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jays68yak · 06-23-2006, 07:16 PM

Trying to kill some time here at work so I thought I would share my current project. It started out with a 79 blazer that I have wheeled for the past year or so. It got beat up pretty good and I ended up breaking the windshield so I decided to do something that I had been wanting to do for a while. That is drop a truck cab on it. I love the 67-72 body style and miss my 69 suburban that I had a few years back. So I picked up a 70 chevy parts truck and started combining them.
Here is how they looked before I tore them apart.

Here is the frame of the blazer with its new body sitting on it.

I also transplanted the tilt column, hydroboost, and complete wiring harness from the blazer. I still need to convert the steering shaft to ujoints.

I wanted to narrow the front part of the sheetmetal a bit. I had done this on the blazer and I liked both the look and the more that I could see around the front from sitting in the drivers sit. So I started hacking at the sheetmetal. After many hours I ended up with this. 12" was taken out of the front part of the hood.

And here is one with the grill shortened and mocked up.

Since I killed the radiator support I needed to do something to hold the front of the fenders and the radiator.

Dont worry, this wasnt a rust free cab. It needed new rockers and cab corners. So I replaced it all with 2x3 steel.

Needed a place to sit so that I could one day drive it.

Thats it for now. Im hoping to have it out of the garage this weekend. Well see how that goes. So what do you think?

FRENCHBLUE72 · 06-23-2006, 08:57 PM

I thik its a killer idea.....

corn · 06-23-2006, 09:11 PM

Cool project... "CHRET". I like it, looks fun. Need more pics...

jays68yak · 06-23-2006, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FRENCHBLUE72

I thik its a killer idea.....

Yeah but look at his hood....Its missing half the body line. Which IMO is what is cool about these trucks.

jays68yak · 06-23-2006, 09:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cornfed63

Cool project... "CHRET". I like it, looks fun. Need more pics...

http://pnkages.com/gallery/v/79Blazer/body+swap/

FRENCHBLUE72 · 06-24-2006, 07:30 AM

I agree with ya on the hood ,but the rest of it is kool(the little marker light kills me to why not shave it????)

jays68yak · 07-04-2006, 10:11 PM

The best part is it fits in the garage with the 38s on it.

Outside with all the 38s on.

Test fitting the bedside. Still need to trim some of the rear off and the bottom.

Southedisto · 07-04-2006, 10:46 PM

Sweet build, I like it.........a lot!

krue · 07-04-2006, 11:27 PM

Looks like a lot of fun.

**Palf70Step** · 07-05-2006, 05:45 AM

Nice!!

al's71gmc · 07-05-2006, 07:13 AM

Pretty cool. Looks like you got some fabrication skills! Keep the pics coming.

AesC10s · 07-05-2006, 12:46 PM

thats bad ass man! show us some pics of the project next to the wheeler.

jays68yak · 07-05-2006, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AesC10s

thats bad ass man! show us some pics of the project next to the wheeler.

Its my roommates 72 SWB 2wd that he started to bag but got way over his head. 502/th400/disced 9inch. I guess he is parting it out now since he sold the motor over the weekend.

Oh well more room for me to work.

**Yukon Jack** · 07-05-2006, 02:37 PM

Keep the pics coming.

jays68yak · 07-05-2006, 11:25 PM

I took a total of 27" out of the bedside. 18 from in front of the rear wheel and 9 behind it. Its now 7 inches shorter then a shortbed bedside.

hd78glide · 07-06-2006, 01:25 PM

Cool project, just what I wanted to see! Why did you take 9" from behind the rear wheels?

I'm going to find out today about an '86 blazer that I can get for $1500, comes with a strong 6.2 w/ AT.

jays68yak · 07-06-2006, 01:31 PM

This way the body doesnt hang too far past the frame rails. Basicly less over hang if I were to come down a ledge or what not.

hd78glide · 07-06-2006, 01:42 PM

Oh, okay thanks. I though maybe it was because the back half of the box looked weird with so much removed from the front half.

Can't wait to see more pics!

67ChevyRedneck · 07-06-2006, 01:48 PM

Normally I would find something like this (the truck cut up) stupid. For some reason, I really like it. It looks bad ass! I won't be cutting my 67 up anytime soon, but I would definately be proud to own that! Make sure you take lots of pics when that baby hits the mud!

Are you going sans doors too?

jays68yak · 07-10-2006, 12:55 AM

-22"

Yep no doors. The way that I have the front fenders mounted I cant run the stock hinges. Also part of the tube work on the front passes through the side of the firewall for a future tie-into a cage of some sorts.

jays68yak · 07-14-2006, 09:35 PM

Well I put the hood on and drove it out of the garage to see what it all looked like.

