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Old 07-15-2016, 01:20 AM   #1
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Couple blazer questions

1. Where is the build sheet located on a blazer. In my truck is was behind the bench seat. I can't find the one for my blazer (probably long gone) but just curious to where people have found theirs.

2. My driver side torsion box has a good chunk missing because of rust. I don't plan on doing any major rust repair anytime soon. However, I have heard that the body can shift quite a bit when the top is off and your panels are rusty. Has anyone removed the end cap of the torsion box and thru-bolted some additional steel / metal for support?
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Old 07-15-2016, 07:41 AM   #2
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Re: Couple blazer questions

Brian.......there's a thread somewhere here that someone posted dealing with the extra metal/bracing........I can't find it but perhaps someone that's familiar with it will chime in......the torsion boxes are crucial to body support when the top is removed.
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Old 07-15-2016, 04:14 PM   #3
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73 views and only one comment. Come on guys. No one out there has tried to reinforce their torsion box or found the build sheet in their blazer?
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Old 07-15-2016, 06:24 PM   #4
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Re: Couple blazer questions

No blazer build sheets
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Old 07-15-2016, 08:13 PM   #5
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Re: Couple blazer questions

Really! They don't get them at all. Learn something new everyday.
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Old 07-16-2016, 10:21 AM   #6
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Re: Couple blazer questions

saw this truss/brace in a previous post:... & there were some pieces of some kind of Id. sheet in the springs of the rear seat of either the Blazer or the Jimmy I had. Too deteriorated to tell what it had been.
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Old 07-16-2016, 11:30 AM   #7
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Thanks for the picture. I don't think I will do anything that elaborate. I will most likely just bolt some new steel the the bottom of my rusty torsion box and call it good.
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