The Blazer is a Beast!!

[SNOTROCKET]

thats a damn good idea. good job. i think im gonna do the same for the ford.

[87K5BLAZER]

Nice job. I need to mount my winch in the front. How much for a custom rear bumper for my 87?

[JustChad]

How much to make me one for the rear?

Nice job. I need to mount my winch in the front. How much for a custom rear bumper for my 87?

The CAK Racing bumpers are $6000 for the front and $4000 for the rear.   Seriously though, I don't make bumpers and I am definately not interested in making them.  If you want some advice on how to do it I will gladly lend what little I know.

[Metal Twister]

Oh you big Puss... I will give ya $50.00 the way it sits, and dont try to drive the price up! I know ya dont have that much in it!    

[JustChad]

Oh you bug Puss... I will give ya $50.00 the way it sits, and dont try to drive the price up! I know ya dont have that much in it!   

You make me a roll cage and I'll make you a bumper!!

[-96jeepspeed-]

looks killer dude!

[Mike330R]

Nice work!
Glad to see more full size chevys on here!

[JustChad]

Needed a little extra storage in the Blazer and I've been looking at the front seat pedestal figuring I could do some with the space.  After looking at it for a while I finally decided I could fit some pretty good sized drawers under them.


The driver side has a slide out lid to hold little stuff in.

Passenger side is open top but the bottom of the seat holds all the stuff in.

[JustChad]

After the last overnighter to the desert I got tired of clearing the floor so I could blow up an air mattress.  I got the idea of somehow putting cot inside that would be attached to the side of the truck and could roll up when not in use.  I picked up a cheap cot for $30 and this is what I came up with:

The tie strap pulls the cot nice and tight and now I don"t have to try and clear enough room for the air mattress.

I roll the legs up in the canvas and a couple of velcro straps keep it nice and tight.

[Metal Twister]

I like it, it stows away nice and is very functional. Nice job Chad.   Have you started the patient search yet?

[JustChad]

Ya.  I forgot to add that part...Patent Pending

[Metal Twister]

No, I meant the Meat wagon kinda of patient!  Looks like an military ambulance!

[H_Factor]

I was thinking of stringing up a hammock in the back of my truck, but that cot looks easier to set up. Where'd you get it?

[JustChad]

I bought the actual cot at Stars and Stripes military surplus for $26 and then fabbed up the brackets and supports out of 1" round tube steel.  It works awesome.  I was thinking of doing a hammock too but I think a cot is ore comfortable in the long run.

[JustChad]

Ever since I got the Blazer I've been wanting to make it one color.

  So I finally got off my butt and got it going.  Started off be talking to my paint supplier TCP Global in Miramar.  Great shop for auto paint and supplies.  They hooked me up with their Kustom Shop, Hot Rod Flatz,  Olive Drab Green paint.


My doors and hood were beyond repair so I picked some up at the junk yard and a little bondo and sanding...




I painted the hood and doors a couple of weeks before I was able to get to the body.  Last weekend I started on Friday after work pulling the truck apart.  I had some great help from Moorehouse and MT.










Even Lexus showed up to supervise.


After dis-assembly and sanding the next day was masking, Primer and Paint.



Sunday was reassembly so I could drive it home.  




Much thanks to MT and Moorehouse for helping me out.  I have it drivable and still need to paint the rear bumper, the front grill and other little odds and ends.  I'll post up once it is complete.  I plan on painting all of that flat black along with a fresh coat on the back lid.  Should have that done it the next couple of weeks.  It was definitely a much bigger project than I thought but I am glad I did it.

[M.T.]

I must say Chad it was well worth the effort. It looks so much cleaner even though I have this thing for Cammie    Now you need to see just how wide the Squeeze really is! Let me know if and when you need some help lifting that front bumper back up into place.    

[moorehouse77]

Hey look its that one guy they always tell me to watch out for!!!!!   

[M.T.]

That's him!!!!

But seriously he cant help being a #$*@! He was born in a dumpster and truly has never recovered!