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BLAZERMAN · 05-05-2005, 12:13 AM

I got it stripped down and mocked it up on the GMC today, its going to be a little high but not to bad. Now I have to take it back off, going to power wash and degrease the chassis, shorten the frame and build a headache rack before bolting it down for good.

Here's whats left of the old bed.

dion · 05-05-2005, 12:23 AM

That thing is going to be bad ass!

Brainchild · 05-05-2005, 12:28 AM

Looks ready to go to work.

longhorn71 · 05-05-2005, 12:30 AM

lookin good .......keep us posted

Castiron9 · 05-05-2005, 01:47 AM

I'm jealous...I still have to bolt my boards down.Got all new rear tail light wiring installed and frame is all ready.Just have to put it together hopefully this weekend....Was thinking of maybe also trying to get small cab dents pulled out and painted so that when I get bed on I won't have to take it off again....

stllookn · 05-05-2005, 02:05 AM

How cool is that!!!!! You just have to love a nice work truck like that!

chevyfarmer · 05-05-2005, 08:03 AM

Work Truck! Hell that is awesome. Great job, looks sweet.

Erl · 05-05-2005, 09:58 AM

Looks good Blazerman. You must be feeling better. Got that axle home and apart. No problem getting the broken bolts out. Hope to get it back together in a month. Enjoyed meeting you and your son. Thanks for a good deal.
Erl

**Yukon Jack** · 05-05-2005, 10:18 AM

That looks awesome!!!!!!

Joe67 · 05-05-2005, 10:55 AM

Sweet. I love it when these old trucks are actually used as trucks

Hunter · 05-05-2005, 11:15 AM

Blazerman, that is a suuhWEET looking GMC. They gotta lotta nerve calling them new plastic GM "trucks" 1-tons! H.

TugOwar · 05-05-2005, 11:49 AM

Realy sharp looking rig there. And beautiful country side too!

BLAZERMAN · 05-05-2005, 06:26 PM

Thanks for all the compliments, still alot to do to it. I'm looking at the new style led marker and tail lights for it and still have to run new wiring for them.
I dont think the camper mirrors are going to do the job. I may go with a set of west coast mirrors like the 2 ton trucks use but I think they only came painted.

Plans are to convert to 4x4 this winter, I have all the parts now except a dually dana 60.

ERL, I'm glad your happy with the axle. And yes I'm feeling much better, in fact I get to go back to work in 2 weeks. I wish I would have had this surgery done long ago, I've gotten more work done in the shop this past week than I did all last year.

LUV2XCLR8 · 05-05-2005, 07:01 PM

1STtimePRo'71 · 05-05-2005, 07:43 PM

Nice, I love flatbeds. So.....Economical(I have one too)

**Palf70Step** · 05-05-2005, 08:18 PM

Looks great on there.

ratfreak888 · 05-05-2005, 08:35 PM

man that is great. dosen't look too high to me

teeitup · 05-05-2005, 09:18 PM

Rob, looks good, you have all the nice stuff~~~~~~~~!!!!! See ya Sat.

05-05-2005, 12:13 AM	#1
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,826	Mounted my flatbed today I got it stripped down and mocked it up on the GMC today, its going to be a little high but not to bad. Now I have to take it back off, going to power wash and degrease the chassis, shorten the frame and build a headache rack before bolting it down for good. Here's whats left of the old bed. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C Last edited by BLAZERMAN; 05-05-2005 at 12:14 AM.

05-05-2005, 12:23 AM	#2
dion 72 Cheyenne Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,086	That thing is going to be bad ass! __________________ Burnout Idle 1972Cheyenne 1966/67Stouts

05-05-2005, 12:28 AM	#3
Brainchild Still drivin' a Rat Rod Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monett Missouri Posts: 4,925	Looks ready to go to work. __________________ Rusty Member #13872 Instead of saying.....you are a discomfort in the back of my front.....one should be able to say...... you are a pain in the a$# 71 GMC LWB 49 Chevy 85 Chevy G20 Check out my website

05-05-2005, 01:47 AM	#5
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	I'm jealous...I still have to bolt my boards down.Got all new rear tail light wiring installed and frame is all ready.Just have to put it together hopefully this weekend....Was thinking of maybe also trying to get small cab dents pulled out and painted so that when I get bed on I won't have to take it off again.... Attached Images __________________ 72-SUPER CHEYENNE/20 LONGHORN 70-C/30 DUALLY

05-05-2005, 02:05 AM	#6
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	How cool is that!!!!! You just have to love a nice work truck like that! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

05-05-2005, 12:30 AM	#4
longhorn71 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: CANADA Posts: 1,681	lookin good .......keep us posted

05-05-2005, 08:03 AM	#7
chevyfarmer Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Owosso, Mi Posts: 242	Work Truck! Hell that is awesome. Great job, looks sweet. __________________ 67 short wide 355ci 3 on tree 69 short wide 250ci 3 on tree 68 long wide 283 3 on tree 72 2wd Blazer project 454 5 speed

05-05-2005, 09:58 AM	#8
Erl Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 555	Looks good Blazerman. You must be feeling better. Got that axle home and apart. No problem getting the broken bolts out. Hope to get it back together in a month. Enjoyed meeting you and your son. Thanks for a good deal. Erl __________________ 1968 GMC 305 V6 3/4 4x4 Stepside 06 Corvette Daily Driver Dallas TX

05-05-2005, 10:18 AM	#9
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	That looks awesome!!!!!! __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

05-05-2005, 10:55 AM	#10
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,738	Sweet. I love it when these old trucks are actually used as trucks __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

05-05-2005, 11:15 AM	#11
Hunter Lovin' Arizona Since 1961 Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Camp Verde, Arizona Posts: 173	Blazerman, that is a suuhWEET looking GMC. They gotta lotta nerve calling them new plastic GM "trucks" 1-tons! H. __________________ "Religion is like a toothbrush: Everybody should have one, but I don't want yours" - Will Rogers

05-05-2005, 11:49 AM	#12
TugOwar Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Pleasanton, TX Posts: 1,723	Realy sharp looking rig there. And beautiful country side too!

05-05-2005, 06:26 PM	#13
BLAZERMAN Currently Blazerless Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: St. Joseph Mo. Posts: 4,826	Thanks for all the compliments, still alot to do to it. I'm looking at the new style led marker and tail lights for it and still have to run new wiring for them. I dont think the camper mirrors are going to do the job. I may go with a set of west coast mirrors like the 2 ton trucks use but I think they only came painted. Plans are to convert to 4x4 this winter, I have all the parts now except a dually dana 60. ERL, I'm glad your happy with the axle. And yes I'm feeling much better, in fact I get to go back to work in 2 weeks. I wish I would have had this surgery done long ago, I've gotten more work done in the shop this past week than I did all last year. __________________ 1972 C/30 133" W.B. C&C 1970 GMC 3500 157" W.B. single wheel C&C

05-05-2005, 07:01 PM	#14
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,477	__________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

05-05-2005, 07:43 PM	#15
1STtimePRo'71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Lake Crystal, MN Posts: 656	Nice, I love flatbeds. So.....Economical(I have one too) __________________ -Cory 1967 2 Wheel Chevy



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05-05-2005, 08:18 PM	#16
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 46,897	Looks great on there. __________________ 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!

05-05-2005, 08:35 PM	#17
ratfreak888 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 104	man that is great. dosen't look too high to me

05-05-2005, 09:18 PM	#18
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Rob, looks good, you have all the nice stuff~~~~~~~~!!!!! See ya Sat. __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

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