Could a teenager build this in one month?

[MrBeast]

This is a 73-91 Blazer frame. You cant make a pickup out of it, the frame is about 6" shorter than a short bed.

If you want a 4x4 I would say your best bet would be to get that black short bed, and get the DIY4X spring hangers and convert it to a 4x4, go to that guy and get the axles out of that blazer frame with the wheels and tires, then all you will need is a 4 speed, a 205 and an engine. Buid it right, do a good job, and you will have a truck you can keep for years and years and years.

I know when you are 17, you want everything now, and working on somthing for a year or more seems like a very long time, but as you grow you will realise that it is not. If you take the time to build that truck, you will have somthing there that you can take a great ammount of pride in for years to come.

Also, another strong sugjestion I would make is to see if you can get a late 90's vortec 350 with the serpentine drive on it, then put a carb and intake on it so you can run it that way. Get a runner, not a rebuilder, preferably in the truck running when you buy it. It will save you a lot of heartache when you are building the truck because building engines is expensive. A good rule of thumb is that building a new engine will cost 3x what you originally thought it would.

You should be able to get that motor for 500-1000.00 depending on condition, check out Spaldings in Spokane Washington, they often times will have those motors with less than 80K on them.

You should be able to find a SM465 4 speed, and a NP205 for about 300-500.00. They are a damn good tranny, and GM used them from I belive 1970 to 1991, so there are a few of them out there.

That blazer frame depending on what year it is will either have a Dana 44 front, and a 12 bolt rear, or it will have a pair of 10 bolts. Get me a picture of the pumpkins and I will tell you what they are.

If you need any help on the build, let me know, I have put more than a couple of these trucks togeather I will be more than happy to help you source out what ever you need.

And btw, I am fixing to do the same thing, I am going to take my 72 1 ton, cut it down to a short bed, and convert it to a 4x4. Although mine will have a Dana 60, a 14 bolt rear, a NV4500, 454, and a NP203/205 Doubler.

I am building this truck to replace the truck I built when I was 16, the Black 70 short bed that I never should have sold. I sold it in 1999, and have kicked myself ever since for it. I am telling you this so as that maybe you may take the knowledge of my mistakes and not make them yourself.

Oh, one more thing, if you do this you will want that whole blazer frame, it has everything you need to remount your fuel tank under the bed. Cause you know you need to get that tank out from behind the seat so as that you can get a speaker box in there!