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bigt76_98 · 10-27-2009, 09:47 PM

i couldnt really find any info searching for this, so ok this guy i know says he has a 4x4 72 blazer frame and he want to sell it minus the engine and trans for fairly cheap for a 4x4. any way can i make a pickup out of it? and or how much fab would be needed? also is there anyway i can tell its for sure a 72 blazer frame? thanks a bunch

bigt76_98 · 10-27-2009, 09:57 PM

oops TRUCK !

BIGBLU 72 · 10-27-2009, 10:47 PM

A guy i know put a truck out of a Blazer frame by cutting down the bed. i dnt know any technical stuff or how hard it was but i do know that i can be done and looks sweet!

bigt76_98 · 10-28-2009, 07:30 AM

well he was wanting to trade some parts for this frame so i was just wondering if it was worth it to get it

71tahoe · 10-28-2009, 12:17 PM

A 71-72 will have front disc brakes, others will have drums.

Short wheelbase is 115" and I think the blazer is 105".

UltraBlue71 · 10-28-2009, 12:57 PM

I know of one of these running around town out here, If I can run him down I'll try to get the skinny on it, Its a 4WD with a 4-6in lift dark green/white, really sharp looking. He used the Blazer rear quarters to make his super shortbed, so it has the gas filler in the same place as a Blazer but it has an actual bed and cab on it, if I am making any sense...

**lks dcvn** · 10-28-2009, 01:14 PM

blazer wheelbase = 104

brothers69c-10 · 10-28-2009, 01:25 PM

My cousin built a 4x4 long box frame out of rear leaf spring 2wd frame and the front half of the blazer frame. I think he basically sectioned it where approximatley the middle of the cab would be. Hopefully someon will chime in on this, but i think the front blazer body mounts are in the same location as the front cab mounts on a truck.

UltraBlue71 · 10-28-2009, 02:49 PM

So I guess you would wind up with a 5 foot 2 in bed? Using a blazer chassis? But wait the body bushing location wouldnt line up would they?

JimKshortstep4x4 · 10-28-2009, 07:38 PM

I made a plow using a Blazer frame. I installed rear cab mounts so the cab could be bolted to the frame and made a home made bed out of oak boards. It is really short but I need something short for plowing around my buildings.

Here is a picture of it.

Jim

UltraBlue71 · 10-29-2009, 10:10 AM

Thats a cool little bobtail! Does it work good for ya? I bet you have to put a bunch of weight on that little flatbed huh?

monte0185 · 10-29-2009, 10:20 AM

If you lengthen the frame you should have any problems and I would think that would be alot easier that shortening everything else.

71tahoe · 10-29-2009, 10:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monte0185

If you lengthen the frame you should have any problems and I would think that would be alot easier that shortening everything else.

Depends on what you're comfortable with.

Lengthen the frame:
Weld a section to an integral structural part of the vehicle.
Lengthen the brake lines.
Lengthen the e-brake cable.
Lengthen the fuel lines.
New longer driveshaft.

Shorten the bed:
Cut a section and re-weld bedsides and floor.
Body work and paint.

bigt76_98 · 10-30-2009, 12:24 AM

so ya i guess i could do some cool stuff with it if i got it but it wouldn't be bad since he is wanting to trade anyway and it wouldnt take any money for my other projects for now, god knows i have enough and i almost have the 69 on the road

10-27-2009, 09:47 PM	#1
bigt76_98 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 16	Blazer frame for truck??? i couldnt really find any info searching for this, so ok this guy i know says he has a 4x4 72 blazer frame and he want to sell it minus the engine and trans for fairly cheap for a 4x4. any way can i make a pickup out of it? and or how much fab would be needed? also is there anyway i can tell its for sure a 72 blazer frame? thanks a bunch

10-27-2009, 09:57 PM	#2
bigt76_98 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 16	Re: Blazer frame for turck??? oops TRUCK !

