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The firewall has all the "extra" holes that have been added over the years plugged. I plan on installing nut plates in lieu of sheet metal screws and clip nuts. Somewhere along the line it had the M1008/M1009 air conditioner installed and had multiple large holes cut in the firewall for the...

Some extra pictures of the repairs ongoing.

I also finished the drivers side rear roof corner repair and got the drip rail removed and the side of the roof repaired.

Been awhile since I had an update, funny how life gets in the way of our hobbies. I made a tool to make 1/2" plugs for filling in various holes in the firewall and the antenna mount holes. It's made from a bucking bar and a 1/2" transfer punch.

That would have been a waste of time. As mentioned previously the drip rails on these vehicles are formed from the cab roof panel and the door frame skin. They are spot welded and the sealed with seam sealer. The pickups did not have them. Check out a M1008 no drip rails. The civilian pick ups...

Got a few repairs done on the tub this week. I finished up the right side B pillar repairs, and got the drip rail rod installed. The original drip rail is formed from the cab roof and the door frame skins spot welded together. When cut and grind down your left with the seam edges. I stitched...

The complete frame was sand blasted and coated by itself. The transmission x-member was done by itself. All of the bolt on brackets were removed and done separately. Jeremy and his guys at Powder & Protective Coatings of Texas here in Dallas has done all my blasting and baking.

I installed the upper plug so that while filling i can watch the original fill access port for proper level prior to it making a mess. Just me being anal.

I got out of order a bit . I rebuilt the front axle. I was going to strip them down completely for powder coating, but decided to check the backlash first. Since the backlash was good I went with a reseal, ball joint,rodend job. New u-joints, installed a fill and drain port on the...

Frame is powder coated flat black. Some before and after pictures.

Corrosion damage pre-sand blasting and post.

Yes it is. I will document the mod, it is from a 2000 Chevy Blazer.

Tub and frame separation.

Going to document this restore here as there are many modifications being performed on this truck. The frame and most everything else related to the frame has been sent for powder coating. Attached are a couple of pictures to show a before and after progression. Sent from my SM-G973U1 using...