The Chop Shop- 1990 Class 1 Topless K5 Blazer

[sgtbham]

I gotta agree, that bumper is perfect!!


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[chevyhi]

Man that's a nice front bumper. Is it a one off?


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[RockChuck]

I'm completely impressed with your work! I feel like I'm sitting in my own k10 when I see that interior!! Awesome job!

 

[Hoosierdady]

I gotta agree, that bumper is perfect!!


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I agree, it's simple and clean.

Man that's a nice front bumper. Is it a one off?


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The front bumper is a RC4WD bumper for a D90. I cut away a little here and there and made it fit.

I'm completely impressed with your work! I feel like I'm sitting in my own k10 when I see that interior!! Awesome job!

Thanks man, I appreciate it."thumbsup"

 

[Hoosierdady]

Taillight housings are done and wired up. I used .20 styrene and some chrome vinyl.


Two 5mm red LEDs complete the look. I'll get them installed tonite. All thats left on this rig is to wrap up the wiring, make my sliders and setup the winch.

 

[Hoosierdady]

So the taill lights have been mounted "thumbsup".



I also installed the Supershafty.com 10-4 Firestick antenna too. I ran a piece of black string down the cage to simulate the antenna cable that goes to the CB.


And what is a truck without a exhaust system?


I had some Edelbrock decals in the pile, so thats what I ran with.


The tips have been polished too.


Both sides installed.


I also made some fender wells out of a plastic tray that came with my Proline scale stuff.

 

[John74_UK]

Loving the detail work in this build , inspired me to start my first ever non kit build with my scx that has been gathering dust for the last few years.

Keep up the great work .

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[Super]

I see you're using magnets on the front to hold the body"thumbsup" ,but how are you holding the back half on?

 

[Hoosierdady]

Loving the detail work in this build , inspired me to start my first ever non kit build with my scx that has been gathering dust for the last few years.

Keep up the great work .

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Thanks "thumbsup"

I see you're using magnets on the front to hold the body"thumbsup" ,but how are you holding the back half on?

The back half will be magnets too. I'm in a tpough spot here though due to the electronics being mounted in the body. If I lose the body on the trail, chances are I'm going to rip out a few wires. So I'm looking into using a couple of screws to mount the rear, but leaving the magnets up front so I have some give in the body just in case. I haven't really worked that part out yet.

 

[fr8cture]

Looks good, is that brake line for the exhaust?

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[Hoosierdady]

Looks good, is that brake line for the exhaust?

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No, it's aluminum tubing from the LHS.

 

[Hoosierdady]

Couple of updated pics. Not much left to do on this rig. The winch has been wired up using my Heyok controller, and my custom license plate has been installed too. I'm waiting on my red tow shackles to arrive and to build some sliders. I'll also be looking into some better foams once its done. Enough talk, here are some pics "thumbsup"

 

[muddywaters]

Amazing work and attention to detail brother, your always hitting these build out the park."thumbsup""thumbsup" ? How do you like using the earth magnets and how strong are they to keep the body on while crawling or just trail riding.

 

[Hoosierdady]

Amazing work and attention to detail brother, your always hitting these build out the park."thumbsup""thumbsup" ? How do you like using the earth magnets and how strong are they to keep the body on while crawling or just trail riding.

Thanks. Its a hybrid mount setup really. The rear is hard mounted in a way that allows the front to come up about 3/4" without any damages. I used the magnets up front to hold things down and at least return the body to it's place if it gets knocked around on the trail. sgtbham told me to "capture" the magnets to prevent them from sliding around on the trail. This way the body has to be lifted off vertically instead of it sliding side to side. Thats where the real strength is for these magnets. From what I've seen so far (I havent tested it on the trail or rocks yet) this setup is going to work perfectly. I can remove two screws and have the body off in seconds. It's strong enough that I can almost pick up the truck by the front fenders without them seperating. I wanted some give in case of a roll over (which I'm known for) but I wanted to make sure the body didnt come off either because my wires run thru the body and it would rip them out of my motor/esc/etc. So in theory, if it rolls, the body might come up some, but it wont come off and it'll return to the correct running position once the rig has been righted.

 

[bmuzz1]

So much awesome!! Love the detail in your rig! "thumbsup"

 

[timgreen82]

Hoping you could help and build me a stock jeep rubicon axial body would like to have a pro do it I have messed up my original and the floor pan I tried to put into it. I am not to good at getting everything cut and lined up.

 

[Hoosierdady]

So much awesome!! Love the detail in your rig! "thumbsup"

Thanks man. I'm having some fun with this one for sure.



Things have been busy in the shop lately. I've been working on detailing out this Jeep a little.


And finally, the 1989 Chevy K5 Blazer is finally done :mrgreen:. I picked up some brazing rod and MAP gas yesterday and using some brake line I picked up at Autozone, I wrapped up my sliders.




I need some rock lights yet, but you get the idea.



And here she is.





Someone keeps throwing their trash in my floorboards :roll:


Pack of Marlboros for the road and my ORV park pass.


Couple of interior shots.



And the mandatory flex shots.

 

[Drail]

nice work my friend"thumbsup"
looking forward to seeing ya at ECSC 2014:mrgreen:

 

[STANG KILLA SS]

man this thing is epic. you KNOW i love it :drool:
have you thought about painting the wheels black? seems like overall the truck has a "dark" feel:twisted:

 

[R2j]

Damb James very cool! Nice work and great detail!