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motorpikle · 01-25-2010, 12:10 PM

I finally picked up a 1972 Chevrolet Blazer in great running condition. It has a 350 under the hood with a Holly 4 barrel carb and 5 speed manual transmission. 1st gear is a "granny gear", which is an extremely low gear that is used for hauling and off-roading. Therefore, it is usually better to start in 2nd. The whole floor, bed walls and roll bars have been Rhino lined (spray-on bed liner) for protection against rust among other reasons. The 4-wheel drive works great with locking hubs and a stick-shift operator next to the transmission stick shift. The Blazer has had (I think about) a 4" lift. It has very nice chrome 17" wheels with 35" BFG all-terrains. The CD player and speakers are new and work great as well. The odometer only has 5 digits, so its reading is pretty pointless. This truck does NOT have a top and the driver's side door has been altered to make sure it opened and closed correctly. I don't think there is a really good fix for the door's look.

LaraWilde · 01-26-2010, 04:02 AM

G'day and welcome from downunder - looks like a fun rig

motorpikle · 01-26-2010, 08:18 AM

Wow I guess there are people all over the world with these rigs! Thanks for the Welcome. Now I just need a top and a backseat.
Brad

kdhs10 · 01-26-2010, 10:54 AM

Welcome from Jacksonville.

motorpikle · 01-26-2010, 02:48 PM

Jax thats a wee bit closer....Anybody have a top or a backseat that will fit mt 72?

Jerry Jones · 01-27-2010, 12:43 AM

Neat looking rig.

Welcome aboard from Northern California!

*Dylan · 01-27-2010, 12:59 AM

Awesome! Another Tallahassee member! I'm just south of you in Crawfordville but have Tallahassee as my location because no one knows where Crawfordville is. That's a pretty cool looking rig you've got there. Where in Tallahassee are you? Also, you could probably find a rear seat if you went up to Moultrie next Saturday for the huge swap meet and car show. Welcome to the board, if you ever need any help wrenching give me a shout and I'd love to come over and help.

weircc · 01-27-2010, 03:41 AM

good looking rig and welcome to your new home

motorpikle · 01-27-2010, 08:25 AM

Thanks for the warm welcomes!

motorpikle · 01-27-2010, 08:28 AM

*Dylan Cool I don't miss a moutlrie show! I have a 48 Plymouth coupe I'm working on too.

Give me a call sometime I would love to meet ya. 850-212-0074

*Dylan · 01-27-2010, 12:49 PM

I'll probably end up doing that sometime soon. That coupe sounds like a cool project. We've got a few board members that usually end up going to that show so you may meet some of them. I know November's show had the largest amount of 67-72's I had ever seen at that show.

Bubba4spd · 01-27-2010, 01:04 PM

Wow, great looking project!

motorpikle · 01-27-2010, 01:26 PM

Thanks! where you at in S. GA?

*Dylan I've literally tried to kill that dam bug on your advatar.

motorpikle · 01-27-2010, 01:44 PM

Here is my other project.

*Dylan · 01-27-2010, 02:38 PM

I get that response a lot

haha.

01-25-2010, 12:10 PM	#1
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	New Guy in Tallahassee I finally picked up a 1972 Chevrolet Blazer in great running condition. It has a 350 under the hood with a Holly 4 barrel carb and 5 speed manual transmission. 1st gear is a "granny gear", which is an extremely low gear that is used for hauling and off-roading. Therefore, it is usually better to start in 2nd. The whole floor, bed walls and roll bars have been Rhino lined (spray-on bed liner) for protection against rust among other reasons. The 4-wheel drive works great with locking hubs and a stick-shift operator next to the transmission stick shift. The Blazer has had (I think about) a 4" lift. It has very nice chrome 17" wheels with 35" BFG all-terrains. The CD player and speakers are new and work great as well. The odometer only has 5 digits, so its reading is pretty pointless. This truck does NOT have a top and the driver's side door has been altered to make sure it opened and closed correctly. I don't think there is a really good fix for the door's look. Attached Images

01-26-2010, 04:02 AM	#2
LaraWilde Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 1,069	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee G'day and welcome from downunder - looks like a fun rig __________________ The story of the Chev http://www.facebook.com/pages/Lara-W...57722947611198 Pictures of my gorgeous baby: http://s629.photobucket.com/albums/u...rgeous%20Chev/ My personal blog - Bliss on the Blacktop www.blissontheblacktop.com

01-26-2010, 08:18 AM	#3
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Wow I guess there are people all over the world with these rigs! Thanks for the Welcome. Now I just need a top and a backseat. Brad

01-26-2010, 10:54 AM	#4
kdhs10 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Jacksonville, FL Posts: 61	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Welcome from Jacksonville.

01-26-2010, 02:48 PM	#5
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Jax thats a wee bit closer....Anybody have a top or a backseat that will fit mt 72?

01-27-2010, 12:43 AM	#6
Jerry Jones Happy Camper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northern California Posts: 8,407	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Neat looking rig. Welcome aboard from Northern California! __________________ RIP El Jay! Love you brother!

01-27-2010, 12:59 AM	#7
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Awesome! Another Tallahassee member! I'm just south of you in Crawfordville but have Tallahassee as my location because no one knows where Crawfordville is. That's a pretty cool looking rig you've got there. Where in Tallahassee are you? Also, you could probably find a rear seat if you went up to Moultrie next Saturday for the huge swap meet and car show. Welcome to the board, if you ever need any help wrenching give me a shout and I'd love to come over and help. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

01-27-2010, 03:41 AM	#8
weircc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: richmond, MO Posts: 794	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee good looking rig and welcome to your new home

01-27-2010, 08:25 AM	#9
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Thanks for the warm welcomes!

01-27-2010, 08:28 AM	#10
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee *Dylan Cool I don't miss a moutlrie show! I have a 48 Plymouth coupe I'm working on too. Give me a call sometime I would love to meet ya. 850-212-0074

01-27-2010, 12:49 PM	#11
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee I'll probably end up doing that sometime soon. That coupe sounds like a cool project. We've got a few board members that usually end up going to that show so you may meet some of them. I know November's show had the largest amount of 67-72's I had ever seen at that show. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?

01-27-2010, 01:04 PM	#12
Bubba4spd Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: S. Georgia Posts: 254	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Wow, great looking project!

01-27-2010, 01:26 PM	#13
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Thanks! where you at in S. GA? *Dylan I've literally tried to kill that dam bug on your advatar.

01-27-2010, 01:44 PM	#14
motorpikle Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 18	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee Here is my other project. Attached Images

01-27-2010, 02:38 PM	#15
*Dylan Mean Buzzin' Half Dozen Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 1,081	Re: New Guy in Tallahassee I get that response a lot haha. __________________ "War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." MY TRUCK (Now for sale) 1967 C10 SWB *Dylan* IIMY?



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