The rear sits a bit lower then the front. Ill have to address that later. The hood isnt perfect, well none of the body work is but its a trail truck, so one side has a 1/2 gap. I think it has more to do with the hinges and how old they are. Now to put it all back together.

**Palf70Step** · 07-14-2006, 10:27 PM

That is wild. I think it looks much better than the one you showed earlier. The front end is just better with the width.

Great job.

jays68yak · 07-16-2006, 09:45 PM

Last full day to work on the rig till BF for me. All I got done was the floor. :uh oh: Altho I dont have much left. Anyways I started out with a shelf from a work van. Cut it up a bit and made it all bolt in. Its in 2 main pieces with one smaller one in the passanger side so that I can get to the shifters. Which is a good thing since I need to revisit the shifters. The 1/4 all thread needs a beefing up. Yesterday I spent the whole day wiring the truck and getting everything working. I have tail lights, head lights, fan, line lock is hooked up but not sure its working.
Drivers side floor

Passanger side floor

pside agian, the piece that ramps down to the floor is the smaller removable one.

Dash, still need to toss the radio back in.

I never thought my erector set would come in handy to mount gauges. Now if I could find the rest of the erector set. I prob used it on something else.

On a side note, My trailer doesnt like me. I hurt my shoulder trying to move it and hook it back up to my truck. Then I fell through one of the boards.

06-23-2006, 07:16 PM	#1
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	My 70 buildup Trying to kill some time here at work so I thought I would share my current project. It started out with a 79 blazer that I have wheeled for the past year or so. It got beat up pretty good and I ended up breaking the windshield so I decided to do something that I had been wanting to do for a while. That is drop a truck cab on it. I love the 67-72 body style and miss my 69 suburban that I had a few years back. So I picked up a 70 chevy parts truck and started combining them. Here is how they looked before I tore them apart. Here is the frame of the blazer with its new body sitting on it. I also transplanted the tilt column, hydroboost, and complete wiring harness from the blazer. I still need to convert the steering shaft to ujoints. I wanted to narrow the front part of the sheetmetal a bit. I had done this on the blazer and I liked both the look and the more that I could see around the front from sitting in the drivers sit. So I started hacking at the sheetmetal. After many hours I ended up with this. 12" was taken out of the front part of the hood. And here is one with the grill shortened and mocked up. Since I killed the radiator support I needed to do something to hold the front of the fenders and the radiator. Dont worry, this wasnt a rust free cab. It needed new rockers and cab corners. So I replaced it all with 2x3 steel. Needed a place to sit so that I could one day drive it. Thats it for now. Im hoping to have it out of the garage this weekend. Well see how that goes. So what do you think? __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

06-23-2006, 08:57 PM	#2
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: My 70 buildup I thik its a killer idea..... Attached Images __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

06-23-2006, 09:11 PM	#3
corn Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: here Posts: 5,789	Re: My 70 buildup Cool project... "CHRET". I like it, looks fun. Need more pics...

06-24-2006, 07:30 AM	#6
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	Re: My 70 buildup I agree with ya on the hood ,but the rest of it is kool(the little marker light kills me to why not shave it????) __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-04-2006, 10:11 PM	#7
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup The best part is it fits in the garage with the 38s on it. Outside with all the 38s on. Test fitting the bedside. Still need to trim some of the rear off and the bottom. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-04-2006, 10:46 PM	#8
Southedisto River life...... Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Soldotna AK Posts: 1,078	Re: My 70 buildup Sweet build, I like it.........a lot! __________________ I like wheelin in Dixie!

07-04-2006, 11:27 PM	#9
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: My 70 buildup Looks like a lot of fun. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

07-05-2006, 05:45 AM	#10
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: My 70 buildup Nice!! __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

07-05-2006, 07:13 AM	#11
al's71gmc 4 eyed fever Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Eureka, Nevada Posts: 500	Re: My 70 buildup Pretty cool. Looks like you got some fabrication skills! Keep the pics coming. __________________ 1971 GMC 2500 4x4 1972 GMC Sierra Grande 1/2 t 4x4-#1 son's truck. Recently completed resto. 4 YO daughter," Daddy, I like your truck better than Mom's." (2000 F350-ranch truck) Smart kid!!

07-05-2006, 12:46 PM	#12
AesC10s Chevy truck addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Thornton Colorado Posts: 825	Re: My 70 buildup thats bad ass man! show us some pics of the project next to the wheeler.

