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Tx Firefighter · 07-09-2003, 10:36 PM

Figured I'd show some pictures of my first one of these trucks.

Frame up resto.....blah,blah,blah.......Let's just say my neighbor is heavily into restoring these trucks too, AND he's a GM parts man. Needless to say it has NOS fenders, rubbers, grill loops, etc, etc.

The only thing I paid to have done was Pheonix transmissions built the 700r4 and a glass man put in the windshield. Everything else was done by me and my wife, including the front end alignment. I mean everything, paint, upholstery...

Tx Firefighter · 07-09-2003, 10:38 PM

I'm the guy that posted yesterday about my new 70 short step project. These should give ya'll an idea of where I'm going

68CST327 · 07-09-2003, 10:39 PM

Whooooooweeeee! Let's see some more pics of that truck! That's beautiful!

And a big howdy to y'all from Southern California!

Tx Firefighter · 07-09-2003, 10:39 PM

I'll try to scan take some pics of my 2WD Blazer tomorrow. It's the nice one of the bunch. Much nicer than this junker.

jhwkns · 07-09-2003, 10:41 PM

That's a sweet truck!

brad2 · 07-09-2003, 10:42 PM

That's a nice one

Wreck · 07-09-2003, 11:51 PM

I love these trucks painted orange...got one that drives by all the time and it just looks mean and fast..great looking truck..what size are the tires and rims??

Dean23 · 07-10-2003, 12:01 AM

very nice hopee mine looks that good someday

**raggedjim** · 07-10-2003, 12:06 AM

Nice truck, I'd like to see the Blazer, I'll keep an eye out for it.

Roger

P.S. I hear all the 2wd Blazers are in Texas, if you see one worth the $$ let me know... but don't tell my wife...

Roger

*Gee_Emm* · 07-10-2003, 12:15 AM

Nice,

cept you put the bowtie on backwards :p

ChrisK10 · 07-10-2003, 12:15 AM

That is one, SWEET truck!

Nice work!

BobbyK · 07-10-2003, 12:26 AM

Quote:

Everything else was done by me and my wife,

You lucky ba$tard!
I wish my wife was into crap like that.She lets out a big sigh and rolls hers eye's when I ask her to help me out.

1970blazin · 07-10-2003, 12:46 AM

My wife is way into this too! She is more impatient than me to get our 70 blazer done. Then she has me putting in disc brakes so she can drive it easier! I love it!

ljbear · 07-10-2003, 12:49 AM

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Originally posted by Gee_Emm
Nice,

cept you put the bowtie on backwards :p

Probably one of those rare European Models, wipers are on the wrong side also

Nice Truck!

LJ

Tx Firefighter · 07-10-2003, 07:44 AM

Wreck...

Front- ECE 2.5 inch drop spindles and Summit brand 2 inch lowered springs. The Summit brand lowered springs are very inexpensive, and when you get them they come in a Ground Force box. Summit brand 73-87 lowered shocks (they are actually reboxed Doetsch Tech brand)

15x7 wheels with 235/60/15 BFGs

Rear- ECE 4 inch drop coils, ECE adjustable panhard rod, and another set of Summit brand short 73-87 front shocks (hey man 26 dollars and they fit perfectly)

15x8 inch wheels with 275/60/15 BFGs

Rides Awesome!

Davy · 07-10-2003, 10:01 AM

Awesome truck! Let's see the Blazer.

ChevyDude · 07-11-2003, 12:38 AM

Very nice truck!

Frank_Zeller · 07-11-2003, 08:36 AM

Tx Firefighter

Do you have the part number for the front 2 inch drop springs?

Orence1 · 07-11-2003, 10:39 AM

Tx Firefighter,
A request and a question:
Could you post a picture(s) of your interior. My wife and I will be taking ours on and I would like to see what you folks did. My question involves your shocks. Did you have to install shock relocators or did the Summit shocks bolt right in? Thanks for any reply.
Larry

6T9GMC · 07-11-2003, 12:02 PM

GOOD JOB. GREAT LOOKING TRUCK YOU GOT THERE!

Tx Firefighter · 07-11-2003, 09:30 PM

Zeller.....part number is SUM-G727 from Summit. They will be Blue powdercoated Ground Force springs. They were two years ago at least.

