Pics of Progress on my 71 Blazer

[teamradrz1]

Here is some pictures of my truck before during and current thought you guys my want a peek.

[vtblazer]

Looks great!

I hope the first pic is it's current status.

[Burt4x4]

Lookin Good

[teamradrz1]

Originally Posted by vtblazer

Looks great!

I hope the first pic is it's current status.

Actualy that is the before pic the paint wasn't sticking. The rear qtrs in front of the tires, someone had cut off the corners for wheeling and on the front fenders as well. Also the doors were not in the best of shape either. But I have 2K5 Super Chevy Red paint and Clear coat for it when the doors are finished.

[bouncytruck]

Looks great!

[70rs/ss]

Holy crap batman, I hope they weren't using that 10" converter? I'd bet a stall of around 3-4k with it?! Looks sweet, I just got my Urethane Bushings and put the 67 clip on mine, but I am aways from paint. I hope mine looks as good as yours in few years!! I am thinking Flat Black for my Blazer and the 67 CST. I got hooked on Flat Black and flames, not sure why. Anyways not Jacking the thread (if I did sorry!)

[LUV2XCLR8]

[Medicanman71]

If thats what it looked like before, i cant wait to see it after!

[teamradrz1]

Originally Posted by 70rs/ss

Holy crap batman, I hope they weren't using that 10" converter? I'd bet a stall of around 3-4k with it?!

I'm not sure I don't know much about Trannys and Diffs, but I woulld say it is not stock cause it'll chirp those 35's when it hits second gear if I'm pushing it.
As you can see I still need to replace my brake booster too it's all rusty.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

[blazerparts]

Purdy.

[krue]

Shoot, I'd give a vital part of my anatomy if my blazer looked like the before pic!

[72CSTC5]

That motor is gorgeous. Very tasteful. Is that a new door that you put on the passenger side? Just curious if it is because I want to chop my door even with the sides but do not want to cut up my original rust free doors.

[13lazer]

very nice, do you do your own painting? thats my next skill i wanna pick up.
awesome truck. if i catch you on the road i'm gonna want to race.
later

[teamradrz1]

Originally Posted by 72CSTC5

That motor is gorgeous. Very tasteful. Is that a new door that you put on the passenger side? Just curious if it is because I want to chop my door even with the sides but do not want to cut up my original rust free doors.

Yes both sides are aftermarket doors and that is what is holding up the paint process is getting them lined up properly.

"very nice, do you do your own painting? thats my next skill i wanna pick up.
awesome truck. if i catch you on the road i'm gonna want to race.
later" by 13lazer

yes I have done all the body and paint work myself, just learning still, I'm debating if I want to have a professional finish it or not. I got a lot of time and effort into it and I want it done right, meaning perfect, so I my outsource the final paint.

[Medicanman71]

13lazer - Most 1st gen owners wouldnt dream of putting the hammer down on their blazer....

The last time i found some one with a blazer who actually wanted to go, was some spoiled girly girl whose dad and brother built the entire thing up for her. Too bad it was all show no go, the thing was gutless. Blew her doors off...

ofcorse my blazer was much more quick before my lift and tires...

It's just a 4 bolt 350 w/ larger valve corvette heads ( a machine shop ****ed my old heads up, and the shop owner had these nice corvetter ones he was holding on to for one of his rigs and gave them to me so he didnt have to buy me new ones.


teamradrz1 - i'm in college and only wish i had so much cash to throw at my blazer!
I think i may be one of the youngest Blazer owners on this forum... but i've been here for a while heh

[teamradrz1]

Originally Posted by Medicanman71

13lazer -

teamradrz1 - i'm in college and only wish i had so much cash to throw at my blazer!
I think i may be one of the youngest Blazer owners on this forum... but i've been here for a while heh

I know how you feel this is my second Blazer as my 1st a 72 needed lots of work but had no money to invest so I ended up selling it. But the 2nd time around I'm doing it right with this one and yes I am throwing alot of money at it but it has been a process ofr about 3 or 4 years doing so. Little by little I've been collecting parts and storing them for my rebuild and only now am I finally seeing the light at the other side of the tunnel.

My problem now is lack of time!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Very nice looking blazer glad to see another one in oregon..

[makovai]

Originally Posted by teamradrz1

Here is some pictures of my truck before during and current thought you guys my want a peek.

Beautiful job.....

Just wondering....I have the same winch bumper (with no winch in it also)Do you know who makes that winch bumper? or is it an oregon thing

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks to be a warn bumper(could be wrong though)enforcer I think???

[teamradrz1]

***UPDATE***

Stoped by the shop today and the truck is done being sanded and is completely taken apart they did the final seam sealer sections today to cure over the weekend and should be in the paint booth Monday or Tuesday of next week! They are spraying all the jams with the truck apart then will reassemble and spray the exterior. I'm so stoked this thing could actualy be ready in a couple weeks at this rate. This has been a 6+ year restoration job and although it is not a complete frame off it's as about as close as I can do. Damn near everything has been replaced.

rewired the whole truck with a painless wiring harness
new fenders, cowl hood, core support
new shocks, leaf springs, drivelines and braded brake lines
Made an instrument cluster from several used ones I picked up to make one nice one, even rolled the odometer to 00000
new carpet, seats, door panels, dash pad.
All new exterior grill, bumpers, emblems, door handles, mirrors and light lenses

The only major things I'll need to finish later is front suspension(ball joints), dual exhaust and new wheels and tires.

[vtblazer]

Awesome to see a three year old post pop back up being continued!

[teamradrz1]

Maybe a little explanation is in order...
the last picture where the truck was all primered I thought I was alsmost ready for paint, but I couldn't get the doors lined up so I had a body guy come out and he said someone in the past installed the outer rockers incorrectly causing the doors not to line up. So I cut them off and found more rust really broke my heart because of the setback I parked it for almost a year. Then Last spring I started working on it again and took it into the body shop to be finished and painted. That was last May the guys at the shop liked my rig so much that they asked if they could redo the entire truck I was like well I wish I could afford that but there is no way. They said no no no we'll do it for the same price $3500 we just want to really put our mark on it and do it right. So of course I was like Hell Yeah go for it! So almost a year later it is finally ready for paint and let me tell you before they took it apart the primer was so smooth and straight it looked like semi-gloss paint. they even took the natural curves on the door edges and strainghtened them so the whole truck side is damn near perfect. they are going way above and beyond what we initionally agreed on I was suppose to do do all the panel removing and re-installing and the final cut and buff to get the price down to $3500 but they decided they wanted to be responsible for the whole thing. Plus the extra two years gave me the time I needed to stock pile all the parts to put it all back together with new or looks new parts. And finaly 5 years later I'll be able to drive it this summer and go to some cruise-ins and the local wednesday night car shows at PIR (Portland International Raceway)

[VA72C10]

Wow, can't wait to see it...

[teamradrz1]

OK FINALLY SOME COLOR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

here she is fresh after 2 coats of yellow base then 3 coats of red base and 4 coats of clear.