My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

jeffg1010 · 07-21-2018, 06:33 PM

I bought this Blazer six years ago. At the time, I didn't have the money, time OR the garage space for a project. But I REALLY wanted a Blazer. Anybody that has followed my build thread probably knows that when I bought it, I had it shipped to my dads house to store until the day came that I could start it. For the past 6 years, it has been roomies with my dads '71 C10 Stepside and his '63 Nova SS (which he sold last year) I have gotten a little bit done on it since I bought it but it is 3 hours (and two states) away.

What I didn't realize back then was the adversity we'd face in the time since. A layoff, a "near" marriage meltdown, a career change, a new business AND a new house last year. When we got the new house, I was pumped up about my 3 car garage but it's been junked up with all of the stuff from our move and a half dozen golf carts (that I build on the side).

That all changes today. The Blazer just got on the interstate heading this direction. This week, I scheduled a shipper with uship and he just picked it up. I'll add some pics! Two and a half hours away!

jeffg1010 · 07-21-2018, 06:34 PM

Original build thread for anybody interested...

http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=522548

**lks dcvn** · 07-21-2018, 08:44 PM

Awww yeah! Congrats on getting it in the garage of your new place. Life can shift your priorities along the way now - but the truck is footsteps away instead of hours/states.

swyfor5 · 07-22-2018, 03:14 AM

Awesome thing to get it home! It's always good to have it close, so you can work on it a little every day!

RustyBucket · 07-22-2018, 10:46 AM

WOW!! TIME FLIES! Looked at this post and clicked on your build thread.... and there was my Blazer not long before I bought it from Dave(Blazester). My Ol' Blazer looks pretty much the same but I'll bet Sam has changed a LOT.... is that you or SAM in the trailer pictures? I'm sorry life got in the way and you haven't been able to enjoy your Blazer... as much as I have mine. Funny you mention golf carts, as I kinda compare mine to a giant golf cart. I can burble around the neighborhood & visit with the neighbors OR blast the tires off OR rip off up I-95. Glad to see you've got it home so you can enjoy it.

jeffg1010 · 07-22-2018, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by lks dcvn

Awww yeah! Congrats on getting it in the garage of your new place. Life can shift your priorities along the way now - but the truck is footsteps away instead of hours/states.

Agreed! It arrived in one piece. Me and the truck driver celebrated with a beer.

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Originally Posted by swyfor5

Awesome thing to get it home! It's always good to have it close, so you can work on it a little every day!

Definitely

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Originally Posted by RustyBucket

WOW!! TIME FLIES! Looked at this post and clicked on your build thread.... and there was my Blazer not long before I bought it from Dave(Blazester). My Ol' Blazer looks pretty much the same but I'll bet Sam has changed a LOT.... is that you or SAM in the trailer pictures? I'm sorry life got in the way and you haven't been able to enjoy your Blazer... as much as I have mine. Funny you mention golf carts, as I kinda compare mine to a giant golf cart. I can burble around the neighborhood & visit with the neighbors OR blast the tires off OR rip off up I-95. Glad to see you've got it home so you can enjoy it.

I wish I couldve afforded Dave's back then! Your Blazer is awesome. Definitely a dream builder that made this project happen.

It's home. I opened the garage door twice last night just to check it out. I've already been out once this morning to sit in it. I'm like a kid at Christmas.

jeffg1010 · 07-22-2018, 10:55 AM

Last night after we unloaded

**Tom Vogel** · 07-22-2018, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by jeffg1010

Last night after we unloaded

It’s good you got it when you could. Time to go to work!
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jeffg1010 · 07-22-2018, 12:10 PM

She fits!

jeffg1010 · 07-22-2018, 12:11 PM

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It’s good you got it when you could. Time to go to work!
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Thanks!

BabyBlue · 07-23-2018, 05:02 PM

Cool dude, maybe now you can go to some cruises down here with it.

**BIG ORANGE** · 07-24-2018, 09:50 AM

Glad she's back at the house Jeff. Now its time to get busy....

jeffg1010 · 07-24-2018, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyBlue

Cool dude, maybe now you can go to some cruises down here with it.

Im getting it tagged this week. Hoping to make some cruises this summer but I'm not sure if I'll make the Kannapolis cruise nights. Maybe?!

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Originally Posted by BIG ORANGE

Glad she's back at the house Jeff. Now its time to get busy....

