Hemi's 70 Blazer build

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

Congrats on the build, everything looks top notch. Any chance you could give a little more detail to building the 72 door screw washer, don't know what you call it

Sorry to see these great builds getting finished, as I now have nothing to read, maybe another will come along shortly

Maybe one of your pucks is hanging up slightly on your front brakes, or adjustment on the rears

Those door screw "thingys" I had to make out of two pieces because of their odd shape. I made the basic shape on the lathe, and cut the backside of them on the mill to fir the contour radius of the door. The part that actually goes through the hole in the door was a separate piece that was silver soldered to the part that's actually seen. Not real rocket science. Would be an easy job with anyone with a 3D printer.

The front pistons are fine (I assume) because there's no pull on the steering wheel. In fact, I can let go of the wheel and hammer the brakes on, and the wheel won't move at all. I never really thought about one of the rear brake shoes being too tight. Not sure if that would cause it, but I'll definitely take a look at it.

I got a P0101 code come up ( Mass air flow sensor ) so trying to get rid of that. All minor stuff that's expected when building something from the ground up.

[jaros44sr]

Thingys

Thank you, Dan for your reply. I've been struggling with this for many months, but couldn't come up with a solution on making such an odd piece. Your solution was pure genius, two pieces. Sometimes I just overlook the obvious answers to my problem, and forget their are 100 ways to make something!

I can only blame all the other problems that have arisen lately and have not been able to focus on this...

But, anyway thank you, for clearing my mind. One less problem to think of, now I have to figure out how to build a black hole, just hope I don't suck in my house

[hemi43]

I guess I can call this build finished. The past few weeks were just spent on cosmetic items like final paint buffing and getting the interior all put back together. We had a couple of nice weeks up here in the North, so I was able to work out most of the bugs and get quite a few miles on it. Unfortunately the weather went for a crap again so it will be a few weeks before she comes out again. I took almost 10 months to get this one done, which isn't bad at my age.

Here's a few pics of the finished interior.
Dan

[IronCanine]

Outstanding build Dan. You are amazingly talented and capable. Helluva truck. Thanks for sharing your work.

[jaros44sr]

X2, well done

[hemi43]

Thanks Guys !! Who knows, we may run into each other one day. I'm booked to go to the Syracuse Nationals this July in upstate New York, and it would be nice to put a face on some of the members here. They had over 8500 cars last year.
Dan

[tjsblazer]

Looks awesome Dan. Wanna work on mine now???

[DeadheadNM]

Congrats! Inspiring build. Love to see more pics.

[jaros44sr]

Future TOTM, I'll vote for you
Only 8 pages, we need more pics

[grillzy]

Awesome work!

[hemi43]

I'm waiting for the weather to clear before I can get any exterior pictures of my Blazer. I need to find a good backdrop like the old western town I used for my last build (picture below). An old abandoned building or something, that would be cool !

[grillzy]

Weather here is not cooperating at all. Mine still tucked away as they continue to dump tones of salt on the roads. Old industrial brick buildings always make a nice contrast in pictures.

[East Tex]

Love it, now start another build that I can watch lol

[ochre 72]

Amazing build. I'm in awe of your skills in every area of the process. You can even sew. My hats off to you.

[lks dcvn]

Congrats on being done. I spent part of the day reviewing your thread - very nice work!

[hemi43]

Beautiful day here in Ontario ! Put about 120 miles on the Blazer today, and it ran great. The only minor issues are the rear posi still slightly chattering especially when warm. I can live with it, but am thinking of stuffing another bottle of GM posi additive in it.
The other issue is real minor, but I hate it. The darn trim rings make a clicking sound while driving. I'm hoping I can take them off and spray some lube in them where the fingers are crimped to the ring itself.
Here's a few pics taken this morning.

[grillzy]

Looks great! I drive Old Blue home yesterday. Got a nice clean and polish then a nice cruz after dinner tonight. Peel that soft top off and enjoy!

[tjsblazer]

Yes. Great weekend around here eh!
Looks great Dan. Did you paint your tailgate letters or are they the decals?

[hemi43]

Originally Posted by tjsblazer

Yes. Great weekend around here eh!
Looks great Dan. Did you paint your tailgate letters or are they the decals?

Decals !! definitely the way to go , IMHO. I really like how crisp the edges are. I used lots of water to apply them.

[DeadheadNM]

Congrats. Looks great. Post some top down pics when possible. pete

[grillzy]

I cant help but get spiced up on this thread so close to home.

[IronCanine]

She sure does pop in the sun...Pete's right...Take her top off.

[hemi43]

OK, I buckled under the peer pressure !! LOL
I was able to get rid of the trim ring noise. Turns out the tire was just barely touching the ring causing all that noise. Roads are still fairly dusty around here, so hopefully we'll get some rain to wash things away.

[GMC-YA68]

lookin' good!

[DeadheadNM]

Nice! What's the next project