I finally got my 2wd

[hgs_notes]

I've known about this blazer for almost 2 years now. It was sitting in a farmers grove along a highway about 35 miles north of me. I stopped to ask about it and it was a 72 CST 2wd. The body is shot. The only useable panel is the hood, and I'm not positive about that. I don't know if the top will be useable either. It has boards bolted to it for a red neck cargo rack, which flattened it in those areas. The hatch is busted a bit, but I've seen worse and might try to fix it. The owner bought it for parts years ago, pulled the motor for another truck and it sat. The rear end was a posi and he wanted that and the front suspension for a 5 lug and disk conversion on a 68 C-10 he has. I tried to talk him out of that and sell the whole thing to me, but he wouldn't give in. So anyway, I finally got it, without the front and rear suspension, for $150. All I want is the frame and hood and a few bits and pieces, the rest will be parted out as much as possible and the rest will be scrapped. If I can sell $150 worth of parts, I have a free frame for the rust free tub I got from AZ. I'll start a build thread for this when the time comes.

[hgs_notes]

Heres the tub that will go on the frame.

[hgs_notes]

And here's my front and rear suspension.

[Gary 70 Jimmy]

If you only need the frame you got your money out of it. I need the stainless steel hold downs for the single wall top if you want to sell them.

[JayDubBlazer]

Looks like you have most of the parts. What are you going to do for a drive train. Now you just need the time.

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by Gary 70 Jimmy

If you only need the frame you got your money out of it. I need the stainless steel hold downs for the single wall top if you want to sell them.

I think I'll need them later.

Originally Posted by JayDubBlazer

Looks like you have most of the parts. What are you going to do for a drive train. Now you just need the time.

Drive train, absolutely no idea. I might go with a new style, like the 6.0 that's in the wifes denali with the new 6 speed auto. I may not get to this project for another year or two, by then that drive train will be available used. My priority now is the C-10 that is all tore apart in my driveway and garage.

I just got this off the trailer and I can already see the frame has some corrosion issues on mounting pads, some bent frame ends from moving it around. I'm hoping it will be useable at this point. The main rails look solid, the main crossmembers look ok. I was kind of surprised that the doors were in better shape than I thought. The passenger side has rust along the bottom edge, but very repairable. Hood is junk though, I might cut out some good sheetmetal from it though.

[hgs_notes]

I took the day off to rip this blazer apart. I mean that literally too, it was barely holding itself together. When I unbolted the top from the driver side bed rail, the whole bed side fell off. we did this in about 4 hours. I'm hoping to get the rest of the body off the frame later this week, because I'll be away for the next week for work. Once I get back I'll have parts for sale on the parts board.


One of the rustiest trucks ever. There wasn't even a hint of torsion box left. Funny thing is that as rusty as it was, it is relatively straight. No major dents.








Nice windshield frame eh?


The scrap pile so far.

[72BlckButy]

Holy cow.... or should I say Holy Blazer!

At least you came away with a 2wd Blazer frame!

[RED72blazer]

WOW, that thing is rusty!!!!!

.....A moment of silence for a fallen blazer.....

[lks dcvn]

NICE! - congrats on the new blazer!

I wanted to get that blazer tub from Tom in AZ - but had no easy way to transport it to Ohio -

looks like you have most of the stuff there to get it where it needs to be.

For $150 - you did well - if nothing else than the frame - did he still have the 2wd title - that would have made it that much better...

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by lks dcvn

NICE! - congrats on the new blazer!

I wanted to get that blazer tub from Tom in AZ - but had no easy way to transport it to Ohio -

looks like you have most of the stuff there to get it where it needs to be.

For $150 - you did well - if nothing else than the frame - did he still have the 2wd title - that would have made it that much better...

Yeah, that tub was a great deal. He brought it to Omaha and I picked it up there. Along with that, he stopped in Colorado Springs and loaded up a truck cab and some other parts for me (for a small fee of course). I got the title with that tub, but not this wreck. The guy might of had it somewhere and lost track of it. Since this won't be a numbers matching restoration I don't think it matters much.

[Jtrux]

I noticed how close you are to the RR tracks, I bet that's fun at night.

[70k52wd]

Hope your up to date on your tetanus shots. Sorry, but the bed side, kinda funny. Surely there will be a rusty TOTM contest. Your a shoe in.
Clean tub. Looks like your well on the way. Good luck.

[tcb-1]

that'll buff right out.....

being so close to the tracks, you could just about throw the leftovers in a hopper car!!

[OldCreek]

Ha Ha! What we wouldn't do...

And my friends think I've got a problem!

[Big Block]

Wow, That is one rusty blazer. You got your monies worth. (When I unbolted the top from the driver side bed rail, the whole bed side fell off.) I had to laugh. Good luck with your build. I'll be watching this one.

[too much stuff]

I hate to say it, but that is even pretty bad for MN! Don't forget to pull the woodgrain chrome parts and the sport mirrors and inner brackets. Congrats on the 2wd frame...

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by Jtrux

I noticed how close you are to the RR tracks, I bet that's fun at night.

Originally Posted by tcb-1

that'll buff right out.....

being so close to the tracks, you could just about throw the leftovers in a hopper car!!

The blazer is not at my home. I live 1.5 blocks away from the tracks. I know a guy who bought the property next to the tracks and built his shop there. He lets me use the area and helps me out sometimes. It was his trailer I used also. He was also the guy who came across the great deal on the truck frame I'm using for suspension, and it turns out the cab/body supports, etc. I'll need to make a decent chassis out of this.

Interesting story on how we met. I drove past his house a lot bringing my youngest to softball practice and games. When I bought my first junkyard jimmy, I was looking for wheels and tires. He always have chevy stuff around so I stopped to talk and see if he might have something. We BS'ed for a while and sold me the wheels and tires that are still on it, then he offered to let me use space on his lot for storage. Over the past couple years we got to know each other and help each other out.

Can you guys imagine what this tub would look like after sandblasting?

[RED72blazer]

Originally Posted by hgs_notes

Can you guys imagine what this tub would look like after sandblasting?

The first invisible blazer tub?

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by RED72blazer

The first invisible blazer tub?

That's excellent! Wonder Womans Blazer.

[Yukon Jack]

Man, I'd keep that rusty heap as far away as possible from any classic iron - I think it is contagious!

[PHAT TONY]

WOW, I'm doing the same type of build with the EXACT same rust free Ocre colored 4x4 tub; small world!

[FRENCHBLUE72]

Looks like ya scored some good parts at any rate too bad the tub is so rusty..

[14U2NV]

hgs_notes,

What are you going to do with the frame from the yellow blazer? If it's straight and for sale, I might be interested.

Chad

[hgs_notes]

Originally Posted by 14U2NV

hgs_notes,

What are you going to do with the frame from the yellow blazer? If it's straight and for sale, I might be interested.

Chad

I only bought the tub, no frame. But I do happen to know where at least 2 4x4 frames are available. They are in MN though.