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**N2TRUX** · 01-03-2010, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Fat Hoe

I have one...

One of these days I'll have one in my truck...

JohnC · 01-03-2010, 05:42 PM

Sounds like we know where we need to start going for 73-87 parts. All those bands, and then the consoles!

**jlmerie** · 01-03-2010, 06:27 PM

OK guys. I have been buying these type consoles for years. Back when you could find them pretty regularly. Almost all the console boxes were removed from Blazers. You have to remember the 4X4's have always been popular here in Colorado. Consequently, it is not unusual to see these era Blazers in the bone yards. Whenever I see one with the earlyl style console, I grab it. What I find is really rare is the correct bucket seats and tracks for these era pickup trucks.

JohnC · 01-03-2010, 06:29 PM

Yeah after seeing more and more of the bucket seat setup in the trucks the more and more I'm liking them. Bruthaman did a set in his truck that he just finished, and they look really good.

*Stitch* · 01-03-2010, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

One of these days I'll have one in my truck...

oh, mine's not in the truck yet...lol...but I do have it...and the buckets to go in it...I have to wait until after the end of March when my wife has our second baby and there's no way I can take the whole family in the truck before I can put the console and buckets in...for now it's gotta stay functional as a family vehicle if needed...

willett · 01-03-2010, 07:43 PM

hey guys how the heck do you remove the small band???

Tex_50613 · 01-03-2010, 08:19 PM

here's mine, just a stock incert but I really like it on my truck

Befor

After

not sure what year the incert is off of it was just acumulated in my travels and the bracing on the back had to be modified to work with my tailgate but I really like the looks of it

Anadrol · 01-05-2010, 08:00 PM

Will this work on my '78?

good price? good looking?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-...Q5fAccessories

3r!c84 · 01-05-2010, 10:37 PM

hit up the junk yard man

Tex_50613 · 01-06-2010, 12:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Anadrol

Will this work on my '78?

good price? good looking?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-...Q5fAccessories

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Originally Posted by 3r!c84

hit up the junk yard man

I have to agree with the hitting the junkyard, mine isn't quite the same but it only cost me $5 and if I wanted the whole tailgate it would have only cost me $20, they had one like you have displayed there also but the emblem was half gone or I would have gotten it instead

Anadrol · 01-06-2010, 11:25 PM

Someone bought it.

Isn't it weird how I saw that band, and I'm like, "Naw, that's too expensive," and then the moment I realize it has been purchased by someone else, I'm like "DAMN IT!!!"

West Texas Z · 04-25-2010, 12:12 AM

bump. Anything new that you've done guys?

3r!c84 · 04-25-2010, 09:37 AM

mines

*78 Chevyrado* · 04-25-2010, 12:18 PM

I redid the chevrolet on mine. It was gold but looked unpainted even up close, so i went with stock black again, much much better!

West Texas Z · 08-30-2010, 10:57 AM

bumpity bump. Looking for new ideas. I have a new band now but I like to see what you guys are doing.

68 TT · 08-30-2010, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by West Texas Z

bumpity bump. Looking for new ideas. I have a new band now but I like to see what you guys are doing.

After seeing some pics of the Brazilian made C10 trucks that came with a really great looking logo I want to copy it on a tail gate band.

CaliDude76 · 08-30-2010, 05:22 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

After seeing some pics of the Brazilian made C10 trucks that came with a really great looking logo I want to copy it on a tail gate band.

Yeah, now see... that's pretty darn smooth lookin'!

Mrtn15 · 07-07-2011, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 68 TT

After seeing some pics of the Brazilian made C10 trucks that came with a really great looking logo I want to copy it on a tail gate band.

I really, really like that

*Stew_Magoo* · 01-01-2012, 05:37 PM

scribing...

Squareforceone · 01-07-2012, 09:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tex_50613

I have to agree with the hitting the junkyard, mine isn't quite the same but it only cost me $5 and if I wanted the whole tailgate it would have only cost me $20, they had one like you have displayed there also but the emblem was half gone or I would have gotten it instead

Thats an awesome deal, what junkyard did you go to man?!? (i live in Iowa too)

JMS-1 · 01-19-2012, 11:19 PM

something different...

THE "10" SILVERADO · 01-19-2012, 11:30 PM

Here is mine. It looks like it is oxidizing in a couple of places. (some look like shiny chrome instead of the brushed finish). Is there any chemical I could wipe on it or something that would stop that?

Thanks

Mrtn15 · 01-20-2012, 12:20 AM

Posted via Mobile Device I have a console lol....no use fornit

Posted via Mobile Device

85sierraclassic · 01-20-2012, 03:06 AM

ok people were talking about machining one out of aluminum why not take that Brazilian made C10 design and make it on a piece of aluminum the size of the blazer band?

