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Ryoken's Guide to Rust Treatment and Bodywork 101

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Shoulder is fine...thanks.

Not a lot new, but here it is with the spare tire holder and tire in. Sort of shortens the whole look up from the side...more so in person. I didn't get to go far we got thunderstorm warnings...didn't want to get caught out in them

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looks like they planned all the angles...windshield angle = rollbar angle = spare tire angle
 
ryoken said:
rig looks fawesome...
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you should know :haha: I still got the rear seat to get upholstered...still a lot of dash work and the interior side panels...

Works got me tied up hard until end of year...not sure how much more I will get done to it.

Got that tiny crack that developed on the quarter near the rocker...sent photos to the paint shop today...they are getting back to me tomorrow to let me know what the repair is going to cost.

You know what....I will actually be glad when some of the gloss dulls on that clearcoat...it is a little too glossy...and I haven't touched it..no wax or anything yet.
 
Nothing like saving a full vert! Hats off to you!

Was the tire carrier still in the truck when you got it?
 
I intend to take it to some local classic chevy shows this year...these are local "bring anything old" car shows...I figure the Blazer will be pretty unique among the crowd.

Got to get the tailgate window sweeps in and the above mentioned things...I don't have to have the rear seat in for any show because it was optional to begin with...but like I said...these are local car shows...but the prize is usually a $6000 Snap=on tool box...a big one on wheels...worth aiming for...
 
blazer74 said:
Was the tire carrier still in the truck when you got it?
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Yes it was! THank goodness...I would never have found an original...those are truly 73-74 ONLY! The 1975 went to the passenger side rear over by the gas inlet...at least that's the way it appears in the brochures I've seen
 
Chief Brody said:
Yes it was! THank goodness...I would never have found an original...those are truly 73-74 ONLY! The 1975 went to the passenger side rear over by the gas inlet...at least that's the way it appears in the brochures I've seen
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Yeah I've never come across one ever.

Head turner for sure, not only at shows. I get looks and comments all the time and mine needs paint and such.
 
I got the tailgate window felts in...geez that was tough...not room to work with the glass in....
Also replaced the door strikers and wow, it does make a difference...opens and closes so easy....
Drove it for a short drive...amazing how quiet the body has become...

Got to blast and paint the little angle metal things that attach to the bed floor and hold the bottom of the interior panels...forgot all about them....
thinking it might be easier to start with new metal.
 
Got by front drive shaft back

I finally got my front drive shaft back from the shop...they put Spicer u-Joints in and had to replace something in that barrel shaped u-joint thing....he was showing me but I didn't quite understand what he was saying... I was getting worried when I walked in and said "I'm here to pick up a front shaft for a 1974 Blazer"...and they said..."we ain't got one of them".....I said, it's the green one there on the rack...."Ohhhh"......

anyway, it was expensive as crap....

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They are expensive to have a shop rebuild. On my dads old hunting truck which stayed in 4wd 90% of its life, he got tired of having to rebuild it so he just had a new driveline built that didnt have the double joint at the one end. So when it wore out he could just rebuild it like the rear driveline.
 
y5mgisi said:
They are expensive to have a shop rebuild. On my dads old hunting truck which stayed in 4wd 90% of its life, he got tired of having to rebuild it so he just had a new driveline built that didnt have the double joint at the one end. So when it wore out he could just rebuild it like the rear driveline.
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Just a note...they said it was the original u-joints and everything in there (they didn't know how old it really is) :haha:

He said "I bet the whole front end was shaking because that ball in the joint was loose and everything was sloppy"...
 
I probably need to service the pumpkin before I install the drive shaft
 
Yep, depending on the driveshaft angle, you can sometimes get away with two standard joints instead of one CV joint.

BTW, that one keeper is not seated all the way.............
 
He's right. 3rd pic, the one on the right. Just needs a little tap-tap-taparoo to get the clip a bit deeper in the groove.

Those u-joints and CV ends can be done at home. Just typical u-joint tools and experience required.
 
496truck said:
He's right. 3rd pic, the one on the right. Just needs a little tap-tap-taparoo to get the clip a bit deeper in the groove.

Those u-joints and CV ends can be done at home. Just typical u-joint tools and experience required.
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I might not have known what needed replacing if I had torn it apart myself...and he did replace one part inside that big joint
 
Fordum said:
Yep, depending on the driveshaft angle, you can sometimes get away with two standard joints instead of one CV joint.

BTW, that one keeper is not seated all the way.............
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I kept the "custom" front shaft out of a '71 K10 Suburban I parted out that someone had made up, with only 2 "normal" U-joints, with no CV yoke--you couldn't tell from driving it that it was not the stock one..the shaft didn't have much angle to it and the truck had all stock springs and suspension so I'm sure that helped a lot--never drove it much over 30 mph in 4wd either..
 
Kinda see it here,

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