How a C10 purchase turned into insanity and Blazer builds

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Pictures of the carnage
Wife had to hold vise grips on some of the bed floor bolts so I could get them out. When I want a bolt to break it won’t, when I don’t want a bolt to break it does. I should have just cut everything off but I really was trying to have the ability to save anything I could.

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I hate rust. I have swept this much up at least 10 times. It was enough to fill a 5 gallon bucket.

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After getting the bed sides off and cargo floor off I cut the floor to so I could lift it off by myself. I will tackle stripping the cowl of everything and take that off in one piece. It’s looking like there really isn’t much sheetmetal worth saving when you factor in how long it will take versus cost of a new panel.

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This was the only nasty surprise I found on the frame except the homemade body lift bumper raise pieces that I cut off. Both Blazers had hitches welded to the frame and I guess at some point this one had a repair done to the frame from carrying too much weight. I’ll have to tend to this and repair it. Felt like I made a lot of progress for a Sunday. The time change had me tricked on it being later than I thought. I will try and get some more things done each night this week with my new found extra hour of daylight. I’m waiting on parts at the best possible times as we leave next Saturday to the Keys for a week with the kids for Spring Break. Hopefully I come home to a lift kit and Dead End Garage conversion.