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**Tom Vogel** · 08-17-2018, 06:30 PM

It was so good to meet you last week Chris!

gringoloco · 08-17-2018, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Those grilles look so much better with a little black paint on them.
And keeping the "correct" black steel headlight bezels is perfect.
(I hate the 71-72 headlight bezels in these grilles)

I am with you 100%. Makes such a huge difference when they look ‘right’

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Originally Posted by rustytruck50

I would hafta agree!!!!

More little things, see below...

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Originally Posted by Tom Vogel

It was so good to meet you last week Chris!

Likewise. I am ready to meet the Jimmy, now that you’ve met all of my junk

gringoloco · 08-17-2018, 08:32 PM

More “little things”. It has a good running motor, but it was ug-ly. Stripped it down and treated it to a rattle can rebuild and a new set of valve covers. Also replaced and re-routed a bunch of stuff. With the new plug wires, there’s no longer a miss and with a new coolant sender, the temp gauge now works

gringoloco · 08-17-2018, 08:33 PM

Yes, before anyone asks, I will paint the booster/master

**rustytruck50** · 08-17-2018, 11:10 PM

Real nice, Chris!!! That simple stuff goes a long way towards making it more appealing, not to mention operating better.

gringoloco · 08-18-2018, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by rustytruck50

Real nice, Chris!!! That simple stuff goes a long way towards making it more appealing, not to mention operating better.

Thanks, it’s so true. I just want to not be embarrassed/enjoy driving it

More little things:

- booster/master painted, installed new reservoir cap
- correct not-chrome air cleaner lid (needs paint)
- new wheel center caps, polished the wheels/lugnuts/hubs
- aligned the hood at cowl area via the hinges (personal pet peeve that drives me nuts. I’ve seen high-end builds with the sticky-uppy hood and it ruins the look of the whole truck...)
- and brightened up the tailgate with white letters to match the soon to be white hardtop

It will never be perfect, but it’s looking soooo much better now

**rustytruck50** · 08-19-2018, 12:32 AM

That looks great...I need to get those things taken care of too...I kinda fall into the rut of concentrating on the big picture and lose sight of the little detail things that look great & fill in the gaps between the big, labor intensive jobs. Thanks for the positive reminder!

darkhorse970 · 08-19-2018, 05:45 AM

Looking really good Chris! I’m lost on the whole wheel discussion, but I have no doubt that you have a vision and a plan.

gringoloco · 08-19-2018, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by rustytruck50

That looks great...I need to get those things taken care of too...I kinda fall into the rut of concentrating on the big picture and lose sight of the little detail things that look great & fill in the gaps between the big, labor intensive jobs. Thanks for the positive reminder!

My sentiments exactly. The 2wd conversion is not happening right now, but it can at least look/drive decent in the meantime

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Originally Posted by darkhorse970

Looking really good Chris! I’m lost on the whole wheel discussion, but I have no doubt that you have a vision and a plan.

Thanks! Story goes: pausing the conversion on this one to focus time/money/efforts on getting the truck running. The wheels were an unfortunate casualty of that process. It might all work out in the end

gringoloco · 09-01-2018, 11:01 PM

More little things: the shocks were junk, so I slapped on a set of KYBs. Bit of a pain, as apparently there are lots of the old, white gas-a-just shocks still sitting on vendors’ shelves. Had to send two back, and go through two different suppliers to finally get four silver shocks, as mix-matched shocks just won’t cut it

Also freshened up the gauges and got the previously non-functioning temp and fuel readouts working. Temp gauge was disconnected under hood, and once connected, did not work at all. New sending unit fixed her up. Fuel gauge was likewise acting weird, swapped in a fresh sender, new fuel sock, re-wired the ground, and replaced fuel hoses while I had the tank out. Put in $50 worth of corn-free non-ethanol fuel and the dash reads 3/4 full

gringoloco · 09-03-2018, 12:25 AM

There’s just something about a fresh coat of 521 white that makes me smile

**Palf70Step** · 09-03-2018, 09:24 AM

Great improvement!!!

smbrouss70 · 09-03-2018, 10:04 AM

Looks MUCH better!