07-05-2006, 02:37 PM	#14
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Re: My 70 buildup Keep the pics coming. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

07-05-2006, 11:25 PM	#15
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup I took a total of 27" out of the bedside. 18 from in front of the rear wheel and 9 behind it. Its now 7 inches shorter then a shortbed bedside. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-06-2006, 01:25 PM	#16
hd78glide Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 88	Re: My 70 buildup Cool project, just what I wanted to see! Why did you take 9" from behind the rear wheels? I'm going to find out today about an '86 blazer that I can get for $1500, comes with a strong 6.2 w/ AT. __________________ 1967 GMC 1/2 ton 1972 GMC Sierra 1975 Chev 5/4 ton 1978 1/2 Harley FLH 1998 K1500 diesel

07-06-2006, 01:31 PM	#17
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup This way the body doesnt hang too far past the frame rails. Basicly less over hang if I were to come down a ledge or what not. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-06-2006, 01:42 PM	#18
hd78glide Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Winnipeg Canada Posts: 88	Re: My 70 buildup Oh, okay thanks. I though maybe it was because the back half of the box looked weird with so much removed from the front half. Can't wait to see more pics! __________________ 1967 GMC 1/2 ton 1972 GMC Sierra 1975 Chev 5/4 ton 1978 1/2 Harley FLH 1998 K1500 diesel



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07-06-2006, 01:48 PM	#19
67ChevyRedneck Hittin E-Z Street on Mud Tires Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 23,090	Re: My 70 buildup Normally I would find something like this (the truck cut up) stupid. For some reason, I really like it. It looks bad ass! I won't be cutting my 67 up anytime soon, but I would definately be proud to own that! Make sure you take lots of pics when that baby hits the mud! Are you going sans doors too? __________________ Jesse James 1967 C10 SWB Stepside: 350/700R4/3.73 1965 Ford Mustang: 289/T5-5spd/3.25 Trac-Loc 1968 Pontiac Firebird: Project Fire Chicken! 2015 Silverado Double Cab 5.3L Z71 2001 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4.0L 5spd 2020 Chevrolet Equinox Premium 2.0L Turbo 2011 Mustang V6 ~ Wife's ride American Born, Country by the Grace of God 1967 CST Shop Truck Rebuild! My 1967 C-10 Build Thread My Vintage Air A/C Install Project "On a Dime" Trying my hand at Home Renovation! 1965 Mustang Modifications! Last edited by 67ChevyRedneck; 07-06-2006 at 01:51 PM.

07-10-2006, 12:55 AM	#20
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup -22" Yep no doors. The way that I have the front fenders mounted I cant run the stock hinges. Also part of the tube work on the front passes through the side of the firewall for a future tie-into a cage of some sorts. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-14-2006, 09:35 PM	#21
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup Well I put the hood on and drove it out of the garage to see what it all looked like. The rear sits a bit lower then the front. Ill have to address that later. The hood isnt perfect, well none of the body work is but its a trail truck, so one side has a 1/2 gap. I think it has more to do with the hinges and how old they are. Now to put it all back together. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

07-14-2006, 10:27 PM	#22
Palf70Step State of Confusion! Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gulfport, MS USA Posts: 47,083	Re: My 70 buildup That is wild. I think it looks much better than the one you showed earlier. The front end is just better with the width. Great job. __________________ Bill 1970 Chevy Custom/10 LWB Fleetside 2010 Toyota Tacoma PreRunner SR5 Double Cab - DD Member of Louisiana Classic Truck Club (LCTC) Bill's Gallery Life isn't tied with a bow, but it's still a gift. Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God!

07-16-2006, 09:45 PM	#23
jays68yak Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Gilroy, CA Posts: 1,454	Re: My 70 buildup Last full day to work on the rig till BF for me. All I got done was the floor. :uh oh: Altho I dont have much left. Anyways I started out with a shelf from a work van. Cut it up a bit and made it all bolt in. Its in 2 main pieces with one smaller one in the passanger side so that I can get to the shifters. Which is a good thing since I need to revisit the shifters. The 1/4 all thread needs a beefing up. Yesterday I spent the whole day wiring the truck and getting everything working. I have tail lights, head lights, fan, line lock is hooked up but not sure its working. Drivers side floor Passanger side floor pside agian, the piece that ramps down to the floor is the smaller removable one. Dash, still need to toss the radio back in. I never thought my erector set would come in handy to mount gauges. Now if I could find the rest of the erector set. I prob used it on something else. On a side note, My trailer doesnt like me. I hurt my shoulder trying to move it and hook it back up to my truck. Then I fell through one of the boards. __________________ 1969 Chevy Project SWB Fleet, 20s, 5.3, t56, in the weeds. 1970 Chevy Truck cab on a 1979 Jimmy frame-8.1 liter 496 bbc/sm465/np203-jeds doubler-np205/d60/14bff Welded/42 tsls on recentered H1s 1998 Chevy Crew Cab K3500 SAS'd with hpd60, links and swayaway coilovers. 8.1l vortec DD/towrig "I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me. "

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