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68w/sbc406 · 01-18-2005, 01:42 AM

i am new to the 73+ i am thinking about a blazer, what years did they come with a full removable top (i know 69-72) and they had em in 73+. was it just 73 or were there other years too.
Thanks
Ben

Jonboy · 01-18-2005, 09:39 AM

73, 74, and 75 had a full removable top. The late 74 and 75 roofs were a little stronger, as the seams in the roof overlapped a little bit. The biggest downside to one of these trucks is that they are very prone to rust.

68w/sbc406 · 01-18-2005, 10:14 AM

arent they all

thanks

Hoods69BadBowTie · 01-19-2005, 04:00 AM

Yeah, I would have to agree that the worst thing with them is they tend to get really rusty, Good Luck on find one. I think '75 was about the last year of the full removable tops.
-Peace

68w/sbc406 · 01-19-2005, 10:31 AM

hey hoods, i got that sticker in you avatar on my back window. yeah its just a thought right now, on project at a time...................yeah right

454K5 · 01-20-2005, 05:27 PM

the 73-75's are hard to find. but if you want a full convertible, you can also do what a lot of other people, including myself, have done, or are going to do....just convert a 76-91. just get the windshield frame and hard top from a 73-75, cut the cab off, and windshield frame off about halfway down, and put the older one on. then either modify the newer doors to match, or find 73-75 doors. but you'll also need to put in a full cage to stiffen it up.

68w/sbc406 · 01-20-2005, 09:42 PM

thats kinda what i was thinking, but i aint a good welder. or i was going to get a 73-75 then buy a 76-91 and cut out the patch panels i needed, either way i need to buy two to get what i want. then i also have to buy a big block 3/4 ton 4x4 truck and merge the two to finish my dream

01-18-2005, 01:42 AM	#1
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	questions on blazer tops i am new to the 73+ i am thinking about a blazer, what years did they come with a full removable top (i know 69-72) and they had em in 73+. was it just 73 or were there other years too. Thanks Ben __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-18-2005, 09:39 AM	#2
Jonboy Slots go on anything! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 5,957	73, 74, and 75 had a full removable top. The late 74 and 75 roofs were a little stronger, as the seams in the roof overlapped a little bit. The biggest downside to one of these trucks is that they are very prone to rust. __________________ 1974 Jimmy- 5.3/4L80e/NP241

01-18-2005, 10:14 AM	#3
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	arent they all thanks __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-19-2005, 04:00 AM	#4
Hoods69BadBowTie Chevys Kick A$$ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Zootown, MT Posts: 12,699	Yeah, I would have to agree that the worst thing with them is they tend to get really rusty, Good Luck on find one. I think '75 was about the last year of the full removable tops. -Peace __________________ HOODS is what I answer too -'79, '77, '88 Pickup Sold, '85 Camaro, '83 T/A, '81,'83,'90 K5 Blazer All Sold -'79 3/4 ton "Big Yellow Bananna" Lifted 4spd. 39.5 TSL Swampers, The money Pit -'86 K5 Blazer Silverado 6.2 4" lift 35"s -'95 Ext. Cab Shorty 4" Tuff Country rolling 35" M/T's -'83 Monte Carlo T-Tops. 126,500 Original Miles -LATER I would rather push a Chevy then drive a ford!!

01-19-2005, 10:31 AM	#5
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	hey hoods, i got that sticker in you avatar on my back window. yeah its just a thought right now, on project at a time...................yeah right __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

01-20-2005, 05:27 PM	#6
454K5 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX Posts: 19	the 73-75's are hard to find. but if you want a full convertible, you can also do what a lot of other people, including myself, have done, or are going to do....just convert a 76-91. just get the windshield frame and hard top from a 73-75, cut the cab off, and windshield frame off about halfway down, and put the older one on. then either modify the newer doors to match, or find 73-75 doors. but you'll also need to put in a full cage to stiffen it up.

01-20-2005, 09:42 PM	#7
68w/sbc406 Got Light Emitting Diode? Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Newberg, OR Posts: 2,485	thats kinda what i was thinking, but i aint a good welder. or i was going to get a 73-75 then buy a 76-91 and cut out the patch panels i needed, either way i need to buy two to get what i want. then i also have to buy a big block 3/4 ton 4x4 truck and merge the two to finish my dream __________________ 1968 1/2 ton 2wd lwb 6 lug disc and bags up front. Next c notch and rear bags '02 Chevy Silverado LT ext cab short bed 2WD 5/7 drop on 22's(the family car) 1993 Cherokee work ride/weekend wheeler

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