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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Takes a brave soul to chop up a cherry blazer like that, but it looks like you are doing a helluva nice job!......nice fab work.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Since the rear seat will be attached directly to the floor, and I have lost some of the rigidity by removing a large portion of it, I decided that I would mount the notch cover directly to the notches. To do this, I drilled a couple of holes in line with the recesses in the floor and welded nuts inside the top plate of the notch. I will use grade 8 hardware and rubber mounting pads from a truck bed for a little NVH isolation. I didn't get far before the shop foreman stepped in and shut me down...
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Good idea
Well your "foreman" is a good reason to stop... lol Last edited by Spray-Bomb; 11-11-2007 at 11:36 PM. |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
After the warden went to bed, I made a little more progress. First, I drilled some holes large enough to pass the taillight/fuel sender harness through so they can route inside the notch. These also make good access holes for spraying corrosion preventive goo inside the notches.
You can see in the next pic that I made braces to keep the outer plates from bowing inwards when I did the final pass. Then finished up welding the plates on the inside and fitted the top cap. Next step- Cut the frame ![]()
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
great progress.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Thanks. I'm chuggin' along... Got the bottom cap welded in and slapped on a coat of Rust Encapsulator. Looks like Ill have to trim the panhard bracket a little.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Well by the looks of the progress you're making, you'll be done with yours before I ever get started.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Well I got mine welded in without your help
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Lil' more progress- mostly just an excuse to post some needless pics ![]()
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Well, it's mostly scheduling getting with my friend where my truck is about an hour away. I don't have the room or tools to do it and he's done it many times and has the tools.
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[QUOTE=gringoloco;2444238]What's the hold-up?
Sweet. That will make things much easier. Pics? I will post up tomorrow, I always leave my camera cord @ work. And yes it will be much easier and cheaper. I know it will lay out with a 275/35/20 or I am fairly sure it will. |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
where did you get the bumpstops?
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
They are a Prothane piece. Part# 19-1316. They are 11/16" thick. I think I will order a set of the 19-1319s- they are 3/8" thick- every little bit counts...
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Looking good man! Can't wait to see some more
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
I have a suggestion for you:
When you bolt your notch cover to the notch like that the bolt will transfer the noise/vibration even if you have a pad/bushing in between. I have some of these I am going to try out for the notch cover (form b). ![]() |
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Why are you bolting on the notch cover? Seems like a nice zip around it with the welder would be fine. You didn't have access from the top before, so not sure if there's any value to having top access now.
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Looks good Gingo! About time you get blazer in the weeds!!! Keep up the work.
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Whatever you do, I think you should avoid a solid mount anywhere between the frame and body. Just my $.02
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Re: How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer...
Ya, since you are mounting a seat to it your plan is good. Be sure that bolt hole is big enough that the bolt will never touch the body. Like you said, you could do a body mount off to the side of the notch, but may not be necessary. In blazers and burbs I worry about this more than I would a truck.
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