street/strip blazer build

[70rs/ss]

I think it was more about use a 4X to cut up than a nice original 70 2wd. I believe that is a fair statement. I own a 2wd (72) and I plan to make it mine, but no notch, roll cage or anything else that couldn't be unbolted. A 4X Blazer can be had pretty inexpensively, then all the same mods made to it without losing a 2wd in the process. The frontend on a 4X actually is 1" taller, which makes for 1" of drop when converted to a 2wd, as well as the rear accepting the aftermarket swing arm set up, so really using a 2wd Blazer for a foundation of a "LOW" 2wd or a dragster isn't necessary, but in the end it is your's and therefore your's to cut up. I see it from both sides, I'd rather have the nice 2wd 70 as a stocker or slight resto-mod and a 4X made into a frame dragger or dragster. I think most of the freak out comes from those folks that can't even find a 2wd, let alone being able to afford to buy or cut up for that matter, and I understand those feelings as well. I want to put a 496 in mine with a TKO 500, but that isn't going to hurt the value, as all of that stuff is a bolt in. Good luck with it, and consider the member's advice about selling the 2wd for $3-4k and putting that into a 4X, then you'd have the $$$ to be working on it! Either way, I like it!