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Rokcrln · 12-15-2007, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

So much for the low buck concept huh?

Yeh so it might come in at about 7k but that is still a good price concidering what extras have been added. Their is alot on this truck that could be eliminated and still have a great Clean DD. Vintage Air $1000, Tail lights and side markers $450-$700? heck already back down to $5300

Kevin
LFD inc.

Frizzle Fry · 12-16-2007, 01:39 PM

They are nice... very tempting. If they came with the LEDs...

**Hart_Rod** · 12-16-2007, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

So much for the low buck concept huh?

If Kevin is like me when I get off track, he might have to change the name to "Mo' Bucks",

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Rokcrln · 12-16-2007, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Hart_Rod

If Kevin is like me when I get off track, he might have to change the name to "Mo' Bucks",

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Hey check my wallet, all I have left these days is Low Buck's! Well just found rust in the lower A pillar so time to start cutting

Kevin
LFD inc.

Rokcrln · 12-16-2007, 06:42 PM

So today I got 3hrs in and it is looking like a pile of parts again! Found rust in the A pillar bottom area's and only one spot on the cab back under the window. All in all not bad for what it could have been. Here are a few pics for the file!

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
8.5 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

Rokcrln · 12-16-2007, 06:43 PM

And then!

BP68 · 12-16-2007, 07:06 PM

What changes were made to the 84 blazer tank to hook up the LT1. Any pics?

GREASEMONKEY72 · 12-16-2007, 09:11 PM

damn Kevin, i get out of the loop for a while and you go and pull the truck all apart

Rokcrln · 12-17-2007, 05:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BP68

What changes were made to the 84 blazer tank to hook up the LT1. Any pics?

It is an 89 tank so it was TBI to start with and all I did was replace the TBI (14psi?) with an LT1(45psi) pump and that was it! They are the same size pumps and it was a natural fit. Now first I removed the TBI pump and just put on a longer pick up tube and ran a carb with it. It is a great tank set up but if you have a reciever hitch and panhard bar for coils I do not think it will fit. Look thru the build thread and you will see how close it all was the way I did mine.

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Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

damn Kevin, i get out of the loop for a while and you go and pull the truck all apart

Yep ether keep up or get left behind we don't wait for slackers!

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Rokcrln · 12-17-2007, 09:41 AM

I forgot how many nooks and cranies their are on these cabs but I am almost done with this step. Next I will scuff down the inside and do a bit more DA work on the back and jambs. I hope to start cutting out the rust today and have the cab ready for paint by next weekend. This was about 3hrs work so far today.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
11.5 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

Rokcrln · 12-17-2007, 04:52 PM

Well another 5 1/2hrs to tack on to the build. I filled the gas tank filler hole (sand bag and forming hammer) rust hole on back window and one small hole on pass cab corner. I also welded up the trim holes and the holes drilled to pull dents in its past life. I then shot DP90 epoxy over all bare metal areas including inside and out of the front and rear windows.
I then stripped both doors (glass,regulators and seals) and DA the outside of them completely. Sunday I will get the other front fender srtipped, fill all holes in fenders and doors (42 holes in one of the doors!) and shoot them with DP90 as well if I have enough time.

Kevin
LFD Inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
16 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

Rokcrln · 12-17-2007, 04:53 PM

Final two for the night!

nuke1 · 12-18-2007, 10:06 AM

looking great kevin, will be nice to drive her again i bet.

Rokcrln · 12-18-2007, 11:06 AM

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Originally Posted by nuke1

looking great kevin, will be nice to drive her again i bet.

Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week

Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

GREASEMONKEY72 · 12-18-2007, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week

Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

only you can drive it one week then tear it apart the next week and still make it to cruise night the following week in the same truck

Rokcrln · 12-18-2007, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

only you can drive it one week then tear it apart the next week and still make it to cruise night the following week in the same truck

Well maybe if I would stop making things harder on my self!
I did a few "Light Mods" today to match my bed that I did months ago. I don't even think any one noticed the bed "Light Mods" untill the post after this one

I have wanted to do this mod for years so when I chopped the bed down I went ahead and started my idea. Here we are 5-6 months later and I get to do the front. It went well and I got both fenders done today as well as filling in all the holes in both fenders and both doors. I had 45 darn hole in one door alone. It's a good thing these doors are rust free or they would have been scrap!!!! Here are a few pics to keep you all going!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Rokcrln · 12-18-2007, 05:25 PM

