this thread has it all..lol

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I remembered I had a nice thin sheet of stainless so I cut the filler cover out of that. I still need to bend it up but it looks good so far. Got my body lift finished to, hope yall like it:lol:. I hope it holds up, at least while I sandblast the bottom.

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Well I bent up the stainless and it didn't work to well. It broke. I reckon its too hard for a sharp bend like that. Oh well it still looks kinda cool. I'm going to have to come up with something else. Maybe I'll cut up one of my old hoods. I hate having to buy materials when I've got all kinds of stuff laying around. Got the body mounts in too....

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good idea in the hood metal..good luck..

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Yeah, some smart person suggested that last week. Should've went that route:lol: Would have saved me from wasting the stainless. I just figured it'd be one less thing to rust later:lol:

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Like the body lift...

I was going to use pipe, either PVC of metal w/cut up all thread to hold things in place for your same reasoning...cause I have it laying around.

Great progress, keep the push on.

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I was going to use some square stock I have laying around. But I'd get booted out of the garage for wasting metal.....:lol: Just wait till ya see how I sand blast the bottom. Its going to involve either a tractor, chain and boom or a tractor with a loader and a chain.....:uhmk:

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make sure you prop it up with a safty 2x4, think there is a pic around here somewhere:mm:

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Its in the plan, toss some block around the back tires, lift it, brace it, then blast it....., then if time allows, epoxy it... Can't wait to see it a solid color.....

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Tonights fun... Cut a bad spot out of the top passenger side bed rail. Took the trim off the inner bed rail. Bolted down the 4x4's. Took me forever to find enough long bolts. I'm not about to buy any that length..... Too much money.... I had a piece of allthead. I hated to cut that too:lol:. I've gotten cheap, its the gas prices. 3.75 per gallon in Louisville today. I figured out that wasn't stainless I used for the fuel fill cover. It's some kind of aluminum. Oh well.... Well its been awhile so heres a bunch of pics... Including a better one of that sweet tool box.....:metal: Man I love that box...... The drawers slide so nice. No draggin' like the craftsman.