68 TT · 01-20-2012, 11:58 PM

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Originally Posted by 85sierraclassic

ok people were talking about machining one out of aluminum why not take that Brazilian made C10 design and make it on a piece of aluminum the size of the blazer band?

That's what I said.

I just don't have access to the kind of equipment needed to do it quickly. Manually machining that out would suck, especially if it took a few prototypes to get it right.

01-03-2010, 05:42 PM	#77
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Sounds like we know where we need to start going for 73-87 parts. All those bands, and then the consoles!

01-03-2010, 06:27 PM	#78
jlmerie Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Colorado Posts: 1,077	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy OK guys. I have been buying these type consoles for years. Back when you could find them pretty regularly. Almost all the console boxes were removed from Blazers. You have to remember the 4X4's have always been popular here in Colorado. Consequently, it is not unusual to see these era Blazers in the bone yards. Whenever I see one with the earlyl style console, I grab it. What I find is really rare is the correct bucket seats and tracks for these era pickup trucks. __________________ James

01-03-2010, 06:29 PM	#79
JohnC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 7,461	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Yeah after seeing more and more of the bucket seat setup in the trucks the more and more I'm liking them. Bruthaman did a set in his truck that he just finished, and they look really good.

01-03-2010, 07:43 PM	#81
willett Another Day, Another Dollar Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: North Vancouver, BC Posts: 1,316	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy hey guys how the heck do you remove the small band??? __________________ -78 K20 Cheyenne 454 long box, 4" lift, 35" MT's, '84 cab, '80 box "its hip to be square"

01-03-2010, 08:19 PM	#82
Tex_50613 Redneck Customs Bumpers, IA Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Waterloo, IA Posts: 503	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy here's mine, just a stock incert but I really like it on my truck Befor After not sure what year the incert is off of it was just acumulated in my travels and the bracing on the back had to be modified to work with my tailgate but I really like the looks of it

01-05-2010, 08:00 PM	#83
Anadrol Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 151	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Will this work on my '78? good price? good looking? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1981-...Q5fAccessories

01-05-2010, 10:37 PM	#84
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy hit up the junk yard man __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

01-06-2010, 11:25 PM	#86
Anadrol Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Indy Posts: 151	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Someone bought it. Isn't it weird how I saw that band, and I'm like, "Naw, that's too expensive," and then the moment I realize it has been purchased by someone else, I'm like "DAMN IT!!!"

04-25-2010, 12:12 AM	#87
West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy bump. Anything new that you've done guys? __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

04-25-2010, 09:37 AM	#88
3r!c84 Badass Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: lox. fl Posts: 4,586	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy mines __________________ Think outside the box? -84c10 (1stcar)→My Build← -00 Saturn 5spd drop a gear and disappear! 1/4:13:90

04-25-2010, 12:18 PM	#89
78 Chevyrado Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Unnapreciative, Trollville Posts: 2,079	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy I redid the chevrolet on mine. It was gold but looked unpainted even up close, so i went with stock black again, much much better!

08-30-2010, 10:57 AM	#90
West Texas Z El Mero Mero Frijolero!! Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 669	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy bumpity bump. Looking for new ideas. I have a new band now but I like to see what you guys are doing. __________________ My Toys: 1993 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 2001 Yamaha V Star 650 1984 Silverado > Build Page <

01-01-2012, 05:37 PM	#94
Stew_Magoo Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 200	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy scribing...

01-19-2012, 11:19 PM	#96
JMS-1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: alpine ca Posts: 14	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy something different... Attached Images

01-19-2012, 11:30 PM	#97
THE "10" SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, TX Posts: 1,575	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Here is mine. It looks like it is oxidizing in a couple of places. (some look like shiny chrome instead of the brushed finish). Is there any chemical I could wipe on it or something that would stop that? Thanks Attached Images __________________ Michael Re-starting the neglected '77...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=425464&page=9



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01-20-2012, 12:20 AM	#98
Mrtn15 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edgewood Texas Posts: 272	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy Posted via Mobile Device I have a console lol....no use fornit Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1986 Single cab 2WD Chevy 350/350 1977 Single cab Dually C30 BB454!

01-20-2012, 03:06 AM	#99
85sierraclassic Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: auburn ne Posts: 230	Re: Tailgate Bands Pics/options/diy ok people were talking about machining one out of aluminum why not take that Brazilian made C10 design and make it on a piece of aluminum the size of the blazer band? __________________ 85 GMC sierra classic : 350, 4spd, 205, 3.42s, 35s

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