71 blazer with 72 doors?

[richard2717]

I bought a 71 blazer and thru the course of reading everything I can about the trucks I am under the impression that only the 72 model had the screw in the door near the vent window. Looking at the rust in the truck this morning I noticed that my 71 has these as well. With my pocket knife I scraped down to what apears to be the original paint color and it is the same as the rest of the truck. Is there a possibility that the late 71 models had this or is it more likely that PO changed both doors?

Richard

[too much stuff]

I think all of the blazers had the screw under the wing window. The blazers had a plastic grommet and the 72 only trucks had a steel piece that went in the door. The big difference is 72 had the plastic door panels and different length door release and window mech.

[cleszkie]

71 models had the screw, but it is different than the screw in a 72 door. 71 doors have a plastic spacer between the door and screw head that sticks out a bit. 72 doors have flush or actually recessed screw heads that are seated in a metal sleeve. There was another post recently that had good pictures of both types.

[tubbedII]

Thanks for asking this because mine's a 70 and they too have the screw (plastic grommit)...never bothered me, but it's good to know.