Lks Dcvn - 1972 2WD Blazer Build

[lks dcvn]

Thanks all - lots of work to do on this one.

Not sure if I will ever use a rear seat on this truck. I may add nylon bolt inserts to the holes to keep the threads intact, clean up bed and just enjoy it for the short term.

Plans are as follows:

Locate clean 67/68 front clip, doors, tailgate - pending
Clean up chassis - removing rust scale, undercoating
Rebuild suspension - not sure if staying stock height or not yet - swaying toward 2.5/4 drop at this time
Install 5 lug rallys with 275/60 tires - have wheels, need tires
Locate LS motor/updated trans (still need an automatic crossmember)
Get it running/stopping by the end of the year (I hope)

I'd like to get it safe before I get it pretty.

I did take a few pix of the ebrake stuff in this thread.

[notsolo]

Thanks, OOPS and Duh Huh on my part, Wish I could absorb what I read.

[lks dcvn]

The tear down began this weekend...

[lks dcvn]

More pictures of the disassembly - appears to be the original upper ball joints (rivets intact) on the front suspension buried under a lot of grime.

Curious to know what the actual mileage is on this blazer if those are still the originals.

[lks dcvn]

The spare tub from Montana made it to Ohio this week and along with it came a clean 67 driver side fender and a set of clean doors.

Tub bracing is pending at the moment. I am looking for a rolling chassis so I can drop this down on it, make sure it is straight, brace the openings, replace the A-pillar and the rockers and get it ready for a body swap.

[lks dcvn]

I went to the Goodguys show in Columbus over the weekend and spotted some really nice trucks.

Note the door/rocker blend on the blue truck. It was very well done.

[lks dcvn]

A few more of the blue one with very subtle body mods all over it and another truck that was a few feet away. Anybody know which headlights these are?

Very clean.

[lks dcvn]

Removed the heater items from the firewall and found a nest and some hidden rust.

Cleaned that up and started to hang the 67/68 front clip pieces.

[lks dcvn]

Started to mock up my 67/68 front clip and added new core support mounts.

I now have a 67 driver fender, 67 core support, 67 grill. I just bought the headlight buckets on the forum.

I picked up a set of inner fenders for ~$100 shipped from this post.

Still looking for a 67 passenger fender and a 67/68 hood to complete the front end stuff.

[ochre 72]

Looking forward to following the progress!

[lks dcvn]

Not too much progress - acquiring parts along the way.

Spent some time mocking up the front clip though - so there was some work done this weekend.

I also started taking a closer look at the spare tub I bought from MT.

[rayray767]

Glad to see this rig getting some attention... Seeing it finished driving down the road in my city priceless !
Hope we can catch up sometime 😉

[tommys72]

Ill watch this one!

[invicta455]

Looking good

[tommys72]

That blue one was sick! The door handles and front turn signals looked good!! Bumper looks good sucked in too

[invicta455]

I would like to know the brand of the head lights also

[lks dcvn]

Spent some time removing the stock fuel tank, body wiring harness, extra wiring on the firewall and some other stuff from the interior on Sunday.

Still picking up parts...

• Aux battery tray to move the battery to the driver side for when the LS motor is installed
• 07-16 Jeep Wrangler headlights and pigtails to wire them directly to the factory harness
• New power washer to clean up the crud on the front suspension, frame and under the body so I can stop getting a face full of rust every time I crawl under it

[Tuff Gong]

Nice work. I'm always checking back for new progress.

[rayray767]

Were you planing on going to the Super Chevy Show?
I'm going Saturday give me a shout we could meet up
Your PM box is full I tried leaving you my number ....
Ray....ttyl

[1956cameo]

Looks like a heck of a start! I wish I could get my hands on a tub like the blue one for my next project. That thing is solid. Looking forward to seeing this one come together.

[bigdon-70blazer]

Subscribed to this one....can't wait !

[lks dcvn]

Still cleaning this thing up a bit..spent some time prepping for the power washer.

[lks dcvn]

Picked up some new stripping materials to see how well they did on surface rust with minor pitting. They are 80 grit nylon impregnated with abrasives. I had a coupon for $5 off my next purchase at the local hardware store and took a gamble on these. They did better than I expected.

Here is a few pictures before I started on the surface rust after it was power washed.

What I neglected to get pictures of was the after on the front suspension or where I painted it with www.nomorerust.com silver paint to coat the framerails to stop rust.

[lks dcvn]

Treated the core support with the no more rust paint, gave it a shot of paint and then added the headlight bezels to it.

You can see the cleaned up frame and suspension in the shots below.

[lks dcvn]

Picked up more parts...

• set of new BFG 275/60/15's to put on the 15x8 rally wheels I picked up a few months ago - hoping to find time to mount them this week
• ECE 2.5" drop spindles - backordered a week
• ECE 4" rear drop springs
• ECE LS motor mount kit
• ECE Transmission Crossmember
• ECE Extreme Drop Crossmember
• Replacement rear bumper brackets from RockAuto - to eventually replace the heavy metal aftermarket one that was installed at some point
• Replacement coil spring mounting hardware, cups and bolts since I know mine will be more rusty than I will like to reuse
• Replacement rear U-Bolts since it looks like I will have to cut mine off when I do the rear spring replacement

Need to get the time to start working on this thing...

Upcoming items that are on my list to pick up:

• LSx Motor and Auto Trans
• Entropy dual pass radiator with LS fans and wiring
• Factory Style Rear bumper
• Right Stuff Detailing SS brake lines
• New booster and MC