1978 2-Wheel drive Blazer Build.
 

I Found a Factory 1978 Two-wheel drive blazer, The thing runs, drives and stops. but the Body had too many rust issues. the frame is very clean, with no rust .. kool! . so I removed the body, degreased and power washed the rolling chassis. and found a nice Arizona no rust body. now a little paint on the frame and i will set on the new body. its powered by a 350v8, 350 turbo trans and 308 rear gear.

will keep updating................ dave

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Cool!
I know your level of detail.
Looking forward to the finished product

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Thank you sir, I only hope my wallet can hold up !!!
my other project, "1972 c10 shorty" is in mid stream.

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UPDATE. chassis cleaned,and painted ..... And body on frame. easy to do with the right equipment...

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only thing to make that better is a full convert top conversion with parts from 73-75 .

nice find and save ! :metal:

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after a roll over many years ago, I appreciate a hard top.
thx for the complement. dave

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What's the plan for it? Lowered, wheels, etc?

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not sure.... getting ideas right now. im not into the low look. might go with the stock look.. dave

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My son's Henry has that same tan/red color combo!

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nice color but im thinking Blue / white.

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ahhhh blue/white . pic i saved of the internet .

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THATS AWESOME. This is kinda what in leaning to.....

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few more i saved in your color range

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yes.... thats the color combo.... thank you !

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The frame looks great. Good save. This will be a cool truck.

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paint completed and re assembly started.

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paint complete

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paint...

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more paint

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paint ends

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and now re assembly

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Looks great, and I love the color:metal:

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I'm thinking blue and white he says and then like 3 days later... Oh yeah, here it is. You have been busy! I'm usually a fan of a darker blue, but that 'ice' blue looks great!

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I Thank you very much....



it was about a month but whos counting, thx for your input.

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more sheet metal assembled. some interior and trim.

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Curious why you used the narrow side trim? It looks like 73-80 trim,... or am I mistaken.

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i used the 78 trim because i didnt want to use the wide stick on trim, Here in Az the heat had a effect on loosing up the glue and trim falls off.
so i thought i would try the narrow aluminum 78 trim and metal clips
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the real question is what to you think of it. thumbs up? or down?
good or bad i would like to know...
thx dave

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I like the correct trim for these trucks blazers and burbs.
The wrong year bumpers and tailgate trim also bug me.
I guess if I didn’t want the stick on 81-87 trim,... I would just leave it a solid color.

Same thing with trim on the 67-72 trucks.
I see a lot of 67-68 side trim now being put on 69-72 trucks.

Just my opinion.

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You bring up a good point about the factory '81-'91 stick on side trim. Even here is Texas, the trim does tend to come off over time.

As for using the narrow earlier trim, I think it looks good on the blazer. It is a nice change that seams stock, but custom at the same time.

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here is where i got the idea

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The thin side trim looks great!

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Did you have any issues fitting the newer body to the older chassis? I plan on doing something similar.

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zero problems at all..... the 1978 up to 1991 had the same tub. one difference is the 1978 and up to 1991 has a rear seat foot well and the 77 down has no rear foot well.making a frame difference. another difference is the front dog house (hood.fenders) on the 73-80 are different than the 81-91 . the differences are the hood hinges on 73-80 mount on the fenders and the hinges on the 81-91 mount on the cowl. i hope this helps. thx dave

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interior almost done, just need quarter panels. yea!

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UPDATE..
............................coming along. interior complete except rear side panels. drive train /cooling etc. complete and just had duel exhaust completly installed 2 1/2" aluminized out the rear sides. left to do is linkage, fuel line,tv cable,trans cooler lines,rear side interior panels...

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Looks great! Are you selling this one?

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thx buddy... no i think this one will be my next driver, next year or two planS are for a LS swap. thx again dave

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I like the the thin trim on the bottom. Good choice. It's your truck, make it how you want!

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yote, very nice finishing up.... hopefully one of these days we'll meet up...
again nice job!!!