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Oct 18, 2018 20:42:30 GMT
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darn, that carpet is red!!! a few random ramblings and thoughts , mostly recapping previous posts... your truck your design but if onward worth was always a consideration most vehicles would probably never be modified! given the general (and I'm being diplomatic here) age of the bodywork , might vinyl look a bit "fresh" and in those special crusty places "lumpy" and not really in keeping? i would have thought that 3 tins of paint , a few rolls of tape and a pack of 4" rollers would have been the way to go....and any future owner would just have to lump it. i dare say that removing vinyl pre or post sale would take some paint/bog/ru$t with it anyway? as i said....random musings..... carry on with the retina searing interior!! Yup, it is very red. I have been thinking of ways to tone it down, including a light coat of black rattlecan paint over a simple set of masking tape plaid lay outs, to dull it down a bit. As far as the bodywork is concerned, trust me, there is a whole lot of loving coming it’s way in the paint/surface Department, but that’s later. I would never just add vinyl as it stands now. Plus, up close it is actually pretty not bad. Looking good Grizz. I am still suffering with terminal man flu or else I would have offered to help instal at the weekend - I do have some spring clamps if you need them? As with everything you buy on the internet I bought them as WS6 springs which probably means they are off a 6 cylinder Camero... Lop one coil off before you fit them. P.  Thank you for the offer Paul, I know you are cheap and easy to bribe with pizza, mugs of tea or a BBQ. I suspect that minus a coil, raised high and with the shock absorbers disciponnected, one may just have the collapsed units fall straight out, and be able to push the surgically enhanced units back into the cups. Fingers crossed.. darn, that carpet is red!!! a few random ramblings and thoughts , mostly recapping previous posts... your truck your design but if onward worth was always a consideration most vehicles would probably never be modified! given the general (and I'm being diplomatic here) age of the bodywork , might vinyl look a bit "fresh" and in those special crusty places "lumpy" and not really in keeping? i would have thought that 3 tins of paint , a few rolls of tape and a pack of 4" rollers would have been the way to go....and any future owner would just have to lump it. i dare say that removing vinyl pre or post sale would take some paint/bog/ru$t with it anyway? as i said....random musings..... carry on with the retina searing interior!! Oh yes, that´red. Gave my very best to mock up the result and now I wonder how much would some wine red faux leather cost? I know that red carpet was for free, but then... I think I would buy some darker stuff for you since I quite like that darker shade of red, even the plaid. Or how about some crowd funding, guys?   Crowd funding comment had me laughing out quite loudly in my car, in the carpark at the Maudsley Hospital (Check what sort of hospital it is) Ultimately the panels are just a way to keep me busy, and the red carpet, albeit loud, is functional. Love the way Chevy produce a great looking vehicle, stick a tasty V8 in it, then stuff a bus seat in the back! And a fold down one at that. plaid cloth, thats the sport bit of sport utility, all the cool kids were doing it in the 70s/80s you do make me chuckle. |
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Oct 18, 2018 20:57:16 GMT
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If they wont go in the other way to do it is to take the lower arm off where it bolts onto the crossmember, secure the coil to the lower arm with some wire, use some threaded rod and put it into the mounting holes on the crossmember and then jack the control arm back into position using the long threaded rod as a guide. When it mates up to the crossmember put the bolts in the holes that don't have the threaded bar in secure the spindle to the lower control arm and BOOOOM its all in and relatively safely. Or you can just jack it into place.... Looking forward to seeing the efforts over the weekend. P. |
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Oct 18, 2018 21:01:25 GMT
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If they wont go in the other way to do it is to take the lower arm off where it bolts onto the crossmember, secure the coil to the lower arm with some wire, use some threaded rod and put it into the mounting holes on the crossmember and then jack the control arm back into position using the long threaded rod as a guide. When it mates up to the crossmember put the bolts in the holes that don't have the threaded bar in secure the spindle to the lower control arm and BOOOOM its all in and relatively safely. Or you can just jack it into place.... Looking forward to seeing the efforts over the weekend.P. Thank you. Once I figure my arsenal from my elbow..... I will get it done, hopefully without bloodshed. |
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Oct 18, 2018 21:27:15 GMT
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Well, for this who tried to guess the contents of the box posted to me this week. They were in fact original lights, generously sold to me by MrS (Martin with the very rusty K5) as he had a spare set.    Complete with bodies and lamps.   To replace these ugly burgers.  Double, in fact triple whammy of good news today. Lights arrived in the post, as did V5C in my name, but unable to SORN truck online for some reason.  Third thing was getting a VW Polo Towbar from mate Martin to try fit on the truck where Lee had removed the original. Yes, I want o e but most people do not. Worked in London today, doing a lecture in Kings College Hospital to the Stroke team, before I started, this view greeted me, sometimes there are bonuses attached to earning your keep.  Towbar update in a bit. |
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Oct 18, 2018 21:50:42 GMT
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This morning at one point, mate Martin called me to say he had been to his mums home and found VW Polo Towbar Knowing that I was looking for something to convert to fit to the Blazer, he put it in his work van and took it with him. Tonight we were about a mile apart on the motorway , both headed down the M2 when he called to see how my day had gone, we realised a rendezvous was in order, so met up on the roadside next to the Medway river on the Cuxton road bypass. Nice new work van.  Wooooohoooo.... Bounty.  Came home, fed the security cat, then quick trip to the garage to offer the Towbar up yo the chassis mounting points Extension to be removed. Mounting plate 300mm off the ground.  Chassis mounts are at 800mm Towbar is at 900mm Perfect.  To be mounted in top of chassis tabs.  Security cat helped and then came up to the house to wait for me.  |
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Oct 18, 2018 21:51:07 GMT
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Oooooppps. Double post. Have a random penance pic.  |
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Last Edit: Oct 19, 2018 21:57:29 GMT by grizz
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May have found a previous owner from a long time ago.
