76 k5 build thread -- gaps suck

[offroadblazer764x4]

i got the rims sandblasted today at work well 2 of them. to my pleasant surprise they were pitted all over so some body work was needed to make them look presentable. i also primed the back and sides with acid metal etching primer. then i got to filling in the millions of pits. im just lucky they aren't roted away like the rest of the truck is lol

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[Dafey]

Its looking real good.

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

i didn't get much done today i was busy but i managed to get the hubcaps polished up nice. i got them from the suburban that i got the trannie out of.

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[Dafey]

Those are gonna look sweet!!!

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

yeah i have to drill the holes in the rims for the self tappers that hold these in place the original rally rims that i got these off of witch are on the blazer now just to role around on had 3 holes with self tappers holding the caps on do you think this will weaken the rim any when i drill the holes in the rims that im restoring to use ???

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[Dafey]

do you think this will weaken the rim any when i drill the holes in the rims that im restoring to use ???

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Nope , didnt hurt the others.There steel rims right , If so there strong.

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

yep they are good old American steel

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[offroadblazer764x4]

i was bored today so i striped the paint off of my dashboard with paint stripper and primed it with the acid etching primer. ill have the pics up tomorrow it came out pretty good. i also saw lynard skynard with kid rock to nite it was an awesome show. now i cant wait to hit the roads with my top off cranking sweet home Alabama

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[offroadblazer764x4]

i finialy got the picks on my computer of what i did with the dash board so lets here how you think it came out i think it looks 10 times better but of course its not done yet it still needs sealer and color that will come later. theres a few pictures i used chemical stripper in an spray bomb thats what the fomey stuff is then gave it a thinners wash and a quick sand and mixed up the acid etching primer poured it in the gun and let that do the rest.

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[Dafey]

Looking good !

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

so today i got my cap from storage aka grandmas garage and i brought it to my house so i can prep it to go in to my friends booth for primer i also got the hood and took it home cuz its a pain driving 2 towns over to work on the hood witch is almost done buy the way. i did stash the tail gate there though cuz its getting ruined outside and i still need its guts. the 2002 silverado is how the blazer is getting done its my daily driver and i love it.

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[offroadblazer764x4]

ok i finally got some time today to work on the truck today . its been a crazy week but i got some of the floor patches made up i skinned the old door for some sheet metal because the top half of it was in good shape and i hate to waste stuff. so heres some pics of what i got done the first and second pics are before pics and the last to are after pics i still need to weld everything up its just screwed together now i plan on welding it when i get home from upstate i have a place in the Catskills and thats wear this thing is going as soon as its done. and the last pic is of the purple hornies witch are off of my boys mustang they are loud as hell and i also got a pair of shorty headers because my headers aren't in the best shape 20 bucks you cant beat that.

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[offroadblazer764x4]

i was upstate this weekend at my place in the Catskills and the guy up the road from me has this home made pickup that started out as a blazer his plow truck take a look at the cops lights on the roof i want it its a pre 76 truck i love this thing check it out

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[chevyridinhigh79]

stick or auto? without the plow that would be pretty cool. its cool to still see trucks being built like they were back when there wern't all these high dollar billet parts and you had to work with what you had or could get your hands on. what size are the hornies?

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

the truck is auto and thats how its staying its not a work in progress and the hornies are 3 inch and they are the longest ones they make there loud as hell and you can look rite through them

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[chevyridinhigh79]

i was thinking about getting a set for my race car. im subscribed to your build thread so i might just wait and see how they are on your blazer since my k10 needs a new exhaust asap

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

they were on my friends 73 mustang and they were great but he wanted something that makes less noise so i traded him for a set of flow masters

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[chevyridinhigh79]

yeah i have a set sitting at home but they seem kinda quiet to me.

 

[offroadblazer764x4]

ok back 2 the build now. i finialy got some time to do some welding on the truck today it was fun to say the least i got a s*it load of picks to show what i did so here it comes. the first pic is how it looked before i started. then i whiped out the grinedr and ground everything down so i can spray on the weld through primer. my welder is a small Lincoln 3200hd weld pack with gas and my helmet is a Hobart hood the auto darkening one.

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[offroadblazer764x4]

finialy i got to welding now these are not show quality welds buy any means but they are quality and have good penetration nothing a grinder or carpet cant fix after i welded everything together i primed it with rust-oleum primer to protect it from rusting thats how it looks as of now the next thing on the list is to put on the new rocker and floor pan then i can start all over again on the other side yey lol

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