Already on it. Tune in to my build thread to see her new shoes!

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=522548

07-21-2018, 06:33 PM	#1
jeffg1010 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 2,677	My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! I bought this Blazer six years ago. At the time, I didn't have the money, time OR the garage space for a project. But I REALLY wanted a Blazer. Anybody that has followed my build thread probably knows that when I bought it, I had it shipped to my dads house to store until the day came that I could start it. For the past 6 years, it has been roomies with my dads '71 C10 Stepside and his '63 Nova SS (which he sold last year) I have gotten a little bit done on it since I bought it but it is 3 hours (and two states) away. What I didn't realize back then was the adversity we'd face in the time since. A layoff, a "near" marriage meltdown, a career change, a new business AND a new house last year. When we got the new house, I was pumped up about my 3 car garage but it's been junked up with all of the stuff from our move and a half dozen golf carts (that I build on the side). That all changes today. The Blazer just got on the interstate heading this direction. This week, I scheduled a shipper with uship and he just picked it up. I'll add some pics! Two and a half hours away! Attached Images __________________ Jeff 1972 Blazer CST 2wd- My son Sam's Project "S" Project "S" 1970 Suburban - SOLD "One Bad Burb" Photobucket Album 1986 C30 Crewcab - 63K original miles, original paint Members I have met: mikey531, gcburdic, bashed, burbman69, TonyPieras, Blazester, GCncsuHD, custombuilt67-72, tsnow678, highrpm, PanelDeland, tanman722001, 47thriftmaster, babyblueoval, 68stepbed, JesseWebb, Andy4639, xs-style, TobyArnot, BigOrange, frednoah, brn_agn, k5hart, Graham57a, bhelton, AJohn6, SilverC10, 69CST, '71 Flame, RaceAGMC, Liz, Josh, MattPSU, 68corvair, Chevy350V8, mdeal, ccrorymc, mrhurt73, dmxxpert, Custom68, 84GMC, BionicABs1, BigBlockBurris, Ebfabman, ATP... Last edited by jeffg1010; 07-21-2018 at 06:49 PM.

07-21-2018, 06:34 PM	#2
jeffg1010 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 2,677	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Original build thread for anybody interested... http://www.67-72chevytrucks.com/vboa...d.php?t=522548 __________________ Jeff 1972 Blazer CST 2wd- My son Sam's Project "S" Project "S" 1970 Suburban - SOLD "One Bad Burb" Photobucket Album 1986 C30 Crewcab - 63K original miles, original paint Members I have met: mikey531, gcburdic, bashed, burbman69, TonyPieras, Blazester, GCncsuHD, custombuilt67-72, tsnow678, highrpm, PanelDeland, tanman722001, 47thriftmaster, babyblueoval, 68stepbed, JesseWebb, Andy4639, xs-style, TobyArnot, BigOrange, frednoah, brn_agn, k5hart, Graham57a, bhelton, AJohn6, SilverC10, 69CST, '71 Flame, RaceAGMC, Liz, Josh, MattPSU, 68corvair, Chevy350V8, mdeal, ccrorymc, mrhurt73, dmxxpert, Custom68, 84GMC, BionicABs1, BigBlockBurris, Ebfabman, ATP...

07-21-2018, 08:44 PM	#3
lks dcvn Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 4,348	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Awww yeah! Congrats on getting it in the garage of your new place. Life can shift your priorities along the way now - but the truck is footsteps away instead of hours/states.

07-22-2018, 03:14 AM	#4
swyfor5 Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Marion, Mi. Posts: 2,429	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Awesome thing to get it home! It's always good to have it close, so you can work on it a little every day!

