76 Blazer Project thread Updated 6/19/15 Long over due updates

[1979jimmy350]

Well heres the plan i bought this blazer for $2000 and i plan to finish what the guy before me did not do and make it better by adding as many of the cool parts i have on to the truck.

Heres the plan
Hurculiner Done
New seats Done
Dana 60 Done
Serp Assories Done
Install Rear Seat Done
INstall Gen III motor Done
Install Cam and Blower Done
203/205 Transfer case
Rubber Mat for the rear of the truck
Maby a NV 4500


Here it is the day i bought it


The nasty seats and bare floor


All the extra parts that it came with


Top off and new seats


New Seats and The rubber floor mat

 

[barneybasher1010]

Looking good.

 

[chevysmithz71]

I thought 75 was the last year for full convertable??

 

[Valkman]

Full convertible top

Yep, 1975 is the last year for the full removable top....

 

[1979jimmy350]

yes it is but this blazer got a new body, i have no idea what year the frame is and i think the body is a 74 but the title and vin say its a 76, sort of confusing

 

[chevysmithz71]

OOOOoo. Well either way you got the better end of the deal. Looks like a great foundation to start tearing into.

 

[Craig Artzner]

Gotta love the full 'vert. Subscribed...

 

[1979jimmy350]

Well i have not gotten much done becasue i started back at school but here are some pictures of my truck on the ramp, i have already removed the sway bar after i took these pics to help out the flex some

 

[Chevy305]

subscribed...

 

[Dudge]

That's an awesome rig. Can't wait to see this build.

 

[1979jimmy350]

well i took the truck out and actually used it, the only damange i came back with was a bent frame crossmember from pulling out stuck jeeps



My truck a little dirty


the mud flats


the guy on 40's pulling people out


this is the truck that i damaged my crossmemner when i pulled him out

 

[1979jimmy350]

here are the pictures of the damage and my truck at the end of the day

A pic of the damage


Another Pic of hte Damage

 

[Chevy305]

how'd you damage that? Where you pulling from the cross member?

 

[TC4x4]

Ouch !!!

 

[SchnorrCS]

Did you wrap the strap around that cross member?
And I'm pretty sure 74 was the last year of the full vert...

 

[Craig Artzner]

Did you wrap the strap around that cross member?
And I'm pretty sure 74 was the last year of the full vert...

Nope '75 was. It's a '74 body tub on a '76 frame. He mentioned it earlier in the thread.

yes it is but this blazer got a new body, i have no idea what year the frame is and i think the body is a 74 but the title and vin say its a 76, sort of confusing

 

[SchnorrCS]

I saw that he mentioned it, I was just saying that I thought 74 was the last year....

 

[1979jimmy350]

yea the reason that the cross member bent was the tow hooks were bolted to where the sway bar used to be, its not to bad though i have a extra frame i can get the cross member off and i am going to start making bumpers this week so i can have d-rings and not have to deal with this again

 

[BigBen]

I saw that he mentioned it, I was just saying that I thought 74 was the last year....

http://www.coloradok5.com/specs.shtml#1976

 

[SchnorrCS]

been wrong before......once i think.....