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74 C-30 · 05-17-2010, 08:13 PM

bought some parts this weekend, a 80 grille and a new glove box for $20. and I pulled a 73 GMC grille, brackets and trim for $25. i grille is crappy but I'm going to try to make inserts with steel mesh...hey the mesh was free!

Slofarmtruck · 05-17-2010, 11:52 PM

New rear shocks on the truck! Tune up on a friends Kia Sedona which required pulling the upper intake manifold. Wish the engineers would think when they designed this stuff. Last was a trans fluid change plus new vacuum lines on another friends Audi S4 that we drove from New York to Wisconsin last month. Than I took my truck for a nice long ride to the local ice cream stand to enjoy my new suspension.

bluex · 05-18-2010, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mongoose

I picked up my tires, and some random pieces i need to finish the blazer (clutch pedals, exhaust etc.)..

all i need now are the wheels i ordered..

but today i got to see what it can look like.. gonna turn out pretty good.

Do you have a build thread anywhere? You need one or at least a thread on how your doing the swap. I'm working (loosely used term) on one to and would like to see how your going to locate the crossmember. My build thread is in my sig, but 50-60 hr work weeks since last Oct have prevented me from doing anything but parts gathering....

mongoose · 05-18-2010, 01:13 AM

yeah.. but i don't think i've added anything since the original post...

i should start doing that..

as for locating it... im not sure, the frame seems to be tapered ever so slightly.. i don't know if it;s supposed to be but mine is... so im just going to lift it to the frame and slide it back until it's tight and see if that's going to work..

I've read that 4wd to 2wd thread a couple times... and he says there's like holes on both frames... but i have not seen any.

AceX · 05-18-2010, 07:25 AM

I was at work all weekend and at night i was doing house work. This weekend I plan to tear the little truck down and do more dynamat. I need to take the dash out and give it some sound dampening as well.

bluex · 05-19-2010, 01:22 AM

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Originally Posted by mongoose

yeah.. but i don't think i've added anything since the original post...

i should start doing that..

as for locating it... im not sure, the frame seems to be tapered ever so slightly.. i don't know if it;s supposed to be but mine is... so im just going to lift it to the frame and slide it back until it's tight and see if that's going to work..

I've read that 4wd to 2wd thread a couple times... and he says there's like holes on both frames... but i have not seen any.

I cant find them either, thats why I was asking you what your plan was. Mine is to measure wheelbase and also use motor mount location. Those two things should be constant. Just dont know when I'll ever have time to work on it again.

palposity · 05-19-2010, 09:08 PM

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Originally Posted by mainermikeyd

Cleaning up my nearly rust free cab from the midwest

Now that is one nice cab belly!

wklink · 05-19-2010, 09:46 PM

Replaced the front fender on the 77 (rusty, only spot on the whole truck), got her side repainted. Pulled off the cheap side moldings. I probably will put some new moldings on her next month after I get the rest of the truck reshot.

shloopter · 05-20-2010, 01:03 AM

Me and my son installed a billet grille into the '87.

05-17-2010, 08:13 PM	#26
74 C-30 Dually Pride Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: NH Posts: 540	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition bought some parts this weekend, a 80 grille and a new glove box for $20. and I pulled a 73 GMC grille, brackets and trim for $25. i grille is crappy but I'm going to try to make inserts with steel mesh...hey the mesh was free! __________________ If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand. '74 Chevy C-30 350/4 speed/dually '94 Ford Ranger

05-17-2010, 11:52 PM	#27
Slofarmtruck Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Waukesha, WI Posts: 162	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition New rear shocks on the truck! Tune up on a friends Kia Sedona which required pulling the upper intake manifold. Wish the engineers would think when they designed this stuff. Last was a trans fluid change plus new vacuum lines on another friends Audi S4 that we drove from New York to Wisconsin last month. Than I took my truck for a nice long ride to the local ice cream stand to enjoy my new suspension.

05-18-2010, 01:13 AM	#29
mongoose Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: slurrey, bc. Posts: 1,134	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition yeah.. but i don't think i've added anything since the original post... i should start doing that.. as for locating it... im not sure, the frame seems to be tapered ever so slightly.. i don't know if it;s supposed to be but mine is... so im just going to lift it to the frame and slide it back until it's tight and see if that's going to work.. I've read that 4wd to 2wd thread a couple times... and he says there's like holes on both frames... but i have not seen any. __________________ -'73 c/10 - Low with Go - will be complete... probably never. -'90 2wd Blazer - well... soon enough anyways. -'84 SWB - the daily gas guzzler.

05-18-2010, 07:25 AM	#30
AceX >130dB Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,130	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition I was at work all weekend and at night i was doing house work. This weekend I plan to tear the little truck down and do more dynamat. I need to take the dash out and give it some sound dampening as well. __________________ Living Life @ 130dB LED Tail Light Conversion; How-to Friend. Father. Brother. RIP El Jay ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLICK HERE and for less than $0.07 a day, you too can help support and build a better forum.

05-19-2010, 09:46 PM	#33
wklink Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Olympia, WA Posts: 122	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition Replaced the front fender on the 77 (rusty, only spot on the whole truck), got her side repainted. Pulled off the cheap side moldings. I probably will put some new moldings on her next month after I get the rest of the truck reshot. __________________ I let my 16 year old son drive my every car that I own. I don't let him drive my truck. A man has to draw a line somewhere.

05-20-2010, 01:03 AM	#34
shloopter Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Clovis, California Posts: 62	Re: What did you get done 5/16/2010 half through May edition Me and my son installed a billet grille into the '87. __________________ California Shloopter '87 fleetside shortbed, 5-7 drop, stock engine '66 VW Beetle, on the ground '57 VW Manx copy, work in progress



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