83 ground up blazer build

[stumpjump]

They make a short bench for the backs of jeeps that might work well for you and I believe they have provisions for harnesses...

the first result on my google search brought up these:

http://www.quadratec.com/products/p...x,+24234+40x,24234+30x,+24234+20x&spg=t&srt=h

 

[stan1688]

At the rate I am going it will take about 4 years to finish.

That's not near soon enough. Lets go ahead and shoot for this coming summer.

KS rocks is the closest park to me so it will prob be the first trip out. Would also like to go to little sahara.

Where I would really like to go that is somewhat close is SMORR. I've nothing but great things about that place.

So yea... any updates???

 

[crawdaddy]

Not a big update, I got distracted a little after buying the crew cab. A lot of the build funds will be going to getting the crew cab road worthy, as right now it is not. And while it will be a few years before the blazer is done, I should have the crew ready to wheel by mid summer.

Back to the blazer... I have been working on the sill plate where it meets the floor, establishing the new floor height. This is the result still needs finished but this is the idea.

 

[Recon!]

Yum.

 

[crawdaddy]

Made the rear seat brackets today. I started with 2x2x 1/8in angle iron and cut them down.

Then welded the two together

Ground the welds down smooth

Added some speed holes

And bolted to the seat for test fit

 

[ryoken]

wow, deja vu.... looks good, dig the seat bracket too..

 

[crawdaddy]

wow, deja vu.... looks good, dig the seat bracket too..

Thanks man, I hope that acid wash trick works good cause all that grinding sucks..
Pulled the rear wheel wells out, gonna do custom ones that are a little bigger. Took out the factory crossmember and installed the rear seat plate. It is 3/16 plate steel with 1 1/2 x 1/8 square tubing at both ends of the plate. The seat brackets I just finished will weld to the plate like in the pic.

 

[crawdaddy]

Here is the start of the rear bumper and fender bars.

 

[shady]

we think alike that is nearly identical to the wheel opening tubes i've been planning. mine will have a flare built in though..... unless i find a burb. then the k5's gettin truggied

 

[COCHEV]

I really like those fender bars! Nice work

 

[stan1688]

Well you can go ahead and consider that design stolen. Looking good, keep it up!!!

 

[COCHEV]

Well you can go ahead and consider that design stolen. Looking good, keep it up!!!

I was thinking the same thing

 

[crawdaddy]

Thanks guys. Those bars took all day. There are 5 different bends with 5 different rotations to keep them close to the body. As far as using the design thats awesome. I have stolen or borrowed a lot of design elements of my truck from various builds.

 

[crawdaddy]

Here are a couple pics of the rear bumper tied to the cage and fender bar. I orderer some clevis mounts for the bumper from Kert at DIY4X, should get those next week then I can put the sheeting on and finish the bumper.

Working on the fender wells now so I threw a tire under it to get some perspective.

 

[StevoandaRedK5]

Looks awesome.

Is that last pic of the back corner of the drivers side fender?

 

[crawdaddy]

Looks awesome.

Is that last pic of the back corner of the drivers side fender?

Thanks man. Ya that is the back of the drivers side fender.

 

[crawdaddy]

Got the tube fender flares finished. Used 1x1x1/8" angle for the frame and filled it in with 16ga.

 

[1bgsub]

Looks good.

later
Trey

 

[pblaze725]

That cage needs more triangulation! More V's & M's & W's, & X's.
Just kidding, I thought I would be first to say it this time...
Looks awesome! *subscribed*

 

[73redblaze]

check this place out for small bench seats
http://www.autopartsdealer.com/baja_bench_headrest-p2009350-p.html