70 Blazer Frame Off

[OLDYELLOW]

Frame turned out nice. If the rest of the truck turns out that good you will have a sharp ride!

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by OLDYELLOW

Frame turned out nice. If the rest of the truck turns out that good you will have a sharp ride!

Thanks. I'm happy so far...excited and hopeful for the progress to come. I'd also like it if she'd start putting up less of a fight.

[IronCanine]

Not a lot to report...waiting on InLine Tube to get it figured out. Also waiting on the transfer case and transmission. Eric started some body work. Specifically the firewall and windshield frame. Got the drip rail "eyelet"/drain grafted back in on the driver's side of the windshield.

Wanted to post a pic...so here's an exhaust manifold that we ceramic coated. They came out great. I had them ceramic coat the heat riser tin as well...but they did it the same cast gray as the manifold instead of silver...so it's still at the powder coater for the re-shoot.

[IronCanine]

Eric got the motor painted and we got some limited assembly done with the requisite speed bumps. I know I copped out and got the repro spark plug wire heat shields...but this GM crate doesn't have a tapped hole for the passenger side rear shield as it does for the other three shields. There is a hole, but it is forward relative to the other three and wouldn't work for these shields. What am I missing (besides the hole)? I guess we're going to have to drill and tap. Thanks for any advice.

[IronCanine]

It's also kind of surprising how hard it is to find basic 350 stuff at any of the local box stores. Waiting on correct exhaust manifold bolts....had to order them like most everything else. (PS...didn't paint the grommet Pete, because I've got to get a new one anyway)

[IronCanine]

Got back to plumbing. The rest of the InLine Tube stuff seems workable so far.

[IronCanine]

The rear is still unresolved. This is what it looks like with the line stretcher utilized. Not gonna leave it like this, we'll bend our own first. InLine Tube's customer service and attitude has been poor for me. The initial phone call before I ordered was so disheartening that I just called Wes at Classic Heartbeat and ordered them through him. God bless him, it's worth it for me to let him deal with them. For some reason even though I still don't have back lines that fit (and aren't close yet actually), it's a lot easier mentally to call Wes and hear what a PITA dealing with InLine Tube is than dealing with them myself...Thanks Wes.

[elorenzof]

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