What did you do to your Blazer/Jimmy today?

[Ryanz]

Just got my auto wrecker Steelies and Dog dishes on. Widened to 8 inches, painted and 10.5 x33 BF Goodrich.
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[DeadheadNM]

Originally Posted by Ryanz

Just got my auto wrecker Steelies and Dog dishes on. Widened to 8 inches, painted and 10.5 x33 BF Goodrich.
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Looks great!

[Ptjsk]

Originally Posted by Ryanz

Just got my auto wrecker Steelies and Dog dishes on. Widened to 8 inches, painted and 10.5 x33 BF Goodrich.
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Definitely one of the top Blazer's I've seen. Looks incredibly good!

Going to have to go with Steelies on the Jimmy.

Pat

[Ryanz]

Originally Posted by Ptjsk

Definitely one of the top Blazer's I've seen. Looks incredibly good!

Going to have to go with Steelies on the Jimmy.

Pat

Thanks a ton Pat. I was inspired by Deadhead’s look! He helped me with the sizes.
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[SoCoC10]

New grille and trim rings.

[IMBROKEN]

Got 33"s installed on my 71! The 28" tall tires I took off were dated 1995 so I was do for some new ones.

[SoCoC10]

Door insert recon with contact paper

[1rippen6]

Originally Posted by SoCoC10

Door insert recon with contact paper

I think someone asked before but what contact paper are you using. I found it, apparently I asked the last time you did a set, lol.

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by 1rippen6

I think someone asked before but what contact paper are you using. I found it, apparently I asked the last time you did a set, lol.

You did. Here’s a screenshot...

[Ptjsk]

Cut and buffed the new paint. Turning out great!

Even began to put the trim and lights back onto it.

Pat

[boonedogs72]

Originally Posted by Ptjsk

Cut and buffed the new paint. Turning out great!

Even began to put the trim and lights back onto it.

Pat

Looks awesome

[Copper116]

We've been working on my 72 K5 4x4 Blazer...cleaning up the fuel tank and replacing all the rubber lines. A little POR-15 on the tank does wonders. We're ready to put the tank back up inside the truck but can't remember where each smaller fuel line goes. Any ideas or photos? thanks.

[Ilike 72"s]

Got my 71 out to check my paint buffing in the light. Almost finished. Should be ready to market this summer.

[SoCoC10]

Transition from Parchment to Saddle continues. Saving the Parchment for another project. These were originally black visors, visor clips, and door panels.

[kmg123]

When I purchased my truck it came with a bunch of parts. Apparently someone had taken all the trim off to paint it, but never did.
In the box was, what I assume, the original emblems, but had been painted black. Took a brass wheel and some polishing to it and they came out nice!

[Green Monster]

Originally Posted by SoCoC10

Transition from Parchment to Saddle continues. Saving the Parchment for another project. These were originally black visors, visor clips, and door panels.

Wow! The door panel looks fantastic!

How did you retain the raised silver border stripe with the woodgrain contact paper? Did you add pinstripe on it or trim the contact paper to reveal the raised strip underneath?

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by Green Monster

Wow! The door panel looks fantastic!

How did you retain the raised silver border stripe with the woodgrain contact paper? Did you add pinstripe on it or trim the contact paper to reveal the raised strip underneath?

Last set I cut the top off of the raised boarder stripe by running a razor blade on the top. However this time I used a firm rubber squeegee to push the contact paper against the raised boarder, then cut on either side of the raised detail. Came out much better.

[Green Monster]

Originally Posted by SoCoC10

Last set I cut the top off of the raised boarder stripe by running a razor blade on the top. However this time I used a firm rubber squeegee to push the contact paper against the raised boarder, then cut on either side of the raised detail. Came out much better.

It looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing.

[PDXk5]

I’m not sure if this is a good thread to post this or not... it’s not what I did to my rig but what I found for my rig today.

I (my father-in-law) recently found these 48 year old photos of my rig when it was new.

The story:
I got my Blazer from my father-in-law, who bought it when it was brand new. The rig was originally purchased in South Carolina. He recently found these old photos he took of it when it was new (it didn’t even have the license plates yet and it shows the odometer at 2,850 miles). The photos were more about him getting familiar with his camera than the rig but it’s still pretty cool. He took these while he was stationed at Fort Gordon and was receiving training on a camera from the army.

The photos are crisp and not faded or damaged but the paper is a bit wavy. I’ll have them digitally photographed with a high quality camera under glass to preserve them.

Anyway, I thought it was cool and wanted to share.

[Ol Blue K20]

Looks nice, for future reference some dot3 brake fluid in a container and soak for a while will lift most paint off.

[Ptjsk]

Wing window rebuild.

Precision rubber through GMC Pauls.

Pat

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by Ptjsk

Wing window rebuild.

Precision rubber through GMC Pauls.

Pat

Looks great. I’ve read that rebuilding wing windows is not an easy task.

[Ptjsk]

Originally Posted by SoCoC10

Looks great. I’ve read that rebuilding wing windows is not an easy task.

Actually, it wasn't too difficult at all.

I did view a video posted by Mr. Jerry Kassis prior to starting mine. The video is long, but very good.

Pat

[SoCoC10]

Originally Posted by Ptjsk

Actually, it wasn't too difficult at all.

I did view a video posted by Mr. Jerry Kassis prior to starting mine. The video is long, but very good.

Pat

Good info. Thanks for sharing.

[kmg123]

Originally Posted by Ol Blue K20

Looks nice, for future reference some dot3 brake fluid in a container and soak for a while will lift most paint off.

Thanks! Will try that next time!