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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
A few things,
Mounted the Mickey Thompson Classic Baja Lock wheels on the new Yokohama Geolander tires, installed the Rancho RS9000 shocks, mounted the new inner and outer grilles, and finally removed the front bumper to prepare for mounting the Chassis Unlimited front winch bumper! |
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Still making progress... Slow but sure!!!
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Replaced my leaking Steering Box in my 72 2WD with a 78 version to get a little quicker steering and no more leaks. I needed to change the rag joint because of the smaller shaft size. I used a Lares 201. This is NOT a job I want to do again anytime soon!
The Blazer drives like a different truck. Nice and tight and a better road feel.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
got rid of a hacked up rear light harness........... and a hacked up engine harness.....replaced both with new AAW harnesses...nice pieces, perfect fit!
got the leaky-azz headers off......got new ram's horn manifolds on and hooked up temporary exhaust so I can drive it to the muffler shop.......
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Cleaned up the 72 2WD after 4414 miles doing the 2016 HotRod Power Tour.
Tampa to Gonzales LA on up to Oklahoma City OK back through Dayton Ohio to drop off my friend who came with me. Then back home to Tampa. No issues except 10 miles from home the throttle cable stuck for a while. Gen 1 350 flat tappet carb engine 700R4. Saw a blade for a Wind Generator and had to get a pic next to it. They are BIG! So glad I have Vintage AC, it was so hot in Texas and Oklahoma. #hotrodpowertour2016
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1967 Red, C10 Short Bed 6.0L T5 5 speed 1967 Orange and Black C50 6.2 Detroit Diesel NV4500, 2 Ton Pickup 1972 White, Chevy Blazer 2WD 67 Dog house 5.3 4L65 2016 Power Tour LH 1955 Red-Cream, Chevrolet Nomad, restoration on hold 2004 Black, Corvette Z06 LS6 convertible (Rock solid Fun) 2011/2018 Power Tour Last edited by colgad; 06-24-2016 at 11:49 PM. Reason: added 2WD |
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Got my Vintage Air compressor and brackets in, replaced the leaking power steering pump. Put the radiator back in. Tomorrow I'll start on the inside stuff.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Drove to town and got gas for the mower.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
front brake,,,,,
new rotor bearings seal studs calipers pads |
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
My '70 Jimmy went outside for the first time since 2005 for a good pressure washing. going to do some painting so I can get the new engine, t-case and th350 in the chassis. No pic of the tranny right now. It's in a bag under the bench.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Trying to modernize my front bumper a bit. Still have to paint and add a few more small things but back to reality (work) i go. Will probably finish later this week.
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Continued... can only upload 2 photos at once, I guess. Or 1? Lol
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Continued.. still needs paint
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Nice job, looks much better. As far as the file up loads, I load one file and upload and then load another file and upload. You can load five files at a time but I find that the upload fails. So load a file and then upload, load a file and upload... a bit of a pain but it works so you can have all of your photos on the same post. I know there has to be a better way in 2016 to do this without going to an outside storage. The thing about storing the files somewhere else and then linking them here is if the outside storage changes no one can see the photos anymore. OK enough about that, are you painting the bumper black or body color?
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Your bumper looks very similar to mine. https://m.facebook.com/photo.php?fbi...&ref=bookmarks
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
I put up the pic in my profile now if you click it.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Thanks. No, not led. They are the same bulbs that are in the dashboard. Got them from a truck stop. But I have seen them at regular auto Parts stores too. I used angle iron welded to the core support crossmember to mount the grill lights. I had two more at the ends of the bumper but I crushed one against a tree and couldn't find the right same one to replaced it with so I just pulled the other one off the other end.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
No problem there if you do. They work great and are out of the way. With the aluminum mesh grill insert it doesn't block a lot of the light from behind there either. It would still work good with a standard grill but the thickness of the plastic would block more of the light from coming through I'm guessing.
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Finished my bumper. Filled some holes, Sanded,primed and painted
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Re: What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?
Installed a 5.3 vortec on my 72 k5
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