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gringoloco · 10-08-2016, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by SCOTI

Great work here. The intent still to just spot repair/paint?

Thanks, Scot! Doing my best to keep it all below the trim line--driver door will need some blending due to the surface rust behind the molding. Definitely not getting into a full repaint at this point.

...and with these last two corners of the driver door complete, the rust is gone!

Time to start slinging some mud...

NTR72GMC · 10-08-2016, 11:36 PM

Looking good! See your in the Utah area now. Hope to see this thing in person one of these days.

gringoloco · 10-09-2016, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by NTR72GMC

Looking good! See your in the Utah area now. Hope to see this thing in person one of these days.

Thanks! Maybe I won't be embarrassed to drive it with the rust fixed

Progress: I POR-ed the inside of the doors (not pic worthy) and the rocker box end caps (didn't get a pic), but I did get a picture of some shiny blue paint

Couldn't help myself. The bed was very near ready, so I sanded, primed, prepped, masked, and laid some color. The match seems to be very good, though daylight will tell the true story.

gringoloco · 10-09-2016, 01:25 PM

More color:

gringoloco · 10-09-2016, 05:41 PM

...and some more:

**lolife99** · 10-09-2016, 06:11 PM

Excellent work!

gringoloco · 10-09-2016, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Excellent work!

Thanks! Ready to be done! Other side and working the doors:

**DeadheadNM** · 10-09-2016, 08:37 PM

Dumb question - single stage paint?

gringoloco · 10-09-2016, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Dumb question - single stage paint?

Acrylic enamel. Far from optimal, but if it was perfect, the rest of the truck would look bad...

gringoloco · 10-10-2016, 12:53 AM

Finished up the doors and started bolting things back on

ochre 72 · 10-10-2016, 07:33 AM

That looks great. Really nice work!

**jaros44sr** · 10-10-2016, 08:26 AM

Can't believe dealers would drill holes in your new truck back in the day, at least now they just use a license plate surround

nice work on the spot fixes blends well

how was the fresh air box, much crap in there?

kehstr · 10-10-2016, 08:34 AM

Where did you get the patch panels? from what I can see everything seemed to fit really well.

Bennett68C10 · 10-10-2016, 08:40 AM

Man you knocked it out of the park and made all those rust repairs look too easy

68Timber · 10-10-2016, 09:39 AM

Sweeet!

aggie91 · 10-10-2016, 10:57 AM

Paint looks great. Nice work!

mcbassin · 10-10-2016, 11:25 AM

Very nice work on the rust repair Chris! You make this stuff look way too easy.

gringoloco · 10-10-2016, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by ochre 72

That looks great. Really nice work!

Thanks! I'm stoked!

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Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Can't believe dealers would drill holes in your new truck back in the day, at least now they just use a license plate surround

nice work on the spot fixes blends well

how was the fresh air box, much crap in there?

Thanks! I kinda like the fender tag. Wish I had a match on the other side--the lack of symmetry messes with my OCD

There's a nice one on the gate, too:

Boxes are clean and solid. I did have one mouse best in the cowl (and one in the driver rocker box) that was from recent storage in my folks' barn.

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Originally Posted by kehstr

Where did you get the patch panels? from what I can see everything seemed to fit really well.

Everything came from GMCPauls (drop shipped from triplus). Nice, heavy metal, unlike the floor supports I bought from summit. What is not pictured here is the amount of manipulation required to get a good fit

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Originally Posted by Bennett68C10

Man you knocked it out of the park and made all those rust repairs look too easy

Anyone who has done this knows better, thanks!

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Originally Posted by 68Timber

Sweeet!

Thank you!

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Originally Posted by aggie91

Paint looks great. Nice work!

It's turning out decent, thanks!

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Very nice work on the rust repair Chris! You make this stuff look way too easy.

Thanks! Glad it looks easy, haha!

Interior is all in; time to hang doors...

gringoloco · 10-10-2016, 03:46 PM

Looking more and more like herself

mcbassin · 10-10-2016, 04:10 PM

smbrouss70 · 10-10-2016, 04:48 PM

Man, I miss a week because of Cruisin' the Coast, and the damn thing is practically finished!

Good Job!

gringoloco · 10-10-2016, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Agreed!

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Man, I miss a week because of Cruisin' the Coast, and the damn thing is practically finished!

Good Job!

Thanks--we need CTC pics!

...it's done! (for now) The project is 99% complete, which is good enough to get the family to a celebration dinner tonight

kehstr · 10-10-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Everything came from GMCPauls (drop shipped from triplus). Nice, heavy metal, unlike the floor supports I bought from summit. What is not pictured here is the amount of manipulation required to get a good fit

Did everything require a bunch of work to fit right?

gringoloco · 10-10-2016, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by kehstr

Did everything require a bunch of work to fit right?

Nothing was a "bolt-on". Some parts were better than others. Just a lot of cutting, bending, shaping, hammering, tweaking to get it all lined up and looking good. I'm a little particular about things sometimes

Lower fenders/quarters were a remote resemblance if the stock shapes. Rear bed floor piece was nice--better than gm in some ways. Rockers were pretty good, but needed some slicing here and there for a good fit. Driver was a better shape than passenger. Still some minor alignment issues at the rocker/quarter. Kick panel fit well. In review of others work, these are pretty common issues. Just thankful to have parts available and not have to create them from scratch.

**Palf70Step** · 10-11-2016, 06:51 AM

Blazer looks great!

10-08-2016, 11:36 PM	#477
NTR72GMC 2wd FTW!!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SLC UTAH Posts: 673	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Looking good! See your in the Utah area now. Hope to see this thing in person one of these days.

10-09-2016, 01:25 PM	#479
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10-09-2016, 05:41 PM	#480
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10-09-2016, 06:11 PM	#481
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Excellent work! __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

10-09-2016, 08:37 PM	#483
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10-10-2016, 12:53 AM	#485
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Finished up the doors and started bolting things back on Attached Images __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

10-10-2016, 07:33 AM	#486
ochre 72 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Woodstock, Ga. Posts: 183	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 That looks great. Really nice work!

10-10-2016, 08:26 AM	#487
jaros44sr Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,704	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Can't believe dealers would drill holes in your new truck back in the day, at least now they just use a license plate surround nice work on the spot fixes blends well how was the fresh air box, much crap in there? __________________ 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

10-10-2016, 08:34 AM	#488
kehstr Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Utah Posts: 750	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Where did you get the patch panels? from what I can see everything seemed to fit really well. __________________ 72 GMC highlander nicknamed by my then 6-year-old brother "stripes" http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=7378180 Check out my Youtube channel @Chad's Fab

10-10-2016, 08:40 AM	#489
Bennett68C10 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Toms River, NJ Posts: 5,518	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Man you knocked it out of the park and made all those rust repairs look too easy __________________ Keith 66 Suburban Burb Build Thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=751361 IG: bennett68c10

10-10-2016, 09:39 AM	#490
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10-10-2016, 10:57 AM	#491
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10-10-2016, 11:25 AM	#492
mcbassin Still Learning Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Central Oklahoma Posts: 10,108	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Very nice work on the rust repair Chris! You make this stuff look way too easy. __________________ Mike "69 Short Wide" My Project 86 Silverado Landen's Project Instagram: @mcbassin My Website C/10 Club Oklahoma Facebook Group

10-10-2016, 03:46 PM	#494
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10-10-2016, 04:10 PM	#495
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10-10-2016, 04:48 PM	#496
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,784	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 Man, I miss a week because of Cruisin' the Coast, and the damn thing is practically finished! Good Job! __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build

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