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JMHO, but i think you should go repop. Any thing you buy on the east coast is going to have rust, and eventually rust thru on your new paint. And, i would still waxoyl the in side of it.

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My concern with repop is that I hear often they don't fit right? Do you know this to be true?

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She's off to the paint shop! That body cart couldn't have worked out much better.

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Cool..... Nice trailer too!

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But, at the stage your at, anything should be able to be made to fit right. Things can be moved around, just a thought.....

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Cool Blazer, what paint are you going to actually put on it light red or the hugger orange?

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Not sure. I'm not sure the difference to be honest. In the paint chart for '71 turcks - http://www.classictruckshop.com/phot....php/photo/118 - there is no Light Red. So I have nothing to compare Hugger to. Will probably go with Hugger I think.

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I would go with hugger orange it looks amazing on these Blazers. Can't wait to see how this turns out. Wish there were some of these generation Blazer around my town they are cool.

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in the chart the 514 red is the light red. go to the next image and on the bottom left of color chart is says gm color names, 514 light red. my jimmy is the same color and i plan to stay orig.

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The body work is well underway. I think they're ahead of schedule which is awesome for my timeline, but sucks because I have to come up with the $$ that much sooner! Oh well. It's going to be a CLEAN truck. They welded new metal into the holes in the sheet metal, pulled and/or filled all of the dings, dents and dimples, and trued up any bends. It really looks good. Some pics from today's visit to the body shop…

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looks good dusty. what color you going with?

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Thx Danny. Hugger Orange I believe. Not 100% sure, but that's the way I'm leaning. Haven't seen any progress posts on yours lately. Anything happening?

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Looking very good!

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I 3rd the looks good! she'll be all one color soon. just keep writing the checks to the body man. Glad i have friends in the paint biz, saves tons of $$.

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yeah im making slow progress... got the rest of the frame painted and the rear axle also got the rest of the rust cut out and starting fitting the last of the patch panels. Ill get some pics up over the weekend. thks dusty looks good

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Yeah this guy's a buddy of mine. It's still not going to be cheap, but definitely cheapER than it would be normally.

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Dusty
did you find a tailgate? I picked up a 69' longbed today that has a decent gate on it. Not all bent up like most but it does have one small hole on the outside and one or two on the inside.

Richard

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Sweet! NO I haven't found one yet. Would love to have a look at yours. Is it rusted through at all? If it's solid, I should be able to use it. Do you know for sure if it will fit a '71 Blazer? I'm guessing the only thing it would need to be compatible is the strip on top for the hatch?

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I will go out tomorrow afternoon & grind the paint off just to make sure it is not to bad or something covered up by paint. I will post up a few pics once I see what it is.

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Sounds great. Thanks Richard.

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Dusty,
After grinding the paint away I don't think this one will be worthy of your Blazer I have added a few more pictures of it. I have repaired worse but.......well see for yourself. I think I may go ahead and lop the back of the bed off and make me a tailgate bench like ceeten did if you don't want it LOL

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I don't know. It looks a heck of a lot better than the original that I have. You don't think it's salvageable? It is straight? Is there rust rolling around inside of it?

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Yea it looks pretty straight. I am going to try to close up the holes tomorrow night with the welder. THat will tell me real quick if its worth saving or not. I took it off the truck last night and did not hear anything rolling around inside ....but then again I am almost deaf...:haha:. I will let u no what I find out

Richard

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OK let me know ASAP because my parents will be in Fruitland this weekend tending to some things at my grandparents' home on St. Luke's Road. I could have them get it from you while they're there if you think it's in decent enough shape.

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Progress is slow going, but some progress is being made with the body work. They had to realign some of the panels that didn't line up just right, and filled lots of holes, dents and dings, etc. THey got the doors done a couple days ago. Were able to salvage one of my original doors, as well as one of the doors off the new truck from VT.

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