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Grizz1963 · 11-09-2018, 03:46 PM

Sunday evening I headed over to mate Martin to collect a table in Prozac.

From there it was over to Joys place for dinner and a dog walk.

200 meters up the street from her house was a pile of what looks like new carpet and foam underfelt.

Prozac of course hit the brakes without me even trying, so I loaded a piece of each.

Not the greatest colours........

Harley inspected and approved

So WTF and WHY ?

Looking at the original 40year old carpets in the truck, 98% of it is good.

But the drivers side has this damage and rot.

Looks like this if you lay it all flat.

So I have enough to cover the whole front half of the truck including the rear foot wells.

Do I just cut a wide strip to lay over the transmission hump and both front foot wells or remove the seats and lay it over all the existing carpet, or number three.... do I remove the original carpet and automotive underfelt, sound deadening and replace the 40year old sound deadening with some fresh new deadening pads? And then lay my residential underfelt and ugly blue carpet.
Or just leave it as it is?

Too many questions.

JohnnyBravo suggested I go ghetto with the valves on the truck.

I have a bunch of shotgun shells that will work on the wheel nuts too.

Some more Artsy-Fartsy thinking required.

The truck has a grey fabric roof liner in the front above driver and passenger section, held in place with a bunch of pins.

So, I bought this blanket last year some time at a Bootfair.

So do I sacrifice it or put it away?

The plan is to remove and spray the rear glassfibre canopy in white Rhino liner on the outside and black on the inside, keeping it as it is, and just adding texture.

Let’s see what you guys who know, think.

Got home from London tonight and found a box in front of the kitchen door

Wooooot !!

Unpacked it and looked at what £320.00 buys you when you are building a “Not a project” car.

Remember last weekend Henry and I could not get the lower ball joint to release, despite loads of gentle and not so gentle wallops with big hammers.

So @PaulY volunteered to come over next Saturday and use his mechanical know how of hammer blows to remove the lower ball joints so that I could get the replacement springs in.

While chatting, we decided to replace the lower control arm ball joints, swiftly followed by me making a judegement call and deciding to replace upper control arm ball joints, tie rod ends, all the rubber bushes, wheel bearings, seals and front disc brake pads.

AS THESE HAVE MOSTLY NEVER BEEN REPLACED.

This should ensure an improved drive, handling and hopefully also the MOT for the next few years.

I am getting the feeling more and more that this truck has actually only done 105k miles in its life, and being from California the lack of terminal rust on sheetmetal, and all the chrome looking as good as it does points in that direction. I could also be completely wrong.

Anyway, hopefully, weather and rusted nuts permitting, we may have a rebuilt/serviced front end by Saturday evening.

So there you go.

A list and pile of parts to make this Blazer even better than it is now.

Maybe this is now becoming a Project.

Later.

Those of you following Dennis’ 1930’s gas station build on Prozacs thread may have wondered about it.

It continues for him, between day job and being variously occupied by life.

Inside, held up by electrician.

Back on the Blazer, Glen Anderson suggested I do the must do’s first and then the like to’s

So rather than do a whole bigncarpet job, I glued some of the thin red carpet under the torn pieces to keep it all together.

Then just cut some chunks of the house carpet to make runners and topped with a rubber mat.

QC passed.

Another small job done.

Got a WhatsApp message from mate Ricky who bought my 66 C10 Chrome Smoothies a few years ago today.

Hey mate, I have these rubber mats, would you like them for the Blazer?

For the cost of collection at Bluebell Hill tonight?

Hell Yeahhhhh!!!!

Quick scrub, bit of soap, dry them, furniture polish to bring back the like new sheen, and Bobs your Aunty.

Genuine GM items.

Chuffed with that, Thanks a lot mate.

And while we are at shiny stuff.....

Stainless, laser cut.

Or this one 🚐🦖

Off to go fetch some rubber mats.

I have taken the day off work tomorrow to stay home and play.

Anyone fancy a cuppa, you know where to find me...... PM.

