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Old 11-29-2008, 05:16 PM   #301
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Some may like it & some may not but this is gonna be the frame set up.
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:36 PM   #302
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I like it Kurt, came out looking pretty good
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Old 11-29-2008, 05:56 PM   #303
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Looks good for sure...
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Old 11-29-2008, 06:06 PM   #304
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Its good to be different. Thumbs up on the orange. What color are the leafs and axles gonna be?
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Old 11-29-2008, 06:34 PM   #305
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Just walked through the garage to get some more wood, turned on the lights and I was like dayum, what did I just do.

Leafs will be black, probably the axles too.

I'm thinking the orange will tone down a lot as parts get installed.

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Old 11-29-2008, 08:43 PM   #306
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I'm thinking the orange will tone down a lot as parts get installed.
That's what I was thinking too. I think it will look cool.
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Old 11-29-2008, 08:53 PM   #307
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Very cool, I wonder how a satin orange would look.
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Old 11-30-2008, 12:33 PM   #308
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Kurt, what shackle flip do you think is the better solution? ORD or DIY? Thanks Trevor
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:36 PM   #309
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Kurt, what shackle flip do you think is the better solution? ORD or DIY? Thanks Trevor
Both are good products but being I was already ordering parts from DIY, I went with his flips.
That and the fact that his customer service & attention to keeping a customer happy/satisfied made it an easy choice.

So after seeing it 60% done, I decided the orange fame thang didn't fit this project/build to well and changed the frame color to gray.
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:47 PM   #310
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Looked good either way, i'm anxious to see it all come together.
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Old 11-30-2008, 01:55 PM   #311
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I think it looks good gray as well.

What color are you going with for the body? Or are you staying with the orange?
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Old 11-30-2008, 02:05 PM   #312
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Looked good either way, i'm anxious to see it all come together.
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I think it looks good gray as well.

What color are you going with for the body? Or are you staying with the orange?
Body will most definitely stay orange, always wanted an orange one, maybe that's why I almost got carried away doing it.
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Old 11-30-2008, 03:28 PM   #313
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Some may like it & some may not but this is gonna be the frame set up.
I would have been in the NOT catagory. Glad you changed your mind.
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Old 11-30-2008, 03:58 PM   #314
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Bummer I liked the orange..= (
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:13 PM   #315
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Re: Building a Blazer - vtblazer's Way

Kurt, three more questions,
1: Whose ORD shackle flip is that, that is on the frame now?
2: Is that the 4" Shackle flip for DIY?
3: Can you look at our homemade shackle flip that is on my build thread for "The Bluedress" Our frame is about to go to powdercoat and I don't want to have any problems later down the line. I believe my dad might have made it drop down too far. Thanks bud.
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Old 11-30-2008, 04:33 PM   #316
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Kurt, three more questions,
1: Whose ORD shackle flip is that, that is on the frame now?
2: Is that the 4" Shackle flip for DIY?
3: Can you look at our homemade shackle flip that is on my build thread for "The Bluedress" Our frame is about to go to powdercoat and I don't want to have any problems later down the line. I believe my dad might have made it drop down too far. Thanks bud.
1) stole it from the guy I got the frame from, gotta send it back when I install my own.
2) comes w/4.5" shackles
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Old 11-30-2008, 05:10 PM   #317
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wow, just noticed that it's orange and before I could crack a joke it was gray....

looks good
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He's fast I tell ya. And does good work. Wish he lived next door and I could afford to have him work some magic on my pet project. That's something to ponder.
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Old 12-01-2008, 10:43 PM   #319
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this is gonna be a sweet truck..NOTE i said TRUCK not SUV!

this project is making me glad i have a 70 i like the look....
still goin with the hide-all- white though... Although after seeing a 67 SWB stepper in Wheatstone yellow in the FS section...Im starting to think again...oh no say it aint so!
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Old 12-02-2008, 06:22 PM   #320
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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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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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Old 12-03-2008, 09:33 AM   #322
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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.
Did a member buy the shortbed?? That's a really nice truck.
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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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Old 12-03-2008, 02:33 PM   #324
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Did a member buy the shortbed?? That's a really nice truck.
Yep, sold to a guy over in NY.
Going to it's new home this Sunday.

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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.
See whatcha get for leavin'?

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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