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Nice work....how hard is it too pull off the needles for the gauges

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Thanks guys, I couldn't have done half of this without the information on the board.
I didnt remove the needles, if you noticed the aluminum foil in the photo I cut small slots and slid it under the needles and pressed in place and used a brush on reflective needle paint.

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Great idea, thanks for sharing I've been wanting to do that for a while and didn't want to break it
Is the paint available online, looks like a good match

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Yes, the paint is available online and worked great. The bottle I have has plenty more if you need it.
7D2N

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I completed a few things on and under the dash, kick panels vents rebuilt, all ductwork replaced and GM radio installed.

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I'm really close for the gauge cluster going in.

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Craig,

Good to see that you are making great progress. Looks great!

Jothan

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Thanks Jothan, Thanks again with the parts you helped me out with. I did finish up the dash area so I'll start on the doors.

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That looks so nice. I want a blazer now.

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Thanks,

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Moving to the doors and I have some things to fix.

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I had some sandblasting done on my doors and fenders, does anyone know how should I prep the surfaces until I can repair?
Thanks.
7D2N

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Started working on the doors and they need some patches. Any tips or advice on welding this together, butt weld, lap weld?
Thanks 7D2N

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I'd butt weld it. Nice work so far.

Good luck, Rg

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I'm fitting the patch panels on the doors, checking the fit and alinement before I cut for welding.

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I did some panel alignment before I cut and weld the door skins

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It's running good and I drove it a bit, how time flies.

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I decided to stay away from welding the door patchs because I'm not much of a welder. I used a panel step tool and adhesive to glue the door patch skins together. I will use a tack weld in a couple of spots when I fold the edges over.

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Nice work! Truck is looking great, almost done?

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. I like the adhesive idea..

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Thanks, guys. I thought I would have been a lot further down the road on my metal repair but door repairs have taken me a ton of time. Put doors on then take them off, line this up with that then do it again and again.

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Looks great!!!

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More rust repair, this time in the bed. Send in the donor.

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You're doing a great job. Keep at it! Rg

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I have the donor bed pieces prepped to go in and there is still a bunch of work ahead.

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Nice work...Want to sell the donor tail gate?

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Thank you. Starting the inside cutting.
K5, not at this time.

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A lot of cutting and welding will be coming so protecting the front.

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I found there is a lot of spot welds holding these pieces together. I had to be real careful cutting the welds on the inner wheel lip and outer skin.

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Great work..

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Wow, that pile of shrapnel really tells the story. How did it drive? It sure looks good. Thanks for telling about the build process and posting pictures. I actually can relate a lot more to a build like this than the custom ones.

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Patching the tailgate/bed floor area.

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Wheel tubs are undercoated and painted.

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Keep at it. 👍

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I have the wheel tubs in and the floor painted, a lot of time for what seemed like a little rust repair.

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I have the fuel tank ready to go in and checking the length of the vent and fuel lines. I will need to put some on before the tank is in place. I did get a real dress-up kit.

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New/old dress-up kit installed, pretty sure I lose some horsepower from removing the chrome/painted stuff but things we do.

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Well after recovering from the shock of my paint job quote I decided to work on the refurbished parking lenses I got from a board member and all installed.

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Where did you get the quote on paint?

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Hi Tom, I got the quote from a shop that has been around for years and I have had them do a lot of work for me from full paint down to accident damage. They want to take the blazer down to bare metal for warranty purposes, I can understand that since their name is on it but 25k + is just a bit steep for me. Maybe I will have to learn paint.