Brought it home, finally.

[hops]

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I've had this beast for about 22 years now, been sitting for the last 10. Life and all.

Anyone remember this thing?

Was complete red and white, with a kayline top, 32's, 327 (was told 350), sm465.

Figured I'd get it out of my parents yard since I'm not working. A lot more filler than I remember, and with the undercoating falling off, more patches showing. Got me worried about my time and skill to bring her back.

So, if you know it, let me know just how bad the body is.

Thanks

[71swb4x4]

Post some pictures of the body, we can help.
If it was mine I would get it running, and then fix things while it's running.

[hops]

Thanks. The plan is to get it moving under its own power, what ever I decide to do with it. Amazingly, it fired right up with a basic tune up, off of a gas can. Working on the brakes now.

I was just giving a shot if someone knew how bad the upper bed sides are.
Know it needs rockers, floors, and front of rear tires. Have had a set of doors and a tailgate stashed for a long time, and I did the fenders, as shown.

[hops]

Working on the brakes. Replaced the booster/Mc with 1 ton pieces, but I have issues. It's leaking on my homemade line on the front port (rear brakes). Anyone know the specs for this fitting? Maybe I can grab some pieces to fab a new one up. It's either that or wait for inlinetube.



Also, I'm not getting any fluid while bleeding the new calipers to the fronts. Any ideas?

And, I hate drums. Sproing! There goes a clip..

[ochre1971]

I made the same changes recently and had the same issue with bleeding the fronts. Ended up taking the MC back off and bench bleeding it again. that fixed the problem. Apparently, I wasn't as thorough the first time as I thought.

[hops]

Finally got pressure to the fronts. "Bench bled" it in the truck, and started over. Still need to bleed some more, but ran out of fluid. It makes a noise when the pedal is pressed. Is this normal? Can't really describe it. Squishy sound, maybe. Toughest bleed job to date, that's for sure.

Also redid the Mc lines, seems to be working. No leaks yet. That double flare is tough. Will probably end up ordering lines, if I keep it.

[hops]

Oops

[hops]

Still having issues on the front brakes. Looks like I may tear it back apart to bleed, or I need a combo valve and new lines to go with the calipers, rear cylinders, master, and booster I have already thrown at it.

[hops]

At what point do you tap out and quit?

In between working on the brakes, I cleaned up the underside and inspected more of the body. This thing is a true 'Bondo Betty'. Not sure how I didn't notice it 22 years ago. Young and dumb I guess. Bed sides have extensive amounts, rocker/floor area (even under the front roll bar mounts), rivet patch on the drivers rocker box(hidden by undercoating way back when), and now rust holes above the windshield. I rode it hard and put away wet, but damn. I was doomed from the start.

I'm not a body guy, at all. Don't even own a welder, yet. Can't afford to have someone do it.

Even then, the amount of replacement panels I need is outrageous. I was supposed to start on this to prepare to work on the wife's truck someday (daddy's 77 f250). Now I'm overwhelmed, and it was never intended to be a show truck. Just solid.

Guess I just need to sleep on it. Thanks for listening.

[Ol Blue K20]

Never quit, just keep at it

[jamie72]

well worth saving... stay at it..

[hops]

Thanks for the encouragement.
Get it running and stopping for now. Brake parts should be here soon. It will then be covered and put in storage for a while. Have another project to attend to. Can only keep one. The blazer makes more sense, family wise. But the 72 c10 would be an easier venture, body wise at least. But it's dead, on what was a recent rebuild. Tale for another section of the forum, I suppose

[hops]

Ugh. The brake saga continues.
Bought a new proportioning valve from inline tube, via amazon. (I couldn't get anyone on the phone at the time, and have yet to get a response to the email I sent them)

Part number pr102(PV2), it has an extra port for the fronts. I only have one line. Can I plug it? Or connect them together downline?

I'm not ready to redo everything else yet.

[hops]

And it never stops. Found a plug for the extra port on the combination/proportioning valve. I had also bought rough country soft lines, figuring it wouldn't hurt while I was at it.
The rear line doesn't fit. My fittings are larger than the distribution block on the axle end of the new line.
What size fittings should the hardlines be? Before I start blowing a gasket..

[Got Sand]

Just looks like typical Blazer rust to me, if you have a good dry place to store it, hang on to it.

We all (at least I do) get frustrated with our projects all the time........................work on it when you want to, take a break from it when your frustrated.

What part of Orygun are ya from?

[hops]

Mouth of the gorge, Troutdale. Unfortunately, it does fit in the garage, but there's no room to do any thing. It will get back outside, once the brakes are resolved. Not really flat over here.

[hops]

Captains log:
Found adapters, must be made of gold.
Rubber lines fought for their lives! Exterminated with extreme prejudice.
Weather man didn't predict torrential down pour. He sucks.
Blazer is still heart broken. It bleeds brake fluid, where it didn't last week. (MC lines)
Will have to return to this planet at another date. It's dinner time.

I need a job. It will lower my expectations.

[hops]

I guess with modern vehicles, some of this old stuff is 'obsolete', at a local level.
Got some more brake line to go from the master to the combination valve. Still didn't have one of the nuts. I will try reusing one, again. Sure is busy, considering I'm not currently employed.

[hops]

Captains log:
Replaced m/c to proportioning valve lines, again. No leaks! But, as I didn't have the flare nut specs correct, I reused the old ones, again.
Rear brakes lock really easy. Could be because I just ran a rolock over the disks, and used the old pads. Going to bleed again tomorrow. See what happens. Beer got in the way.
This was "normal", back in the day. May be just a light ass end? No gas or hard top. Running off a jerry can, in front. Hoping for more front pressure.
For what ever reason, the family is excited.

[hops]

No bubbles. Still a little spongy, but ok. Rears still lock, right up. Hope it's just the pads n rotors. Time will tell, I suppose.

[ochre1971]

faulty prop valve maybe? I believe that valve is supposed to delay the rear brakes from activating until the fronts have engaged, specifically to prevent the rear drums from locking up.

[mgkgmc]

Any updates on your blazer?

[hops]

Not really. It gets moved out of the garage when I can't get to something. Then back it goes. It's been wet regularly around here.
Job hunting is a lot more time consuming than I ever imagined.
Where I need to park it is under the neighbors tree, that needs trimmed badly. Professional trimmer required. Probably wait till I get ahold of the property owner to trim it, then proceed with the plan as mentioned previously.

Such is life.

[mgkgmc]

I feel your pain just got my 72 Jimmy going after a few years and the starter mount on the engine snapped. Now I'm stuck looking for a new engine.

[hops]

Any tips for adjusting the door opening? Replacement door doesn't want to fit.
I may have to massage the rocker, but it's way off from fitting at the windshield to the latch.

Simple replace the doors (been in storage forever) to make room in the garage for more stuff, and now the hood and fender are removed.