Another 72 blazer build

[trav0302]

Yo everyone! As you guesed it, im a new guy here. I paid for the subscription so i hope you like the build. LOL. Anyways! Hi nice to meet ya! I have been a very active member of another foreum for years that i will not mention but just thought i'd stop in and see what it was like over here on the other side. LOL I have had a few blazers now but this is my first first gen. I picked it up in northern colorado about six hours out of lafayette. It had been sitting in a pole barn for 10-15 years. Two previous owners and all paper work. Sadly mice, raccons, and birds had made her there home. So we put some gas in her and a battery. She fired right up. Drove her on the trailer and home. Picked her up for $850 with no top, two hoods, no bumpers, ect.

Here's a few shots of the paper work she came with.

 

[trav0302]

this is when i got her in the garage and started cleaning the crap out.

 

[trav0302]

ok the fun starts. surface rust. i was waiting on parts had to do somethin

gauage cluster

painted

some gauges started coming in

 

[trav0302]

quick shot of my working set up

nasty rust

picked up a heater blower motor off ebay $12.00 didn't want to fix this after k5's back together that would be a pain

check out the rust hole. new meaning to flinstone car

Finally my waiting was over PARTS!!!!!

 

[trav0302]

new exhaust showed up next week

 

[NorCal69]

Welcome aboard..

Looks like the start of a really good (long) project. What are the over all plans for the rig?

From the pic below, at least you won't have a problem finding the plate on top of the front cab support when you cut out the floor.

check out the rust hole. new meaning to flinstone car

 

[trav0302]

craigslist pulled tho on this one $1160 still had hair and blue line with 16.5 rims

But wait what am i going to put them on they wont fit on the stock 72? Got it covered! i picked these up a while ago and they have just been sitting around.

 

[trav0302]

got bord one day and bolted em up.

ok floor went from this

to this

Rocker box is off and not going back on

This pic is kinda out of order but you can see i cut out about 5.5-6" of body.

which will be replaced by this for more clearence

 

[ashman]

looks like a helluva start! looking forward to watching the progress!

 

[trav0302]

just a few pics i missed.

this was the pic off the craigslist ad

 

[trav0302]

Welcome aboard..

Looks like the start of a really good (long) project. What are the over all plans for the rig?

From the pic below, at least you won't have a problem finding the plate on top of the front cab support when you cut out the floor.

she's going to be my family/camping/wheeling rig. more then likey not top besides a soft top from softtopper her in boulder. full roll cage. ect ect and we will just have to see were she takes me.

check out the rust hole. new meaning to flinstone car

looks like a helluva start! looking forward to watching the progress!

Thanks

 

[chalet2506]

Welcome aboard. That is a pile of work you got yourself into. Looks like you can handle it though.

 

[trav0302]

I'm trying at least and what i can't handle i cut out! LOL

 

[Z71paramedic]

Nice dude, welcome to the crazy house

 

[trav0302]

thanks bro

 

[trav0302]

so here is the idea

heres how much of the door thats going to have to be trimmed

from this angle it doesn't look like it's going to be that bad.

 

[trav0302]

So a buddy of mine just saved me a ton of work a found out that if i just drop my slider 1" i don't have to cut my door kick butt!

that will save me some time there!

 

[trav0302]

now to line everything up make some brakets and braces then some welds. next on to other side.

 

[trav0302]

Found a new way to do the sliders that i like way better. This way there is also a lip to hold my crap in so if im at an angle and open my door the stuff stays in.

The rust hole is really starting to bother me now tho!

 

[cameronsaddress]

Welcome dude!

Looks like fun what welder are you using?