What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?

[Okie528]

Originally Posted by A1971Blazer

There was an old 70s era roll bar in the parts Blazer I bought....in the process of modifying it for a better fit.....
need to finish welding it....sandblast..... and go to powder coat.

I bought a nice new set of 3 point retractable seat belts from MCB Matt one of our vendors...
gonna mount the top link to the roll bar......

rear supports were too short to fit on top of the wheel hubs
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added 9" to them
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view from the back..the pic makes it look taller than the windshield....
it's actually shorter
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final fitting before welding the supports in
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Nice work! Roll bar is looking great...big improvement!

[Chulisohombre]

Originally Posted by A1971Blazer

There was an old 70s era roll bar in the parts Blazer I bought....in the process of modifying it for a better fit.....
need to finish welding it....sandblast..... and go to powder coat.

I bought a nice new set of 3 point retractable seat belts from MCB Matt one of our vendors...
gonna mount the top link to the roll bar......

rear supports were too short to fit on top of the wheel hubs
Attachment 1644414

added 9" to them
Attachment 1644415

view from the back..the pic makes it look taller than the windshield....
it's actually shorter
Attachment 1644416

final fitting before welding the supports in
Attachment 1644417

I have that same rollbar in my blazer. i planned on attaching a three point belt to the rollbar as well. It makes me feel
Much safer having something over my head when the top is off.

[stangtjk]

Shot a coat of raptor liner on the frame. Used two bottles but sprayed it with an hvlp gun instead of the shutz gun. I didn't thin it at all and it sprayed on fine. I like how the texture came out. If you held the gun close it left a smooth surface almost like paint but backing up a few inches gave it a nice even texture. Looks sandpaperish but still feels smooth. Kinda wish I did the underside like that now.

[mister.freeze]

New crate motor. Just a plain Jane 350. I already miss my stroker...

[Walter White]

Originally Posted by stangtjk

Shot a coat of raptor liner on the frame. Used two bottles but sprayed it with an hvlp gun instead of the shutz gun. I didn't thin it at all and it sprayed on fine. I like how the texture came out. If you held the gun close it left a smooth surface almost like paint but backing up a few inches gave it a nice even texture. Looks sandpaperish but still feels smooth. Kinda wish I did the underside like that now.

Stan, if you were to do a build thread i know i'd take a look at it daily.

i can really appreciate what you're doing

[Lieferson]

Took her for a drive with the pups

[A1971Blazer]

I got the roll bar placed and all tacked up and ready to finish weld....
my dogs hung out in the back.
Before I could take it back out..I had to take them for a ride...hahaha

ready to do the finish welding...

[A1971Blazer]

Originally Posted by Chulisohombre

I have that same rollbar in my blazer. i planned on attaching a three point belt to the rollbar as well. It makes me feel
Much safer having something over my head when the top is off.

me too....I made some brackets and moved the diver seat back about 2½ inches to make some more leg room....figured the location for the top seat belt link will be perfect if placed in the short tube that's between the two main tubes....gonna make those today and get them welded in.

Also plan on drilling some small holes to fish a wire up from the bottom to the top of the bar......I want to put in some small LED interior lights that will come on with the courtesy lights under the dash.....

[colgad]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Broda, you need to show more pics of this blazer, it's really nice. Did you buy the 67-68 trim from Mar-K? How did you install it? I have it but I'm far from paint so it will be 1 to 13 years before I get it on...

I got mine from Mar-K, it was just perfect. I measured twice or three times and drilled once. Scary but it worked out great. They make such a great product.

Dave

[broda1]

Originally Posted by raggedjim

Broda, you need to show more pics of this blazer, it's really nice. Did you buy the 67-68 trim from Mar-K? How did you install it? I have it but I'm far from paint so it will be 1 to 13 years before I get it on...

raggedjim

Hi, I bought the truck from HUGGER*(USMC to USN! ) about a year and a half ago. Great guy, unfortunately his health wasn't the greatest so my son and I flew to Phili to purchase the truck. Most of the build is posted on this site too!

