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MAC67 · 01-02-2005, 11:15 PM

hey guys ,. ive got a few extremely nice pickup tops , wondering if anyone here has ever tried building theyre own half cab top ? whatsa your thoughts on it

**jamie72** · 01-02-2005, 11:27 PM

i thought about useing a truck top but i think im going to use a junk double wall blazer top i got and try to make one i think it will be a little lighter also.
i have`nt really started working on it, yet thou.
good luck jamie

Huck · 01-03-2005, 10:31 AM

Interesting thought--but then again, the reason I like the blazer is because I have more room inside then in a truck so a half cab just give me a REAL SWB pickup! (:>)

crews · 01-03-2005, 12:32 PM

I just noticed a Blazer half cab on E-bay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

I hope that link works.....no bids and it is starting at $249

MAC67 · 01-03-2005, 12:23 PM

lol . imnot going to convert my blazer to a pickup , thatd be ridiculous , i just want to be able to change the look now and then

spencra · 01-03-2005, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by MAC67

hey guys ,. ive got a few extremely nice pickup tops , wondering if anyone here has ever tried building theyre own half cab top ? whatsa your thoughts on it

I'm doing the exact opposite. I have a 79 chevy pickup and I'm going to chop the top off to give it that Blazer effect. I also plan on dropping it and putting a tonneau on it. This will be a nice weather truck only of course

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I will probably try to see if I can fabricate the top though in the future so that I will be able to bolt it back on if I want to.

6T8 · 01-03-2005, 04:59 PM

I have made a half top out of a broken full top and a pu top. Married them together,alot of work. Also then you need to use pu doors. My advice would be buy the one on e-bay. Rick

MAC67 · 01-03-2005, 05:18 PM

thanks for the info guys , i lookeds at the one on ebay but it reminds me of a dodge for ome reason when i look at the back of it , ive seen a few of them that look like the actual pickup tops ,

2wdBlazer · 01-03-2005, 09:29 PM

I'm gonna try to buy that one. Hope it works out.

rolled72 · 01-04-2005, 02:00 PM

MAC67,

The ones you have seen probably were pickup tops. Helped a friend back in the late Eighties, (after a roll over) Mod the posts top and rear of the cab onto his 72. It was done right and looked very nice. Although it does defeat the purpose of a Blazer. (Just my opinion). I have started through the hundreds of pics I have in a box (prior to Digital) to see if I cant find some of the mod. We will see.

One problem is the roll of the body when you do any off roading really creates stress on the cab. The body starts to act like a pickup and over time can create stress cracks not only in the metal but clear through to the paint. Remember once you go that way there is really no coming back, HEHEHE.

Also there is the little problem with the doors which was mentioned a little earlier.

Good luck on the bidding 2wdBlazer.

Joe

01-02-2005, 11:15 PM	#1
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	anyone ever try building theyr own half cab ?? hey guys ,. ive got a few extremely nice pickup tops , wondering if anyone here has ever tried building theyre own half cab top ? whatsa your thoughts on it

01-02-2005, 11:27 PM	#2
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,836	i thought about useing a truck top but i think im going to use a junk double wall blazer top i got and try to make one i think it will be a little lighter also. i have`nt really started working on it, yet thou. good luck jamie __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

01-03-2005, 12:32 PM	#4
crews It just doesn't matter Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Huntington Beach, Ca Posts: 1,660	I just noticed a Blazer half cab on E-bay... http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT I hope that link works.....no bids and it is starting at $249 __________________ 05 Chevy Silverado..... A rogue BMW guy.... If you don't like me- TAKE A NUMBER; There are people ahead of you!!

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01-03-2005, 10:31 AM	#3
Huck Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Shelbyville, KY Posts: 3,261	Interesting thought--but then again, the reason I like the blazer is because I have more room inside then in a truck so a half cab just give me a REAL SWB pickup! (:>)

01-03-2005, 12:23 PM	#5
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	lol . imnot going to convert my blazer to a pickup , thatd be ridiculous , i just want to be able to change the look now and then

01-03-2005, 04:59 PM	#7
6T8 Active Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 233	I have made a half top out of a broken full top and a pu top. Married them together,alot of work. Also then you need to use pu doors. My advice would be buy the one on e-bay. Rick

01-03-2005, 05:18 PM	#8
MAC67 " SHOW ME" Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: shelbyville illinois Posts: 2,624	thanks for the info guys , i lookeds at the one on ebay but it reminds me of a dodge for ome reason when i look at the back of it , ive seen a few of them that look like the actual pickup tops ,

01-03-2005, 09:29 PM	#9
2wdBlazer The Blazer King Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Valrico, Fl (Tampa) Posts: 1,212	I'm gonna try to buy that one. Hope it works out.

01-04-2005, 02:00 PM	#10
rolled72 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Idaho Posts: 11	MAC67, The ones you have seen probably were pickup tops. Helped a friend back in the late Eighties, (after a roll over) Mod the posts top and rear of the cab onto his 72. It was done right and looked very nice. Although it does defeat the purpose of a Blazer. (Just my opinion). I have started through the hundreds of pics I have in a box (prior to Digital) to see if I cant find some of the mod. We will see. One problem is the roll of the body when you do any off roading really creates stress on the cab. The body starts to act like a pickup and over time can create stress cracks not only in the metal but clear through to the paint. Remember once you go that way there is really no coming back, HEHEHE. Also there is the little problem with the doors which was mentioned a little earlier. Good luck on the bidding 2wdBlazer. Joe



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