The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network







Register or Log In To remove these advertisements.

Go Back   The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network > 47 - Current classic GM Trucks > The 1973 - 1987 Chevrolet & GMC Squarebody Pickups Message Board > The 1973 - 1991 Blazers, Jimmys, and Suburbans Message Board

Web 67-72chevytrucks.com


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 06-23-2013, 08:45 PM   #1
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

This is my '85 M1009 CUCV, bought it sight-unseen online and haven't really done much with it except drive it and enjoy it. I've usually got some little something going on with it, but it's usually just cleaning something up and painting it while it's off the truck. It's starting to look somewhat decent so I decided to start a build thread to post progress.

Here's what I drug home. It was advertised as non-running, but it started right up and drove on the trailer.


Here's a pic a few weeks later after a good bath.


This picture is after spending a day under it with a pressure washer and then painting the underside and suspension with semi-gloss black.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build

Last edited by 68Timber; 06-23-2013 at 09:19 PM.
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2013, 09:02 PM   #2
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

The CUCV grill guard is obviously gone, DBLSPRT68 and I did some horse-tradin - his 80's vintage bull bar for the CUCV grill guard. I haven't done anything with it yet, but I want to sand it/paint it and hang some off road lights on it. Before I do all that, I decided to take the grill off and clean it up.

Stripped down:


After a bunch of primer and sanding:


Final paint:


Here it's mostly back together. My parking lamp lenses were shot, I got a really nice set from Tx Firefighter - thanks Kevin. I upgraded the head lamps to Sylvania Silverstars while it was apart. And to make sure its as obnoxiously rednecked as possible, I added the Caddy horns. They're loud and all, but somehow not right. It's like Larry the Cable Guy (Mater?) talking with a Barry White voice. I'm sure I'll get over it.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build

Last edited by 68Timber; 02-07-2014 at 10:48 PM.
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2013, 09:02 PM   #3
Willowrun
Senior Member
 
Willowrun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 1,014
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Interested to see what you've got planned. Did they fork it on both sides?
Posted via Mobile Device
Willowrun is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2013, 09:18 PM   #4
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

My headlight bezels were broken on both sides, so I bought a new pair from Classic Parts. I also bought a media tumbler from Harbor Freight, the $50 model. I had two fist-fulls of nuts and bolts and screws that needed help so it seemed like a good time to try one. I let it run three days with play sand, it cleaned everything up good. I stuck them all in cardboard and gave them a coat of satin black. Larger items needed a visit to the blast cabinet.

Here are the head light buckets after one has been through the cabinet:


Here is the grille "before":


And after. I painted the trim that surrounds grille with satin black. I'm not sold on it after the fact. If it doesn't grow on me I'll paint it green to match the grille.


Next up will be getting the bull bar on and some lights front and rear.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-23-2013, 09:51 PM   #5
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Quote:
Originally Posted by Willowrun View Post
Interested to see what you've got planned. Did they fork it on both sides?
Posted via Mobile Device
Hard to tell for sure but I don't think so. Both doors are dented but the drive shafts are good. I don't have anything wild planned, it's my weekend driver. I've spent a bunch on my other truck so this one will be my budget ride.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-25-2013, 09:45 AM   #6
Jonboy
Slots go on anything!
 
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Richardson, TX
Posts: 5,957
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

I like the way the grille trim turned out. It would look good with all of it painted dark argent (charcoal) too.
Jonboy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 09:01 AM   #7
DBLSPRT68
Registered User
 
DBLSPRT68's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ft. Mill, SC USA
Posts: 931
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

