Don't paint it.
Martin
Martin
CK5
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Blazer's 85 Suburban "Twinkie"
- Thread starter kgblazerfive
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x2!!!
y5mgisi
1 ton status
Stock color.
Well I cut it and glued it and so I need to coat it with something.
TheBeast_88K5
Banned
Why does your thread NOT have the subtitle: "Super Bitchin' Bobbed Front!!!" ???
I HAD TO DO THIS....
*you, and Norby, have to put up with my bs."
I HAD TO DO THIS....
*you, and Norby, have to put up with my bs."
Argent Silver!
I like it Keith!
And I agree with the button turnsignals....
http://www.rdmoffroad.com/LED-3/4-Round-Marker-Light-Amber-Red-Clear-or-Blue.aspx?MMP=101SZSKFM3X
So front end is done
Turn signals are in, ended up basically making new ones. Took the old ones cut them down made some tops and bottoms and glued it all together. Problem is I made both the same when they should have been opposite each other. Can't rally tell unless you are looking for it but oh well.
Horns are mounted
Wires are shortened and wired tied together.
Left holes in the corner of the top of the grill area bottom of the hood for some bars to attach to a stinger when I get around to that.
Turn signals are in, ended up basically making new ones. Took the old ones cut them down made some tops and bottoms and glued it all together. Problem is I made both the same when they should have been opposite each other. Can't rally tell unless you are looking for it but oh well.
Horns are mounted
Wires are shortened and wired tied together.
Left holes in the corner of the top of the grill area bottom of the hood for some bars to attach to a stinger when I get around to that.
So I am only five days behind my schedule of having it done by July. So stay tuned for the tranny mount next.
Went with alum. for a color for the grill. Matched rather well.
its beautiful. 
Looks good!
Looks awesome keith. Really a super clean job.
Thanks guys
I like it.
Martin
Martin
So day before yesterday Twinkie was running and then she died, so I figured she was out of gas. Been wanting to run it out so if I was going to drop the tank and move it, it would be easier.
So wanted to move her around so got a couple of gallons of gas and no start.
So got thinking, I had left the key on over night and killed the battery. Pulled a plug and no spark. Did I kill the coil?
So went out to the shed grabbed the distributor from my race motor planning on just changing the coil. Got thinking about it, maybe I killed the module.
So I swapped the whole thing, runs now.
So wanted to move her around so got a couple of gallons of gas and no start.
So got thinking, I had left the key on over night and killed the battery. Pulled a plug and no spark. Did I kill the coil?
So went out to the shed grabbed the distributor from my race motor planning on just changing the coil. Got thinking about it, maybe I killed the module.
So I swapped the whole thing, runs now.
Thank you sir.
So spent the morning doing some yard work.
Then did some work on the mount.
Got some tube from Scott. Took some angle iron made some sides ran tube from one side to the other and mount is done, well it was a little more then that but....
Hopefully it didn't move to much when I finished welding it had some good tacks so should be ok.
Have to decide how much of it needs a skid plate then put that on. Also going to put some sort of a guard around the two bottom bolts not sure what yet.
Had to make the doubler mount crooked because when I re-drilled the 203 years ago I drilled it a bit off so the mounts were uneven, so I made the mount plate uneven to match.
So spent the morning doing some yard work.
Then did some work on the mount.
Got some tube from Scott. Took some angle iron made some sides ran tube from one side to the other and mount is done, well it was a little more then that but....
Hopefully it didn't move to much when I finished welding it had some good tacks so should be ok.
Have to decide how much of it needs a skid plate then put that on. Also going to put some sort of a guard around the two bottom bolts not sure what yet.
Had to make the doubler mount crooked because when I re-drilled the 203 years ago I drilled it a bit off so the mounts were uneven, so I made the mount plate uneven to match.
Got the mount done and in
Aluminum skid I had laying around fits rather well so it is in.
Poly is from a set of sway bar bushings.
This is the first time it has had a front mount in it so hope it likes it, I have been running with just the rear one since the double was put in.
Ended up using 2" angle for the sides so it is 2 1/2 or so inches lower then the frame. The original was about 5" lower then the frame so got about three inches more ground clearance.
Aluminum skid I had laying around fits rather well so it is in.
Poly is from a set of sway bar bushings.
This is the first time it has had a front mount in it so hope it likes it, I have been running with just the rear one since the double was put in.
Ended up using 2" angle for the sides so it is 2 1/2 or so inches lower then the frame. The original was about 5" lower then the frame so got about three inches more ground clearance.
Kind of deciding what to do next.
Leave the rear seat alone or put in the four buckets that I got.
Since my dash hasn't sold, put the dash in or not
Still need to mount a floor shifter
Still need to put the windshield then make some half windows for it.
Leave the rear seat alone or put in the four buckets that I got.
Since my dash hasn't sold, put the dash in or not
Still need to mount a floor shifter
Still need to put the windshield then make some half windows for it.
So started working on getting the seats fitted and figuring out if they are all going to fit.
Thought I would mount a roll bar that I have had since I had the 73 Blazer, which was my first project to do. Then we had another kid so I needed a bigger vehicle, kid is 7 now
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So stuck it in fits rather well had to do a little modding on the wheel well bars, but put sleeves in where I welded them and it turned out pretty good.
Thought I would mount a roll bar that I have had since I had the 73 Blazer, which was my first project to do. Then we had another kid so I needed a bigger vehicle, kid is 7 now
.So stuck it in fits rather well had to do a little modding on the wheel well bars, but put sleeves in where I welded them and it turned out pretty good.
