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Thanks a lot guys. I feel like a little kid waiting for Christmas. Here is a little taste they sent me today...

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Niiiiice. I'm impressed with their taping. Neat and tidy and all the way to the floor. Can't wait to see it all!
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Blazer looks to be coming along! Its going to be beautiful. All that hard work is about to payoff!

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Sweet!

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looking great man, does anyone know where I could find measurements to drill the holes for the side trim ?

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Thanks for the encouraging words guys! I went down to see it today. It was mostly unwrapped...

67cheby - when mine gets back, I can measure them, but do not know where to find the precise measurements. With the exception of the tailgate and the front fenders, the holes were all there for me. I just used the inside access points to make my new fender holes. In the gate, I was able to get the quarter trim on, and then the gate holes were self-explanatory. It will be a couple of weeks, but let me know if I can help.

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The colors look great. Nice job- now let's get this rig back together!!!!!

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nice choice of colours can't wait to see it together

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Thanks guys. I am really excited about the colors. They look kind of stock, but with a little twist of custom. I decided to bring it home after the paint shop finished the outside and do the jambs myself. I took all of the doors, tailgate, fenders and hood off and got them all cleared the past 2 weekends myself in my garage. I will be able to paint and clear the firewall and body this coming weekend. Next step is to remove the body, turn it on a rotisserie and after cleaning it up, shoot it with bedliner material, and powdercoat the chassis while the 2 pieces are separated. Then, I think we will be ready for some re-assembly!

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That color combo is crazy, love it.:metal:

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Subscribed!

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Nice looks killer man. I wanna see more

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Thanks for all of the nice comments. It is really cool to have you guys get excited about the next steps. Well, since some of you have made updates to your builds today, I guess I should too. Got the jambs all painted and cleared the last couple of weeks. You would think that adding a little two-tone effect in the jambs would just take a few minutes, right? Not the case as it took a lot of time! Next weekend, off comes the body.

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Nice bro!

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Thanks TV!

Getting closer...

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That color combo looks great.

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Thanks Matt.

Even though I thought the frame would make it back from powder, it did not. I spent the weekend cleaning stuff and getting it ready for re-assembly next weekend. I did have my brothers shop in the Phoenix area www.speedsportsaz.com do the ubndercoating on the body, so that part is now ready.

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Got the chassis back from powdercoat and made it a roller over the weekend. Lots of new parts...body back on next weekend.

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Everything just looks fantastic. Can't wait to see more.
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Nice man!

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looks real good,solid

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Awesome dude!

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Thanks guys! It has been a ton of work to get it to this point, but I have been having a lot of fun. It really is coming out nice. I will update again next week when the body gets back on. I took off the "upper" overloads and gave the rear leafs about 3" of additional free arch, but did a flip kit at the same time, so I think that means it will be 2" lower than it used to be. I am afraid that it is going to be too low as the rear end is going to be close to the bottom of the body as well as the axle to the frame. Idon't mind doiing a notch, but have no interest modifying the floor - both of which will hit at about the same time so I likely will not do either. We'll see how close it is once the body gets back on and I start to weight it down. I can make the final adjustment with a re-arch of the leaf springs. More to come...

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why would you paint it and then remove the body,I,d be scared

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No reason to be scared. I did not even have to touch the body. Used a lift to take it up, then bolted it right to the rotisserie. Done deal - no issues. Gotta have confidence, and it helps if you have someone that knows what they are doing. That is where my brother's hot rod shop comes in...

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Would you do the chassis and body paint work different next time?
(different order)

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As I was doing the bodywork myself over the last 12 months, I kind of thought it would be better if I did the chassis first. However, when I talked to folks, especially the shop that squirted it, they told me it is better to just do the chassis once it is painted. It was a bit more work as I had to line up the doors and all panels again (first time to bodywork them perfect, second time to ensure the 2-tone lines will line up behind the trim, now again to finish the project. The nice part about the way I did it is that I did not have to worry about stepping on, dragging my air hose, overspray, or any of the other thousand things that might mess up the chassis while I was finishing the paint. Provided you have a safe place to keep the body while doing the chassis for a few weeks, I would not change the order.

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that thing is freaking awsome!!!!

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I hope you all understand that when someone says it is freakin awesome, I have a smile from ear to ear. Thanks a lot!!

All of you guys that have said how cool it looks makes me just keep pressing on toward getting it done and road worthy. More progress, but minor. More than anything, I got the body back on the chassis.

The money is getting out of control. I thought I could build one for 10-12 when I bought it since I would be doing most of the work myself. My brother laughed and said it would be 15-18. I thought there is no way I would ever spend that much on an old square body Blazer. Well, fast forward and I blew past his estimate too. As a result, I am going to concentrate on putting parts back on that I have accumulated/cleaned/rebuilt over the last 18 months.

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just wait to you get to the part of the build that takes tons of time but doesnt look like you got a lot done, then when your friends come by they look at you and say it took you how long to do what?? LOL but its all worth it when your crusing down the road and the young and old throw a thumbs up.

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Looking beautiful, love the color !
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Nice Love the color scheme I may need your bro shop to do the underneath of my cab and bed.

Can he color match paint ?

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Inspiring progress.....just brought mine home the other day. Can't wait.

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Valhalla - Space Age auto paint has a product that allows you to tint the material whatever color you want. From there, it is just a matter of spraying it.

I really appreciate the comments guys. My progress is still coming along - considering I am a one man band in my garage at home. I have been putting on some misc parts and doing some sand and buff and it is coming out really nice. I got the doors installed and then just had to take them off and cut the inside jambs (even where the hinges mount) with 2000 paper and then hit them with the wheel too. This is getting out of control, but it is coming out better than I had hoped.

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Wow. Um, I really like this Blazer! It's sure pretty! You musta did somethin right! Um, wow.

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Awesome Blazer! Don't even respond to dumbass comments like that. You are doing some amazing work, can't wait to see it done.

Watching this one!

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Ok, so glad we got that out of the way.

Tip, Devillusion, and Low Elco - THANKS!

Give me a couple of weekends to get my doors, top and tailgate sanded and buffed and I will post some pictures out in the AZ sun. Gonna look very shiney!