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Old 10-16-2006, 03:32 PM   #1
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How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides? I was thinking about replacing one rather than welding in new panels. I figure that the area around the rocker panel would be the hardest part of the removal.
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Old 10-17-2006, 12:40 PM   #2
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Re: How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

Unless you can find NOS ones, I wouldn't do it. The quarters make up the structure on a Blazer, rather than bolt together like a pickup. Aftermarket would be OK for front fenders and doors, but I wouldn't trust it for quarter panels, other than patch panels.
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Old 10-17-2006, 05:18 PM   #3
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Re: How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

Prolly easier to swap entire tub.
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Old 10-18-2006, 12:05 AM   #4
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Re: How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

Swapping the tubs wouldn't work in this instance. The floor is my 2WD Blazer is 85% rust free. THe floor in the 4x4 with better bedsides is around 25% rust free. Weird how the bedsides lower edges are better than on my 2WD's.
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Old 10-18-2006, 02:20 PM   #5
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Re: How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

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Swapping the tubs wouldn't work in this instance. The floor is my 2WD Blazer is 85% rust free. THe floor in the 4x4 with better bedsides is around 25% rust free. Weird how the bedsides lower edges are better than on my 2WD's.
I talked with a body guy I know and asked him about taking the patch panels from a rust free body that is at my disposal. He said I could pay him less to just swap the tubs.
Either way he said it would be cheapest to just buy the patch panels and have him install them.
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Old 10-18-2006, 08:21 PM   #6
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Re: How hard is it to remove the 73-91 Blazer bedsides?

I am planning on posting some pictures of the bed floor soon to show how nice it was. I had a 73 2WD Blazer years ago and we drove that Truck Flinstone style! That thing was rusted in places you couldn't imagine, but it was a complete blast just running into stuff, such as guardrails, other cars, Coke machines, etc. That was when I was in High School and thank God I never got caught because my law enforcement career would be over before it gets started! Never would do something like that again!
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