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mutant-jimbo · 11-01-2003, 07:32 PM

ive got my daily driver 75 blazer, with rust. ive got a 75 jimmy with a very decent body. should swap, or should i cut the rust around the rear wheel wells and put in a fender flare? also, the jimmy has no body trim which i like, the blazer has big ugly trim. what to do? how hard would it be to swap them, how long would it take? is the electrical gonna be a downer? please input

fanman · 11-01-2003, 10:51 PM

I'd swap the bodys. It isn't as hard as it sounds. I swaped the cab on my truck in less than a day. The electrical should just plug in and go. Make sure you get a couple of friends to help you. I only had one person helping me (he was only there to help lift the cab).

mutant-jimbo · 11-01-2003, 11:18 PM

how much do think the blazer body wieghs without the top?
i think i have alot of wiring going threw the firewall

Mudder · 11-02-2003, 01:43 AM

Wiring isnt that hard......The fuse block has a nut on the firewall side that lets ya disconnect the wires from the fuse block to the front. Theres a plug there also on the inside of the firewall for the wires going to the back.

soleeagle · 11-02-2003, 01:56 AM

If the other body is better I would switch them, better than patching in metal and using filler, should last longer. My.02

fanman · 11-02-2003, 12:14 PM

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Originally posted by mutant-jimbo
how much do think the blazer body wieghs without the top?

I have no clue, but it can't be too heavy. I think 4 people could lift it and place it on the chasis. I'd say maybe 600-750lbs.

11-01-2003, 07:32 PM	#1
mutant-jimbo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Joplin, Mo. Posts: 166	body swap questions ive got my daily driver 75 blazer, with rust. ive got a 75 jimmy with a very decent body. should swap, or should i cut the rust around the rear wheel wells and put in a fender flare? also, the jimmy has no body trim which i like, the blazer has big ugly trim. what to do? how hard would it be to swap them, how long would it take? is the electrical gonna be a downer? please input Attached Images

11-01-2003, 10:51 PM	#2
fanman Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Auburn, MI Posts: 156	I'd swap the bodys. It isn't as hard as it sounds. I swaped the cab on my truck in less than a day. The electrical should just plug in and go. Make sure you get a couple of friends to help you. I only had one person helping me (he was only there to help lift the cab). __________________ "When I start my car in the morning I want the neighbors to think the world is comming to an end." Homer Simpson I'm not stuck, I've still got some gas left"

11-01-2003, 11:18 PM	#3
mutant-jimbo Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Joplin, Mo. Posts: 166	how much do think the blazer body wieghs without the top? i think i have alot of wiring going threw the firewall __________________ "Texas is an outrage when your husband is dead, Texas is an outrage when they pick up his head, Texas is the reason why the presidents dead"-bullet by The Misfits

11-02-2003, 01:56 AM	#5
soleeagle Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Shelbyville, Indiana Posts: 614	If the other body is better I would switch them, better than patching in metal and using filler, should last longer. My.02 __________________ Chuck '85 Chevy Silverado 4X4 '91 Chevy 4X4 Suburban http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/545941

11-02-2003, 01:43 AM	#4
Mudder Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: East Central, MO Posts: 11,336	Wiring isnt that hard......The fuse block has a nut on the firewall side that lets ya disconnect the wires from the fuse block to the front. Theres a plug there also on the inside of the firewall for the wires going to the back.



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