"Slowly but Surely" Big J's build thread...

[Alvin]

Jason, great job on the doors! It's kind of funny because I was wanting to run blazer doors on my truck as a "custom" touch, like the cars without door pillars. Glad they worked out for you.

I think the black magic blasting media is made up of coal slag mostly.

[71jimee]

Hello people...extreme newbie here...new to truck and the website. I just wanted to thank all of you for the information I have gotten from this thread. Really good job Big J.

[Big J]

Originally Posted by 71jimee

Hello people...extreme newbie here...new to truck and the website. I just wanted to thank all of you for the information I have gotten from this thread. Really good job Big J.

Thanks for the props... Welcome to the greatest site on the web.... If these trucks are what your into, lol.....

[5150]

Welcome 71jimee, where are you from in TN???

sorry to hijack J

[Big J]

Originally Posted by 5150

Welcome 71jimee, where are you from in TN???

sorry to hijack J

no prob.... Love the new avatar, McLovin was the greatest part of that movie For those that haven't seen it, its "Superbad". Its pretty funny, McLovin is great....

[71jimee]

Hello again.....Clarksville Tn is home. I got the jimmy late november. First and last Ebay auto. I believe it would only be tires if not for bondo...LOL. I will be cutting on it very soon. some interesting things welded under it.

[Big J]

Originally Posted by 71jimee

Hello again.....Clarksville Tn is home. I got the jimmy late november. First and last Ebay auto. I believe it would only be tires if not for bondo...LOL. I will be cutting on it very soon. some interesting things welded under it.

Go ahead and start a thread, we all love pics..... Show us the good and the bad, lol..... So how bad is the bondo?

[71jimee]

I will start one soon, I need to finish a couple of smaller projs before I start. It appears to have been used as a snow plow in Maryland....there are no rocker boxes left. I'll know how bad when I hit it with a blaster.

[Big J]

I had a few minutes last night to work on the Blazer. Got some metal cleaned up and the big hole in the rocker box welded up. Hopefully tonight I'll have the time to get back over and Por15 it so I can start working with the patch panels tomorrow..... Maybe I'll get the passengers floor done this weekend

[Big J]

Por15ed!!!!! I got it on me again.... I'm missing some skin from the repeated scrubbing but I got it off I think I need to clean my camera lense....

[Big J]

I didn't have much time to work on my Blazer today. I helped a good buddy put a remote start system on his wifes late model Accord.... OMG it took all day. We got it figured out, even though the directions were crap. I did manage to get a patch cut out and the outer floor fitted.

[vtblazer]

Nice.

Have any pics a that lower 'a' pillar area?

[Yukon Jack]

Keeps looking better and better each time I visit this post!

[Big J]

Originally Posted by Yukon Jack

Keeps looking better and better each time I visit this post!

Hopefully it keeps going that direction...... Thanks for the compliment.

I got some more done tonight. I got all the patches cut and fitted for the holes we cut. I have enough material left for a couple spots I'm debating on cutting. Maybe Wensday and Thursday I'll get to do some welding.....

[Big J]

I got the back 4 pieces welded in and the front pieces tacked in. I should have it all welded up and ground down tomorrow night. I'm getting closer to media blasting and primer

[Big J]

I didn't get any grinding done but I did get all the patches welded in including the passengers floor. I started filling the little screw holes here and there too. If time allows I'll get some more done this weekend.....

[vtblazer]

Originally Posted by Big J

I started filling the little screw holes here and there too.

Don't know about yours but the last one I did had over 125 of those "little screw holes" to fill.

Looking great, thanks for the ongoing updates.

[Big J]

I almost forgot about the goodies!!! Heres all the stuff to get it ready for paint. Primers, filler, cleaner, primer gun, metal prep, sand paper, dura-blocks...... Gettin' there, "Slowly but Surely", .

[49m]

Where did you get your paint supplies and how much did they cost

[Big J]

Originally Posted by 49m

Where did you get your paint supplies and how much did they cost

I got them from a place in Lousiville called Finishmaster 4350 Robards Lane, Suite B Louisville, KY 40218 (502)458-9002. Ask for Mike. All the stuff you see is just to get primer down and ready to paint. I'll pm you the rest....

[49m]

Thanks

[Big J]

Originally Posted by 49m

Thanks

No problem....

Well with the advice a wisdom filled fellow board member I started pulling out and installing my new body mount set on this old frame. I really want the doors and outer rockers to line up the best they can so add one more step to this slow process. I should have all that done tomorrow night. I'm really wanting to get my outer rockers on so I can call the floors done!!!! Then on to the bedsides....

[Chevyman63]

Way to go Big J, great progress!

[Big J]

Well this ended up being one of those weekends with lots of projects to do.... Not including the Blazer, lol.... I did get the doors all lined up nice and straight..... A shim here and a shim there along with some adjusting at the hinges... They came out nice... to me anyways, . I started fitting the drivers outer rocker. I've got it close to welding in. Hopefully I'll get some time this week to knock both of those out.

[Big J]

I haven't got much done...... The drivers outer rocker is ready to weld on. I'm going to throw a fender on to make sure but it looks pretty good right now. Maybe this weekend I'll actually get something done. I've been tinkering with a couple new mowers we picked up... Ones a John Deere 400 and the other is a Cub Cadet 2135. Fun stuff. Tinkering that is, not mowing, that just sucks . Neighbors giving me a hard time. I've got a mower collection going on, JD GT275, 216, 210, and the Cub 2135
I like lawn mowers, I really want a small tractor, oh well. Thats way down on the list. I've still got to pick up a new grill and paint and tires and etc......... It'll be worth all the blood, sweat, and tears when I get to drive it. Yes there were tears, lol.... After bloodying my knuckles I wasn't able to wipe the sweat out of my eyes quick enough so I teared up, .