Hemi's 70 Blazer build

[shenk10]

Awesome build. I was wondering who you got all your patch panels through and also for the rear bed half, I'm assuming it was meant for a truck so was the only modification making the holes for the gas tube? Thanks

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by shenk10

Awesome build. I was wondering who you got all your patch panels through and also for the rear bed half, I'm assuming it was meant for a truck so was the only modification making the holes for the gas tube? Thanks

I got everything from Bill's trucks. Best part is that he's 10 minutes away and has everything in stock. The bed floor is for a truck and I had to add the holes for the rear seat as well as the gas tube hole.


Truck is coming along great and I can see light at the end of the tunnel.
I had to machine some lift blocks for the rear to level out the truck after getting the front springs done. I lifted it 1.100" and it's now perfect. This was a good time to move the axle back .625 so that it fits the wheel opening a bit better.
It should ride better now with the longer wheelbase !
Now that it's sitting level, I'll check the U-joint angles and will taper the block if need be, then I'll powdercoat them.
Panels fit pretty good, but I wished I had more of a gap on the cowl sides. I think I'll have to live with it.

[IronCanine]

Strong work Dan.

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by IronCanine

Strong work Dan.

Thanks!! I was looking at your build today to see how well your cowl fit and it looks great. Mine is extremely tight side to side and I won't be able to have the same size gap as the hood. My fenders are bolted on with no shims which is probably one of the reasons, but that's where they need to be in order for them to line up with the doors. I'm crossing my fingers that the hood doesn't give me too many fit issues. I'll find out soon enough.

[IronCanine]

Our hood gap is obviously the largest of our gaps and thats as tight as we could get it and still clear the cowl on opening. As it was, we still got in the habit of putting a little traction on the hood on opening to ensure no rub. Our gaps were so jacked to begin with, we were pleased with our outcome. We didn't grind any gaps to make them artificially symmetrical (though we talked about it)...just did the best with could with the shapes we had.

[72K5CSTDarkOlive]

Been following your build from the start. Amazing craftsmenship!

Question - Did you use repro inner fenders? If so, where did you get them?