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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Plan for the undersurface of the pan is to bedline it black together with the inner surface of the fenders.
I'm not sure what gear ratio to go with yet other than it wont be 3.08. Likely 3.73 or something like 3.55. I'm keeping the th350 and expect to use 33" tires. The th350 and np205 are being rebuilt at the moment. Allcan zero lift, stock height springs built to ride level with two rear passengers and a spare tire mounted in the correct location.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Took me a day to reply because my computer shorted out from all the drool. Pure NOS gold. Especially the hub dials. Right in line with what I expected from you on this build. So glad you caught a minute to post some pics. Can't wait for more. Loving it!
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Yeah, I could hear Iron Canine licking his chops.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Looking good, Pete. Nice score on the NOS parts.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Really nice work on this build! It's really coming together. Great job.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Nice blazer, I was kinda sad to let that one go but I have enough blazers and the one I'm restoring Has been in my family sense it was new. When you get that done if you ever make your way back to Montana you'll have to stop by. I grew up hunting out of that blazer.
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What a coincidence. Just this weekend I learned that a board member has an old k10 of mine now in CA by way of Texas.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Paint! Back to the OEM medium blue with the 521 white accents on the step face and wheel tubs that GM painted on this truck with the matte black on the dash top to match the dash pad. Eric and the guys at Mild to Wild really did a great job on the tub.
InLine tube sent 3/4t rear ebrake cables but the correct cables have arrived so the rear end can be buttoned up shortly and the axles and springs bolted onto the frame.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Coming along beautifully!
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Amazing work Pete. Coming along rather quickly. Thanks for sharing.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Top shelf as always. Attention to detail is superb. Well done. Your updates make my day.
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
LOL, I have a set of those door braces (door hinges and a latch plate)
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Amazing! Looks great, Pete. Can't wait to see this one finish.. And of course mine, too lol
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Wow - simply wow...
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Looks fantastic Pete!
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Interesting with the white accents. Can't recall ever seeing one like it
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Thanks for the good words! It's a DuPont single stage. Looks really nice in person. The overspray with the white is intentional.
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The smoking gun if you will is the pic from an original paint survivor of a jack decal upon the white paint of a rear wheel tub as shown here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...&postcount=218 since these decals were not reproduced until recently and only available from member IronCanine (big thanks Brad!).
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Re: 1972 Medium Blue Highlander Blazer Resto
Looks really great Pete!
And thanks (again) for the great thread......I have referred to it MANY times for my build! Chris |
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