John, I'm glad I finally saw pics of yours with the grill guard installed. I see that it is angled back some..... It looks great on my Burb. I was only going to test fit it, and try and pull it out. Looks good to me, but now I have to pull it back off and paint it black..... I did look at this truck while at your house, really nice truck. I've got to do the same things to mine, front end and underside. Mine is kinda rusty underneath. Hope we can meet up one day. David
__________________
PROJECT TRUCK: 1985 SWB C10 Silverado Black/Charcoal, 1990 V2500 Suburban, 2018 Suburban, 2005 GMC 2500HD CCSB, 2014 Toyota Camry SE, HAD.....1968 Camaro RS/SS Family owned since new; 350 3 speed SOLD
DBLSPRT68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-27-2013, 11:36 AM   #8
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Quote:
Originally Posted by Jonboy View Post
I like the way the grille trim turned out. It would look good with all of it painted dark argent (charcoal) too.
Thanks - it probably would look better in charcoal. I'm going to give it a few weeks before I decide whether or not to change it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by DBLSPRT68 View Post
John, I'm glad I finally saw pics of yours with the grill guard installed. I see that it is angled back some..... It looks great on my Burb. I was only going to test fit it, and try and pull it out. Looks good to me, but now I have to pull it back off and paint it black..... I did look at this truck while at your house, really nice truck. I've got to do the same things to mine, front end and underside. Mine is kinda rusty underneath. Hope we can meet up one day. David
David, I saw the pics of it installed on your truck and it seemed much more vertical than it was on mine. Thanks for the compliments! Satin black is a miracle cure for the chassis. I'm sure we'll get to meet up in LA before too long.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-19-2014, 09:27 PM   #9
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

The junkyard gods smiled on me last summer, I found a K5 at the pick-n-pull that hadn't been gone over yet and it had a Rancho 2.5" suspension on it. I recognized it because I put one on a K5 I had back in the 90's. A little work and $75 made it mine, and I got some other goodies off that truck as well. But I've had some other stuff going on that have kept me from wrenching much at all in 2013, so it sat, but I've rounded that corner and can play with trucks again.

Today I put the wire wheel on the grinder to freshen up the front springs and shackles. I obviously didn't blow apart the spring packs, but hey, they'll look better. I should be able to install this shortly.
Attached Images
   
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-20-2014, 07:08 PM   #10
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Beautiful day today, and I was working from home, so I painted parts. And I got most everything done but I need to get a few more coats on the leaf springs. I am using Rust-oleum camo paint from Walmart to give the shocks and hardware some detail that fits the truck. I bought new shocks, just some budget Pro-Comp ES1000's. They were white, but I've fixed that. They came with black boots, so they should look good on the truck. I also bought new poly bushings, but went with black, and also have new spring and shackle bolts ready to go. The bad news is a cold front is coming through tonight and I'll have to wait for it to warm up to finish painting the springs.
Attached Images
     
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-20-2014, 07:12 PM   #11
mpierce9
Registered User
 
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: ATLANTA
Posts: 223
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Look'n sharp.
mpierce9 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-20-2014, 08:40 PM   #12
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Thank you sir! New shoes are waiting on me.
Attached Images
 
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-20-2014, 11:27 PM   #13
Willowrun
Senior Member
 
Willowrun's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Posts: 1,014
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

What size tires did you go with? Are you lifting the rear also? Edit...just noticed the rear lift.....
Willowrun is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-21-2014, 07:26 AM   #14
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

The wheels are Pro Comp rock crawler 15x10's. The tires are 33x12.50's. The wheels are one of the few new parts I've bought, this will be as budget friendly as I can do it.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2014, 08:03 AM   #15
DBLSPRT68
Registered User
 
DBLSPRT68's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Ft. Mill, SC USA
Posts: 931
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

LOOKIN GOOD JOHN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
__________________
PROJECT TRUCK: 1985 SWB C10 Silverado Black/Charcoal, 1990 V2500 Suburban, 2018 Suburban, 2005 GMC 2500HD CCSB, 2014 Toyota Camry SE, HAD.....1968 Camaro RS/SS Family owned since new; 350 3 speed SOLD
DBLSPRT68 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2014, 08:27 AM   #16
truckfan
Senior Member
 
truckfan's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Lawrence KS
Posts: 821
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Looking good.
__________________
1981 Chevy C30 440 Holmes 42K one owner miles
truckfan is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2014, 09:38 AM   #17
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Thanks guys. The weather is killing me right now. I work out of town a lot during the week, between that and the cold weather this is dragging out longer than it should. Maybe I can get this installed this weekend. We'll see.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-23-2014, 11:38 AM   #18
motornut
78K & 79C Jimmys
 
motornut's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ottawa Ont CANADA
Posts: 7,901
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

looks good,
I know the bumper outline detail changes ,
I had my 78s guard on the 88 and it leaned out funny,check the guard shape to the bumper shape
__________________
John
1978 GMCJimmy4X4-350/203
1979 GMCJimmy4X2-305/350
motornut is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 01-27-2014, 09:16 PM   #19
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Quote:
Originally Posted by motornut View Post
looks good,
I know the bumper outline detail changes ,
I had my 78s guard on the 88 and it leaned out funny,check the guard shape to the bumper shape
Thanks John.

