[Project] Slow Motion...

[chvys10]

hey,hey... black minitruckers ARE cool... .. LMAO

[AJ]

for black minitruckers!

[ZQ8 Blazer]

When you plan on doing some more stuff to the truck?

[AJ]

ah, shut up! lol when i get my funds right. not like most people on here that get the exact amount needed and throw it onto the the truck, then their broke. i need to be paying for school and everyday things. i planned on being bagged, yes...but it didnt happen like hoped.

unless you wanna invest in my truck. im sure it will help you some how? hah

[ZQ8 Blazer]

haha. Sorry man I too am limited on funds due to school. I am thinking about 20's in the Spring though...

[AJ]

so, the truck got damaged by some tornado debris the other day, heres a thread on it: Tornado Damage!

well the truck is getting repaired here soon, all covered by insurance. yay, haha. I've been looking around the forum to do something new and I liked the look of the Bravada front bumper with a 98+ grill. So I decided to go searching today and found a deal. It'll get painted with the truck when it gets repaired if I can bolt it straight up, if not I'll just sell it. haha

[BudRacing]

Is that from a Bravada?

[AJ]

haha, you must not have read right above the pics. yes, its a bravada bumper. got it cleaned up today, was in decent shape. i was gonna take the fogs off anyway..

[dimerunner88]

deff. get rid of the fogs and the front plate bracket,it might look good but i'll hold back judgement till its finished haha

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Looks like it's time to shave that gate handle and have the door handles painted... haha

[AJ]

fogs and plate box are already gone.

Im really wanting to shave the gate handle and third brake light but i dont wanna order them and not be able to get it done. all of that would have to be done by the shop. so when i go tomm. i gonna see when they can get me in, if i have awhile then ill be ordering the fillers for that. the handles might have to stay for a little longer, but if anything they will be shaved later down the road.

[BudRacing]

Quote: Originally Posted by AJ

haha, you must not have read right above the pics. yes, its a bravada bumper. got it cleaned up today, was in decent shape. i was gonna take the fogs off anyway..

Yeah, the picture size had the text outside of my screen and i didn't scroll over. I just assumed it said "I liked the look of the grill".

Reading > Me

[sdime98]

bumper isn't gonna be adirect swap, if you look at the top frame horn bolt holes, on the reinforcement, you'll see that they dip down, when bolted up to the frame horns, it pushes the entire bumper up, i'd say, 3/4" higher than it needs to be, not making you be able to put the grille on.

i cut that section out, and just rewelded in some flat sheetmetal, making the top of the reinforcement completely flat, drilled new boltholes, and it helped it out a ton, still had to do alot of adjustment to get it to fit.

if you dont mind me asking, how much did you get the bravada shit for?

had to go 2 hours, and pay 200 bucks to get ahold of mine, closest one i could find just gotta get the bitch painted next week.

[AJ]

thanks for the info sdime98, idk if i have the time to do that much work. could you get some pics or something of what you had to do? i may try workin something out tomm.

i got it for $78 cash though. its all over te bumper in the pics haha. they had a few of them but i got it in between classes and could only pick up one.

[Matt96Dime]

nice lookin s10,like the paint alot!

[AJ]

thanks man, sucks that the paint has gone to hell. lol
im ready for something new but ill wait a little after they repair it, here soon.

[nolowis2low]

dude that blows ure truck got hit, get that shit fixed soon son! we got TD to go to!

[AJ]

i know man, sucks bad. but the front end is in pieces right now. Workin on the new front end. wasnt as easy as i though it would be. i should be ready for Turkey Drag though.

[nolowis2low]

Good, iam slowly getting shit done on mine, smooth wiper cowl(tryin to sell) new rearend, new bumper...... just to much shit i dont feel like doin. lol

[AJ]

so, the truck has been in the shop a couple days and i figured i was wasting time by not doing the things i wanted before turkey drag, so i went and got the grille.

Shave Grille Bowtie

before


cut! oh noooo!


fitment


exopy


1st layer of filler and light sand


Still have alot of work to do as you can see but thats where it sits now. The work could have probably been cleaner but in the end it will all work, keep in mind that idk what I'm doin...haha

I also sold my clear 3rd brake lens and ordered a filler. So slowly shaving everything

[ZQ8 Blazer]

Thumbs up. Hope it doesn't crack out on ya.

[AJ]

haha, thanks. i dont think itll crack out.

quick update. got the grille done for the show this weekend. should have the truck back tomm. from the body shop though.

the grille will be in primer for a little until i figure out what else im going to do. but since i got rid of the chrome bar, what should i do? blue or silver bar?



for reference:

[ZQ8 Blazer]

lol j/k

[JCmopar]

Id do a blue bar with the upper grill silver. Also if you are putting the billet inserts back in id paint the stock mesh part of the grill black to make the billet stand out more.

[lowairman]

after all the work i did on that damn bumber and you aint even gonna use it.....breaks my heart lol

[AJ]

haha whats up corey? yeah, i like how it looks on there but the gaps just bug me. im hoping to sell the bumper for more parts.

thanks JC for the suggestion. Thats what I was thinking aswell.

Parts update:
I won:
- blue ARC-9 Switchbox from AVS
- Airlift single needle gauge from Newmatics Inc.
- $100 credit with 4wdfactory

I've been really lucky on the forum, thanks to those forum sponsors!

[lowairman]

haha yea its me i dont know how toput a pic of my piece on here lol

[I.C.all day]

Quote: Originally Posted by AJ

for black minitruckers!

lol, u can say that again

[yoohoog]

yeah definitely keep me updated and ill keep you updated. the two tone paint is just a dream for now but i would still like visuals. this coming week i will either be ordering halo headlights, led corners, lowering kit, AND full face billet grille. or i will be ordering 20" rims and tires.

[AJ]

what are you talking about.....?

[AJ]

Well, no update really...but i got a really good deal on some bags that i couldnt pass. Just gathering parts slowly...

[V8Blaze]

slowly always works to about half way, then you get itchy and do what it takes to by the rest. But thats how i have got all my air suspension, just wait until the right deal comes along and get it piece by piece

[nolowis2low]

yeah, thats why i just said screw it and put mine in the shop and got it over with.

[ZQ8 Blazer]

it's finally

[skindeep]

were did you get that filler for the grille? did it come off a junk s10 grille

[AJ]

yeah, ill end up just buying the rest of it here soon but im in no rush even though im ready to have it "done" haha

yes, a junk s10 grille. if you want to do this aswell let me know and pay like the $5 shipping and ill give you the rest of the grille. just an offer...

[ZQ8 Blazer]

well now I'm trying to think of something I can do with it...

[skindeep]

Quote: Originally Posted by AJ

yeah, ill end up just buying the rest of it here soon but im in no rush even though im ready to have it "done" haha

yes, a junk s10 grille. if you want to do this aswell let me know and pay like the $5 shipping and ill give you the rest of the grille. just an offer...

i willl take it lol. would it be cheaper if you cut out a pice big nuff to fit instead of the whole thing?

[AJ]

thats what i ment, like give you the other side that i didnt use instead of the whole grille. its all hacked up in pieces anyway.ill get a pic of it later on if i remember. and justin, i think theres enough for you too if you wanted...

[AJ]

went ahead and snapped a few pics. there's enough for id say 3...
and just a couple pics of how it sits now, never did get back to cleaning the grille up but it will be done before paint, lol