1978 Russet Metallic 4x4

[buffydores]

Thanks Karl. The little things are fun.

[LT7A]

Cool. The details make a difference. Although I have no idea what a garapa is.

[aggie91]

There is going to be a Classic Car Show at Flying Burger in Longview this Thursday night starting at 6pm and a Trucks & Treats at the Flying Burger in Longview on Oct 31st from 5pm tp 9pm. You ought to bring out the Blazer.

I hope to make it to both in my son's tan/red '84.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by aggie91

There is going to be a Classic Car Show at Flying Burger in Longview this Thursday night starting at 6pm and a Trucks & Treats at the Flying Burger.

Anniversary night with the wifey. May do a drive by.

[buffydores]

Failed to mention it. I finally got a few minutes to meet Karl at the event back in October. It was so joyful to meet another squarebody lover. Karl is a super cool guy. Look forward to more meets.

[Grizz1963]

Originally Posted by buffydores

Failed to mention it. I finally got a few minutes to meet Karl at the event back in October. It was so joyful to meet another squarebody lover. Karl is a super cool guy. Look forward to more meets.

Yup,

Real good guy.

[68Timber]

Originally Posted by Grizz1963

Yup,

Real good guy.

With some really cool trucks.

[OutlawDrifter]

Some good updates. I've got a set of those Toyo AT3's on my DD Tacoma, I will comment, the road noise is WAY more than I expected. The Yokohama Geolandar AT G015's on my K2500 'burb are much quieter. We'll see how the Toyo's do in the snow/ice this Winter.

I bet those mufflers made a huge difference, on my '89 K5 I ended up going from a 5x8x24 Magnaflow copy to a Walker QuietFlow SS, same deal, just too much noise at highway speed.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

Some good updates. I've got a set of those Toyo AT3's on my DD Tacoma, I will comment, the road noise is WAY more than I expected. The Yokohama Geolandar AT G015's on my K2500 'burb are much quieter. We'll see how the Toyo's do in the snow/ice this Winter.

I bet those mufflers made a huge difference, on my '89 K5 I ended up going from a 5x8x24 Magnaflow copy to a Walker QuietFlow SS, same deal, just too much noise at highway speed.

I knew that about the AT3 going into the deal. I just didn't want to go with a modern tread pattern. This was my best compromise.

[zellway]

Such a amazing ride you have built! I have needed some motivation to get back to work on my 76 Jimmy and I could only hope to get it even a 1/4 as nice as yours.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by zellway

Such a amazing ride you have built! I have needed some motivation to get back to work on my 76 Jimmy and I could only hope to get it even a 1/4 as nice as yours.

Thanks Eric. I've spent 5 years tweaking and fixing it. It's about as good as you can do with one of these on 35s without replacing the frame and going coilovers. Even then, it's not a huge gain. My JK on 35s was slightly more refined, but didn't really ride much better even with high end suspension components. It has an honest 70s vibe that's hard to replicate.

[Grizz1963]

Noise can be such a distracting thing if you live with it.

I always love loud pipes at shows etc but one forgets our 5 minutes of aural pleasure ls another persons entire existence.

Good looking boxes you fitted,

[OutlawDrifter]

Wow that is tight! Are you going to have a cover made to match the interior?

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by OutlawDrifter

Wow that is tight! Are you going to have a cover made to match the interior?

Nope. I like the bare look. Back in the day, it sported the factory cover, but I never really liked it.

[zellway]

I didn’t know that size tire would fit inside. Looks great! The smell of new rubber makes for a added bonus. I might need to look into making one for mine. The AZ sun is not kind on rubber so I would rather it be inside like you have.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by zellway

I didn’t know that size tire would fit inside. Looks great! The smell of new rubber makes for a added bonus. I might need to look into making one for mine. The AZ sun is not kind on rubber so I would rather it be inside like you have.

Amazing what we can figure out with a tape measure. Good luck.

[aggie91]

Cameron,

Saw your Blazer the other day at Southern Longview Automotive, I noticed something fuzzy in the vent widow? I am guess you came up with this to cut down on wind noise? Or I am off base?

