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Old 03-17-2015, 06:42 PM
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Let's give this a little update.


This was the first time I've ever attempted this and it had been about 10 years since I had worked with fiberglass.








That's it for now.


Big 3 upgrade.


Sandblasted battery tray and sprayed with spray on bedliner.



I don't have a pic of it, but I also got my exhaust ran like this. I noticed a power increase.


Chemical Guys is the ****! This is a 4-5 hour detail job. It took out a lot of scratches, imperfections, and factory orange peal.




Mint condition 5sp console!
 
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Old 03-18-2015, 04:13 AM
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Subsucribeddddd
 
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Holt **** where did the time go? Well lemme throw out some updates...
Carpet added



Bravada cluster with the Alero needles



Not many of these flying around anymore



I'm no longer running the Coys anymore because their wheels are pieces of **** and I'll never buy anything from that company again. But I did make these center caps on my 3d printer.



I also printed off a bezel that snaps into my center console to allow for a leather boot.


 
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Old 01-27-2018, 08:10 PM
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Finally last year it went to the body shop for a full respray.






Similar to the C-5's, but with a polished lip instead of a machined cleared lip.





I had them shave the antenna, hood squirters, roof rack holes, 3rd brake light, tailgate keyhole, license plate light holes, and the spare tire hole. Then they painted the handles, added hood struts, and re sprayed everything. I'm very happy with how it turned out. For some reason I don't have pics of it, but I've also converted to factory power windows and locks including the power door panels as well as adding a new head unit.
 
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Good to see you around!! Blazer looks awesome as always. How are you doing health wise? Feel free to pm me if you don't want to put it up here.
 
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Old 01-28-2018, 09:20 PM
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This is one GORGEOUS 2 door sir!

-Well done on the 5.7 swap, looks like a clean job.
-I'm a sucker for a clean interior, so MAD PROPS on the interior of this thing! Where did the chrome interior pieces come from? I love subtle accents like that.
-I'm also a sucker for stereo subwoofer systems that actually look like they're MEANT to be in the vehicle!
-The 3D printed center caps and console bezel, fantastic job sir Did you used ABS for them? (I hope)
-That paint job looks AMAZING!

If you're ever in the market to sell this thing, seriously, send me a message, I may be willing to take the drive to Kentucky to take that beauty off your hands
 

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If you're ever in the market to sell this thing, seriously, send me a message, I may be willing to take the drive to Kentucky to take that beauty off your hands
I'll race you and the first one there gets it!!
 
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Hey man, I saw the thread title and was wondering if this was your truck. I see a few people one here that are also on S10Forum.
 
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I see a few people one here that are also on S10Forum.
HEY!!!! Are you following me?!?!
 
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Good to see you around!! Blazer looks awesome as always. How are you doing health wise? Feel free to pm me if you don't want to put it up here.
Thanks. Well last year I was sick as hell. I got really weak and my had extremely bad back pain. It wasn't related to my Cystic Fibrosis so they weren't sure what it was. I went into the hospital for 3 days and after a day or so I couldn't walk very far at all. Turns out I had Rhabdomyolysis (rapid skeletal muscle break down). Turns out it was caused by two meds I had been on for a couple years and it had slowly been getting worse. I'm the 5th person in the country to get it from these two meds. They took me off of them and after a month I started feeling better.

This is one GORGEOUS 2 door sir!

-Well done on the 5.7 swap, looks like a clean job.
-I'm a sucker for a clean interior, so MAD PROPS on the interior of this thing! Where did the chrome interior pieces come from? I love subtle accents like that.
-I'm also a sucker for stereo subwoofer systems that actually look like they're MEANT to be in the vehicle!
-The 3D printed center caps and console bezel, fantastic job sir Did you used ABS for them? (I hope)
-That paint job looks AMAZING!

If you're ever in the market to sell this thing, seriously, send me a message, I may be willing to take the drive to Kentucky to take that beauty off your hands
Thanks! I forgot to mention that I had the shop smooth and paint the rear side glass rubber gloss black too. Shifter is just a Hurst shifter stick attached to a core shifters short throw, handles are from an Envoy, and the glove box handle was one that a member on s10forum was selling over 10 years ago. A guy I know bought a Blazer that had it on it and he doesn't like chrome so he sold it to me. I only print with PLA. ABS is stronger and can take higher temps, but is a lot more of a PITA to print with. I designed the caps on the thick side and had them on there for around 2-3 years in temps over 100 degrees in direct sunlight. When I sold the wheels the caps looked the same as they did when I first made them.
 

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