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BLUE THUNDER · 03-07-2008, 06:54 AM

Awsome progress, can't wait to take a ride in it as well. February has come and gone and i've made little progress on mine. The latest speed bump is the oil pan doesnt clear the xmember. P.I.T.A. Oh well, soon ol' yeller will have a new parking space. Not to worry, I'm not selling it, just bought a house with an oversized garage. Plenty of space and lighting. Later, Mario.

AJs72K5 · 03-10-2008, 09:38 AM

It was a crazy week getting the truck ready for the 4WP March Madness par-tay and shown-n-shine today. Lots of late nights this week. But we made it. The Blazer took 1st place in 4x4 Street Class and 1st place in People's Choice

Here's how the truck sits today:

Still need to get the body lift pulled, and put in the front shock towers and shocks. I also think I'm gonna put a cross member in the rear and inboard my rear shocks.

Big J · 03-11-2008, 06:43 AM

It looked good before but now it totally kicks A##.... Great job!

Congrats on the wins.....

Jtrux · 03-12-2008, 09:52 AM

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Originally Posted by AJs72K5

It was a crazy week getting the truck ready for the 4WP March Madness par-tay and shown-n-shine today. Lots of late nights this week. But we made it. The Blazer took 1st place in 4x4 Street Class and 1st place in People's Choice

It's a damn good thing mine wasn't there or those trophies would be on my shelf!

Critter · 03-12-2008, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Jtrux

It's a damn good thing mine wasn't there or those trophies would be on my shelf!

The only way those trophys would be on your shelf is if you stole them from AJ!

AJ, I like the new look. By the grin on your face and the trophys on you hood, I would say you are pretty happy with the results.

AJs72K5 · 09-09-2008, 10:16 PM

Wow. Been a long time since I've updated the build thread on this site. It was getting to be too much to maintain the build on 3 forums. So, I let 2 of the build threads lapse.

I've done a few things to the truck since my last update:
Pulled the 2" square tubing body lift out. Realigned all of the body panels...now the paint graphics are misaligned...but it'll get repainted eventually...the hood still needs a little tweaking. Fabbed up some new seat anchors...every single one was stripped. The seats were held to the body with fender washers. Ran new tailpipes from the mufflers back. Put on some F*rd shock towers and the Bilstein front shocks. Put in a 4 wheel disc prop valve. Killed the drivetrain. Put in a 1 ton booster and master cylinder and all new (rebuilt) calipers.

Here's how the truck most recently looked:

I'm bringing this back up to the top, cuz some really cool stuff is about to start. Here's a teaser pic:

More to come soon!

Burt4x4 · 09-10-2008, 10:16 AM

Sweet, I'm telling you that rig would look way better coverd in mudd

J/K
Keep the pics flowing

jaros44sr · 09-10-2008, 10:24 AM

When ya get a chance, could you take some pics of your tailpipes...same about the paint

Congrats on your trophies

03-07-2008, 06:54 AM	#1
BLUE THUNDER Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 993	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build Awsome progress, can't wait to take a ride in it as well. February has come and gone and i've made little progress on mine. The latest speed bump is the oil pan doesnt clear the xmember. P.I.T.A. Oh well, soon ol' yeller will have a new parking space. Not to worry, I'm not selling it, just bought a house with an oversized garage. Plenty of space and lighting. Later, Mario.

03-10-2008, 09:38 AM	#2
AJs72K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Tx Posts: 1,083	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build It was a crazy week getting the truck ready for the 4WP March Madness par-tay and shown-n-shine today. Lots of late nights this week. But we made it. The Blazer took 1st place in 4x4 Street Class and 1st place in People's Choice Here's how the truck sits today: Still need to get the body lift pulled, and put in the front shock towers and shocks. I also think I'm gonna put a cross member in the rear and inboard my rear shocks. __________________ - AJ Gray Matter Build - 1972 K5 with some stuff Last edited by AJs72K5; 03-10-2008 at 09:38 AM.

03-11-2008, 06:43 AM	#3
Big J Its lookin' like a Blazer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gods Country, KY Posts: 1,773	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build It looked good before but now it totally kicks A##.... Great job! Congrats on the wins..... __________________ BAZINGA! My Build Last edited by Big J; 03-11-2008 at 06:45 AM.

09-09-2008, 10:16 PM	#6
AJs72K5 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: South Tx Posts: 1,083	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build Wow. Been a long time since I've updated the build thread on this site. It was getting to be too much to maintain the build on 3 forums. So, I let 2 of the build threads lapse. I've done a few things to the truck since my last update: Pulled the 2" square tubing body lift out. Realigned all of the body panels...now the paint graphics are misaligned...but it'll get repainted eventually...the hood still needs a little tweaking. Fabbed up some new seat anchors...every single one was stripped. The seats were held to the body with fender washers. Ran new tailpipes from the mufflers back. Put on some Frd shock towers and the Bilstein front shocks. Put in a 4 wheel disc prop valve. Killed the drivetrain. Put in a 1 ton booster and master cylinder and all new (rebuilt) calipers. Here's how the truck most recently looked: I'm bringing this back up to the top, cuz some really cool stuff is about to start. Here's a teaser pic: More to come soon! __________________ - AJ* Gray Matter Build - 1972 K5 with some stuff

09-10-2008, 10:16 AM	#7
Burt4x4 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Modesto, CA Posts: 1,842	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build Sweet, I'm telling you that rig would look way better coverd in mudd J/K Keep the pics flowing __________________ 1972 K5 MPFI454/Sm465/Np205/D60/14FFd/Re-Centerd H1s w/Swamper Iroks

09-10-2008, 10:24 AM	#8
jaros44sr Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia, Pa. 19454 Posts: 9,446	Re: AJs 72 Pavement Pounder build When ya get a chance, could you take some pics of your tailpipes...same about the paint Congrats on your trophies __________________ Semper Fi...Uncle Sam, you da man All parts offered to help are free, unless otherwise noted Dont try this stuff in my build thread, unless you have 55 years of mechanical OTJ training SAFETY FIRST AS usual, off topic They say your mind goes second, can't remember the first Jim Last edited by jaros44sr; 09-10-2008 at 10:25 AM.



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