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Piecing together a full vert! (This Blows)
- Thread starter Rugby_7
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I then put the body on 4x4's and blocks to clean up the underside
More work on the underside
The rocker boxes were filled with these prickly bastards
With the underside coated I started disassembling the donor frame
I then had the frame blasted and I primed & painted it
Gathering parts
I also had to change the body mount hangers cause mine were trashed
Then started replacing the suspension. Went with DIY4x shackle flip for the rear with tied together shackle, new poly bushings everywhere, and DIY4x shackles up front. I took a gamble and bought zone 4 inch lift front springs, heard good things about them on other trucks but nothing on ours. They were pretty low cost though. I also got poly body mounts and a 1 inch lift from ORD.
onto the rear
I was then ready to put the body on the frame. So I enticed some of my teammates with beer to help me carry and set it on the frame. The whole job took less than a half hour. Way easier than expected
the fun
more
I found a really good deal on ebay for a classic dash and autometer gauges that I couldn't pass up. Going to be a long time before these get to go in.
Very good progress 
Here are a few other misc pics
Nice work
My next step is doing some repairs on repairs to my front frame. My plan is to go with and DIY4x A-Bomb to add strength and rigidity to the front while replacing the spring and body mounts. Then do some fixing of the repairs on the frame. I would like to also get a TNA engine cross member because it replaces everything making it stronger.
Once that is completed I can do some of the body work. I have a couple spots where the top meets the body that need replacing. I also found a dent that was filled with like an inch of bondo by the rear below the tail light line. I need to decide if I want to cut and replace or just make a cut straight across like many of the rock crawler blazers.
Future plans include:
Complete re wire
5.3 4l60e np241 with electric vss
Either axle swap or re-gear to get 4:10 and 35" tires
It is going to be alot of time and work before I am anywhere near anything but it will be fun!
Once that is completed I can do some of the body work. I have a couple spots where the top meets the body that need replacing. I also found a dent that was filled with like an inch of bondo by the rear below the tail light line. I need to decide if I want to cut and replace or just make a cut straight across like many of the rock crawler blazers.
Future plans include:
Complete re wire
5.3 4l60e np241 with electric vss
Either axle swap or re-gear to get 4:10 and 35" tires
It is going to be alot of time and work before I am anywhere near anything but it will be fun!
Sounds like it will be a solid truck
Thanks for the encouragement everyone! burnout
