"this may take a while" Tre5 Customs 72 Blazer Roadster

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"this may take a while" Tre5 Customs 72 Blazer Roadster
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The frame is bent on both sides, just in front of the firewall. I am not sure what I am going to do about it yet. I may build a full frame but I have all the porterbuilt front suspension so I am not really sure.The little rust that there is on the body...
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zaccanti
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hey jeremy see if you can get ahold of a body shop there, you might be able to get the frame specs, itll help you do a cross measurment and square the front for that porterbuilt. just an idea im sure you thought of already but wasnt sure
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AZ ARTWORX
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yeah dude get a hold of a body shop haha ive already showed u i can get u frame specs if u need em
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zef
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I have LWB rails intact and complete and straight not gonna us them and being youll probably up doind a rear back half or firewall back it wouldnt matter. let me know if your intrested in it.

this may help ya for you demensions http://www.chuckschevytruckpages.com/framespecs.html
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tre5
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Thanks Zef. I sent you a PM
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avs_jason
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Glad to see this coming along man.
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Grant Kustoms
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gotta love the rocker rust these trucks always have
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tre5
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Yeah,
I am sending the body to the blaster next week. Hopefully the primer on the exterior isn't covering anything major up. Then comes a full frame build while still using the PorterBuilt dropmember.
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A little computer work to layout the rear suspension and frame.
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kaoss
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That's awesome. My project I used a tape measure, a 2X6, an angle finder and the wife to figure out the rear suspension geometry.