1969 Blazer - 507 Light Blue

[DeadheadNM]

Great progress. It’s really coming along. Do you have fresh body mounts in place? Worth testing fit of the top now?

[harrisoncole4]

Originally Posted by DeadheadNM

Great progress. It’s really coming along. Do you have fresh body mounts in place? Worth testing fit of the top now?

Looking forward to getting to the point where it looks like a truck again. People don't really get the vision and the $$$ on said vision when they see a pile of parts laying there on the floor. body mounts are all brand new. I think new body mounts make a significant difference. The top has been test fit, but all the nuts were just spinning inside the top so you couldn't quite get an accurate read on the fitment. The metal guys came up with a cool solution to fix a lot of the deficiencies found in the double wall tops.

[bmfm64]

Originally Posted by harrisoncole4

The metal guys came up with a cool solution to fix a lot of the deficiencies found in the double wall tops.

Can you share some of the repairs on your top? I have a few spinning nuts as well.

[IronCanine]

Late to the party...but on board. Fantastic work.

Good for you 1) For saving this truck. I love to see this type of truck get resurrected...they all deserve it. 2) For some outstanding metal work. I don't know what to say, other than I wish this was a TV show....I'd DVR it. Metal work of this caliber is the cornerstone of a real restoration. And 3) For sharing.

I will enjoy this follow. Keep it up!

[harrisoncole4]

Originally Posted by IronCanine

Late to the party...but on board. Fantastic work.

Good for you 1) For saving this truck. I love to see this type of truck get resurrected...they all deserve it. 2) For some outstanding metal work. I don't know what to say, other than I wish this was a TV show....I'd DVR it. Metal work of this caliber is the cornerstone of a real restoration. And 3) For sharing.

I will enjoy this follow. Keep it up!

Thank you. I am down to the high hump transmission tunnel, the center of the dash and the b pillar area as all that is left of the original sheet metal. My goal is to repaint an extra glove box door that I have in the 507 blue, and have the original one that came on the blazer clear coated with the patina still on it. I don't know which one I would end up using, but at least I would always have a reminder of where the project started!

[harrisoncole4]

Originally Posted by bmfm64

Can you share some of the repairs on your top? I have a few spinning nuts as well.

I have a lot of photos to share of the top repair so bare with me. The top I got was supposedly a really clean example of a double wall top, and while I haven't seen any other tops to compare it to, it had a lot of rust issues. On the bright side the top has no sagging in the middle. Here are some rusty areas hidden behind the fiberglass. This is where the bottom of the hatch is and the top hold down bracket that mounts to the end of the bed sides goes.