I've moved it again, with pics! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Big J · 02-05-2005, 04:51 PM

Well I started off building it at my aunt and uncles house in they're back yard. Took it apart down to the frame. Got the frame done and put it back together with a different bed (original floor, firewall, and windshield frame). Basically got it to the point of moving and stopping (kind of) by itself. I moved it to a little building the inlaws said I could use. That was great but you couldn't open the doors all the way because it wasn't wide enough. Oh well. Now I'm in my cousin's fully equipped shop to finish the build. Its insullated, heated, concrete, monster snapon tool box loaded down, AIR!!!, and a very nice Millermatic 210 mig welder. Took it back apart and got the shocks and lift blocks on last weekend. I seperated the bed from the floor board yesterday to clean all the rust and body goo to weld it all up. Put it back together then welded it back together. Got the new front U-bolts on too. Next weekend I'll weld in the new front cab supports and maybe the rocker boxes. Then cut out the bad stuff in the floor board to weld in the new. and then and then and then. Yall know how it is.

The new place!!!! Sorry the pics are a little dark, I didn't have all the lights on.

I'm hoping to have it done this year, my cousin laughed and said it will take at least a year, haha. To all my helpers and advisors, Thanks for all the help!

71jimmy · 02-05-2005, 05:11 PM

Looking good, that's alot of work you already did, keep it up. What size tires/wheels are those in pic 3? Does it have a lift?

Big J · 02-05-2005, 05:33 PM

Its a 4-4.5" lift. The tires didn't quite fit. They were 35 14.50x15 thornbirds. They rubbed the bottom front of the fender. Not ready to cut on my new fenders yet so the tires and wheels had to go. The wheels were 15x10. 35 12.50's will fit great on either the stock ralleys or some 15x10s. Thanks for the compliment.

FRENCHBLUE72 · 02-05-2005, 09:54 PM

Nice progress those thornbirds look pretty good on there..

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-05-2005, 10:32 PM

DID YOU EVER SELL THOSE WHEELS AND TIRES

Big J · 02-06-2005, 10:10 AM

Yep, traded them for a complete ready to drop in built 350. You should a got'em, they'd of looked good on yours.

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-06-2005, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Big J

Yep, traded them for a complete ready to drop in built 350. You should a got'em, they'd of looked good on yours.

OH WELL, GLAD YOU WERE ABLE TO TRADE YOUR WAY OUT
OF THEM, THE PROGRESS LOOKS VERY GOOD, KEEP IT UP.

**jamie72** · 02-06-2005, 08:12 PM

hey big j you need to pay the electric bill and get the lights turned on..

keep up the work..

02-05-2005, 04:51 PM	#1
Big J Its lookin' like a Blazer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gods Country, KY Posts: 1,772	I've moved it again, with pics! Well I started off building it at my aunt and uncles house in they're back yard. Took it apart down to the frame. Got the frame done and put it back together with a different bed (original floor, firewall, and windshield frame). Basically got it to the point of moving and stopping (kind of) by itself. I moved it to a little building the inlaws said I could use. That was great but you couldn't open the doors all the way because it wasn't wide enough. Oh well. Now I'm in my cousin's fully equipped shop to finish the build. Its insullated, heated, concrete, monster snapon tool box loaded down, AIR!!!, and a very nice Millermatic 210 mig welder. Took it back apart and got the shocks and lift blocks on last weekend. I seperated the bed from the floor board yesterday to clean all the rust and body goo to weld it all up. Put it back together then welded it back together. Got the new front U-bolts on too. Next weekend I'll weld in the new front cab supports and maybe the rocker boxes. Then cut out the bad stuff in the floor board to weld in the new. and then and then and then. Yall know how it is. The new place!!!! Sorry the pics are a little dark, I didn't have all the lights on. I'm hoping to have it done this year, my cousin laughed and said it will take at least a year, haha. To all my helpers and advisors, Thanks for all the help! __________________ BAZINGA! My Build

02-05-2005, 05:11 PM	#2
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	Looking good, that's alot of work you already did, keep it up. What size tires/wheels are those in pic 3? Does it have a lift? __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

02-05-2005, 05:33 PM	#3
Big J Its lookin' like a Blazer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gods Country, KY Posts: 1,772	Its a 4-4.5" lift. The tires didn't quite fit. They were 35 14.50x15 thornbirds. They rubbed the bottom front of the fender. Not ready to cut on my new fenders yet so the tires and wheels had to go. The wheels were 15x10. 35 12.50's will fit great on either the stock ralleys or some 15x10s. Thanks for the compliment. __________________ BAZINGA! My Build

02-05-2005, 09:54 PM	#4
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,606	Nice progress those thornbirds look pretty good on there.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

02-05-2005, 10:32 PM	#5
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	DID YOU EVER SELL THOSE WHEELS AND TIRES __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

02-06-2005, 10:10 AM	#6
Big J Its lookin' like a Blazer! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Gods Country, KY Posts: 1,772	Yep, traded them for a complete ready to drop in built 350. You should a got'em, they'd of looked good on yours. __________________ BAZINGA! My Build

02-06-2005, 08:12 PM	#8
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,836	hey big j you need to pay the electric bill and get the lights turned on.. keep up the work.. __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com



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