AJ's '72 Cruiser Crawler Build

[jaros44sr]

Originally Posted by Big J

2 questions for ya.... What color is the engine going to be? What is that on the roof of the Burb sittin' next to your Blazer in the garage?

My guess is they use it to hunt quail or to get on the back of an elephant

[AJs72K5]

Originally Posted by dutchadams

Amazing Blazer you've got there. That primary silver you have on there is beautiful. Do you know the brand and color code for the paint? That exactly the color I have been looking for.

Chrysler Argent DAH1-S4A

Originally Posted by Big J

2 questions for ya.... What color is the engine going to be? What is that on the roof of the Burb sittin' next to your Blazer in the garage? Glad to see you get to get it back up and going pretty quick.

Originally Posted by jaros44sr

My guess is they use it to hunt quail or to get on the back of an elephant

Block and water pump are gonna be red. Everything else black.

I don't own the garage...that's just my corner where they let me store it work on it. The Burb is at the shop for some tranny work I think....it's not mine. My guess is that it's used for deer hunting. It's got a feeder on the back, a rack in the front with a manual winch to pull the body onto for hauling and the big rack on top for the shooters.

[AJs72K5]

Not a real update, but here's what I was up to today.

[AJs72K5]

UPDATE 03/29/09: The last of my major part purchases (I hope) for the rebuild showed up yesterday. I picked a DIY4X crossmember from a fellow boardmember that had changed hands a couple of times cuz it wouldn't fit (LSX and a Cummins). It's never been fully installed

So, of course I had to run by the shop this morning to make sure it would fit.



Tons of clearance on the Milodon pan


Now, I just need to repaint it. Stay tuned, next week, we start working on the motor...

[AJs72K5]

UPDATE 04/03/09: Picked up my hood and cowl from the body shop today...no pics of the hood. But, I did get the pics the body guy took of his progress. These will show a bit better how he cleaned up the dish in the firewall for the BBC.

Bringing back a pic of the firewall showing the PO's "work" to get the BBC in. You can clearly see where he beat on, and cut the firewall up.


The patch for the passenger side...he finished this the day the truck showed up


The driver's side took a lot more work. He cut the dish to open it up, and then smoothed out the lines while patching the hole.


Here's a shot of the firewall with both patches.


Filler to smooth and ready for primer.



I'll post up a pic of the hood tomorrow along with any progress I make.

[lks dcvn]

Looks pretty good to me - might be a blessing in disguise type thing...

[Chevyman63]

Originally Posted by lks dcvn

Looks pretty good to me - might be a blessing in disguise type thing...