Got them in DP90 tonight so I can start teh body work in a day or so. First I want to replace the rockers and "A" post bottoms as soon as I get my parts from ECE. They should be here when I get home Monday if those guys are on the Ball like always! Incase anyone wants to know why I only DP'd the out side it is because the inside was the original paint. It was still in great shape so I am just going to scuff it down and paint right over it. The out side was another story! I had to take them down to bare metal to fill holes and to get rid of those other layers of paint so just the out side got the treatment. Oh and today I spent a good 9hrs on prep and mods!

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$30.00 Paint

GREASEMONKEY72 · 12-18-2007, 06:25 PM

black is good

Rokcrln · 12-18-2007, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GREASEMONKEY72

black is good

Well a good start at least!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Frizzle Fry · 12-18-2007, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Well maybe if I would stop making things harder on my self!
I did a few "Light Mods" today to match my bed that I did months ago.

Foose beat you to it (I hate it when that happens). Nice clean work as always.

Rokcrln · 12-19-2007, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frizzle Fry

Foose beat you to it (I hate it when that happens). Nice clean work as always.

Oh no he didNt! (in my best atitude voice)

He just got his done before me

The night that one aired my wife hit me and said another one of your ideas you were slow on! I had sketched it out about 6months before for my 70 blazer rendering.
Plus this is only part of what I did, the rest will be in a How-To that I am writing up but I need a fendered painted for the artical to really show off a new venders product

Kevin
LFD inc.

lyrikz · 12-19-2007, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rokcrln

Yes it will! Wait I was just driving her last week

Alot of progress today I will have pics tonight!

Kevin
LFD inc.

Kevin,
post a pic of the tool you used to get the crap out of the upper rain lip...IM having a hell of a time sanding in there.

BP68 · 12-19-2007, 07:59 AM

Got any pics of the back side of the front fenders? Is it all nice and smooth? I have always wondered what the looked like on the back side after shaving the lights, or in this case moving them.

Rokcrln · 12-19-2007, 12:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BP68

Got any pics of the back side of the front fenders? Is it all nice and smooth? I have always wondered what the looked like on the back side after shaving the lights, or in this case moving them.

If I had spent a few minutes with a disc the insode would look as good as the out side! I like to cut out the entire section and invert it to cut down on the amount of welding. Plus if you make a templet you can just flip it over for the other side.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lyrikz

Kevin,
post a pic of the tool you used to get the crap out of the upper rain lip...IM having a hell of a time sanding in there.

Very simple tools! The small wheels are not cheap and they do not last very long but they take down any surface rust and grim quick. I start with a screw driver and hammer and work out all I can then go to the

wheel and finish it up. If you have hard spots to get started with somtimes heat works well to soften it up.

Kevin
LFD Inc.

Rokcrln · 12-19-2007, 12:31 PM

Went by the paint store before comming home sick for a few days. I guess it is not a smart move to work in the shop in 45* temps when you have 103 temp your self

Well the body shop is open! Here is part of the stash for the paint job and the main body color. The roof will be bright white like John F's. I think it will also get the lower trim now since I have it and it will look better with the light mod I did (It will be a How-To article) and not the lowering one

Dropped $525 on 2 gal of blue, 2 qts of white and 1 qt of black for the top of the dash and inner fenders. Plus all the hardener and reducers.

Kevin
LFD inc.
166hrs main build
$5500.00 main build
25 Paint hrs
$555.00 Paint

12-16-2007, 01:39 PM	#527
Frizzle Fry Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Hillsboro Oregon Posts: 6,449	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! They are nice... very tempting. If they came with the LEDs...

12-16-2007, 06:42 PM	#530
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! So today I got 3hrs in and it is looking like a pile of parts again! Found rust in the A pillar bottom area's and only one spot on the cab back under the window. All in all not bad for what it could have been. Here are a few pics for the file! Kevin LFD Inc. 166hrs main build $5500.00 main build 8.5 Paint hrs $30.00 Paint Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 12-17-2007 at 09:43 AM.

