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You're missing a piece that bolts on with your latch, sorry, if you already knew it.

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I have these but should they be the same size? also, would you know if the latch rods are in the right position to install?
Thanks

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Yes, 2 different sizes on them, I have a picture somewhere that I use, I'll see if I can find it.

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The top is complete and ready to be checked off the list.

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Sorry, just realized I forgot about you.

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Dwayne No problem at all, I just had to study for a bit.

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Glad you figured it out.

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I got my carpet kit in the back and seems to fit pretty well.

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A couple more things I can check off my list. The front carpet is in for now and not sure if I will go with a noise barrier or something like that. I cleaned up and painted the console.

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Sure is looking good, nice progress

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If those seals ever come loose, this will do the trick. Much stronger than the regular 3m stuff.

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Thanks, Jim.

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Tom I used the 3M, and seems to stick good but I had it everywhere. I will give that a shot if I have problems.

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Fitting the carpet and cutting holes has taken a lot of time.

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Awesome work

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Gonna have this puppy ready for the national show in Salt Lake at end of June?

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Tom won't make it, still a ways out. I'm in sanding the old paint off and some bodywork stage. I plan to paint myself because of the cost. I did put a fuel tank skid plate on, it didn't have one to start with but I had it so.. think it needs one.

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I got the heat stove on, sometimes just little details.

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Great job, I always enjoy watching your attention to detail

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Thanks, Jim, I moved it out and dusted it off. I was bored and don't have a bunch of dollars for chrome plating interior pieces so for now I painted it (chrome) yes I know but I had to know how it would turn out.

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Another one.

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Chrome paint looks pretty good in the pictures!

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Very small update: bodywork stuff so it takes me a long time. I did get epoxy on.

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Few more.

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I started setting some trim pieces in place, all the original holes were welded so should drill new holes or try the adhesive clips? I have read some stuff about the stick-on kind but has anyone had luck with them?
Thanks guys.

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I have been working on my wing windows. I'm pleased with how it went with the new seals.

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All the new vehicle trim is affixed with tape. I don't think you need worry. What's the worst that could happen? If it comes loose, then drill. I think you'll be fine.

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I think the 3m VHB double sided tape is what you need. Have you restored any trim? Any ideas how to get dents out etc....

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That anodized aluminum trim is a huge PITA to restore. It get cloudy with exposure, dent and scratches easily. About the only restoration you can do with them is apply new woodgrain tape to them and repaint the black if they are otherwise nice. I have seen guys strip the anodizing off, then polish the aluminum to a high shine. Without the anodizing in place, the trim will dull easily just with the ambient humidity.

Fortunately, there are a lot of NOS trim out there for most of the sections. The hardest ones are the Blazer specific forward quarter panel pieces.

Mar-K makes good repro trim if you can't locate NOS.

As for the retention of these, I would stick with the OEM steel clips, either the threaded or push in variety depending on location. Some locations on the trim used the plastic adhesive clips, mostly in the middle of the longer side trim such as the door and quarter panel pieces.

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Thanks Tom, I was thinking the stick on would be easier to work with but didn't want it to fall off driving.
Notsolo, I haven't tried to restore trim pieces just using driver quality stuff the repo stuff is expensive.
1970 thanks my concern was drilling holes and the trim not lining up.

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Well, I've been putting off the door repairs, finished welding the cracked hinge area and the screw holes I will get the filler going.

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So much work!
Looks great! I wish I was better at body work. I would have saved myself a fortune.
I read about your dilemma on the side trim. I went to ebay and purchased extra plastic adhesive pieces, and I ordered some more small black screws that match the original screws. I plan on going the adhesive tape/screw route at this point.

Although, since you are still in body work, you could make some Cardboard or Construction paper templates of the trim with the holes marked on the paper & drill them like that? They would be easy to tape to the body & line up.

Have a good day, looking forward to the next update!

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Do you have a photo of the cracks? I want to see it it is the same area as mine.

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I'll have to look, this is the finished repair of the cracks.

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I started the filler and sanding.

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It's been awhile since I've been back to check out this thread. You've made a lot of progress. I was thinking, this guy responds to every comment, why not mine? I went back and looked at it and maybe it wasn't clear. The shrapnel I referred to was this picture. And back aways you had mentioned you had been driving it but you never talked about what it was like to drive. So that was the nature of the question about that.

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Thanks for checking back in. Yes, there have been a few piles of shrapnel while doing the rebuild. I have driven the truck but on small test drives checking how it runs, stops and looking for leaks, and damn the transmission pan has a drip.

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Just a little body work getting done. I'm starting to understand the cost of my body/paint quotes.

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Working on the doors repairing the skins and the screw holes.

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Getting close with the bodywork and the primer is on repairs. I put the oil fill tube on and that was more fun than bodywork.