week 40 cont. - I decided to spend the rest of the week chasing loose ends, so no more pics this week. I chased down the wiring for the speed sensor so now it shifts out of 1st gear.. yay! I FINALLY bolted the cab and bed to the frame. Wow, I reallly blew it designing the bed mounts to bolt from the bottom, facing the inside of the frame, to a captive nut in the bed. It was almost impossible to get the bolt up in there and find (and align with) the nut in the bed (all while holding the Blazer rubber and washer up in there), blind, shifting the bed around, contorting my old body...... whew, I am tired again just thinking about that ordeal.
Anyway, DONE! Note to self, next time, run a bolt all the way through (like the cab) and call it good enough..... not that there EVER will be a 'next time'. This is a first and LAST build. Oh, I also mounted the rear bumper to test fit it before painting it.