[Jtrux]

No new pics but progress none the less. I cut the old dash out, what a PITA. There are these little spot welds that join it and they basically suck. The under dash heater assembly is out completely as well as the box that hangs on the firewall. I left the parking brake assembly in the truck didn't really want to take it out yet, my stack of parts is getting huge!!

The engine is still sitting imbetween the frame rails all unbolted and such. My uncle has a hoist I need to run over and get. The tranny and transfercase will come out as well, I will reseal them but not rebuild them. My driveshafts have all new u-joints but I need to get the rear one balanced and then probably clean and paint them.

I'm really undecided about what to do once I get the engine and tranny/xfercase out. On one hand I want to completely take it apart, every bolt and washer and sand blast everything. On the other hand I want to do what I would consider a "rolling" restoration where I leave the frame under it and leave it like it is. I do need to swap out body mounts as mine are toast so that will be addressed. I have some goofy aftermarket tank that needs to be swapped out as well as it looks like it's dragging the ground it's so big. That's what i'm leaning towards.

I've got a few things going against me here. #1 i'm a renter and i'm looking to buy at the end of the year so if I get this thing taken apart it's gonna be that much harder to transport to my own house when I buy one. #2 at the rate I do things it will be 13 years before I ever drive this thing again and that just doesn't fly with me. #3 rather than cose me 5000 it's gonna cost me 15000, and that's probably being conservative. #4 this is where i'm gonna get laughed off the board. I've got tons of hand tools. I can rebuild your engine and swap out clutches all day but body work is a different story, i'm kinda just buying stuff as I go and I guess that's how everyone gets started but it's really slowing me down and putting a dimmer on my attitude towards the whold situation.

So enough with the rant. Right now i'm still in tear down mode and hopefully sooner that later i'll start putting this thing back together and it will be better than ever.


I think i've mentioned this before but if anyone forgot or didn't read the above post this is my goal for my blazer. It started as a low optioned truck: no AC, PS and was really stripped down when I bought it, no carpet, dash pad, crappy seats, no rear seat.

So when i'm done it should have AC, PS, rear seat, carpet, new dash pad, Auto Meter Phantom guages (starting collecting these already). Oh and the color i've chose is the same dark blue it came from the factory with. It looked like crap when I got it but after seeing some trucks with nice dark blue paint mine will stay the same as well as installing some black trim on it. And black interior such as seats, door panels, steering wheel and column, dash pad, etc.


That's it for now feel free to leave input on what I said above.