10-27-2009, 10:47 PM	#3
BIGBLU 72 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Ashland, KY Posts: 700	Re: Blazer frame for turck??? A guy i know put a truck out of a Blazer frame by cutting down the bed. i dnt know any technical stuff or how hard it was but i do know that i can be done and looks sweet! __________________ 68 C10 LWB 2/4 drop 406/th400/3.73posi 04 Silverado SS LQ9 6.0/4L65e/4.11posi AWD

10-28-2009, 07:30 AM	#4
bigt76_98 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 16	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? well he was wanting to trade some parts for this frame so i was just wondering if it was worth it to get it

10-28-2009, 12:17 PM	#5
71tahoe Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jonesboro, AR Posts: 916	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? A 71-72 will have front disc brakes, others will have drums. Short wheelbase is 115" and I think the blazer is 105".

10-28-2009, 12:57 PM	#6
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? I know of one of these running around town out here, If I can run him down I'll try to get the skinny on it, Its a 4WD with a 4-6in lift dark green/white, really sharp looking. He used the Blazer rear quarters to make his super shortbed, so it has the gas filler in the same place as a Blazer but it has an actual bed and cab on it, if I am making any sense... __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB Last edited by UltraBlue71; 10-28-2009 at 12:57 PM.

10-28-2009, 01:14 PM	#7
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,348	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? blazer wheelbase = 104

10-28-2009, 01:25 PM	#8
brothers69c-10 Suburban Hick Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Altoona, IA Posts: 810	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? My cousin built a 4x4 long box frame out of rear leaf spring 2wd frame and the front half of the blazer frame. I think he basically sectioned it where approximatley the middle of the cab would be. Hopefully someon will chime in on this, but i think the front blazer body mounts are in the same location as the front cab mounts on a truck. __________________ Mathew 1947 Chevy 3600 1951 GMC 100 1969 Chevy C-10 396/500hp TH400 lowered 4" 1968 Imapla Custom 396/325hp TH400 "Grandmas Car" 1976 Crew Cab 4x4 diesel http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=488505 1978 Chevy K-10 454 1983 S10 4x4 "Bumblb" (Grandpa's truck) 1993 Chevy S10 V8 conversion 1990 Ford Probe Gt 1992 Dodge W-150 "Old Man's Truck" 1992 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 1992 Mercury Grand Marquis-Mercruiser 2000 Ford F150 (Currently my mother drives this) 1946 Farmall H with Stan Hoist loader 1965 John Deere 110 1961 Wheel Horse " Rat Tractor"

10-28-2009, 02:49 PM	#9
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? So I guess you would wind up with a 5 foot 2 in bed? Using a blazer chassis? But wait the body bushing location wouldnt line up would they? __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB

10-28-2009, 07:38 PM	#10
JimKshortstep4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Muskegon,MI,USA Posts: 6,026	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? I made a plow using a Blazer frame. I installed rear cab mounts so the cab could be bolted to the frame and made a home made bed out of oak boards. It is really short but I need something short for plowing around my buildings. Here is a picture of it. Jim Attached Images __________________ 1971 Shortbox step side 4x4, 350 sbc, 3:07 rear end 1965 Impala SS 400 sbc, Muncie rock crusher 1966 Impala SS 396 bbc, TH 400 1969 El Camino, 350 sbc, TH 350 1971 Snowplow built on a Blazer frame 1972 GMC Short bed, stepside, TH 400, 427 BBC

10-29-2009, 10:10 AM	#11
UltraBlue71 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: OKC OK Posts: 489	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? Thats a cool little bobtail! Does it work good for ya? I bet you have to put a bunch of weight on that little flatbed huh? __________________ "You can put lipstick on a pig, sure it's pretty pig, but it's still just a PIG... 71 LWB

10-29-2009, 10:20 AM	#12
monte0185 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brighton, TN Posts: 1,267	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? If you lengthen the frame you should have any problems and I would think that would be alot easier that shortening everything else. __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the world together.

10-30-2009, 12:24 AM	#14
bigt76_98 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 16	Re: Blazer frame for truck??? so ya i guess i could do some cool stuff with it if i got it but it wouldn't be bad since he is wanting to trade anyway and it wouldnt take any money for my other projects for now, god knows i have enough and i almost have the 69 on the road



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