Well this weekend I tackled the job of pulling the dash apart to replace the bulbs for the gauges. While I was at it, I removed the clear bezel, wet sanded it to remove the discoloration, then polished it back up. Surprisingly, now that I have the problem with my hands/forearms, my hands do not [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Welding category.
Gauges Fixed – Passenger Window TOO!
26 July 2009, 9:27 pm
Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Exterior, Interior, Metal Working, Welding.
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“New” Complete Rear Quarters
2 May 2009, 8:11 pm
Today I drove over to Honeoye Falls (just south of Rochester) to pick up a set of used, but complete and original rear quarters. The passenger side quarter has some ripples in it, a tiny bit of surface rust, and is a bit messed up at the front where it attaches to the B-pillar, but [...]
Filed under Blazer, Drivetrain, Exterior, Metal Working, Welding.
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Mufflers are on!
24 April 2009, 2:54 pm
I finally got the exhaust pipe complete enough to mount mufflers. This meant that I could license it and get it inspected. Looking back now, I should have known that the hole in the floor board was not going to fly… So that is the task for this week. Getting that hole covered up so [...]
Mower Deck Rebuild
8 April 2009, 7:47 pm
So I have had this mower deck in my garage all winter that I have been rebuilding, rather lazily, through out this period of time. Today I decided that it really needed to be done. With weather changing for the better, I am sure that Mark was going to be needing it sometime soon. A [...]
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Headers Installed – Exhaust…
28 January 2009, 11:59 pm
So after determining that the old Hooker headers from my Chevelle would not fit the K5 properly, I ordered a set of Hooker Competition headers. These are made to work with the Hooker Competition dual exhaust system which I also ordered. The headers fit very well, however, the mandrel bent exhaust system did not fit [...]
More Work…
31 December 2008, 2:12 pm
So the Chevelle headers do not fit to my liking. The passenger side would have a problem with the front driveshaft if the suspension were to hit the bump stops. Going to full static articulation (lifting the front passenger wheel until the rear passenger wheel begins to lift), I still had enough room for a [...]
Filed under Blazer, Chevelle, Exhaust, Exterior, Metal Working, Tires, Transmission, Welding.
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No progress…
14 October 2008, 12:45 pm
I am sorry to say that there has been little progress made on any of the projects that I currently have started. A lot of other things are currently taking precedence. Being a volunteer fire fighter and training associated with that and an increasing requirement for time at work have taken a large chunk out [...]
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Door Work
25 August 2008, 1:15 am
I did some more work on the passenger door to the Chevelle today. In the process of messing around trying to fit a large panel across a complex curve, I finally decided to cut the piece down and make it into two separate pieces. I was able to get a 3″ by 1″ piece partially [...]
Filed under Chevelle, Metal Working, Welding.
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