[buffydores]

LOL. Yep. I had Mark down at Action Seat Cover make those for me. They're sheepskin with strong magnets. I lay them in A-pillars when I'm on Interstate to cut down on the road noise. They're very effective and very tacky.

I have the Mega Western Roadtrip coming up this summer. I'm doing everything I can to improve comfort. We have two squarebodies running up to Ennis, MT (fishing), then down to Durango, CO(offroading) and then back to East Texas. We're called the Senseless 6.

[wazzabie]

Originally Posted by aggie91

Cameron,

Saw your Blazer the other day at Southern Longview Automotive, I noticed something fuzzy in the vent widow? I am guess you came up with this to cut down on wind noise? Or I am off base?

Did you put in new window seals for the vent window?

[buffydores]

It's newish. The seal is fine there. It's just the wind rushing by the gap of the door. I run 85 mph on Interstate, so there's only so much you can do.

[LT7A]

Haha, the fuzzies are great! And those mufflers! Cut those in half and you've got four Quonset huts. Never seen such a thing. The bluing on them concerns me. That seems like a lot of heat build up and therefore back pressure. Did you notice a performance difference when you had them installed? Truck looks great, and always so clean. I really like the effort you put into drivability even if it requires big squirrel tails to be mounted on the A pillars. Good updates.

Edit: Just thought of something. Do you have both rubber strips for your doors? There is the standard inner seal, and then there is another seal that attaches to the door itself. I believe that it was added for high optioned trucks.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by LT7A

Haha, the fuzzies are great! And those mufflers! Cut those in half and you've got four Quonset huts. Never seen such a thing. The bluing on them concerns me. That seems like a lot of heat build up and therefore back pressure. Did you notice a performance difference when you had them installed? Truck looks great, and always so clean. I really like the effort you put into drivability even if it requires big squirrel tails to be mounted on the A pillars. Good updates.

Edit: Just thought of something. Do you have both rubber strips for your doors? There is the standard inner seal, and then there is another seal that attaches to the door itself. I believe that it was added for high optioned trucks.

The mufflers came out of the box blued. They’re stainless and that’s from the welding. I do have both seals. I bet if this was a true frame off and everything was squared up, it would be a little better. I can’t tell any difference in performance with the mufflers. My butt-o-meter still indicates spunky. The squirrels come off if I’m just running around in town. I wanted it to be super easy on and off. I really appreciate everyone’s continued interest in something that means a lot to me. Cheers.
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[LT7A]

Originally Posted by buffydores

The mufflers came out of the box blued. They’re stainless and that’s from the welding. I do have both seals. I bet if this was a true frame off and everything was squared up, it would be a little better. I can’t tell any difference in performance with the mufflers. My butt-o-meter still indicates spunky. The squirrels come off if I’m just running around in town. I wanted it to be super easy on and off. I really appreciate everyone’s continued interest in something that means a lot to me. Cheers.
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Copy that, it took a lot of heat to make them blue. Glad to find out that occurred during the manufacturing process.

[HOTFUN]

I have been going back to this post for years looking at this Russet Poly paint. I am frame off restoring a loaded original 1973 GMC Sierra Grande 4x4 short box in the deluxe two tone russet or red body with frost white. I have a perfect bucket seat interior in charcoal with black dash. I'm between your Russet Poly main color and cardinal red from 1973. Im leaning to russet/white. Thanks for the great updates.

[buffydores]

Originally Posted by HOTFUN

I have been going back to this post for years looking at this Russet Poly paint. I am frame off restoring a loaded original 1973 GMC Sierra Grande 4x4 short box in the deluxe two tone russet or red body with frost white. I have a perfect bucket seat interior in charcoal with black dash. I'm between your Russet Poly main color and cardinal red from 1973. Im leaning to russet/white. Thanks for the great updates.

You’re quite welcome. Unsolicited, the Cardinal Red and white would probably contrast with the charcoal better than orange and white. That’s coming from a guy that loves his orange.
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