Below some comments from him.
Did that come from a guy in Kent? It looks like one I had years ago. Also 2WD
Not sure Rian long time ago sold to a guy in kent and never seen since it was original 2wd from California was all in primer apart from removable top in cream, i had a heavy duty tow bar welded on as used to pull large trailer pulling yanks from Belgium, have a pic will try and find, same grill though.
Rian Kemp as said not sure if that's the same one but looks like it, but i remember when i registered mine i had to take it to Ashford kent for some reason to have it checked always had mine done local, verry hard to find in original 2wd today, the only reason i sold it i had a 70 3 door suburban from Texas arrive couple months later.
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Oct 19, 2018 17:05:42 GMT
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Hi Ryan,
Just re-read this from the start whilst sitting on the Costa del Sol and it's p*****g down (that's obviously pouring down lol,)
As usual some excellent work being done,
I know I'm a bit late to the debate but love the standard ride night and also the plain white / chrome wheeled version on p8,
Please keep the updates coming,
Nigel
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BMW E46 320d Sport Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 325 Touring (now sold on.)
BMW E30 320 Cabriolet (Project car - currently for sale.)
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Oct 19, 2018 20:09:04 GMT
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Hi Ryan, Just re-read this from the start whilst sitting on the Costa del Sol and it's p*****g down (that's obviously pouring down lol,) As usual some excellent work being done, I know I'm a bit late to the debate but love the standard ride night and also the plain white / chrome wheeled version on p8, Please keep the updates coming, Nigel Hi Nigel, Despite the rain, you still win, being on the Costa del Sol. That version of the truck you like is lovely. Of course this is not that truck. It has challenges and will challenge me. And the plan is to spend as little as possible on it, except time and effort. Let’s see where it ends up, updates will continue. |
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Oct 19, 2018 20:34:21 GMT
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Take two. iPad 1 Grizz 0 Been a busy week, and tonight I had a report deadline, after a conversation with my new manager, we booked a half day for Thursday so that he could help me understand the process and activity to deliver a new monthly report, which all his reportees think is a waste of time, but hey..... what do we know? So at 6pm before light failedI went to the garage and lifted the Blazer up high.  Remember this piece?  Clamped in.  Done. Good enough for me. Glued in place.  Then the seam sealer, thinking it would be the end of the day. But of course not, Ehhh?  900mm of welding done in the dark, using an LED torch to show me where to go.......  Bird poop welding on the inner sill panel, without a doubt, Grinding back in the morning, and some seam sealer later. This is not at all structural but needed to be done. Kraken Rum no 2 is history too, so gp era near bedtime for me. I am also almost out of gas, and interestingly, Imam getting a free delivery from Sam tomorrow. Old skool service with a smile. |
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Oooooppps. Double post. Have a random penance pic. If you were going to hang that trailer behind your new "toy" I would suggest some wooden vinyl at the sides - which would suit the plaid interior better than the race style livery, too I guess. |
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Oct 20, 2018 10:20:26 GMT
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Oooooppps. Double post. Have a random penance pic. If you were going to hang that trailer behind your new "toy" I would suggest some wooden vinyl at the sides - which would suit the plaid interior better than the race style livery, too I guess. The thing is that there are no right or wrong answers. We all like different stuff but ultimately only one final rendition will survive. Nice way to wake up after a night of not sleeping again. Good morning, Been a while! I have a set of spring compressors and am free tomorrow if you still need help with your new truck. Am heading off to work now so won't pick up any messages for an hour or so. Good to see you back at it even if a different truck! Henry. Of course I agreed to him coming over. |
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Oct 20, 2018 16:48:49 GMT
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If this doesn't qualify as a project, what does? 😂
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You need to spend more time on the prep - those bits of steel are not cleaned back enough to make welding them in particularly easy. Plus, cutting all the rot out is far easier than trying to weld onto it. Buying clean new steel to weld in is the best way. When the welding position is far from ideal the prep needs to compensate for it. All done. If this doesn't qualify as a project, what does? 😂 This ain’t no bloody project. 🚐 Trust me 🦖 🦖 🦖 🦖 🦖 .............. Well, maybe on second thoughts.... Nope, it’s not a project.😎 |
