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dwcsr · 04-02-2006, 07:28 PM

looks good

*rage'nrat638* · 04-02-2006, 10:48 PM

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Originally Posted by XXL

Watts link center pivot in process...

looks great...i love welding on a nice pfroject...looks fun

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 04-13-2006, 10:07 PM

Looks great ken anymore progress..

fletch4x4 · 04-13-2006, 10:09 PM

I Like it so far.... kinda wish i just did a back half, would of been easier

XXL · 04-23-2006, 06:30 PM

Starting to come together...

Blazer tank is no more (see sig link)

jay-dawg · 04-24-2006, 04:08 AM

Hi Kenneth, does it come with the straps and sending unit?

Waiting for the brake booster assembly to ship from Hawthorne. It arrived there on Friday.

Looks good.

jay

XXL · 05-08-2006, 10:27 PM

Drove it around the block this evening. W00t! Still need to fit the bed and mount air compressor.

jay-dawg · 05-09-2006, 01:38 AM

Yay

XXL · 05-10-2006, 10:56 PM

Starting to fit bed back on. Here, it's just tacked into place with spacers getting it approximately where it belongs. I've got to get the body lines aligned with the cab, then build real brackets to mount the bed. Then it's on to the new floor...

71swb4x4 · 05-10-2006, 11:27 PM

Looks good!!

7deuce · 05-11-2006, 06:58 PM

This is kinda cool

crazy longhorn · 05-12-2006, 08:18 PM

Man, that old truck has really come a long way! Its not about the size of the "man", but more about the "size of the FIGHT in the man! Thanks for the look/see.....maybe there is just a little more fight in this old man

L

XXL · 05-13-2006, 10:35 PM

Now it's time to start widening the bed...

SCOTI · 05-13-2006, 11:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXL

Now it's time to start widening the bed...

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I hear a can opener in the distance . . .....

paintpyro · 05-14-2006, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XXL

Now it's time to start widening the bed...

Are we talking widened bed, with narrowed fenders with mini-tubs in the bed?

SCOTI · 05-14-2006, 02:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paintpyro

Are we talking widened bed, with narrowed fenders with mini-tubs in the bed?

My guess is since he has to build a floor anyway, why not make it a little wider so the tires don't rub the inside of the stepside fenders.

XXL · 05-14-2006, 08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by paintpyro

Are we talking widened bed, with narrowed fenders with mini-tubs in the bed?

Going to double-wall the bed ("chasing" a dent on a single-wall bed is too much work). This will give me an additional inch of tire clearance on either side (I get lots of tire rub on the inside of the tires when I go up anything at an angle.

XXL · 05-27-2006, 06:13 PM

Progresso...

smbrouss70 · 05-27-2006, 06:30 PM

Ken, that thing is just too cool!

Can't wait to see it finished and painted.

Chevrolet4x4s · 05-27-2006, 11:45 PM

How much of a chop on the top?
Looks great
Shane

jay-dawg · 05-28-2006, 10:50 AM

Looking good! How come you didn't take pics of the side with the rear fender on?

XXL · 05-28-2006, 03:22 PM

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Originally Posted by jay-dawg

Looking good! How come you didn't take pics of the side with the rear fender on?

I did, but was using the "idiot camera" ... it didn't like the amount of sun coming in so decided to... uh... slow down the shutter speed (I know, the opposite of what it should have done) so I got ultra-blur.

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 05-29-2006, 02:21 PM

Damn ken looks like you have been busy...

*Shane* · 05-29-2006, 05:48 PM

show off ...

XXL · 06-01-2006, 01:09 AM

Last night I made cardboard templates for skinning the bedsides. You know... that cardboard sure looked good up there. I'm thinking maybe the cardboard version of the "Woodie" look. Hmmm... I may be on to something.

I picked up a sheet of 18ga today and started cutting it up. I hope to have the skins finished tomorrow, and clamped in place. Fred T posted on MOT the other day that he had recently used some 3M panel adhesive on his truck. I used VHB on a project many years ago, but wasn't impressed. This 3M product sounds like a vast improvement. So, I'm going to pick some up, and borrow the applicator gun, and glue these skins in place. It'll be much easier than the plug welding I was going to do. Once the skins are on, I'll drill out the skin and 1x1 frame where the fenders bolt up, and then stud it. That way I don't have a bolt head on the inside of the bed.

Next up... I need to find someone to make me an ~ 50" x 8" 18ga panel with a simple rectangle (rounded corners) bead roll in it. Anyone???

