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krue · 08-26-2006, 08:52 PM

You're on your own with your grammer.

**jaros44sr** · 08-26-2006, 09:11 PM

Sure just when I need staff you hang me out to dry, alright I'll wing it on my own.

jk

Rydn2L0w · 08-26-2006, 10:01 PM

[QUOTE=jaros44;1790894]

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Originally Posted by Rydn2L0w

That floor looks awesome! Im planning to do the same in the back of my 69 Burban. IT has plywood back there now. So it wont be nearly as much work as yours.[/QUOTE

Maybe you could post up some pics, I am not aware of what a sub. floor looks like. Is it just a longer blazer floor with more crossmembers? Any help on what it looks like would be great! Jim

Ill be honest I really havnt paid that close attention to it. The burban just came into my possession about 4 - 5 months ago. My father gave it to me. Still trying to get it driveable. Im not really too familar with the blazer floor. About the only thing I know is there is plywood back there lol.

**jaros44sr** · 08-28-2006, 07:16 PM

Alright let me start this here FAQ by giving some background. There is no kit out there that fits exactly, so I recommend going to a manufactor (spelling?) that will let you pick what you want. Example: I needed more of the splined carriage bolts, I was told at Classic Ind. that I had to buy the entire bolt kit again, hogwash!

I called Bruce Horkey, I'll check on the name, and he asked what I wanted, I told him and he sent out the count that I wanted, so be careful where you buy the pcs.

The wood I ordered was for a longbed, thinking I would have to adjust the lenght, and I am glad I did. As it turns out you have to flip the wood with the cutout in it to the other side to get the lenght right. Also there are 2 long and 2 short pcs. for the outside corners, I ended up ordering 2 more long pcs. All the wood has to be cut to lenght by 3-4". I recommend cutting all at the same time, as mine are a little off, I should have done this. BTW get your wood without any predrilled holes, you will have to adjust them. The end of the wood at the tailgate was cut at a 6-7 degree angle, tell you why later.

The same goes with the SS strips, I had to flip the SS
strips to the other end of the bed from where they were designed to go and add holes where needed, also get 2
extra of the long ones. Center punch your holes well and step the size of the hole up till you get to 1/4". 2-3 drill sizes should do it. The lenghts of SS were cut with a 4 1/2 inch wheel on an angle grinder, I tried a chop saw, but it seemed to get the metel to hot and blue the edges

The other thing you will need to adjust are the wheelhouses. They are rather easy to fix so I'll get into that when the time comes.

OK that seems like a basic overview, but remember this:
Read, Understand and follow all the directions on your power tools. There is not a better safety tool then these, SAFETY GLASSES, wear them!!! I"ve had 2 pcs. of metal ground out of my eye and it defiantly ruins all the fun you can have working on your truck. You stop working very quickly when you get something in your eye.

Thanks Jonathon for all your help!!!

Pics. to follow with more info.

pharcyde05 · 09-14-2006, 01:29 PM

I am working on doing mine too yours looks great i had a 72 pickup that had wood and have liked that look ever scence and you dont see to many blazers with it it is a lot of wor all my florr is cut out right now

**jaros44sr** · 09-14-2006, 05:08 PM

Wow you really took yours apart, and modified it. You are going to need more cross braces to tie the stainless strips too. Is that steel tubing back up to factory height?

You have your work cut out for you!! Anything I can help you with just ask. Jim

layedoutnoma · 09-14-2006, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jaros44

Wow you really took yours apart, and modified it. You are going to need more cross braces to tie the stainless strips too. Is that steel tubing back up to factory height?

You have your work cut out for you!! Anything I can help you with just ask. Jim

looks taller so he doesn't need to cut it out for the notch

**jaros44sr** · 09-14-2006, 07:07 PM

Don't know if I will be of any help. I always go up,not down. I wouldn't know where to begin with a notch!

pharcyde05 · 09-15-2006, 04:19 PM

yea i moved the floor up that way it will still be flat and there are still a few more cross bars that i need to put in i will update photos in a few weeks when i get them all in

**Canadian694x4** · 09-15-2006, 05:43 PM

Amazing! They Should Have Done It That Way From The Factory!

**jaros44sr** · 09-15-2006, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Canadian694x4

Amazing! They Should Have Done It That Way From The Factory!