12-16-2007, 06:43 PM	#531
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! And then! Attached Images

12-16-2007, 07:06 PM	#532
BP68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Olive Branch, MS Posts: 824	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! What changes were made to the 84 blazer tank to hook up the LT1. Any pics? __________________ 68 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 06 Chevy Ext Cab Fleetside 03 Grand Prix GTP My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=269999

12-16-2007, 09:11 PM	#533
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! damn Kevin, i get out of the loop for a while and you go and pull the truck all apart __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

12-17-2007, 09:41 AM	#535
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! I forgot how many nooks and cranies their are on these cabs but I am almost done with this step. Next I will scuff down the inside and do a bit more DA work on the back and jambs. I hope to start cutting out the rust today and have the cab ready for paint by next weekend. This was about 3hrs work so far today. Kevin LFD Inc. 166hrs main build $5500.00 main build 11.5 Paint hrs $30.00 Paint Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 12-17-2007 at 09:44 AM.

12-17-2007, 04:52 PM	#536
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! Well another 5 1/2hrs to tack on to the build. I filled the gas tank filler hole (sand bag and forming hammer) rust hole on back window and one small hole on pass cab corner. I also welded up the trim holes and the holes drilled to pull dents in its past life. I then shot DP90 epoxy over all bare metal areas including inside and out of the front and rear windows. I then stripped both doors (glass,regulators and seals) and DA the outside of them completely. Sunday I will get the other front fender srtipped, fill all holes in fenders and doors (42 holes in one of the doors!) and shoot them with DP90 as well if I have enough time. Kevin LFD Inc. 166hrs main build $5500.00 main build 16 Paint hrs $30.00 Paint Attached Images

12-17-2007, 04:53 PM	#537
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! Final two for the night! Attached Images

12-18-2007, 10:06 AM	#538
nuke1 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan,: Posts: 2,901	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! looking great kevin, will be nice to drive her again i bet. __________________ James 1968 GMC "HAVOC" 1986 GMC "Frank" J.J.R.H. Design & Consulting My 68`Rebuild "HAVOC": http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=316300 A 58' chev build thread: http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=311238 1969 Camaro Pro Touring http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...61#post3513361 Swiss Cheese: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=384390 Adjustable Trailing Arm How-To: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=321100 1968 Ford Farm Truck: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=1#post6555587

12-18-2007, 05:25 PM	#542
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! Got them in DP90 tonight so I can start teh body work in a day or so. First I want to replace the rockers and "A" post bottoms as soon as I get my parts from ECE. They should be here when I get home Monday if those guys are on the Ball like always! Incase anyone wants to know why I only DP'd the out side it is because the inside was the original paint. It was still in great shape so I am just going to scuff it down and paint right over it. The out side was another story! I had to take them down to bare metal to fill holes and to get rid of those other layers of paint so just the out side got the treatment. Oh and today I spent a good 9hrs on prep and mods! Kevin LFD inc. 166hrs main build $5500.00 main build 25 Paint hrs $30.00 Paint Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 12-18-2007 at 05:31 PM.

12-18-2007, 06:25 PM	#543
GREASEMONKEY72 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Bakersfield,CA Posts: 7,893	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! black is good __________________ -steven Alte Seele S.S. "Allison" '72 C/10 LWB 350SB/TH350 - DD PITBULL IS NOT A CRIME

12-19-2007, 07:59 AM	#548
BP68 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Olive Branch, MS Posts: 824	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! Got any pics of the back side of the front fenders? Is it all nice and smooth? I have always wondered what the looked like on the back side after shaving the lights, or in this case moving them. __________________ 68 C10 Shortbed Fleetside 06 Chevy Ext Cab Fleetside 03 Grand Prix GTP My build thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=269999

12-19-2007, 12:31 PM	#550
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	Re: LFD's low buck truck build! Went by the paint store before comming home sick for a few days. I guess it is not a smart move to work in the shop in 45* temps when you have 103 temp your self Well the body shop is open! Here is part of the stash for the paint job and the main body color. The roof will be bright white like John F's. I think it will also get the lower trim now since I have it and it will look better with the light mod I did (It will be a How-To article) and not the lowering one Dropped $525 on 2 gal of blue, 2 qts of white and 1 qt of black for the top of the dash and inner fenders. Plus all the hardener and reducers. Kevin LFD inc. 166hrs main build $5500.00 main build 25 Paint hrs $555.00 Paint Attached Images



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