71 AZ Rust Free CST Blazer Frame Off

[DeadheadNM]

Good deal. Any leaks?

[JackB]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Good deal. Any leaks?

Well of course..First was the thermostat housing, fixed that befores startup and then it was the fuel hard line where it enters the carb. So just like Iron Canine and his build today I'll be repainting the intake. I pm'd Brad last night and he walked me through how he was able to get his to finally seal. I have some locktite 565 sealant on the way and I have a spare inlet housing I can swap into the quadrajet so I m hoping with those I can get it to seal up. Anyone else have any tips on getting that fitting to seal, I wasnt expecting it to be a problem but clearly I'm not the first to have problems with it.

[JackB]

Something of a milestone today. It was a little over a year ago that I drove the Blazer into the garage. Today it moved out of the garage under its own power. It grew a couple of inches and turned blue. Working on aligning the doors before I put the front clip on.

[JackB]

Racking up the miles 1/10 already. Drove the Blazer on the trailer today and took it to the AC shop and got it charged up. Ended up going with R12 as it seems that was working best for most . Of course the AC effectiveness is somewhat limited by the lack of a windshield. One note on the AC, the reman A6 compressor came with the electrical connection at about the 2 O'clock position whereas the originals are more like 11 O'clock. I was able to make it work there but later discovered that it can be reclocked. At some point it will probably bug me enough that I'll get it fixed but it involves removing the compressor so it wont be anytime soon. Just a few more small items and the engine compartment will be finished and then I'm going to see about aligning the doors and getting the fenders and hood on. And remember how I said I didnt have any brake line leaks? Well I did, I just couldnt see it until it leaked enough to drip on the ground. Its a union on the inside of the frame rail thats leaking so add that to the list of things to sort out.

[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by JackB

Today it moved out of the garage under its own power. It grew a couple of inches and turned blue.

Lol! Congrats. Major milestone - looks like you'll be cruising here very soon.

You noticed the difference in clockface for the compressor harness connection also? My reman compressor that we repositioned the connection on blew a seal during charge and had to be removed and replaced. I have an original A6 compressor that I will send out for a rebuild.

Try shims to get the door aligned. Who knows maybe the new mounts differ enough from OEM that the alignment is slightly off.

[lks dcvn]

I have to say that this things looks incredible and just over a year to do this type of transformation is awesome!

[JackB]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Lol! Congrats. Major milestone - looks like you'll be cruising here very soon.

Originally Posted by lks dcvn

I have to say that this things looks incredible and just over a year to do this type of transformation is awesome!

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I hope its together soon but as I'm sure you guys know the little details just take forever. Seems like everything has to go together at least twice before it stays for good. It cracks me up when I watch the car shows on TV where they always seem to have a deadline and they work all night to finish the build just in time for some event. Sorry I aint buying it. lol

[JackB]

Another 2 steps forward and 1 back day. Got the front fenders on but decided to take off the top and have it repainted. The top is not original to this Blazer and had been repainted at some point.I thought it was good to go but after getting it mounted and looking at it for a few days I noticed enough little things that needed to be touched up that I decided just to bite the bullet and have the whole thing repainted.