04-02-2006, 07:28 PM	#26
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,134	Re: Snip snip looks good

04-13-2006, 10:07 PM	#28
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,589	Re: Snip snip Looks great ken anymore progress.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

04-13-2006, 10:09 PM	#29
fletch4x4 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Central CT Posts: 237	Re: Snip snip I Like it so far.... kinda wish i just did a back half, would of been easier __________________ Bagged/Turbo 1970 GMC C-10 Crew Cab 1984 Chevy R-20

04-23-2006, 06:30 PM	#30
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Starting to come together... Blazer tank is no more (see sig link) Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

04-24-2006, 04:08 AM	#31
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	Re: Snip snip Hi Kenneth, does it come with the straps and sending unit? Waiting for the brake booster assembly to ship from Hawthorne. It arrived there on Friday. Looks good. jay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

05-08-2006, 10:27 PM	#32
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Drove it around the block this evening. W00t! Still need to fit the bed and mount air compressor. __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

05-09-2006, 01:38 AM	#33
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	Re: Snip snip Yay __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

05-10-2006, 10:56 PM	#34
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Starting to fit bed back on. Here, it's just tacked into place with spacers getting it approximately where it belongs. I've got to get the body lines aligned with the cab, then build real brackets to mount the bed. Then it's on to the new floor... Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

05-10-2006, 11:27 PM	#35
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	Re: Snip snip Looks good!! __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

05-11-2006, 06:58 PM	#36
7deuce Sold! 2 days after finished Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 327	Re: Snip snip This is kinda cool

05-12-2006, 08:18 PM	#37
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: Snip snip Man, that old truck has really come a long way! Its not about the size of the "man", but more about the "size of the FIGHT in the man! Thanks for the look/see.....maybe there is just a little more fight in this old man L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

05-13-2006, 10:35 PM	#38
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Now it's time to start widening the bed... __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

05-27-2006, 06:13 PM	#43
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Progresso... Attached Images __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

05-27-2006, 06:30 PM	#44
smbrouss70 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Rayne, LA Posts: 2,782	Re: Snip snip Ken, that thing is just too cool! Can't wait to see it finished and painted. __________________ Steven "If dogs don't go to heaven, when I die I want to go wherever they went." -- Will Rogers R.I.P. Oscar R.I.P. Ratchet 1967 Pontiac GTO - Dad was the Original Owner 1970 Chevy 2wd SWB "Oscar's Truck" 1970 Chevy 2wd Blazer "Ratchet's Blazer" 2013 Chevy 2500HD Crew Cab Duramax/Allison Z71 LTZ "Brown Sugar" 2017 Chevy Suburban "BDB" 2020 Chevy Blazer Premier "Foxy" Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Shop Build Last edited by smbrouss70; 05-27-2006 at 06:31 PM.

05-27-2006, 11:45 PM	#45
Chevrolet4x4s Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: WV Posts: 227	Re: Snip snip How much of a chop on the top? Looks great Shane __________________ 1993 K1500 350 5 speed 1985 K10 Silverado Vortec 406 5 speed (in body shop) "I been drivin' this '85 pickup truck Them buddies of mine call it a bucket of rust She's a little beat up but she still runs like the wind Yeah, kinda like me I been banged and bruisedBeen around the block a time or two But I'm runnin' like new goin' places I never been No, I ain't broke I'm just broken in" 1963 Dodge Townwagon(its amazng what 30 years and zero miles will do to a vehicle ) Member#20327



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05-28-2006, 10:50 AM	#46
jay-dawg chevelito Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Honolulu, HI USA Posts: 1,609	Re: Snip snip Looking good! How come you didn't take pics of the side with the rear fender on? __________________ New deadline...when my son can drive. Aloha from Honolulu, HI

05-29-2006, 02:21 PM	#48
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,589	Re: Snip snip Damn ken looks like you have been busy... __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

05-29-2006, 05:48 PM	#49
Shane Account Suspended Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: over yonder Posts: 14,270	Re: Snip snip show off ...

06-01-2006, 01:09 AM	#50
XXL Señor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Edge of the world Posts: 5,367	Re: Snip snip Last night I made cardboard templates for skinning the bedsides. You know... that cardboard sure looked good up there. I'm thinking maybe the cardboard version of the "Woodie" look. Hmmm... I may be on to something. I picked up a sheet of 18ga today and started cutting it up. I hope to have the skins finished tomorrow, and clamped in place. Fred T posted on MOT the other day that he had recently used some 3M panel adhesive on his truck. I used VHB on a project many years ago, but wasn't impressed. This 3M product sounds like a vast improvement. So, I'm going to pick some up, and borrow the applicator gun, and glue these skins in place. It'll be much easier than the plug welding I was going to do. Once the skins are on, I'll drill out the skin and 1x1 frame where the fenders bolt up, and then stud it. That way I don't have a bolt head on the inside of the bed. Next up... I need to find someone to make me an ~ 50" x 8" 18ga panel with a simple rectangle (rounded corners) bead roll in it. Anyone??? __________________ Craigslist \| ebay \| Engrishtees \| www.myattitudesucks.com \| Follow me on Twitter

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