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What a waste...
So I recently changed jobs and as a result I have to drive a different way to work now...
I drove past what appeared to be a GMC SWB 4x4 on the side of the road this morning on my way in...and decided to go back over my lunch hour and have a closer look. I got out and when I looked underneath - I was surprised that there were rocker support boxes - then I stood up and noted that it was a unibody - somebody had grafted a cab roof onto a Jimmy - not a half cab - but they welded the cab roof on there and then slapped bondo over that - ![]() I checked out the body mounts and they were solid - but the thing is crap now with the body work that they did... I didn't have the camera with me or I would have got some pix... Maybe I should go back and low ball him since I know what it could be with some body work... Just was disappointed to see that the Jimmy was ruined in that way... |
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Re: What a waste...
I'm not a fan of the Trazer (or Bluck). I think it ruins one of the best assets of a blazer - the removable top. Unfortunately, there have been many made. If you own the truck, you can do what you want.
Low ball he guy and see if you can make a nice off-road truck.
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Re: What a waste...
He seemed pretty proud of it...(for the asking price) - and it was Frankenstein'd together...
I didn't get to see the inside of it...the doors were locked. I didn't talk to the owner - just stopped to check it out. |
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Re: What a waste...
Probably not worth your time and effort to stop again...
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Re: What a waste...
What a waste... I've never been a fan of the Trazers. Just because you can doesn't mean you should.
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Re: What a waste...
I will take my camera with me on my way to work tomorrow and see if it is still there...
I know you guys like pictures so I will see what I can do... Just imagine a big red turd...with wheels of course - oh and a hard top... ![]() |
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Re: What a waste...
They can be very well built like LFD's but it's not my cup of tea.
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Re: What a waste...
![]() Main reason I bought a 1/2 top (In any condition)
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Re: What a waste...
Finally went and got the pix this morning ---enjoy -
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Re: What a waste...
Yur're rite what a waste, I guess my problem is that I see it done correctly and the workmanship is like nite and day
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Re: What a waste...
I agree with you guys, why not just build a truck if you want a truck. It ends up looking like a truck - even if it is a goofy-looking short truck! Now that I think about it, Trazers are the short buses of the trucking world!
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Re: What a waste...
Looks like a good trail rig to beat the livin crap out of!!
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Re: What a waste...
yeah - but not for $2500
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Re: What a waste...
Another one runined....
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Re: What a waste...
Here's another one for sale. Looks like it might be in better shape -
http://spokane.craigslist.org/car/679320193.html
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Re: What a waste...
I didn't read it very well. I didn't notice it had a removeable hard top. That's a great price!
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Re: What a waste...
Man, someone needs to grab the one in the link - $1,800 asking price isn't bad but I'd bet it could be had for $1,500!
Thanks for posting pics of the above trazer. I appreciate the craftsmanship it takes to do that mod correctly, but I just don't see the appeal of loosing the ability to yank the top and be free!
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Re: What a waste...
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1156886170 that's why I have one of these.
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Re: What a waste...
<show off>
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Re: What a waste...
Buy that red truck. Put the half top on the green 69 and convert the red one to 2wd...
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Re: What a waste...
I built a rack in my garage so now I can take mine off by myself. I used four eye bolts in the ceiling and two 2x4s with eye bolts at each end. Then I ratcheted the top up with tie downs.
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