Colorado_Outbacks Trail(er) Blazer

[k9lestat]

Thanks Bushcoat, with enough tools and imagination just about any thing is possible. :sombrero:

Got everything masked and scuffed this morning and got the paint going. Thats 2 cans of black and it'll probably need at least 2 more, its satin finish and still pretty wet in the pic so it looks a little goofy.

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A piano hinge on top of doors gas strut to lift and hold it. Gull wing doors would be great. Just say'n... ;-)

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[Bushcoat]

Thanks Bushcoat, with enough tools and imagination just about any thing is possible. :sombrero:

Got everything masked and scuffed this morning and got the paint going. Thats 2 cans of black and it'll probably need at least 2 more, its satin finish and still pretty wet in the pic so it looks a little goofy.

2016-02-27_05-31-13 by colorado_baja, on Flickr

Very true my friend. Good thing I have a bodyshop at my disposal
If only I had the access to a CNC, to cut out all those cool pieces (jeez man that bike platform!), I'd have some bumpers built already. It's just so time consuming trying to get by with a chop saw, sawzall, torch, drill, etc. I also wouldn't mind taking a 2wd motor cycle out for a tour every now and again.

 

[Nd4SpdSe]

 

[k9lestat]

Very nice

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[Colorado_Outback]

Nice I haven't seen those pics before, looks good.

Makes me glad I didn't attempt the gull wing doors haha. Main access for this unit will be the rear hatch.

I moved it around with the atv today, pretty much takes care of any weight concerns I had :wings:

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I'm no Picasso but the paint turned out ok.. Its got some runs and blems, good enough for what we're doing.

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One of the reasons I cut the roof where I did was to retain the factory roof rack.

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[Colorado_Outback]

It was too cold to roll it out and do the seam sealing and more painting today so we worked on a bunch of random wiring.

Got these Alpine Type S component speakers from the front of the blazer and installed them in the rear doors.

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I had these optronics 3/4" clear led's left over from another project so we installed them in the rear hatch trim.

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My dad decided that a mercury switch from an old thermostat would work well for turning the hatch lights on and off. I drilled a couple holes and added some zip ties to further secure it after taking this pic. the 3M foam tape was working but I wanted to make extra sure it didn't rattle off.

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Another thing I got at the junk yard a couple weeks ago was this trunk cargo net out of some Pontiac. Turned it into a (large) gear loft.

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Managed to get the hooks for the gear loft pretty flush with the rear trim on the roof so hopefully the fronts will turn out as good.

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[colorado matt]

MERCURY SWITCH IS BRILLIANT

 

[k9lestat]

Gull wing doors........ Just say'n.

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[sdwhip]

I'd get tired of my head bouncing of those gull wing doors or being hunched over......Just say'n. Seems the regular doors will be just fine especially for taller fellas like myself.

 

[k9lestat]

Ilmao could help but to keep picking.....

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[Colorado_Outback]

Gull wing doors........ Just say'n.

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I know... thats all you've been say'n...

I own a production welding and cutting business so when I look at a project like that I ask whats it going to cost($$ and time) and whats the payoff?

Time and cost would be significant, 100 plus hours plus some $$ in parts.
Whats the pay off? Besides looking cool, which I stopped caring about long ago. If it doesn't add value or functionality its worthless. Nobody is going to pay more for this thing later just because it has gull wing doors. It adds 0 functionality since I all ready have a huge gull wing door on the back.
Doing gull wing doors on the sides would be a total waste of time and money.

Ilmao could help but to keep picking.....

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Not even sure what your talking about now.. Complete sentences please.

 

[thethePete]

Looking awesome.

To pick up a stick and join the group over at the dead-horse convention, the normal doors are much better for so many reasons. And Jimmys aren't bad for rain getting in with the door open from stock, so I can't see it being an issue now. Bolt an awning to the rack on one side and what more coverage do you need? Plus the simplicity of a door operating the way it should. I don't think Mr. Gullwing realizes the fab work involved in making a gullwing conversion work properly. "Not worth it is" an understatement.

 

[Colorado_Outback]

Looking awesome.

Thank you sir!

We pulled it out today so I could finish painting the deck and threw the canoe up there just for grins. I think the trailer is about 6" longer over all then the boat, going to have to build some extended cross bars to strap it securely, its wider then the roof rack.

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Turned out pretty good.

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Sealed all the inside seams with this stuff. Man does it stink. Smell doesn't last long thank goodness.

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We insulated the front with some 1" foam, for sound deadening and to make it less tin can-ish more then anything. I think this'll get covered with white masonite or something like that.

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My dad wired most of what we need into the battery box area the other day. Front dome lights, windows, speakers, locks and some other stuff.

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[Colorado_Outback]

Got started on the console/battery box.

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Reused the interior fuse panel and 12v charging outlets from the blazer. Single din slot on the right for the stereo.

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My dad has been working on the carpet in the front, looking pretty good.

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[Colorado_Outback]

Got the front deck finished up.

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3/4" led running lights front and rear.

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Ever since I started this project I wanted a 100% mechanical way to unlock the trailer. Especially since we decided to mount the battery inside.
The rear doors have no key hole (obviously) and this Blazer being all power had a solenoid button to pop the rear glass. After much junk yard searching I found an 02 blazer that was manual window/lock and had this lock to pop the window instead of a solenoid.

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I also wanted a way to open the rear hatch from inside so we started modifying the linkage on the latch. The latch for the rear hatch has a manual lock tab with a bushing all ready in it so all I did there was punch a hole in the sheet metal and cut a length of rod to fit to make a lock knob. The rod in the middle is what ill attach the interior handle to. More on this later.

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