blazer convert top

[69Elky]

i'm thinkin about buying a 73 and up blazer just cause they're even cheaper around here...and i can also build a *****in stereo system back behind the seat.

but i'm wondering how hard it is to remove the top i've heard that once you take them off its a pita to get em realigned and everything else..

[bouncytruck]

I've never delt with the second gen blazers but the first gens can be a pain in the back - literally. They weigh a ton. You need at least one more person to take it off. You might check into a soft top - especially since your in cali. There are a lot of second gen owners on the message boards on ColorodoK5.com.

Check the frame around the steering box. they are notorious for cracking. There are reinforcement kits available.

[bouncytruck]

Almost forgot, CK5 has detailed descriptions on how to build a pully system in your garage to lift the top off! If my truck fit in my garage, I'd build one!

[CRRoy71]

My wife and I took mine off without a problem. Putting it back on was not that much of a hassle either. I did not know about the two bolts in the back under the interior panel until after I strained to get the top off. Then I read the little sticker that was behind the spare tire

Now I have a soft top, which makes it a lot easier

[1969 GMC]

I have never owned a Blazer, but I think that the first few years of the second gen K5's were full convertible, and they switched to just the rear part of the roof being convertible from like 75-on. I guess they did it because of the front window area leaking. I'd think that the half-roof would be easier to put on and take off.