[broda1]

Nice, I don't know where I'm going to end up remounting mine. Right now, it's in the rear mid section housing stereo equipment (I cut 6.5 JL's in the sides with a remote Pioneer TV unit embedded) and I have brand new black spare console in case I want to switch back.

[raggedjim]

Originally Posted by colgad

I got mine from Mar-K, it was just perfect. I measured twice or three times and drilled once. Scary but it worked out great. They make such a great product.

Dave

Trim looks great on these blazers. I'll measure 5 times just to be sure! Did you repaint the holes in the area you drilled?

[raggedjim]

Originally Posted by broda1

raggedjim

Hi, I bought the truck from HUGGER*(USMC to USN! ) about a year and a half ago. Great guy, unfortunately his health wasn't the greatest so my son and I flew to Phili to purchase the truck. Most of the build is posted on this site too!

I'll check the build. I'm an old navy salt myself!

Nice blazer, treat her well, Rg

[broda1]

What did you do today?

The OG gas pedal broke a few grocery store trips ago and now I'm just stepping on the "stick." I've got a new Lokar pedal and measuring for fit now. Seems like I'm going to end up mucking with it all the way to the carb.

[RustyBucket]

A week ago I was in the Blazer on my way home from a car show and smelled coolant.. and noticed the temp. gauge was a little above 200*. It never runs hot. I found the radiator had split a solder seam between the core and the tank on the pass. side. I got the repaired radiator back on Fri. from the shop... $95. Radiator looks nice. I cleaned & painted a little on the rad. support yesterday and set the shroud and radiator back in. Looked at the hoses & decided to replace 'em, - they're 5+ years old. Belts are old too, but look fine. Off to the auto parts store after breakfast with a couple of other old truck geezers I hang around with, both have pretty nice '51 Chevy trucks. I'm the "youngster" at 65.

[Lieferson]

Scored some 15x8 slotted mags of good ole Craigslist! 50$ for all 4!!! just a little simple green goes a long way

[RustyBucket]

Originally Posted by Lieferson

Scored some 15x8 slotted mags of good ole Craigslist! 50$ for all 4!!! just a little simple green goes a long way

I had a set of those wheels on a brand new '72 Cutlass. First time I replaced tires on the car the mounting machine busted about a quarter of the rim off the inside of one of 'em. Still remember the funny noise it made. 'Course the wheels were out of stock, so I rode around on the mismatched spare for about 3 weeks.... Thanks for the memories Lieferson

[stangtjk]

Originally Posted by Walter White

Stan, if you were to do a build thread i know i'd take a look at it daily.

i can really appreciate what you're doing

I started a build thread.... Titled Crossbreed. The name comes from it being a combination of Jimmy, blazer and a 67-68 C10. Really it's more Jimmy than anything but the vin and title say blazer so thats what it is.

Also cut the drum brake mounting brackets off my 14 bolt. Going to weld on some brackets to accept the rear discs from the gmt800 trucks.

[BLT-NT-BOT]

Got the frame already for the motor and trans.

[stangtjk]

Frame looks good. Almost have mine finished up. Trying to get paint on everything can be a pain, have to go it each spot from 10 different angles. Seems like every time I look at mine I see a crevice somewhere that I didn't get coated.

[dirish]

A bath, to knock the winter dust off. Leaving shortly to take a herd of 7 yr. Olds to soccer which is the BeSt part of the day.

[OldBalls]

My old high school had a car show fund raiser this weekend so I drove down and showed her off.

[BLT-NT-BOT]

Originally Posted by OldBalls

My old high school had a car show fund raiser this weekend so I drove down and showed her off.

What size are your wheels and tires?

[OldBalls]

Originally Posted by BLT-NT-BOT

What size are your wheels and tires?

18" wheels, 35" tires & 4" lift.

[BLT-NT-BOT]

Motor is almost already to drop in.