07-22-2018, 10:46 AM	#5
RustyBucket Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Space Coast, Fl. Posts: 1,055	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! WOW!! TIME FLIES! Looked at this post and clicked on your build thread.... and there was my Blazer not long before I bought it from Dave(Blazester). My Ol' Blazer looks pretty much the same but I'll bet Sam has changed a LOT.... is that you or SAM in the trailer pictures? I'm sorry life got in the way and you haven't been able to enjoy your Blazer... as much as I have mine. Funny you mention golf carts, as I kinda compare mine to a giant golf cart. I can burble around the neighborhood & visit with the neighbors OR blast the tires off OR rip off up I-95. Glad to see you've got it home so you can enjoy it. __________________ Dad always said, "Son, WISH IN ONE HAND, and ......." -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Current toy trucks: '71 GMC 1500 SUPER CUSTOM short/step, orig. dk. blue, 350/700r, ps,pb, A/C '72 Blazer 2wd, ochre & white, 454, tremecTKO 500 5spd. ps, pb, A/C, tilt Last 10yrs of hobby vehicles, had a FEW more in the 50yrs. before these: '66 Plymouth Belvedere City of Miami cop car clone. '70 Nova 406"sb, 13.5-1, solid roller, Brodix, p.glide/t.brake, back halved, 9" Ford, spool 4.88, cage,ladder bar/coilover, 10.5 tire....... SOLD!! '67 C10 short/step side mount spare -- SOLD!! '72 Jimmy 2wd, 350/350, ps, pb, fun driver, lots of bondo & a shiny red paint job..... SOLD!! '69 Nova 350, 4spd, A/C, ps, p.b, ...SOLD!!

07-22-2018, 10:55 AM	#7
jeffg1010 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 2,677	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Last night after we unloaded Attached Images __________________ Jeff 1972 Blazer CST 2wd- My son Sam's Project "S" Project "S" 1970 Suburban - SOLD "One Bad Burb" Photobucket Album 1986 C30 Crewcab - 63K original miles, original paint Members I have met: mikey531, gcburdic, bashed, burbman69, TonyPieras, Blazester, GCncsuHD, custombuilt67-72, tsnow678, highrpm, PanelDeland, tanman722001, 47thriftmaster, babyblueoval, 68stepbed, JesseWebb, Andy4639, xs-style, TobyArnot, BigOrange, frednoah, brn_agn, k5hart, Graham57a, bhelton, AJohn6, SilverC10, 69CST, '71 Flame, RaceAGMC, Liz, Josh, MattPSU, 68corvair, Chevy350V8, mdeal, ccrorymc, mrhurt73, dmxxpert, Custom68, 84GMC, BionicABs1, BigBlockBurris, Ebfabman, ATP...

07-22-2018, 12:10 PM	#9
jeffg1010 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Mooresville, NC Posts: 2,677	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! She fits! Attached Images __________________ Jeff 1972 Blazer CST 2wd- My son Sam's Project "S" Project "S" 1970 Suburban - SOLD "One Bad Burb" Photobucket Album 1986 C30 Crewcab - 63K original miles, original paint Members I have met: mikey531, gcburdic, bashed, burbman69, TonyPieras, Blazester, GCncsuHD, custombuilt67-72, tsnow678, highrpm, PanelDeland, tanman722001, 47thriftmaster, babyblueoval, 68stepbed, JesseWebb, Andy4639, xs-style, TobyArnot, BigOrange, frednoah, brn_agn, k5hart, Graham57a, bhelton, AJohn6, SilverC10, 69CST, '71 Flame, RaceAGMC, Liz, Josh, MattPSU, 68corvair, Chevy350V8, mdeal, ccrorymc, mrhurt73, dmxxpert, Custom68, 84GMC, BionicABs1, BigBlockBurris, Ebfabman, ATP...

07-23-2018, 05:02 PM	#11
BabyBlue The Peacemaker Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Kannapolis, NC Posts: 783	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Cool dude, maybe now you can go to some cruises down here with it. __________________ 1978 Chevy 2wd Stepside aka "Audrey" Cordova brown with mandarin guts 79k original miles & being restored 1979 Chevy 2wd Short Wide aka "Emma-Jayne" Cordova brown with mandarin guts 2019 Chevy Tahoe LT Previous rides: -2002 Firehawk T/A, 2006 Trailblazer SS AWD, 2014 GMC Sierra RCSB, 1971 2wd Blazer, 1996 SNB, 1997 2dr 2wd Yukon, 2001 Silverado RCSB, 2011 Silverado Z71 4x4, 1982 2wd Blazer, 1997 2dr Tahoe, 1970 Chevelle SS, 1972 2wd Blazer, 1986 Silverado Stepside, 1995 S-10, 1985 Silverado SWB.

07-24-2018, 09:50 AM	#12
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,764	Re: My Blazer is finally making the trek home - after 6 years of ownership! Glad she's back at the house Jeff. Now its time to get busy.... __________________ Things happen for a reason!



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