70 Blazer Frame Off

[bL.A.zer90045]

great attention to detail,and TOTAL reincarnation of your "stinky old truck"!!!
how did you go about removing the body from the frame,cherry picker in the rear,attached to???

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by bL.A.zer90045

great attention to detail,and TOTAL reincarnation of your "stinky old truck"!!!
how did you go about removing the body from the frame,cherry picker in the rear,attached to???

Thanks...definitely hope it smells better. The body off was literally a one-man job. Eric did it completely by himself using floor jacks, cherry picker, blocking, and a patient methodical approach. Pretty impressive actually. I had to dig deep to find this pic with the lift points on the rear.

....gotta say, I'm a little nervous about hitting page #13.

[Chulisohombre]

You do watcha gotta do. I've donr that same method before when changing springs or bushings.

[notchbackgta]

Originally Posted by IronCanine

....gotta say, I'm a little nervous about hitting page #13.

Only page 8 for me, so you should be good for a while

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by notchbackgta

Only page 8 for me, so you should be good for a while

Yeah...but for the moment we're page 13 and 13K views...got to get through this quick...I'll try to post more pics tonight and maybe we can blow through asap

[notchbackgta]

No, I mean I have my post count per page set higher, so your thread is only on page 8 for me, so you have 5 more pages to go before you get there. Just change your count and then you'll be all good lol

I am set for 40 posts per page

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by notchbackgta

No, I mean I have my post count per page set higher, so your thread is only on page 8 for me, so you have 5 more pages to go before you get there. Just change your count and then you'll be all good lol

I am set for 40 posts per page

BRILLIANT! Life Hack. I feel better already...this build has only taken me 8 pages, it felt fast

[bL.A.zer90045]

awesome thanks! ill have to put my gbodies in the corner and hopefully tackle this to my 86 this spring.did you use truck bedsides,and did you make the lower inner rocker piece,or cut it off the new inner structure on the new sides?

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by bL.A.zer90045

awesome thanks! ill have to put my gbodies in the corner and hopefully tackle this to my 86 this spring.did you use truck bedsides,and did you make the lower inner rocker piece,or cut it off the new inner structure on the new sides?

Not a hundred percent on exactly what you're asking, but what we did was use the new reproduction Blazer bed sides. They are complete with inner/outer/front and back structure. I got mine from South Kentucky Classics...but I know GMCPaul and others have them. Inner/outer rocker, floor board, lower A-pillar, etc are all reproduction pieces that most everyone has and require grafting in. The only straight up fab stuff were little patches or connecting pieces.

[IronCanine]

A little base in the jams and on the inside of the doors.

[IronCanine]

Interior chrome got here today. I got lucky on the shipment because the packaging wasn't nearly as stout as I'd like to have seen...those guys don't seem to recognize how hard those pieces can be to come by. Also the end of one of the rear trim strips was bad...they didn't blink about fixing it when I called back. Hopefully it won't be another 10 weeks.

[IronCanine]

All the interior bits that need to be cleared are cleared. Doors hung...hopefully to never come off again. Tape and plastic had been on for a while...time for a change.

[IronCanine]

After looking at plastic for so long, I'd forgotten how much I missed this jewel.

[simplepeddler]

man that is shaping up just fine!

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by simplepeddler

man that is shaping up just fine!

Thanks.

[DeadheadNM]

Just in time for Spring! Where was the chrome work done?

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Just in time for Spring! Where was the chrome work done?

Hopefully...I had it done at a chrome shop in Atlanta. I was going to send it to Tennessee...but that was gonna take a year and a half and be the most expensive part of the truck. The guys I used took a "reasonable" amount of time and were easy to deal with. Though I was disappointed to receive a blemished piece, they were gung-ho to get it back and fixed asap.

Unfortunately, I sent it all out about a week before I fell into your bumper threads. If I had it to do again, I would have definitely sent it all there.

[scf100]

wow.....looking great ...I need to stop by and see it.....

do you use a shop called like Chrome Brothers in Atl?

[Chulisohombre]

Wow that is looking great. better than new. Should last at least another 40 years +. You are taking so much more time than the factory to get it perfect. Can't wait to see paint and all put back together.

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by scf100

wow.....looking great ...I need to stop by and see it.....

do you use a shop called like Chrome Brothers in Atl?

You should totally come by...just give me a heads up and we'll give it the once over. Chrome It was the name, the web address it ChromeAtlanta.com. Mack is the guy's name. Fairly easy to deal with.

Originally Posted by Chulisohombre

Wow that is looking great. better than new. Should last at least another 40 years +. You are taking so much more time than the factory to get it perfect. Can't wait to see paint and all put back together.

Thanks...I can't wait either.

[IronCanine]

Two things went on today with little more than a clean up that are 45 years old. Fan shroud and glove box latch...and they looked pretty darn good. Amazing so much effort goes into rehabilitating, restoring, refinishing or replacing...and they're like, "just let me keep doing what I've been doing for half a century."

...unfortunately the shroud will come back off (like everything, one step forward, two steps back). It seems when they re-cored the radiator, they made it a 1/4" wider. My return rate on parts seems way too high...and it is muy agravante.

[cst 72 blazer]

great job!

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by cst 72 blazer

great job!

Thanks!

[mtully79]

That truck is looking great, will be one of the best on the forum.

[IronCanine]

Originally Posted by mtully79

That truck is looking great, will be one of the best on the forum.

Wow. Thanks...I hope it turns out..but this board makes everybody's build better. It's the proverbial rising tide.

...the one that lifts all the boats, not floods your house