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10-12-2006, 07:47 AM
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Re: PO has me PO'd
I have the cowl hangin' from a pipe that goes across my workshop, plus I have taken a diagonal measurement across the door opening. When I mount the door back on that becomes the final check, worked for the drivers side. I think that as long as you don't fool with brace/channel that connects the cowl with bed evrything should stay in place. Only do one side at a time, I think you said this? I usually give the winch 1 or 2 clicks up after I cut to prestress the metal. I guess there a lot of ways to do this.
Your green truck has always bin one of my fav. ones, although mine will never be that nice, I shot for that excellance Sorry to bring back rusty memories, I think the cure is to buy a Arizona truck. Hope they realize how lucky they are!!
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10-12-2006, 09:38 AM
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wow thanks for the pics. that looks just like my junk in 2000. be really careful about putting in the rocker panel. I set mine in a little high on the drivers side and had contact with the door. To fix it, I took a 5lb sledge and a piece of oak to "settle" the rocker. I didn't cause any visible damage but I'd rather not have had to do it that way.
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10-13-2006, 06:38 AM
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Knowing is half the battle.  AZ. rides definetly have an advantage but their not perfect by any means either. I flew out to AZ. and drove my green one home because I was thinking along those same lines, cool adventure but not even close to rust free. Not meaning to highjack and nowhere near your metal replacement but here's what my AZ. blazer was like. (yes, there was more on the other side too) What color are you going to paint it when the body work is done? |
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10-13-2006, 03:33 PM
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Didn't know you were hijacking, lot to learn on this here computor. I would really like to paint it two-tone, white panel w/dark green metallic to match my dash. I was going to use the early trim to cover up my eyebrows as they are still a little tatty. Maybe gun metal panel to be a little different...
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10-15-2006, 11:22 AM
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10-16-2006, 07:05 AM
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 That pristine floor is original paint and the blue cowl is from a truck that I grafted a blazer windshield frame onto, it's about five different parts trucks being put together to make a blazer for my daughter.  http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=156022 |
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10-18-2006, 11:44 AM
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Floorboard is in loosely, have to trim everything up to get it to fit right, I'll take pics. when I get back from salmon fishing in N.Y., truck still not ready for yet another fishing trip. Oh well, maybe for the spring trip!
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10-23-2006, 05:18 PM
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Well here is my current progress, the kickpanel is a PITA, so I'll get into that later. BTW, pics. are loaded backwards
          Any questions?
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10-13-2006, 08:44 AM
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