Grizz’s ‘79 2WD 🇺🇸 Chevy Blazer V8 STRANGER THINGS 16/08/2022

If you had used my .375 Holland and Holland hunting rifle I used to use with a 300 grain bullet,that bowl of soup would have been all that was left of the rat.....

Looks much better with those rear lights.... to hell with the fuel consumption 😂

....and Craig underlining his nose with that snor makes him look like a clown...oh...I forgot ...😉😂😂😂

Or just stop putting out food for Mr Fox.

I contemplated poison blocks, but it’s a whole,eco system at risk then.



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Consumption has never been an issue.

Craig is doing his Movember thing.

Slow start to my day, the cold and damp, chilly and breezy weather slowing my motivation a bit, well, a lot.

So eventually made it to the garage by 13.30

Decided to give tinting the rear glass in the tailgate a go on my own.

Reversed the truck tint into the garage and then started to get the tailgate glass out, exposed and ready for tinting.




Glass measured 1550mm X 480mm


Cleaned and ready.



So cut it on the folding table Martin got me from his mums house, date stamped 1960 on the underside. Beats throwing it away.



Small jobs, they all take time, some more than others, even the planning of the execution of this.

Added a steel ruler to the one end, to weigh it down when I got to removing the backing sheet.



Stretched



Then removing the rear backing film.

One needs an octopus realistically to manage all the sides and getting it all sprayed wet before application.

Even my tweets held onto a tab.



Film applied.

Not looking good.

But there is hope, in the form of a squeegee

Much rubbing, squueegeeing and swearing at the wind.




Done.

Far from perfect, but at less than £10.00 for the rear and side glass, I am happy with the results.



Prozac the Van that can looking on.



Last photo taken specifically for the guys in America to illustrate the reverse lights being reused as indicators with yellow/amber lightbulbs.




Once that was done, I did the front wheel lettering.

Another small job done, never made it out to the shops.

Need to go shopping tomorrow and find myself some waterproof slimline LED reverse lights to mount under the bumper.


Thanks for checking in and all your comments and advice so far.

As for all the stalkers........ 🤔🦃

I assume you painted the lettering over? If they are proper white-outliners you can refresh the white by gently scrubbing the lettering with a scouring pad or scotchbrite, the lettering is a huge white band cast into the sidewall with the lettering on, you can't rub through the lettering so you can do this as often as you need.

ETA: Nice work on the tinting, looks really good!

😁👮‍♂️ Busted.

I used a heavy white permanent marker just to refresh the top surface, but am aware of all the white hidden under the black.

This

What have you got left to do on this before you get back to the C10?

Lots left to do.

Nothing has to be done, I just keep tinkering because it’s “Not a Project”

Front wheel bearings, seals etc, rear springs need new bushes, and the actual sequence of the springs may be out too, for those with critical or eagle eyes, and fitting of reverse lights I bought at 11.00pm last night.

C10 will be addressed in summertime, as it is all welding and primer and paint.





Absolutely correctly described JB, a pinched tent in a flat field.

Then add in 40year old, scratched, marked glass on the outside, rubber seals that saw better days 30 years ago and it is not easy, etc etc......

It is very far from a great job, but at under £10.00 for all three of these windows, it is a bargain like many bargains are, good enough.

Main thing is that it keeps eyes out the rear of the Blazer where the jack, spare belts and bits reside in that period correct tote bag you see in some of the pics, as well as the spare wheel, so it keeps scrote eyes out to some extent, and in my opinion, as it is my truck, looks OK too as. Bonus.


Bought some back up or reversing lights for the truck, mainly for getting down the side of my house in the dark, as I always reverse it down to the garage as doing a 5 point turn on the grass would destroy and mark it, done once already a few weeks ago.

Had really good reviews from about 5 guys with American cars and trucks who fitted them.

I will not be adding fog lights too, as they look rubbish and we’re never fitted originally.




Then just need to find the original reverse light between the ones cut on the loom, and ensure the reverse switch on the steering column actually works, or else fit an over ride switch to turn them into rear facing spotlights.

Off work today, so certainly out with the Blazer to go shopping and for a decent drive.

Later.

Morning mate,

Not as far as I know, remember 40 years ago, break ins were possibly less of an issue.

Also, this thing is almost 6 foot wide inside, so making something to cover the rear would not be worth my while.

But I will keep an eye out for a ready made solution, like a black window blind type structure.