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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Members Rides => Topic started by: leprcon on July 10, 2008, 11:01:22 pm

Title: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on July 10, 2008, 11:01:22 pm
just got it and put the whels off of my old ss impala on it!  i am in love with it

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/k52.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/k5.jpg)
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: JRConnieK10 on July 10, 2008, 11:05:01 pm
Welcome.   Looks nice. Any interior pics?
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: bfofish on July 10, 2008, 11:08:40 pm
That is a SWEET looking ride!!I have a couple of 4wd K5's currently,but I want a 2wd someday.
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Fordeatinz71 on July 10, 2008, 11:27:51 pm
that is such a sweet lookin rig!  GORGEOUS!
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: choptop on July 11, 2008, 06:24:39 am
Nice!!! Welcome from West Texas
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Captkaos on July 11, 2008, 09:02:25 am
Nice Blazer! welcome to the site
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: VileZambonie on July 11, 2008, 09:03:13 am
Nice, yeah more pix and rip the top off that puppy!
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: dumbucket1 on July 12, 2008, 01:20:47 am
Love them K5's thats a nice one for sure  ;D
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Thowell on July 12, 2008, 01:39:33 am
now im not for sure if all k5 tops come off but i was wonderin if yours is still removable. thatd be sweet on a nice sunday cruise
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Dragon on July 12, 2008, 03:37:22 am
Welcome to the Forum, and Great Looking C10 1/2ton, or is it a C5 1/4ton?? 8)
now im not for sure if all k5 tops come off but i was wonderin if yours is still removable. thatd be sweet on a nice sunday cruise
Unless it was molded or sealed on, all Fullsize Blazer/Jimmy Tops came off... It was just around '75 that they went 3/4 style('75 and later), as opposed to the Full Convert Style of the Earlier Years...  GM/Ford/Dodge had Nader and the NHTSB breathing down it's neck, due to some idiots that had rolled full convert. Blazer/Jimmy's/Bronco's/Ram Chargers, and decapitated themselves :-X  What's that, you mean to tell me that a Convert. SWB lifted truck, even at stock height isn't meant to be driven like a Sports Car???(Most of the Injuries/Fatalities occured during excessive speeds, especially cornering, but most of the Parents on Naders Bandwagon refused to believe their Sweet Innocent Tommy/Jenny could do such a thing)...  ::)

Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: VileZambonie on July 12, 2008, 08:57:37 am
73-75 was full removable top. 76 had a roof but the tops were all removable.
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: lowbucktruck on July 12, 2008, 11:25:04 am
That is a very sweet K5!  Love that two-tone paint job.  :)
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: acountryclipper on July 12, 2008, 09:50:14 pm
nice truck i always liked those 2wd ones
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Dragon on July 12, 2008, 10:18:56 pm
73-75 was full removable top. 76 had a roof but the tops were all removable.
Yes you are correct, I seem to be off by an Automotive Model Year, when it comes to the Seventies....  :-X
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: VileZambonie on July 12, 2008, 11:05:28 pm
I'd know I had to sell my 75 when I got divorced  >:(
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Dragon on July 13, 2008, 12:22:18 am
I'd know I had to sell my 75 when I got divorced  >:(
Dang that's a sucky outcome :-[ Sorry bout the loss Bro! :-\ I feel your pain, my Ex took Great Pride driving my '87 Lesabre 2dr into the ground, cause she knew how much I enjoyed it >:(
Title: Re: new toy and new to the site 2wd blazer
Post by: Heavy Chevy on July 14, 2008, 08:42:57 pm
Nice ride, not really a big fan of ginormous wheels, but those looks nice. I’ve always heard that big rims make the ride of the vehicle rough, is that true?  ??? 
Title: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on July 21, 2008, 04:43:31 pm
i just wanted to start a thread so i can document the build it shouyld go very fast

here it is the first day i got it  i put the wheels on before i could take a pic
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/k5.jpg)

heres the new drivetrain that is going in as soon as i figure out the harness situation

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0721081727.jpg)
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0721081726.jpg)
(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0721081728.jpg)

ls2 with a 4l70e tranny and all wiring out of a trailblazer ss with 5,000 miles

Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: Captkaos on July 21, 2008, 04:53:39 pm
This belongs here in the "rides" section since it is all about your rides.  Projects would be LS install or how to drop, etc.
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on July 21, 2008, 09:26:03 pm
thats what i was doing( i thought) i was starting a build thread with the motor swap you have to start somehere lol
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: Captkaos on July 22, 2008, 08:30:39 am
you put it in the members project section.  If you are planning on detailing a LS install only, I will move it back, but you indicated that it would be a complete truck build based on the post.
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: SUX2BU99 on July 22, 2008, 11:55:08 am
Wow, beauty Blazer! Two tone paint jobs with a silver bottom and dark upper are one of my favorite schemes. And it being a 2wd brings back fond memories for me. First vehicle I ever owned was an 81 Jimmy 2wd Sierra Classic in 1992. Red bottom and white upper. I had it repainted metallic black with a GM Slate Grey top. It was sharp.

You're going to have a real slick cruiser there. Enjoy! I even still have the factory console from my 81 that my brother built a bandpass subwoofer enclosure in holding an 8" sub complete with plexi window.
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on July 26, 2008, 09:29:25 am
did a coule of things  interior is still getting worked on

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0725081808.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0725081808a.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0725081809.jpg)
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: ca180 on July 29, 2008, 08:52:40 pm
nice interior!

Did you make those lower door panels?

Also did you glass that dash yourself?

I like the way it looks!
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on August 20, 2008, 03:21:45 pm
well still plumbing  the air suspension and got some different wheels  still kinda on the fence with them  but we will see once its bagged, still waiting on the harness from speartech

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0816081332.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0816081332a.jpg)
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on August 20, 2008, 06:58:24 pm
some more interior pics

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0820081909-1.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0820081908a.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0820081909a.jpg)

(http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o119/gnballin/0820081908.jpg)
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: Captkaos on August 20, 2008, 07:51:10 pm
Nice interior.  BTW I fixed your avatar.
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on August 20, 2008, 10:13:38 pm
thanks,  that was a cool suprise ;D
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: kainzien on August 28, 2008, 08:58:39 pm
Very nice ride 8)
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: SUX2BU99 on August 30, 2008, 06:12:35 pm
Again, very nice. That painted dash is brave. Did you lay fiberglass mat over top of the factory vinyl to make it paintable? And I see you have power windows and door speakers. I take it that the door mids do not protrude into the door metal at all? On my truck with power windows, the motor mechanism is directly behind the metal.
Title: Re: my 82 blazer build thread
Post by: leprcon on August 31, 2008, 07:49:21 pm
yeah it's a complete enclosure so i didn't have to ut the door