This is the best I can do for now, crazy weather down in Alabama but it is supposed to be in the 60's Saturday, so maybe I'll get all this bolted on.
Attached Images
  
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-02-2014, 09:52 AM   #20
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Well, crap. The spring bushings I ordered do not fit the Rancho springs, they're too wide. So I decided to at least install the rear blocks, no dice there either - the u-bolts I ordered weren't long enough. Sooo, I've ordered longer u-bolts and Rancho bushings.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-09-2014, 07:15 PM   #21
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Some joy today, but short of Shangri-La... The correct bushings arrived and I got the front springs and shocks installed but ran out of time to do the rear. There's always next weekend, right? In the rear shot you can see how much difference a 2.5" lift w/33" tires on 10" wide wheels makes. Also, the bull bar I got in trade from DBLSPRT68 is almost ready to install. It had a little minor rust but the wire wheel cleaned it all up.
Attached Images
    
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-10-2014, 06:40 PM   #22
crashz
Registered User
 
crashz's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: MA
Posts: 207
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Looks good! The lift and tires will really change the personality of the truck.


BTW - love the concrete test cylinder wall!
__________________
2012 Chevy 2500HD, 6.0L, 6spd auto, 4x4, ECSB
1987 GMC V3500 Dump, 6.2L diesel, TH400
1983 GMC K2500 - awaiting its restoration and Cummins swap.
crashz is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-15-2014, 06:15 PM   #23
48cj2a
Registered User
 
48cj2a's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Central, IL
Posts: 599
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Great work!

Your labor is bringing back some ambition in working on mine again but we've got nearly a foot of snow on the ground in Central Illinois and temps have been in the teens.

Can wait for Spring here and keep up the good work!!!
__________________
03 Suburban Z71 Z71
98 GMC Yukon SLT 4x4 Yukon
86 M1009 CUCV Project Milverado
48 Willys CJ2A 48CJ2A
48cj2a is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-15-2014, 09:08 PM   #24
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Quote:
Originally Posted by crashz View Post
Looks good! The lift and tires will really change the personality of the truck.


BTW - love the concrete test cylinder wall!
Thanks, and yeah, cars aren't the only thing that come with weird PO mods.

Quote:
Originally Posted by 48cj2a View Post
Great work!

Your labor is bringing back some ambition in working on mine again but we've got nearly a foot of snow on the ground in Central Illinois and temps have been in the teens.

Can wait for Spring here and keep up the good work!!!
Thanks man. I'm looking forward to "top gone" weather myself.

I'd previously got busy with the pressure washer under the truck and followed up with a bunch of cans of satin black rattle can. It was a big improvement at the time, but I'm trying to detail it a little better while I'm working under the truck. Today was a little too cold to paint anything so I went to work with the grinder and wire wheel. I also smoked my old grinder and finished the day with a new one. Tomorrow will be warm enough to paint some more. I'll get some pics then.
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 02-16-2014, 07:40 PM   #25
68Timber
I know the pieces fit
 
68Timber's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: MONTGOMERY, AL
Posts: 5,523
Re: Sarge's rattle-can rebuild

Small update. Got everything installed. My front hubs didn't look so good so I scuffed them up and repainted them. I'll let the paint harden a week before I put the tires back on, so no shot with the new shoes on. It's coming along though.
Attached Images
  
__________________
John

79 2wd Blazer (Bruiser)
85 M1009 Blazer (Sarge) build
74 Honda Z50 build
68Timber is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Bookmarks

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT -4. The time now is 07:33 AM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright 1997-2022 67-72chevytrucks.com