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Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Manchester, PA
Posts: 138
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Turning a 72K5 Blazer into a dump truck
I have a 72 blazer parts truck that I used to get my 71 Blazer roadworthy; now I have a 72 4x4 rolliing Blazer frame that needs a project. I am considering making a light weight dump truck with a pickup cab/fenders/hood etc., on the Blazer frame (seems like I'm always hauling topsoil or mulch somewhere on my four acres) but I can't locate frame specifications like the ones body shops use to measure between points on the frame; I need to know the differences between the Blazer frame and the SWB frame; not just the fact that the Blazer wheelbase is shorter. I'm guessing I have to move body mounts, etc. I guess as a start, I'm asking if anyone knows where I can locate frame specs?
Has anyone got a pic of a dumptruck or a pickup that has been modified into one? Thanks!! |
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
Posts: 1,350
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I cant give you the frame specs or a pic of a dump truck, but I can give you a pic of a blazer truck. He welded the top and back of a cab onto the blazer body. It makes a short, short bed. This wont work for you, as you want a dump bed but it gives you an idea of size it would be.
If you were closer, I would offer a trade for a 70 custom camper frame.
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: North Delta, British Columbia
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try and find a logger box for the blazer. I think they are really short boxes used on logging blazers. Someone here should be able to explain what it is.
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Location: Manchester, PA
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Thanks for the inputs! I really like the super short look...gives me some ideas!
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Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: Detroit Lakes, Minnesota
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wow is that ever a nice looking shorty
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Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: utah
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Re: Turning a 72K5 Blazer into a dump truck
to fancy
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Hughesville, MD
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Re: Turning a 72K5 Blazer into a dump truck
Nice.
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