is it worth it

[drivethechevy]

i have an opportunity to buy what i belive is a 71 blazer
it has the 71 72 grille and 71 door pannels
its kinda mix matched for parts and colors but the only unuseable parts r the doors and the front passenger fender
the frame and floors r great on it
the guy wants 300 for it all the glass is good and it needs new rockers near the front of the cab
its a lift off top i belive and it has a non runnin 350 a 4 speed it is all so 4 wheel drive
now my main question is r the doors fenders and the rockers from pickups any different? becuase iff not i have all the body parts needed to make this blazer like new once more

[Yukon Jack]

Buy it! You can cut down pickup doors and the fenders are the same. You can't go wrong buying that Blazer for $300.

[1971K54X4]

Your crazy if you don't buy it.

[Chevyman63]

If you don't buy, please pass on the info...because I'll buy it!!

JUST DO IT!!

[drivethechevy]

i just got back from buyin the blazer
i brought a batery with an some gas and carb cleaner and i got it to fire but it didnt start due to bad wires
turns out it was parked becuase the front axle split and it was held up by block but i have enough parts from my pickups to repair it
both quarters r a little flimsy but i am gonna patch them up
ill try and get pics up of it but my camera died when i was pickin up my last truck from nebraska and i havent gotten a new one yet
what could i expect as a turnaround on the blazer after i replace everything i can clean it up a bit and make it so it can at least drive up on a trailer?

[Classic Bowties]

on your find & great purchase price! Cb

[Chevyman63]

CONGRATS!!!

[Jtrux]

Originally Posted by drivethechevy

i just got back from buyin the blazer
i brought a batery with an some gas and carb cleaner and i got it to fire but it didnt start due to bad wires
turns out it was parked becuase the front axle split and it was held up by block but i have enough parts from my pickups to repair it
both quarters r a little flimsy but i am gonna patch them up
ill try and get pics up of it but my camera died when i was pickin up my last truck from nebraska and i havent gotten a new one yet
what could i expect as a turnaround on the blazer after i replace everything i can clean it up a bit and make it so it can at least drive up on a trailer?

If it'll run on it's own and make it to a gas station and back i'd say 1500 is reasonable. It sounds like it won't take much to get it running so i'd say you're in for a decent profit. I'd like you to about the front axle being split. Did the housing crack, axle break??? If the housing split i'd be very tedious in inspecting the frame, leaf springs, steering box mounting points cuz breaking the housing isn't easy.

[Jtrux]

Originally Posted by drivethechevy

i just got back from buyin the blazer
i brought a batery with an some gas and carb cleaner and i got it to fire but it didnt start due to bad wires
turns out it was parked becuase the front axle split and it was held up by block but i have enough parts from my pickups to repair it
both quarters r a little flimsy but i am gonna patch them up
ill try and get pics up of it but my camera died when i was pickin up my last truck from nebraska and i havent gotten a new one yet
what could i expect as a turnaround on the blazer after i replace everything i can clean it up a bit and make it so it can at least drive up on a trailer?

If it'll run on it's own and make it to a gas station and back i'd say 1500-2500 is reasonable. You'll have to fix the axle though. It sounds like it won't take much to get it running so i'd say you're in for a decent profit. I'd like you to about the front axle being split. Did the housing crack, axle break??? If the housing split i'd be very tedious in inspecting the frame, leaf springs, steering box mounting points cuz breaking the housing isn't easy.

[LUV2XCLR8]

Nice score, but ................................................

[drivethechevy]

Originally Posted by Jtrux

If it'll run on it's own and make it to a gas station and back i'd say 1500 is reasonable. It sounds like it won't take much to get it running so i'd say you're in for a decent profit. I'd like you to about the front axle being split. Did the housing crack, axle break??? If the housing split i'd be very tedious in inspecting the frame, leaf springs, steering box mounting points cuz breaking the housing isn't easy.

its the axle not the housing i already located the new axle for it over at a friends place in a 72 lwb with no hope left but the axle is still good
i got the engine to run and stay running

i have a camera i went out and got a cheapo this mornin but im having trouble getting the pics on the internet but they will be here real soon

[hgs_notes]

Outstanding deal. I was with chevyman63, if you didn't buy it, I would have been asking for the info so I could. What did you mean by lift off top? They all have a lift off top.

[Yukon Jack]

Will look forward to seeing the pics. Hope you can sell it to a boardmember - we gotta hoard these K5's!

[drivethechevy]

sorry everyone my computer crashed and i lost the pics that were on it, i have since sold the blazer to a friend and he and his dad r doing a full restoration of it, right now they have it stripped and r doin the body work and the engine is being rebuilt, i got 1500 for it the price was right and the turn around was even better
but now i want one for myself