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Re: 55 TF Stretched Cab/Fleetside/LSx/Trailblazer Frame
Nice work on getting all the cab supports in. How much you stretchin' it again? Think you mentioned it but now that theres pics my mind is all blown again.
Showed my dad your GTO. He said,"Lots of work, impressed." Looked for the Corvette thread mentioned above but haven't been able to locate it. Did I miss it? Glad you made it through the 6 inches of down fall swimmingly, lol Cab looks great. |
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Hope everyone had a great 4th - we sure did, but it is good to be back home. I was able to work today on the GTO and finished the metal work. The first picture shows the marking on the panel I made so I could remember what to do next!
![]() The finished panels ![]() I have approximately 23 hours in it so far, and I don't think the bodywork will be that intense. I'm headed to Goodguys Columbus Thursday morning, so it will be next week before more progress is made. As always, more to come. Ricky
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Been watching the repair on the GTO from the start.
You sure do some nice work. Kim |
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Looks great. Bought the Metal Bumping book. Easy read and the logic makes even those giant dents sound easy. I read somewhere on this site the other day...."everything looks easy until you try to do it yourself". Have fun at Goodguys. dug
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Re: 55 TF Stretched Cab/Fleetside/LSx/Trailblazer Frame
how did the GTO repair go? are you done? are you working on your truck again?
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What kind of work do you do that takes you away for a month at a time ?
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I'm a corporate attorney in Litigation. My work can be intense, and then there are breaks where I can catch my breath. Unfortunately I knew this summer/fall was going to be intense. I'm back in Memphis from August 15 to Sept. 3, then I head to Dallas/Denver until October 2. The good news is Denver/the mountains will be beautiful, and the wife will fly out for a couple weekends. I will not be able to work on the truck until Mid October.
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Very nice work on the truck. Hate to see what happened to the goat, you seem to have that close to good again.
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Hope everyone had a great labor Day Holiday – we did! I took Friday off to paint the GTO. The car still needs to be buffed, but this is the money shot after the last coat of clear. I have 62 hours in the GTO, and need another 10 to finish it up.
![]() The real reason for this update is I finally got to work on my truck – on Labor Day no less! I last worked on this on May 17th. So here goes. Early Monday morning I cut out the firewall/floorpan of the Task Force cab in preparation of fitting it over the Trailblazer floorpan. Using the measurements from the mock up firewall, I made the necessary cuts. ![]() With this done, it was time to begin positioning the cab over the floorpan using my floor hoist. ![]() Because of the earlier mock up using my spare firewall, this part was rather uneventful, and didn’t take a lot of extra cutting. At the time I welded the cab bracing, I also welded “feet” on my cab bracing made out of the same material as the height adjusters. This will allow me to adjust the final height of the cab in relation to the floorpan at each corner.I used my adjusters in each corner of the cab to “level” the cab to the floorpan. ![]() Currently the cab is approximately 2 inches above the trailblazer floorpan – I need to do some final trimming before I lower it down. You can see the adjusters at each corner in this picture. The wifey was back by then and took this picture. ![]() It appears that ride height will be in approximately 7 inches off the ground when attached to the floorpan. I'm stoked about the look of the truck. I may get to work on the truck some more before I leave for Dallas/Denver next week (didn't have to go this week), after that it will be early October before I'm back in town. The money shot!!! ![]() Hope everyone enjoys this little bit of progress. As always, more to come. Ricky Time spent on Monday, September 1: 9 hours. Total time: 84
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Your truck is going to be killer.
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Love it. The stance feels perfect. dug
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Looking real nice.
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Very nice, stance looks perfect! Now slap a fender up front and lets see how it looks!!
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That's an impressive amount of progress for a 3-day weekend between both vehicles. Sure looks like your plan is going to pay off with the Trailblazer donor. Looking great!
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Thanks man. I don't know if you remember, but I bought the long wheelbase fleetside sides from you a couple of years ago. I plan to use some of that metal to extend the spears into the doors.
Thanks Dug for the comment. All your hard work on making the Trailblazer frame swap work sure made it easier for me! I'm dying to see how your bed is coming along. Quote:
I so want to stick the front cap on the truck and a rear fender before I leave for the next several weeks. I may take off early tomorrow and pick up the front cap out of storage (about an hour away). Thanks for your comment.
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Totally dig that stance!
Cab is looking great all stretched out and all. Have a safe trip. |
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Thanks for the comments. When you rolled your truck out of the shop a couple of months ago it was a great motivator for me. I love the stance and the proportions of your build. I hope I can come close to that with mine - and I do want people to scratch their heads and wonder if a particular detail was vintage Chevrolet or a recent enhancement.
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Holy smokes - mad skills in here. What a cool project!!
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Yes I do remember now, glad that you will using them. Cant wait to see more progress!
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Just discovered this build. Wow! Cab looks perfect.
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Councilor, your a wild mad designer. I too do this for stress relief, you just have certain flair. I too am in the process of adding 4" to 57 JIMMY. I have the space in The Barn otherwise named "Manworld" as soon as my youngest removes 55 ford that has been on perma hold for over 4 years. He has been given notice that this friday is the last day, to come fetch it and all the parts and trucks. That's right the ford pu and a 29 A four door with a flatty all have to go!
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Thanks for stopping by. I hope to be back on it in early October.
Thanks for the comment. I really hated to leave Memphis without being able to finish the "level up" and hang the front cap - but October is coming fast! Quote:
I roll back in to Memphis from Denver in a little over two weeks, the truck is waiting patiently in the garage, and I’ve had many hours to map out what I want to do next. Thanks to all of you who stop in for a look but don’t comment – that’s cool and I hope I will be posting something that is read worthy in early October. Ricky
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It is great to be home after 28 days on the road!!! Dallas was fine and Denver and the mountains were great, but I was glad to see Tennessee again and to get back to work on the truck.
I began yesterday by picking up my front cap from my friend's salvage yard. ![]() Next I completed the level up of the cab to the floorpan. Even with the adjusters it took approximately three hours of trimming and moving to get the cab set where I wanted it on the floorpan. I shot this picture last night. In the end, the rockers are 7 and 1/2 inches off the floor. I could have lowered it as much as another inch, but I liked the look of the truck at this height. ![]() I also began fitting the front cap yesterday. After a looking at Dug’s pictures, and some additional measuring, I cut the Trailblazer frame horns off the front frame just ahead of the sway bar bracket. ![]() ![]() I spent the rest of the day disassembling the front cap (between football games) and doing other minor prep work to mount the front cap. I am off tomorrow (Monday) and Tuesday - so I hope to get the sheet metal mocked up by mid week. As always, more to come. Ricky Hours spent on Saturday: 7. Total hours: 91
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