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need Blazer, Jimmy interior panels

myraley

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Hi guys. Anyone know somewhere (aftermarket, ck5 member, etc) to get the rear interior panels for a 72 blazer/jimmy? The ones that go over the rear wheel wells. The usual suspects (LMC, Classic, etc) dont seem to have them and yet I would have thought this was a standard aftermarket part. Arent they just cardboard or something? Seems like those would break and need to be replaced all the time. Thanks for any help!:grin:
 
Check:
Golden State and/or Brothers.

Be prepared though, their gonna run ya about $500.00 bucks for the set.
 
try modern chevrolet in N.C. oldmusclecars.com a lot more reasonable prices
 
swyfor5 said:
Any good alternatives out there? Gotta be!
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You're dreaming.... (at least for an OEM style solution)

It wasn't that long ago that a reproduction part wasn't even available (at ANY price). Try talking someone into selling you their unmolested factory interior panels. :eek1:

Thankfully, someone stepped up and makes them now but with a limited market to recoup the costs you have to expect that they are going to charge handsomely for them.

You could always build a simple template and have it upholstered in a matching vinyl. It's not "factory" but it would look better than nothing at all....


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Thank's Greg72. I was thinking more along the lines of making them out of diamond plate, or even 3/8" plywood. I don't want to spend big bucks for the stock setup, and expose them to the elements. I think with my limited skills, I could fab up a set out of wood. Maybe even have them covered in some kind of weather resistant upholstery. That way when the top is off-no worries about rain, etc. Anybody got any pic's of homemade ones you could post up?
 
swyfor5 said:
Thank's Greg72. I was thinking more along the lines of making them out of diamond plate, or even 3/8" plywood. I don't want to spend big bucks for the stock setup, and expose them to the elements. I think with my limited skills, I could fab up a set out of wood. Maybe even have them covered in some kind of weather resistant upholstery. That way when the top is off-no worries about rain, etc. Anybody got any pic's of homemade ones you could post up?
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Make set out of sheet plastic and be done forever, no more worries about weather.
 
I'm building mine out of that pegboard wood material (like the pegboard you hang your tools on) as the backing, then some upholstery padding, then some parchment colored material to match the rest of the interior. It's not "factory" but I'm not spending no $500 on them either. They actually look pretty good.
 
Gaspass, can you put up a photo? Or even better, a couple photos, one of each step, and then maybe I can just follow your example, cause I dont have $500 to spend either.
 
gaspass said:
I'm building mine out of that pegboard wood material (like the pegboard you hang your tools on) as the backing, then some upholstery padding, then some parchment colored material to match the rest of the interior. It's not "factory" but I'm not spending no $500 on them either. They actually look pretty good.
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Good idea but fair warning, peg board is going to crumble away in fairly short term simply from being outside in your blazer, top on, top off, it won't matter.
The peg board will absorb moisture and fall apart.

Only telling you this from what I've seen with every blazer I've parted out to date with similar side-panel construction.
Their always rotted out from the inside.
 
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V, not to sound slow, but what is sheet plastic? I've got a good idea, but not sure what you mean. How would you attach it? Anybody got any good pic's of hombuilt ideas?
 
He's just referring to any type of ABS plastic, plexiglas, or lexan....whatever you can find locally. Start in the local HomeDepot or Lowes and go to the window area. Usually they sell it as a safer replacement for patio doors, etc. and it can be cut to size or bought in large sheets.

Fastening it is no different than the stock panel assuming you still have the interior flanges and "V" shaped standoffs screwed to your bedsides. Just mark and drill the holes and then fasten with stainless screws.

Again, you can choose to glue on a thin padding, and then stretch some vinyl material over the whole deal to make it look more "factory". Kurt's only comment was not to use a wood-based product as the basis of the buildup. Cosmetically, the plastic sheet will look just the same when your finished, it will just be more durable and won't absorb water.


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Similar to what they are recommending, when I made door panels for my K20 I used backer board like you would use in a bathroom project. I believe it is basically waterproof.
 
Cool, thanks guys. That sounds like the way to go. Anybody got pic's of theirs? I don't really want to make it look factory, but I want it to be durable.
 
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