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Re: Building a Blazer - vtblazer's Way
Getting a furnace installed in the garage next week, already tired of the crappy little heater I'm using, after about an hour, the air quality is pretty bad.
Currently up at the other shop assembling my 70 swb 4x4 that is sold now, in a lot of ways it's bites to sell it, it's a really nice truck but on the other hand it consolidates the projects and adds funds to build the blazer. |
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Wow. I go on vacation for a week and you went nuts with the paint. Better choice on the gray. I think the orange would have been too much with the orange body. Glad to see you're makin progress.
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Yep, sold to a guy over in NY.
Going to it's new home this Sunday. Quote:
![]() When I went out and looked at my other blazer and saw how much frame you actually see, I made the decision right on the spot to go gray. Even gray will be bright under there, almost chickened out and went back to black. ![]() Consolidating all the swb parts and making sure it's 100% is this weeks focus but next week after the heat gets installed, it's all blazer time. |
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Got heat yet? Whatcha doin'
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It's scheduled for this morning. (11th)
Did a quickie insulate & rock job where the furnace will be installed, just picked up two 4x8 sheets of rock & some battens and got em put up in the corner so I won't need to do it later. Between work, the build & the holidays I'll most likely just burn extra 'pane to keep the heat going, no extra time to finish the insulation/drywall any time soon. ...and you? Did you find the missing barb? |
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No, but I know it's here somewhere, so thats a start. I'd like to find one in SS or alum. 5/8 barb X 1/2"NPT is a wierd size
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Looking good. I'm glad you ditched the orange.
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Lookin' mean! I beleive once I sort out my hobbies (and thin the heard a bunch!) I will one day have another 4X, they just look too coll sitting in that stance, so I may end up with a 2wd and a 4X4?! So I can have it both ways, high and Low!
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Love the color scheme. When you come thru Knoxville keep it in sight. One of them Vol fans might hijack it. Looking good.
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Dubbin' around this morning...
About as much bling as this trucks gonna get. |
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Looks good, so when does it fire up?
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Apparently the heater is workin' well, nice to be in a cozy workshop One question, what are you doin' with your frame horns? I'm going to be to embarrased to ride to Tenn. behind you, I'll have to stay way back, but atleast I can watch out for any Vols. from back there LOL...Pinky Looks like the insulation is out of the truck and on the wall
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Love the build thread. I especially like the H2 wheels. They look awesome. Can't wait to see more. Later, Mario.
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TPI serp belt assembly mock up.
Hard to find part, I'll tell ya. One more ginormous box outta here! |
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nice, high steer crossover conversion?
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I'm with you Big J...didn't have a clue, but they look cool!
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heh heh...too funny.
![]() Cross over set up, I had. Hydraulic assist, I had. (both sets I bought used over the last couple years waiting for this build) So today, when I tore into the D60 and saw BOTH bushings cracked in half I knew they would need to be rebuilt, then I remembered reading about a company that made arms the delete the spring...so I went back to the page I had put into favorites months ago to check em out. The pic is of a high steer kit, includes both arms, studs, nuts & new bushings, all of which I need anyway. So I figured since I already had the cross over, why not do both arms and get high steer too. Whew...that was a lot of typing. ![]() Also got into the firewall & dash pulling parts/pieces off. Pulled the old junk column too. |
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Whats there you think I might need/want?
EDIT: Looked at their steering parts but I still like the adjust-ability of the ones I ordered as compared to having to remove and re-shim the WFO ones. Last edited by vtblazer; 12-20-2008 at 07:00 AM. |
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all you had to say is what I always tell my wife to say "you were right Mike" ![]() ![]()
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Looking good Kurt
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