New member with barn find

[warbucket]

[warbucket]

Boy, It's hard to believe it went from this,

To this,

And finally this.

[Bomp]

Been following along watching and gotta say,"Man that came out nice"!

[dujobu]

Is that a new grille surround or did you clean and polish your old one? Mine is oxidized and I'm trying to figure out how to shine it up.

Originally Posted by warbucket

Boy, It's hard to believe it went from this,

To this,

And finally this.

[Vandy5]

wow that looks great.

[mud.man.rj]

That turned out sooo nice, nicer than the color of money, can't wait to see it come together.

[warbucket]

I been working on installing trim on the blazer and got the top sprayed with tintable raptor bed liner. I came out nice, even had enough to do the inside. the texture is very similar to the factory, a little lumpy but close enough for me. I did end up spraying it with color to even it out.

[warbucket]

Heres some pics of the progress I've made so far. It's very time consuming cleaning every nut and bolt. I'm glad I took lots of pics before taking it apart.

[dujobu]

John it's looking amazing! I missed the update that you got it back from paint… our baby boy came 6 weeks early and I disappeared for a couple of weeks. It really looks awesome. Did you have the engine rebuilt yet? What's next?

[mud.man.rj]

I am glad you are taking your time on every nut and bolt, really worth it in the end, makes it a step above. Good work man, keep at it.

[warbucket]

Thanks guys, Congrats on the new addition Dusty, How's the wife doing?
I'm still not sure on the engine yet, it only has about 45k on it and it's very clean inside but I havn't pulled the oil pan yet to see the bottom end, if it looks good I may add some vortec heads, intake and a cam from summit. I already spoke to the tec guy.

[dujobu]

She's doing well. Things are settling back down and we're getting into a groove. I'm just dying to get the Blazer done. We're down to a little bit of wiring, exhaust and some other details up front then we're ready to roll. Just haven't had much time to work on it plus it's cold working outside under the tent. Got a heater and that helps but it's still tough.

Originally Posted by warbucket

Thanks guys, Congrats on the new addition Dusty, How's the wife doing?
I'm still not sure on the engine yet, it only has about 45k on it and it's very clean inside but I havn't pulled the oil pan yet to see the bottom end, if it looks good I may add some vortec heads, intake and a cam from summit. I already spoke to the tec guy.

[warbucket]

I bought a repop at Carlisle. I used a brillo pad on my original one and it came out pretty nice. Hopefully I'll be done by spring but it's hard working in the cold, the garage has heat but I have to go outside to paint, weld or grind.

[fast eddie1968]

That thing looks great!!!

[boonedogs72]

Looking good!

[richard2717]

you will be done and driving before you know it....Looking real good

[jaros44sr]

X3 John

[warbucket]

With all the snow we are getting here I'm getting a lot done. I was able to get the windshield installed. What a fun job that was, I used two suction cups from Harbor frieght and some rope. The first two atempts I used the glass wheatherstrip from LMC but the chrome trim kept falling out, I couldn't keep it locked in. when that happens you have to start over. I ordered the weatherstrip from http://precisionrestorationparts.com/ and I had it installed in an hour, there weatherstrip would hold the trim in place while you work the seal over the body lip.
Also got the dash 99% done just need a new turn signal cam, I found out the one I have was cracked.

[briank]

Nice job!

[DeadheadNM]

Strong work - looks great!!! Very nice attention to detail. Just a thought - consider adding a stainless cowl screen (from LMC) to keep out the leaves and other debris. I added one (painted black) to each of my trucks as I plan to drive some forested country roads when the snow melts.

[warbucket]

I'm happy, I got the engine back today, I had them bump it up to about 315 hp. I have to flip the drivers side valve covers for the oil tupe and move the crossmember forward because of the 700r4 that I installed last week. I also got all the brake lines, fuel lines and the gas tank complete. I just got done making plates for the underside of the roll bar so I can bolt it down, I'll have to fish the front inner plate through the rocker box and pull it through the floor, I welded the bolts to the plate, It should be fun. Oh and the glove box door clears the roll bar about a 1/2" or so. I hope to have it on the road by late spring or early summer. Here's some pics.

[VA72C10]

Looking good!!! Should be fun!

[jaros44sr]

Nice attention to detail, well done John. If you are going to use the oem spark plug wire looms, wait till you try to mount up the rear ones by the distri., youll hang by your knees from the ceiling to reach the bolts. I used studs to make it a little more manageable

[warbucket]

Thanks Jim, That's a good idea. I have a set of headers so I'll guess I'll have to use some aftermarket ones.

[jaros44sr]

No problem, how does your shop always stay so clean, mine always looks like a hurricane went through......im trying to do better though