**68SWB4x4** · 09-03-2018, 12:09 PM

looks good!

babyblueoval · 09-03-2018, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

There’s just something about a fresh coat of 521 white that makes me smile

I spy what I believe to be a '67 beetle in the garage... I never knew you were also a VW guy.

White top looks much better!

gringoloco · 09-03-2018, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Palf70Step

Great improvement!!!

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Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Looks MUCH better!

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Originally Posted by 68SWB4x4

looks good!

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Originally Posted by babyblueoval

I spy what I believe to be a '67 beetle in the garage... I never knew you were also a VW guy.

White top looks much better!

Thanks fellas, I feel MUCH better about it now. This is how it’s supposed to look

As for the bug, I may have tricked you a bit. It’s my wife’s ‘66 in bahama blue, though I hung a set of “rare” ‘67-only towel racks on the rear bumper. It’s a great little car that has had a decent restoration. It has been a dead reliable interim toy while we search for her ‘69 Camaro. Amazing how much fun you can have driving with only 40hp.

Only pics I have available on my phone:

**lolife99** · 09-04-2018, 04:42 AM

You blazer looks amazing! Any chance you’ll be adding the lower mouldings? I think that would complete the look.

gringoloco · 09-04-2018, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

You blazer looks amazing! Any chance you’ll be adding the lower mouldings? I think that would complete the look.

You and I think a lot alike

I have thought about it, and would like to, but it’s not in the cards currently. Plan is to do some interior freshening, now that I have it mechanically sorted, then I’ll concentrate funding/efforts on the truck, which is feeling lonely and neglected.

gringoloco · 09-04-2018, 07:42 PM

Seriously, where do they get off charging people money for this hot garbage?! The normal aftermarket filler neck grommet basically disintegrated. The new one oozes quality. Buy from Classic Heartbeat once and buy it for life. No joke, the grommet is $10 and carries a lifetime warranty

**rustytruck50** · 09-04-2018, 11:44 PM

Wow, Chris! It's really taking shape...like I said in a previous post, it didn't look bad before but it just looks that much better now!

**lks dcvn** · 09-06-2018, 11:28 AM

Truck is looking awesome Chris! Any prep on the top other than a spray of the 521 after a thorough cleaning?

gringoloco · 09-06-2018, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by rustytruck50

Wow, Chris! It's really taking shape...like I said in a previous post, it didn't look bad before but it just looks that much better now!

Thanks, I’m feeling much better about it, especially since it’s no longer “marking its territory”.

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Originally Posted by lks dcvn

Truck is looking awesome Chris! Any prep on the top other than a spray of the 521 after a thorough cleaning?

Thouroughly cleaned with dish soap and a red 3M scrubby, then filled some minor dings/divots/cracks, sanded with 240 grit, then cleaned again before finally applying the white. Light grey primer may help with coverage, but I just laid it on thick.

gringoloco · 09-25-2018, 09:52 PM

Well, this one went down the road today, sorry to get everyone excited about nothing. Maybe another time...

A few parting shots:

**lolife99** · 09-25-2018, 10:16 PM

sold???

smbrouss70 · 09-25-2018, 10:41 PM

It looks way better with your touches on it! Sad to see it go, though...

08-17-2018, 06:30 PM	#126
Tom Vogel 2WD Jimmy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Davis County, Utah Posts: 2,565	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd It was so good to meet you last week Chris!

08-17-2018, 08:32 PM	#128
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd More “little things”. It has a good running motor, but it was ug-ly. Stripped it down and treated it to a rattle can rebuild and a new set of valve covers. Also replaced and re-routed a bunch of stuff. With the new plug wires, there’s no longer a miss and with a new coolant sender, the temp gauge now works 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 Last edited by gringoloco; 08-18-2018 at 09:00 AM.