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I texted my welding gas supply guy well after hours on Friday evening and he replied that he would have a new bottle of Argon/CO2 gas delivered on Saturday morning,by 08.00 I had a call to say the gas would be here by 09.00 True to his word, Steve was here on time, retired mechanic and general nice guy who works three days a week as volunteer at the British Heart Foundation furniture shop and then does deliveries for Sam in exchange for beer tokens, likes three sugars in his tea, we ended up chatting for an hour before I kicked him out and headed to the garage. Saturday saw some side panel action. Based on this photoshop, it may be a bit bright, so in the back of my head there is a plan involving some satin black paint and masking tape...... Just to reduce the eye searingly red of the carpet.  I cut small scross slots in the carpet that would be invisible, but allow a screwdriver tip in, to secure the screws to the bedsides.  Spray glue, bought cheaply at a Bootfair last year or longer agoworked beautifully Mickey came around to give a hand on the mounting job and photo credits to him.    Really pleased with how it turned out. In the mean time, the original importer in 2004 of the Blazer sent me this photo. His computer with all photos was stolen a few years ago, so evidence is scarce. Originally a California truck,it came into the U.K. in primer and a white canopy.  Once started on the truck, my first job was to get the welding ground back just a little bit on the underside, then added another coat of weld through primer on all surfaces.  Through the day, Harley was on QC duty, and also vermin patrol. She catches and releases (usually the release is live, and indoors) On a trip up to the house, I saw her in the “I got one” position next to a garden bed, and found this little guy there, playing possum   Friend PaulF sent this pic yesterday.  More on the welding up of the floor later, time for tea and toast now. I had a deadline of 5.30 yesterday, as I had a dinner date, the kind where you shave and shower and put on clean clothes for a Lady. Really. |
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With the underside primered, the next job was to fine tune the hole into which my previously made and primered panel would be fitted and welded up. Amazing how everything takes more time than planned. I did discover that the plastic sill plate had not survived my welding on the underside sill the night before. So removed this one. Possibly to be replaced with a cut to size and shape Mazda MX5 part donated by mate Martin.  New panel.  Glued in place.  Followed by a load of smaller patches, cut out, measure and make new piece and then weld in and grind back, look for missed spots or pin holes, weld up, grind and repeat.     Of course, the smaller the holes and patches, the bigger the effort, as I could not be bothered to go fetch and cut this thick steel with my Dremmel. You cut with a big cutter and end up with cuts to close up too.   Around 3.00pm mate PaulF came around for a chat, cuppa, cookies and to check out my garage, as they have recently bought a new home and he is building a bigger garage. He took a sneaky pic too.  More in a bit. |
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Good to see you yesterday.
The truck is a lot better than he makes it out to be, I am very jealous of it! The wings and bonnet look a lot worse in the photos
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Nice pic of the little changes over the years, very helpful/interesting.
Speaking of little: what are your plans for the poor little cat victim? Seems to be a sqirrel looking at hands and feet.
Can you just release it back to nature hoping mom will take him back to the nest (or harley strike again)?
Or do you know some surrogate mom to breed&feed him?
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Good to see you yesterday. The truck is a lot better than he makes it out to be, I am very jealous of it! The wings and bonnet look a lot worse in the photos Great as always to have you over Paul, though I was quite disappointed that you had not brought over the rest of your team. I guess the truck is actually a lot better than described, but I needed to make sure nobody else sneaked in to buy it from Lee, as I wanted it that badly. Also, it was a way to manage my own expectations. Having found out it was very good California truck when it came into the U.K. is great news and actually supports the good steel aground now. Thank you also for the perfectly timed gift of an inspection light. |
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Nice pic of the little changes over the years, very helpful/interesting. Speaking of little: what are your plans for the poor little cat victim? Seems to be a sqirrel looking at hands and feet. Can you just release it back to nature hoping mom will take him back to the nest (or harley strike again)? Or do you know some surrogate mom to breed&feed him? It seems it was a Vole, go check Google. I always release anything she brings in. Only rats get killed on my property, if they transgress my borders, ie garage or house, as they are super destructive. I wanted to be it’s friend. It was super cute and once I had handled it for about 10 minutes, I released it into the hedge with a stern telling off, to watch out for Harley. |
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