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mikeperez22 · 07-20-2004, 09:18 PM

Can anybody tell me why no one makes aftermarket quarters for 1st Gens. There are enough Blazers still on the road to warrant a few aftermarket companies selling rocker boxes. You'd think those same rusty Blazers could use some new quarters. Any thoughts?

*Gee_Emm* · 07-20-2004, 09:34 PM

Some people use swb bedsides but that still requires some pretty tricky work to retrofit them.

NuBomb · 07-21-2004, 12:12 AM

I used longbed bedsides to replace mine. Now I have very qualified friends who have a bodyshop and know what they are doing. Each side took about a day.

red71cheyenne · 07-21-2004, 01:13 PM

Ya, I wish someone would repop the whole bedside. I bet your buddies that did yours were cursing you after they got to the door jamb part. Unless you just reused that part. I'm in the process of cutting my inner and outer bedsides apart for rust repair too. Of course, I don't $500 a side to buy new ones either so, you gotta make do with what you got. Gee Emm, how were the bedsides on yours? Gone? How are you conquering that Mountain? Jeff.

meathead95 · 07-21-2004, 03:29 PM

im just going to use nos bedsides

red71cheyenne · 07-21-2004, 03:31 PM

NOS Blazer bedsides? Good lord, where did you find those!

meathead95 · 07-21-2004, 04:08 PM

on this board. man i love this board.

*Gee_Emm* · 07-21-2004, 06:39 PM

I am using bedsides from another Blazer, just repairing them I know that it would be hard to convert truck bedsides. It took me several hours and all those relief cuts to get this piece contoured nicely.

I updated the progress thread with some pics yesterday.
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...545#post899545

red71cheyenne · 07-21-2004, 06:54 PM

Wow! That has been a bunch of work. Looks a lot like what I started with, but mine wasn't as rotted as yours. I'm doing the bedsides now too. My rot is all along the top though. How have you dealt with the rust inside the bedsides? I'm cutting mine apart and going to sandblast them that way. I thought about having them dipped, but the closest place to do it is in Canada! hehe.

*Gee_Emm* · 07-21-2004, 06:59 PM

I just have surface rust on the inside, no biggy, I will just reach up in there with a paint brush and put some por-15 on the inside.

red71cheyenne · 07-21-2004, 07:02 PM

Mine is nice and thick. I'll sandblast it and then POR it. Later, Jeff.

70blazernorth · 07-22-2004, 08:43 PM

WOW... Nice fab work Gee Emm, wish you lived next door.

70blazernorth

07-20-2004, 09:18 PM	#1
mikeperez22 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 31	First Gen Aftermarket Quarters Can anybody tell me why no one makes aftermarket quarters for 1st Gens. There are enough Blazers still on the road to warrant a few aftermarket companies selling rocker boxes. You'd think those same rusty Blazers could use some new quarters. Any thoughts?

07-21-2004, 12:12 AM	#3
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	I used longbed bedsides to replace mine. Now I have very qualified friends who have a bodyshop and know what they are doing. Each side took about a day. Attached Images __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

07-21-2004, 01:13 PM	#4
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	Ya, I wish someone would repop the whole bedside. I bet your buddies that did yours were cursing you after they got to the door jamb part. Unless you just reused that part. I'm in the process of cutting my inner and outer bedsides apart for rust repair too. Of course, I don't $500 a side to buy new ones either so, you gotta make do with what you got. Gee Emm, how were the bedsides on yours? Gone? How are you conquering that Mountain? Jeff. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

07-21-2004, 03:29 PM	#5
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	im just going to use nos bedsides __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

07-21-2004, 03:31 PM	#6
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	NOS Blazer bedsides? Good lord, where did you find those! __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

07-20-2004, 09:34 PM	#2
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	Some people use swb bedsides but that still requires some pretty tricky work to retrofit them.

07-21-2004, 04:08 PM	#7
meathead95 computer illiterate Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Des Moines, IA Posts: 6,440	on this board. man i love this board. __________________ 72 2wd blazer 72 swb 4x4

07-21-2004, 06:39 PM	#8
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	I am using bedsides from another Blazer, just repairing them I know that it would be hard to convert truck bedsides. It took me several hours and all those relief cuts to get this piece contoured nicely. I updated the progress thread with some pics yesterday. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...545#post899545

07-21-2004, 06:54 PM	#9
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	Wow! That has been a bunch of work. Looks a lot like what I started with, but mine wasn't as rotted as yours. I'm doing the bedsides now too. My rot is all along the top though. How have you dealt with the rust inside the bedsides? I'm cutting mine apart and going to sandblast them that way. I thought about having them dipped, but the closest place to do it is in Canada! hehe. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

07-21-2004, 06:59 PM	#10
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	I just have surface rust on the inside, no biggy, I will just reach up in there with a paint brush and put some por-15 on the inside.

07-21-2004, 07:02 PM	#11
red71cheyenne Back in the sticks Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Fordland, MO Posts: 3,188	Mine is nice and thick. I'll sandblast it and then POR it. Later, Jeff. __________________ 1971 Cheyenne C-10 w/700R4 and Tuned Port Injection 1969 K5 Blazer w/Tuned Port 2010 2SS/RS Flaming Orange Camaro 2011 K1500 Suburban 2014 K1500 Pickup 2008 Nissan Altima? The wifes' hoopty

07-22-2004, 08:43 PM	#12
70blazernorth Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Ottawa, Ontario Canada Posts: 16	WOW... Nice fab work Gee Emm, wish you lived next door. 70blazernorth



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