08-17-2018, 08:33 PM	#129
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Yes, before anyone asks, I will paint the booster/master __________________ -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

08-17-2018, 11:10 PM	#130
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Real nice, Chris!!! That simple stuff goes a long way towards making it more appealing, not to mention operating better. __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-19-2018, 12:32 AM	#132
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd That looks great...I need to get those things taken care of too...I kinda fall into the rut of concentrating on the big picture and lose sight of the little detail things that look great & fill in the gaps between the big, labor intensive jobs. Thanks for the positive reminder! __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

08-19-2018, 05:45 AM	#133
darkhorse970 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Monroe, LA Posts: 2,104	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Looking really good Chris! I’m lost on the whole wheel discussion, but I have no doubt that you have a vision and a plan. __________________ Keith SOLD - 1963 C10 Short Fleet 350/700R4 4/6 drop 1967 GMC Super Custom - Short Fleet COPO concept w/427 BBC T-400 w/Doug Nash overdrive 4/6 Drop, Buddy Buckets, etc... Frame Off (In Progress) I call it "Vulgar Display of Power" 1980 Silverado Original paint 49k Original miles 4/6 drop Check out my build thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6209941

09-01-2018, 11:01 PM	#135
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd More little things: the shocks were junk, so I slapped on a set of KYBs. Bit of a pain, as apparently there are lots of the old, white gas-a-just shocks still sitting on vendors’ shelves. Had to send two back, and go through two different suppliers to finally get four silver shocks, as mix-matched shocks just won’t cut it Also freshened up the gauges and got the previously non-functioning temp and fuel readouts working. Temp gauge was disconnected under hood, and once connected, did not work at all. New sending unit fixed her up. Fuel gauge was likewise acting weird, swapped in a fresh sender, new fuel sock, re-wired the ground, and replaced fuel hoses while I had the tank out. Put in $50 worth of corn-free non-ethanol fuel and the dash reads 3/4 full 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

09-03-2018, 12:25 AM	#136
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd There’s just something about a fresh coat of 521 white that makes me smile 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

09-03-2018, 09:24 AM	#137
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,216	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Great improvement!!! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

09-03-2018, 10:04 AM	#138
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,781	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Looks MUCH better! __________________ 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

09-03-2018, 12:09 PM	#139
68SWB4x4 Strongman Garage Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Salinas, CA Posts: 10,241	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd looks good! __________________ Kalle 68 GMC Suburban 1500 4x4 SOLD 69 Pontiac Lemans 99 Silverado 4.8 5 speed ECSB [ Facebook Instagram Subscribe on YOUTUBE

09-04-2018, 04:42 AM	#142
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd You blazer looks amazing! Any chance you’ll be adding the lower mouldings? I think that would complete the look. __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

09-04-2018, 07:42 PM	#144
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Seriously, where do they get off charging people money for this hot garbage?! The normal aftermarket filler neck grommet basically disintegrated. The new one oozes quality. Buy from Classic Heartbeat once and buy it for life. No joke, the grommet is $10 and carries a lifetime warranty 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

09-04-2018, 11:44 PM	#145
rustytruck50 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Papillion, Ne Posts: 897	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Wow, Chris! It's really taking shape...like I said in a previous post, it didn't look bad before but it just looks that much better now! __________________ -Doug '05 RCSB Sierra 2WD '71 Sierra 2WD Longbed '98 Silverado K1500 Xcab...sold '72 Highlander"Raymond"...sold

09-06-2018, 11:28 AM	#146
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,348	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Truck is looking awesome Chris! Any prep on the top other than a spray of the 521 after a thorough cleaning?



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09-25-2018, 09:52 PM	#148
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd Well, this one went down the road today, sorry to get everyone excited about nothing. Maybe another time... A few parting shots: 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

09-25-2018, 10:16 PM	#149
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd sold??? __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

09-25-2018, 10:41 PM	#150
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,781	Re: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd It looks way better with your touches on it! Sad to see it go, though... __________________ 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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