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Old 10-23-2012, 11:26 AM   #1
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SHORTER short bed.




Spotted this shorty this morning on my way to the bank.
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Old 10-23-2012, 11:38 AM   #2
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

Looks like a Blazer with a cab back/roof added....

Edit: maybe not. That tailgate looks like a pickup gate (thin with no glass in it).

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Old 10-23-2012, 11:43 AM   #3
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

It looks like a modified Blazer to me too.

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Old 10-23-2012, 12:14 PM   #4
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

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Looks like a Blazer with a cab back/roof added....

Edit: maybe not. That tailgate looks like a pickup gate (thin with no glass in it).

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Yeah Blazer with an actual bed grafted on would look that way.
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Old 10-23-2012, 12:24 PM   #5
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

I did that to a 78 blazer about 20 years ago , just cut the roof off and put a roof and the back part of the cab from a truck on. I also had a pickup tailgate on it and if my memory serves me correct I think the holes are there to bolt all the tailgate hardware on. I don't remember it being a hassle anyways.
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Old 10-23-2012, 12:59 PM   #6
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

yup thats a blazer, truck tailgates bolt right up
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:16 PM   #7
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

and the fuel door is in the rear of the bedside
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Old 10-23-2012, 07:34 PM   #8
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

my budies neighbor has a 71-72 blazer like this, i need to talk to him about it or get some pictures
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Old 10-24-2012, 06:57 AM   #9
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

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and the fuel door is in the rear of the bedside
Ah - good catch -

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Old 10-24-2012, 07:56 AM   #10
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

No body break between the cab and bed is the easiest way to tell.
The unibody Ford trucks of the early 60's were like that, had to be careful crossing a good size bump or ditch, it was notorious for popping the back glass out.
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Old 10-24-2012, 04:36 PM   #11
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Re: SHORTER short bed.

A buddy of mine has a really nice one that he built like that from a Blazer and the back part of a pickup cab. It is his daily driver, and looks really sharp.

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Old 10-24-2012, 09:35 PM   #12
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No body break between the cab and bed is the easiest way to tell.
The unibody Ford trucks of the early 60's were like that, had to be careful crossing a good size bump or ditch, it was notorious for popping the back glass out.
really the glass would pop out?
so if i found a shortbed and lets jus say moved it up to the cab or just welded the open space that could possibly happen?
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Old 10-25-2012, 11:33 AM   #13
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Looks like a Blazer with a cab back/roof added....

Edit: maybe not. That tailgate looks like a pickup gate (thin with no glass in it).

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you can oput a truck gate on a blazer just with the hinges from a truck i did it to mine

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It looks like a modified Blazer to me too.

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yes it does
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