1971Blazer Rebuild in texas

[Onalaska Blazer]

Hello All. I am new to this forum and with Blazers, My brother had on when I was a kid and remember so many times taking weekend trips in it and I always wanted one.\I picked one up about a month ago for $2500 including delivery from 190 miles away. The truck was taken to a hunt camp and someone messed up the wiring so there it sat...

I have started cleaning her up and pressure washed her today and it is now in the garage and started to rebuild.

[montsb]

Nice! Welcome to the forums and Blazer ownership. Looks like your jumping right into it. Keep it up and keep us in the loop with pictures and updates. Congrats!

It is hard for me to ell from the pictures. Was the original color orange, red or copper?

[Onalaska Blazer]

Where is the best place to get correct good quality rocker panels for my 1971 Blazer.

I hear stories about bad fit, wrong shape and poor quality.

[briank]

I think rockers are all pretty good (triplus,)get them through Wes or Gmc Pauls. There are always listings on the parts boards for Nos ones though...usually 285-300 a pair.

[asolde]

I have a extra set repo rockers that should be good quality that I don't need in my garage.

[Onalaska Blazer]

Hello again all
I have been working on my 71 Blazer and like all of you know, "it takes Time'.

I scored on a set of wheels and tires yesterday for $400 and I have attached the new hard top. after attaching the hard top I had to re adjust the doors to close correctly, they were not off by much but the old owner adjusted them when the top was off.
Now I have all my sheet metal and I will start metal work. I also have the like new seats that I bought for the truck for $250

[1tuff71]

What did those seats come out of ? They are really nice and what a score !!!!

[Onalaska Blazer]

Seats are out of a 72 Blazer, the guy had late model seats installed and sold me these for $250

[briank]

Wow....you stole those!!!

[Onalaska Blazer]

Picked up my $1500 Doner truck to get parts off, problem now is...
Should I take from this or sell as complete truck. And spend any money made on parts for Blazer.
Hate to rare apart a truck this good.

[1tuff71]

Those seats sell for about $700. You got the deal of the century

[Onalaska Blazer]

Thanks guy's on the seats. I see just the new covers going for $250+ so when the guy said $250 I thought "maybe he means per seat" Nope.... got there and he just wanted $250 for all..
I felt guilty so I also bought the complete AC system that he was selling as well. And that even came with an original new radiator also..

I was just in the right place at the right time.

[Onalaska Blazer]

My truck is missing the front engine mount Crossmember. I see that some of you have replaced them with the new tube crossmember. Does anybody have the old crossmember that they would like to sell.. ???

[Mike C]

The 4 wheel drives don't have the same kinds of crossmembers so maybe it does. What's holding the motor up now? Do you have a picture of the one under the motor?

[69K5inCA]

Originally Posted by Onalaska Blazer

Seats are out of a 72 Blazer, the guy had late model seats installed and sold me these for $250

JHC you got a STEAL!

I paid double that and my seats were trashed. Nice find.

[Chulisohombre]

You Lucked out on those seats For Sure. Looks like you are getting after it pretty good. My rockers came from Lmc truck. They fit pretty well. Are you landing n going back the stock red color. Or got something else in mind?

[Onalaska Blazer]

Thanks guy's I can't wait to get her done and install the seats.

The crossmember has been removed and someone has welded is steal plates from lower rail to end of motor mount plate. I would like to re-install an OEM crossmember. If any of you have an old 350 4x4 engine crossmember please let me know and what you want for it..

[sawman]

I have 1 out of a 71 blazer original

[Onalaska Blazer]

OK, Had my buddy come over yesterday and we removed the body. The frame is now a roller.
I was very happy with what I found under the body, the frame is clean with almost no rust.

[Onalaska Blazer]

The Body needs to be cleaned and then painted underneath, Then set back on frame with new bushings.

[Onalaska Blazer]

What is a good body bushing kit, and where to get them.

[Chulisohombre]

I got mine from poly performance like ten years ago. How were your bolts coming out? Their kit doesn't come with new bolts. Lmc sells the kit with stock rubber bushings and bolts for a little more. I like how solid the poly bushings make the truck feel though. I'm sure there are more kits out there but these are the two I looked at when I needed some.

[Chulisohombre]

You're lucky on the rust part. I got mine from Nevada but the guy said it came from Cali when he got it. Mine had to have been ran though the ocean more than once. Lol. Not as bad as some but I also only did a halfass rebuild so it looks nice and most rust has been gone over. But nowhere as good as if like or can afford.

[jaros44sr]

That has got to be the best body carriage I have ever seen. Nice work on the truck too

[Onalaska Blazer]

Thank You, I had to pray a little about if I should buy it, I bought it on my word, sight unseen.

So far it has worked out well, and I have been stumbling onto great deals on parts and stuff.

The frame has cleaned up really well.