The shocks were a bolt in. Of course the front suspension on these trucks is basically the same as 73-87, so I called Summit and ordered their brand "Sport Truck" shocks. They cost 26 dollars each. I didn't tell them they were going on an earlier truck, I just said 73-87 1/2 ton 2 inch lowered.

The rear shocks were bottoming, so I looked at the front short shocks when I got them, and they bolted right on the back, so I ordered another set of the front 73-87 lowered shocks. That is, I used them on all 4 corners. I did not have any shock relocator brackets. The mounts are stock upper and lower in the back. Ride is very good, and I've had literally probably close to a dozen deeply lowered Chevy fullsizes. It rides well, and proper, no harshness, bottoming or other ugly characteristics.

Interior pics...no problem, the truck has had two completely different interiors in it. 1 was orange and white roll and pleat vinyl, the other two tone tweed al la street rod. I have pictures of both, but be patient, all the pics are pics, not digital, so I have to have my wife take them to work and scan them into her computer, and dial up e-mail them to me at home. Which do you want, or both?

GMC71k20 · 07-11-2003, 11:19 PM

i like tweed interiors, please get pics of it. truck looks like magazine material

Orence1 · 07-12-2003, 10:28 AM

Tx Firefighter,
Thanks for the reply. The tweed pictures would be great.
Larry

72MARIO · 07-12-2003, 11:29 AM

freeking nice ! Thumbs Up to the Owner Built Club.

I like your choice on the 68 Clip much nicer.

Are thoes Craigers ?

I would love to see some interior pics also.

72MARIO · 07-12-2003, 11:31 AM

I think the pics are backwards form scanning them somewhere along the line the got flipped.

07-09-2003, 10:36 PM	#1
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	My Orange 69 SWB Figured I'd show some pictures of my first one of these trucks. Frame up resto.....blah,blah,blah.......Let's just say my neighbor is heavily into restoring these trucks too, AND he's a GM parts man. Needless to say it has NOS fenders, rubbers, grill loops, etc, etc. The only thing I paid to have done was Pheonix transmissions built the 700r4 and a glass man put in the windshield. Everything else was done by me and my wife, including the front end alignment. I mean everything, paint, upholstery...

07-09-2003, 10:38 PM	#2
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	MAS... I'm the guy that posted yesterday about my new 70 short step project. These should give ya'll an idea of where I'm going

07-09-2003, 10:41 PM	#5
jhwkns Registered Cruiser Join Date: May 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 2,230	That's a sweet truck! __________________ I intend to live forever. So far, so good.

07-09-2003, 10:42 PM	#6
brad2 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: edmond, ok Posts: 1,056	That's a nice one __________________ 74 swb 71 2wd Jimmy 82 2wd Blazer

07-10-2003, 12:01 AM	#8
Dean23 68cst_ss490 Join Date: May 2001 Location: edmonton,canada Posts: 1,363	very nice hopee mine looks that good someday __________________ Dean edmonton,canada a winter wonderland 2005 Chevrolet Avalanche LT cold air intake, performance exhaust, Comp cams cam, jba shorty ceramic headers. http://www.cardomain.com/ride/3090973

07-09-2003, 10:39 PM	#3
68CST327 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 443	Whooooooweeeee! Let's see some more pics of that truck! That's beautiful! And a big howdy to y'all from Southern California!

07-09-2003, 11:51 PM	#7
Wreck Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Paris, TX Posts: 60	I love these trucks painted orange...got one that drives by all the time and it just looks mean and fast..great looking truck..what size are the tires and rims??

07-10-2003, 12:06 AM	#9
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,477	Nice truck, I'd like to see the Blazer, I'll keep an eye out for it. Roger P.S. I hear all the 2wd Blazers are in Texas, if you see one worth the $$ let me know... but don't tell my wife... Roger __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203

07-10-2003, 12:15 AM	#10
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Nice, cept you put the bowtie on backwards :p

07-10-2003, 12:15 AM	#11
ChrisK10 1971 C20 Custom Camper Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Ames/Shenandoah, IA Posts: 1,435	That is one, SWEET truck! Nice work! __________________ '71 Chevy C20 Custom Camper, 454, TH400 '97 GMC K1500 5.7L

07-10-2003, 12:46 AM	#13
1970blazin Blazerless:-( Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Olympia WA Posts: 1,612	Wife My wife is way into this too! She is more impatient than me to get our 70 blazer done. Then she has me putting in disc brakes so she can drive it easier! I love it! __________________ 1970blazin 1970 CST Blazer-Orig. Dark Blue-SOLD Progress Pics of Blazer for sale

