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80's short box, "S.E.R.E." Box permanently attached to the cab.

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OH, and for posterity sake, we cut 2.5" from the bed floor and inner box sides. nothing was removed from the outer box sides. Basically separated the inner from the outer on the front most edge of the box side. Smoothed it out and used that extra 2.5" as overlap.
 
cybrfire said:
This is the one I got. It's pretty effortless. less than a minute per flare I'd guess.

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One of the best I've got. love this tool, so easy.
 
What's the plan on wheel well openings? Will they line up ok or will you have to cut them out and adjust where they go?

Sweet idea by the way. Reminds me of the Ford uni's
 
So that's an Eastwood brake line tool? After 20yrs struggling with a part store POS the lines on the Burb did me in. I'm ready for new. Liking the unibody.
 
quick question: Why the unibody? Just for the look, or to try something new, or is there a benefit you are going for?
 
nedceifus said:
So that's an Eastwood brake line tool? After 20yrs struggling with a part store POS the lines on the Burb did me in. I'm ready for new. Liking the unibody.
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@nedceifus search mastercool brake flare tool also . there crazy good to use . I have had one for prob almost 15 years . they even have the die set now for gm tranny cooler lines that clip in . . the cone shape.
 
shady said:
What's the plan on wheel well openings? Will they line up ok or will you have to cut them out and adjust where they go?
Sweet idea by the way. Reminds me of the Ford uni's
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They are off quite a bit but some trimming may be all that is required to get a better look out of it. We'll see how that goes in the near future.

beags86 said:
What's the plan for the back? Suburban barn doors?
I hope.
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Nope, doing a tail gate but got something kinda cool planned here. More to come on that in the near future as well.


ashman said:
quick question: Why the unibody? Just for the look, or to try something new, or is there a benefit you are going for?
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there are a few benefits. I like blazers but the wheel base is a bit on the short side, that in mind, starting with the short box and then stretching the wheel base a tad in the front and rather than stretching it in the rear, move the body forward gets you a better departure.

Secondly, the interior space, I find it hard to camp out in the back of a blazer. Just a bit on the short side. I'm not tall by any means but tall enough, I can't stretch out. Of course there is the additional cargo space and some pretty in depth storage plans.

I don't think "Unibody" is the correct term here. To me, that suggests a non full frame vehicle which this is definitely full frame and then some.
 
I was thinking you could use sort of the method Dave did on the maiden for the wheel opening. Cut the wheel well out of the bed side, remove a strip out from behind equal to what you need it moved. Weld back in and put the strip you pulled out infront of the well. You could stretch the opening a touch if you wanted while you were at it
 
Wow, blurry pic. Well, took it on the move. What can I tell ya!
 
cybrfire said:
Center piece of frame rail.

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One complete rail.

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Detail of the 4" to 6" transition.

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Factory rail compared to full new rail.

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Lots of welding to do!
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U willing to do that again in the future. I have a 76 k5 bazer in need of some help in the frame department. that looks amazing
 
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