11-09-2018, 03:46 PM	#48
Grizz1963 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Rochester, KENT Posts: 10,473	Re: GRIZZ’s ‘79 - 2WD BLAZER Challenge over in London, England. “~It’s not a Project Sunday evening I headed over to mate Martin to collect a table in Prozac. From there it was over to Joys place for dinner and a dog walk. 200 meters up the street from her house was a pile of what looks like new carpet and foam underfelt. Prozac of course hit the brakes without me even trying, so I loaded a piece of each. Not the greatest colours........ Harley inspected and approved So WTF and WHY ? Looking at the original 40year old carpets in the truck, 98% of it is good. But the drivers side has this damage and rot. Looks like this if you lay it all flat. So I have enough to cover the whole front half of the truck including the rear foot wells. Do I just cut a wide strip to lay over the transmission hump and both front foot wells or remove the seats and lay it over all the existing carpet, or number three.... do I remove the original carpet and automotive underfelt, sound deadening and replace the 40year old sound deadening with some fresh new deadening pads? And then lay my residential underfelt and ugly blue carpet. Or just leave it as it is? Too many questions. JohnnyBravo suggested I go ghetto with the valves on the truck. I have a bunch of shotgun shells that will work on the wheel nuts too. Some more Artsy-Fartsy thinking required. The truck has a grey fabric roof liner in the front above driver and passenger section, held in place with a bunch of pins. So, I bought this blanket last year some time at a Bootfair. So do I sacrifice it or put it away? The plan is to remove and spray the rear glassfibre canopy in white Rhino liner on the outside and black on the inside, keeping it as it is, and just adding texture. Let’s see what you guys who know, think. Got home from London tonight and found a box in front of the kitchen door Wooooot !! Unpacked it and looked at what £320.00 buys you when you are building a “Not a project” car. Remember last weekend Henry and I could not get the lower ball joint to release, despite loads of gentle and not so gentle wallops with big hammers. So @PaulY volunteered to come over next Saturday and use his mechanical know how of hammer blows to remove the lower ball joints so that I could get the replacement springs in. While chatting, we decided to replace the lower control arm ball joints, swiftly followed by me making a judegement call and deciding to replace upper control arm ball joints, tie rod ends, all the rubber bushes, wheel bearings, seals and front disc brake pads. AS THESE HAVE MOSTLY NEVER BEEN REPLACED. This should ensure an improved drive, handling and hopefully also the MOT for the next few years. I am getting the feeling more and more that this truck has actually only done 105k miles in its life, and being from California the lack of terminal rust on sheetmetal, and all the chrome looking as good as it does points in that direction. I could also be completely wrong. Anyway, hopefully, weather and rusted nuts permitting, we may have a rebuilt/serviced front end by Saturday evening. So there you go. A list and pile of parts to make this Blazer even better than it is now. Maybe this is now becoming a Project. Later. Those of you following Dennis’ 1930’s gas station build on Prozacs thread may have wondered about it. It continues for him, between day job and being variously occupied by life. Inside, held up by electrician. Back on the Blazer, Glen Anderson suggested I do the must do’s first and then the like to’s So rather than do a whole bigncarpet job, I glued some of the thin red carpet under the torn pieces to keep it all together. Then just cut some chunks of the house carpet to make runners and topped with a rubber mat. QC passed. Another small job done. Got a WhatsApp message from mate Ricky who bought my 66 C10 Chrome Smoothies a few years ago today. Hey mate, I have these rubber mats, would you like them for the Blazer? For the cost of collection at Bluebell Hill tonight? Hell Yeahhhhh!!!! Quick scrub, bit of soap, dry them, furniture polish to bring back the like new sheen, and Bobs your Aunty. Genuine GM items. Chuffed with that, Thanks a lot mate. And while we are at shiny stuff..... Stainless, laser cut. Or this one 🚐🦖 Off to go fetch some rubber mats. I have taken the day off work tomorrow to stay home and play. Anyone fancy a cuppa, you know where to find me...... PM. __________________ MY BUILD LINK: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...585901]Redneck Express - 1966 C10 Short Fleetside MY USA ROADTRIPS http://forum.retro-rides.org/thread/...2018-humdinger IF YOU CAN'T FIX IT WITH A HAMMER, YOU'VE GOT AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM MATE.