07-10-2003, 07:44 AM	#15
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Wreck... Front- ECE 2.5 inch drop spindles and Summit brand 2 inch lowered springs. The Summit brand lowered springs are very inexpensive, and when you get them they come in a Ground Force box. Summit brand 73-87 lowered shocks (they are actually reboxed Doetsch Tech brand) 15x7 wheels with 235/60/15 BFGs Rear- ECE 4 inch drop coils, ECE adjustable panhard rod, and another set of Summit brand short 73-87 front shocks (hey man 26 dollars and they fit perfectly) 15x8 inch wheels with 275/60/15 BFGs Rides Awesome!

07-10-2003, 10:01 AM	#16
Davy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Rice, Minnesota Posts: 370	Awesome truck! Let's see the Blazer. __________________ 1970 Blazer CST Looking for NOS items for my CST restoration.

07-11-2003, 12:38 AM	#17
ChevyDude Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Westminster, CO Posts: 3,071	Very nice truck! __________________ Alex 1971 Lil' Red 350 SBC 700R4 Last edited by ChevyDude; 05-31-2004 at 02:04 PM.

07-11-2003, 08:36 AM	#18
Frank_Zeller Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 796	Tx Firefighter Do you have the part number for the front 2 inch drop springs? __________________ 69 SWB C/10 5-6 drop 700R4 69 Firebird Convert 455 4 spd 70 Torino GT Convert Austin-Texas



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07-11-2003, 10:39 AM	#19
Orence1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 548	Tx Firefighter, A request and a question: Could you post a picture(s) of your interior. My wife and I will be taking ours on and I would like to see what you folks did. My question involves your shocks. Did you have to install shock relocators or did the Summit shocks bolt right in? Thanks for any reply. Larry

07-11-2003, 12:02 PM	#20
6T9GMC Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: MOORE, OK Posts: 146	NICE GOOD JOB. GREAT LOOKING TRUCK YOU GOT THERE!

07-11-2003, 09:30 PM	#21
Tx Firefighter Watch out for your cornhole ! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Azle, Texas Posts: 14,162	Zeller.....part number is SUM-G727 from Summit. They will be Blue powdercoated Ground Force springs. They were two years ago at least. The shocks were a bolt in. Of course the front suspension on these trucks is basically the same as 73-87, so I called Summit and ordered their brand "Sport Truck" shocks. They cost 26 dollars each. I didn't tell them they were going on an earlier truck, I just said 73-87 1/2 ton 2 inch lowered. The rear shocks were bottoming, so I looked at the front short shocks when I got them, and they bolted right on the back, so I ordered another set of the front 73-87 lowered shocks. That is, I used them on all 4 corners. I did not have any shock relocator brackets. The mounts are stock upper and lower in the back. Ride is very good, and I've had literally probably close to a dozen deeply lowered Chevy fullsizes. It rides well, and proper, no harshness, bottoming or other ugly characteristics. Interior pics...no problem, the truck has had two completely different interiors in it. 1 was orange and white roll and pleat vinyl, the other two tone tweed al la street rod. I have pictures of both, but be patient, all the pics are pics, not digital, so I have to have my wife take them to work and scan them into her computer, and dial up e-mail them to me at home. Which do you want, or both?

07-11-2003, 11:19 PM	#22
GMC71k20 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: mass Posts: 1,277	i like tweed interiors, please get pics of it. truck looks like magazine material

07-12-2003, 10:28 AM	#23
Orence1 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2000 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 548	Tx Firefighter, Thanks for the reply. The tweed pictures would be great. Larry

07-12-2003, 11:29 AM	#24
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	freeking nice ! Thumbs Up to the Owner Built Club. I like your choice on the 68 Clip much nicer. Are thoes Craigers ? I would love to see some interior pics also. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

07-12-2003, 11:31 AM	#25
72MARIO Registered User Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Huntsville Ontario Canada Posts: 4,051	I think the pics are backwards form scanning them somewhere along the line the got flipped. __________________ 1968 Suburban numbers matching all original truck now equipped with 6.0/4L80 on Accuair http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=625017 1967 C/20 6.0/4L80 Roofing Truck 1990 V2500 Suburban "Plow Truck" 2005 TAHOE DD

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