New guy here with a few Q's......

[Dads72Blazer]

Howdy ya'll.

I will start out by tellin you guys a little about myself.My name is Jason,31 years old and Im in the paint and body industry.

My rig...Way back in 1974 my dad traded a 1972 chevy pick-up for a 1972 K-5 Blazer.I was brought home from the hospital when I was born in this truck.Almost every found moment from my child hood revolved around this truck.I will spare you guys all the details,but I love this truck!I will own it as long as I live.

My Blazer has seen many years of use,along with many years of abuse.I have gotten this truck running several times,only to pull the mortor out to use in some other project or plain just didnt have the time to play with it.

The last time I started working on it,(about a year ago)I striped the interior of all the seats and carpet,took the front clip off,took the doors off and started repairing some rust.This past weekend I put it in the garage and decided it wasnt comming out till it was right.

Now for my questions....It need all the usual parts......rockers,floor patches,torq boxes....you get the idea.Where is the best place to get patch pannels?I have found many links on this site,but is there one better than the other?Also,Im not worried about keeping this truck perfectly stock,so can any one see a problem with me fabbing up some "sub fram connectors" instead of shelling out all that cash for torq boxes?

Thanks in advance!
Jason

[Jurassic-1]

There were some torque boxes posted a week or 2 ago. go to search and look fr them. Brothers truck parts has good patch panels.

[Dads72Blazer]

Thanks for the info Jurassic!I looked around but didnt see them.Any one see a problem with making a tubeular set of "sub frame connectors" to bridge the gap?

Jason

[1972CST]

Welcome from Kannapolis... nice to see fellow NC guys on here. Your idea of a tube torsion or "rocker" box sounds good. I would try to duplicate the factory design as best as possible. This is the only pic I have ran across on here but there may be more. Post some pics of what your workin with if you get a chance. Good luck!

[Dads72Blazer]

Can you post a link to the thread you found that pic in?Thanks for finding it....my search skills need inproveing....lol.I think the are a few NCers around this board right?

Thanks in advance
Jason

[1972CST]

Sorry I havnt learned how to insert a link to another post. I can tell you that the "advanced search" option under the search tab seems to work the best. There are two pages of posts related to "torsion box"... lots of good info.