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04-28-2006, 02:59 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Sorry about the thread-jacking, I got carried away.
 Good news, went to the yard this morning and found what I needed. A straight and relatively solid windshield frame.   (Will return Monday with a portable sawzaw). Started unbolting the roof, and I was able to bend the whole truck in half!  The bedsides were so rusted that the roof was the only thing holding them to the truck! Well this is gonna start to get interesting. I think it's time for me to start my own thread.....
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04-28-2006, 03:15 PM
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04-28-2006, 03:25 PM
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04-29-2006, 12:03 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
WOW, some of the things you guys are putting together make me feel like a amateur. Good luck.
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05-05-2006, 10:54 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
VT...damn fine work! I watched a friend do this back in 96-97 in a tin garage in cave creek az. Many many hours of work. He was a body man and he said no matter what he did he couldn't get the door to line up with the body lines. He was thinkin that thats just the way it was back then. I wish someone would do the same deal with a 73-91 K5 since i have 6 of them and a few of the bunch need the same type of work. When we get our new house built and my shop i think i'm going to bust out the old 73-78 parts bible and look in section (16?) and look at the exploded view of the sheetmetal parts and start tearin one down.
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07-18-2006, 04:55 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Hey Kurt,
Any new progress on this one? |
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07-18-2006, 05:58 PM
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 I found and plan on accuiring a '95 burb for the drivetrain though. Should work out great for my daughter. I plan on swapping over the 5.7 and the 4L60 for her driving pleasure. 
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07-18-2006, 06:14 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Lazy arse, like I can talk
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07-18-2006, 09:04 PM
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Can't wait to retire!!
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
 Will there be alot of customizing to make the swap, or do you think it will be pretty straight forward? Does the independent front suspension make a difference or not? Just curious.
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07-19-2006, 06:22 AM
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Just the motor/tranny will be swapped over and might just use the front buckets and 2nd row seats as well. |
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07-19-2006, 06:31 AM
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Can't wait to retire!!
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No problem....thought that would make an interesting project.
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05-18-2007, 02:42 PM
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Holy old post Batman
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05-18-2007, 04:54 PM
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Thanks for the kind words swyfor5 |
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05-19-2007, 01:42 AM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
R U Done Yet?
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05-19-2007, 05:03 AM
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 ... ... ... Haven't even seen it since the last post, last year. Last edited by vtblazer; 05-19-2007 at 05:04 AM. |
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08-26-2007, 11:38 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
yup fine work... vt hey im pretty close to bill atheys place. give a call next time yr down this way. keep up the great work
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08-27-2007, 07:13 AM
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Thanks, va
I did some trading/swapping with Bill a few years ago but haven't seen him on the board of late, how's he doing? Gotta get this build back on track... Some changes to it: Going to build it into more of a resto mod than stock. *Fuel injection w/over-drive (350/700r/241) (4:10 gears) *04 Tahoe front buckets/console and 2nd row seats *Sound deaden-er to quite the old truck down Hoping to build it as a driver, for comfort and reliability.
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08-27-2007, 02:51 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Noticed the new avvy, loose a friend? or just his rig?
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08-27-2007, 03:04 PM
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One of those guys who touched everybodies lives. Both in and out of our own brothren. http://coloradok5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=214753 Last edited by vtblazer; 10-30-2007 at 08:39 AM. |
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08-27-2007, 11:05 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
i havent talked to bill since iv pretty much finished up the truck. guess i have to start on something else so ill see him more often.. but everytime i see bill it cost alot of money lol....i hear ya on building a comfortable driver. the green blazer sure looks pretty everytime i look at it. im sure this one is gonna be killer take care
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08-27-2007, 11:18 PM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Nice work Kurt!! I wish my k5 was in that good of shape,even if it was as good as yours was before you fixed the smashed rear quarter. Any tips for me on a windshield frame install?? The windshield frame I have is from another k5 and was cut farther up than the original was so I have to get some more of the frame from a truck,etc to put in to get the windshield frame at the right height..
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08-28-2007, 07:29 AM
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08-28-2007, 05:21 PM
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10-30-2007, 08:42 AM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
 New news...Looks like this one is going to be a 2wd!  If things go as planned, with a big block too. |
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10-30-2007, 09:32 AM
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Re: Little Body Work on the Blazer/Tub
Hey great thread,VT. Just finished reading the whole thing! Nice work as usual, but I'm confused, I thought that one turned into the Green one you just sold. Or was the white arizona truck the one that turned into green one..
Now I confused myself even more.... Cool thread, thanks for entertaining me. J.
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