Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

lots of detail work looks great !!

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

any reason to use not use the inner bedside of a new repoped bedside when replacing the side

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

I saw it as the quickest, and easiest way to do it. This way I didn't have to shorten the inner, cut out and weld in the gas neck area, as well as additional metal and mud work dealing with the body lines etc.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

There are new reproduction blazer specific bedsides available now. I've seen them. Daburb is selling them.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

Turp, I know I'm very late to the party but finally saw this build and you did a beautiful job on it! Love the parchment interior as mine has it. I'm checking in with SMS on the seat fabric as I don't want the scroll pattern look and see if they can do something for mine. I know you sprayed the SEM paint on the door panels and armrest pads. Did you also do that with the seatbelt parts and the seatbelts itself or were they cleaned or replaced? Mine are looking pretty grungy and would like to spruce 'em up.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

Just saw your post. I just cleaned up the belts. I can't remember what I used, but they cleaned up pretty good.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

Glad this thread was brought back to life. What an amazing build! The rust repair, body, and paint work are really well done. Killer build.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

I just seen your build. Awesome job and thanks for sharing. I noticed you had the body on the rotisary without any doors or braces. How did you get it to not collapse? I apologize if I missed it. Also I'm planning on replacing both bedsides and the entire bed floor. Any tips on tear down and replacement order?

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

To start with, it had some simple conduit bracing, from the dash to the lower B pillar. I made those to hold the cowl, and allow me to close the doors, while rebuilding the floor and rocker area. Once on the rotisserie, they weren't quite enough. So I bolted a plate to the four door striker holes, a tab to the rear upper fender bolt hole, and welded a piece of pipe between them.
Before removing your bedsides, and floor, I would fit the doors, and front clip, to your current bedsides. This way you have a reference point for the new bedsides. The front clip will help hold the cowl in place, once everything is cut apart. Measurements between the bedsides, from side to side, would be a good idea. (Front and back.) "Before" pics are nice, to refer back to.
Pretty straight forward, as far as disassembly goes. Set your replacement floor on the chassis, install bedsides, tailgate, top, etc. You will want to verify that everything fits together, BEFORE welding anything together.
This is just the short and sweet version. Feel free to ask more questions, when the time comes.

Re: New life for an old 2wd, farm Blazer
 

Amazing work, I may contact you down the road when I'm ready to restore mine. You're a true automotive craftsmen