Thanks, I take that as a large compliment. I thought I was going to get hammered by the purist on the board. I just think it will be easier to fix if it rots out, unlike steel floors. Glad you like it! Jim

FRENCHBLUE72 · 09-21-2006, 07:11 PM

Very cool and original mod keep up the good work.

meathead95 · 09-22-2006, 08:22 AM

pharcyde05 do you still have your stock floor?

pharcyde05 · 09-22-2006, 11:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by meathead95

pharcyde05 do you still have your stock floor?

yes i still have it but it is not in very good shape i got my blazer out of a wrecking yard it had been sitting there for 7 years it had rust, garbage ,and rot all over it it would ned some patching if it were ever to go back in

meathead95 · 09-22-2006, 03:17 PM

if your interested in cutting me some patches out of it email me some pics of it to meathead95@hotmail.com

08-26-2006, 08:52 PM	#26
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy You're on your own with your grammer. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

08-26-2006, 09:11 PM	#27
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,761	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Sure just when I need staff you hang me out to dry, alright I'll wing it on my own. jk __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 08-26-2006 at 09:12 PM.

08-28-2006, 07:16 PM	#29
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,761	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Alright let me start this here FAQ by giving some background. There is no kit out there that fits exactly, so I recommend going to a manufactor (spelling?) that will let you pick what you want. Example: I needed more of the splined carriage bolts, I was told at Classic Ind. that I had to buy the entire bolt kit again, hogwash! I called Bruce Horkey, I'll check on the name, and he asked what I wanted, I told him and he sent out the count that I wanted, so be careful where you buy the pcs. The wood I ordered was for a longbed, thinking I would have to adjust the lenght, and I am glad I did. As it turns out you have to flip the wood with the cutout in it to the other side to get the lenght right. Also there are 2 long and 2 short pcs. for the outside corners, I ended up ordering 2 more long pcs. All the wood has to be cut to lenght by 3-4". I recommend cutting all at the same time, as mine are a little off, I should have done this. BTW get your wood without any predrilled holes, you will have to adjust them. The end of the wood at the tailgate was cut at a 6-7 degree angle, tell you why later. The same goes with the SS strips, I had to flip the SS strips to the other end of the bed from where they were designed to go and add holes where needed, also get 2 extra of the long ones. Center punch your holes well and step the size of the hole up till you get to 1/4". 2-3 drill sizes should do it. The lenghts of SS were cut with a 4 1/2 inch wheel on an angle grinder, I tried a chop saw, but it seemed to get the metel to hot and blue the edges The other thing you will need to adjust are the wheelhouses. They are rather easy to fix so I'll get into that when the time comes. OK that seems like a basic overview, but remember this: Read, Understand and follow all the directions on your power tools. There is not a better safety tool then these, SAFETY GLASSES, wear them!!! I"ve had 2 pcs. of metal ground out of my eye and it defiantly ruins all the fun you can have working on your truck. You stop working very quickly when you get something in your eye. Thanks Jonathon for all your help!!! Pics. to follow with more info. __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 08-28-2006 at 07:21 PM.

09-14-2006, 01:29 PM	#30
pharcyde05 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: modesto CA Posts: 239	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy I am working on doing mine too yours looks great i had a 72 pickup that had wood and have liked that look ever scence and you dont see to many blazers with it it is a lot of wor all my florr is cut out right now

09-14-2006, 05:08 PM	#31
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,761	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Wow you really took yours apart, and modified it. You are going to need more cross braces to tie the stainless strips too. Is that steel tubing back up to factory height? You have your work cut out for you!! Anything I can help you with just ask. Jim __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

09-14-2006, 07:07 PM	#33
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,761	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Don't know if I will be of any help. I always go up,not down. I wouldn't know where to begin with a notch! __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim

09-15-2006, 04:19 PM	#34
pharcyde05 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: modesto CA Posts: 239	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy yea i moved the floor up that way it will still be flat and there are still a few more cross bars that i need to put in i will update photos in a few weeks when i get them all in

09-15-2006, 05:43 PM	#35
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,307	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Amazing! They Should Have Done It That Way From The Factory! __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 22 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada!- 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 3 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 17 Yrs- 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 8 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

09-21-2006, 07:11 PM	#37
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy Very cool and original mod keep up the good work. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

09-22-2006, 08:22 AM	#38
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy pharcyde05 do you still have your stock floor? __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

09-22-2006, 03:17 PM	#40
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	Re: Wood Bed in '72 GMC Jimmy if your interested in cutting me some patches out of it email me some pics of it to meathead95@hotmail.com __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4



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