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Old 10-21-2014, 09:39 PM   #1
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Old 10-21-2014, 09:49 PM   #2
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The two getting acquainted...
OMG too much PDA they need to get a room.
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Old 10-22-2014, 09:01 PM   #3
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omg too much pda they need to get a room.
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Old 10-22-2014, 07:43 PM   #4
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The two getting acquainted...
Looks like their getting along just fine.
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Old 10-23-2014, 01:32 PM   #5
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Glad you decided to keep it! Love the LS1 swap plans.
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Old 11-01-2014, 07:08 PM   #6
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Played around in the garage a little today. Installed an actual 6 cylinder tachometer, it's nice to know what RPM the old stove-bolt is turning.

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Little video of it in action...

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Old 11-03-2014, 09:27 AM   #7
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Love the new powerplant
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Old 11-05-2014, 09:02 PM   #8
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Love the new powerplant
Thanks Mike, I need to get started on this project!
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Old 11-10-2014, 02:12 PM   #9
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Well, I finally got the truck up on the blocks and ready for disassembly.

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Figured I'd start at the front so I pulled the grill.

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Old 11-10-2014, 02:20 PM   #10
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After pulling the grill I found some evidence to help answer the question about this strange hole in the firewall.

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Holes in the core support for the freon lines.

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Passenger side mounting hole for the condensor.

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Driver side mounting hole for the condensor.

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I figure the truck had an aftermarket A/C unit at some point. Not really a big deal but I have been curious about it since the truck was delivered. Mystery solved!!
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Old 11-10-2014, 07:00 PM   #11
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Sure you'll find some more mysteries.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:01 PM   #12
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Got quite a bit done today...

Hood and hinges removed.

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Looks pretty good without all that pesky wiring!

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Front and rear wiring removed, most of which was up hacked up.

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Oh, and the bed is ready to be removed. It was really good to get some work done!
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:29 PM   #13
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Nice progress! Sorry I couldn't make it over today.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:45 PM   #14
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Nice progress! Sorry I couldn't make it over today.
Thanks brutha! No worries about today, but there is bed removal and some sheet metal repair in your future.
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:07 AM   #15
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Sounds like a plan.
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Old 11-11-2014, 10:42 PM   #16
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Awesome. Glad you're back on it.
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Very nice progress Buck.
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:41 AM   #18
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Looking good sir!
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:49 AM   #19
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Looking good sir!
Thank you gentlemen, I look to get the front fenders off tonight. And anything beyond that will be be gravy.
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Looking good..need any help with the heavy lifting..Let me know..I'm only a hop skip away and i won't be like Rob and not show up LOL j/k
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Old 11-12-2014, 09:50 PM   #21
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Progress for the night...

"Rust free" California sheet metal...

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Stopping point for the night.

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I think I'll tackle the heater box tomorrow after work.
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"Hidden rust".....
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Old 11-13-2014, 10:09 PM   #23
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Tonight's progress and findings...

So the forward cab mount bolts are tack welded, weird or common?

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Floors are pitted pretty bad, thinking I may need to replace them. Mike (mcbassin), are you sure you don't want to move to Florida? We could use your skillzzzzz!

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These are the strange holes in the passenger side toe board. I think they were for the A/C, easy fix, just thought I'd share

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And finally the progress. Nothing cosmic, mostly pulled bumper brackets and such, then pulled the outside portion of the heater box.

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The welds on the cab mount bolts is common. They were there to make sure the bolts didn't push up and out when they set the cab on the frame at the factory. The rear bolts go up from the bottom so obviously they weren't welded. On the Blazers all 10 bolts were welded from the factory... lots of cutting to change body mounts.

Those floors aren't that bad. It looks like it was scaley rust that was de-scaled and painted. I would trust those floors over replacement sheetmetal, but I have recently come to the conclusion that re-pop parts SUCK. So, I might be biased.
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Old 11-17-2014, 06:59 AM   #25
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The welds on the cab mount bolts is common. They were there to make sure the bolts didn't push up and out when they set the cab on the frame at the factory. The rear bolts go up from the bottom so obviously they weren't welded. On the Blazers all 10 bolts were welded from the factory... lots of cutting to change body mounts.

Those floors aren't that bad. It looks like it was scaley rust that was de-scaled and painted. I would trust those floors over replacement sheetmetal, but I have recently come to the conclusion that re-pop parts SUCK. So, I might be biased.
Thanks for the info on the mount bolts Steve, I just thought it was odd because it makes it tough to change the body bushing if they fail. As far as the floors go the pits are very deep. I imagine that if you hit them with a blaster you would have Swiss cheese. I am building this truck for longevity so I am going to give them a very close look once I get the rest of the interior out and move on from there.

Didn't get any work done on the actual truck this weekend but I did get the cab and bed dollies made.

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Now I just need to gather the man power to put the cab and bed on them!
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