Recent content by Gumby

Wiring. Sourcing a trans adapter. More wiring. Back of the 68 dash. New PCB. The wiper switch lost a terminal. The knob and washer button are cool. 81 switch would be better and a plug in. I'll have to figure out a way to make the knob fit. Both the Lincoln and the Heep need a single 4x10...

Got a couple of exhaust studs out. New ones went in and the the Trailblazer down pipes and cats bolted up. The motor is about hammered in. Front clip is all back on. I don't know i should just print a radio delete plate. I have a 2 knob cassette deck, but even with the knobs all the way it, they...

Threw the front grill together. Wife helped me put the hood on for a pic. Dash is starting to come together Doors are getting stripped and sealed.

Starting to consolodate trucks. The Trailblazer i ended up with had been body swapped. This one has a really rusty frame.. This truck was clearly engineered for the return of the I6. The 5.3 is wedged in there. The front diff is bolted to the block and the axle passes through the oil pan. With...

It keeps coming further apart. Cab needs to get back outside to get the underside cleaned. It can't get all that nastiness all over my clean shop. It's just dirt and crud, but it needs to stay outside. A little lace where the fire wall and floor seam is. Pretty easy patch. Frame didn't need...

Pay no attention to that other chassis in the background. I spent Tuesday and half of Wednesday driving to almost Iowa. About 700 miles round trip, including dropping down to Homer Glen and grabbing a co-pilot @4rnr for the last 2.5 hours of adventuring. The new truck came with an 81 frame...

Rockers and cab corners too. Before and after

Insert welding montage with appropriate music of your choice in your head. Finished!

The cab has some rust. It's all fixable, but it's a welding job. B-pillars Roof overhang (eaves? Soffit? Brow? Visor? Sleeping berth for mice?) Rear of the cab. This was all expanding foam repaired. Rockers and inners. Windsheild frame Fire wall

3.92 - for my reference Pic for content - future LS coil covers. Decal repops available.

Got all 4 bleeders broken loose. PB Blaster and and awesome Snap On bleeder wrench I've had for 30 years. Got fluid to the fronts. No braking ability at all. Cut the last 4 bed bolts while it was in the air. Popped the bed with the tractor. Truck was definitely blue. Frame rust was just...

I got out the powerwasher sand blaster. It worked OK, but fiddly. I thought I might hook up the old pressure pot to force feed the powerwasher, and it worked out the pressure pot worked pretty great on its own. Orange melted right off, old red oxide primer was a little harder. Down to bare...

I love ITBs

The view today that made me realize I wasn't gonna drive this truck stock. I need brakes and axles that can do modern roads. 3 on the tree was novel, but driving around the yard was enough to know it would be a pain in the ass, especially towing. This is one of those trucks that a modern...

Yeah. Well. My math skills being what they are, I looked at my rock auto wish list and the parts that had to come from a specialty shop, I bought a silverado. Dude took $600. Edit: dude said he'd take $600, but sold it to someone else. I bought a trailblazer from the same guy i bought the...