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Old 10-24-2019, 09:11 AM   #1
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1978 Chevrolet blazer

Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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Old 10-24-2019, 09:18 AM   #2
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1978 Chevrolet blazer

Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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Old 10-24-2019, 10:17 AM   #3
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I have the chrome strips for the side but are the clips that hold them on available?
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Old 10-24-2019, 01:29 PM   #4
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Nice looking Blazer. I megered your two threads. Far as I know you can get the clips from LMC Truck
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Old 10-24-2019, 01:42 PM   #5
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Man, that will be a fun one to fix up. Nice find!
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Old 10-24-2019, 01:52 PM   #6
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Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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Correct; top should be white.

RPO ZY1 indicates solid paint (yellow) so the brown was added after the fact.

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Correct; top should be white.

RPO ZY1 indicates solid paint (yellow) so the brown was added after the fact.

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Thanks.

Is the rear panel on the tailgate correct? The 6 inch wide stainless strip? I thought those were for later ones but I see them on most 78s
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Old 10-24-2019, 07:41 PM   #8
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One last question. The wagon wheels I believe are original but would they have had beauty rings on them from factory? Sorry if a dumb question.
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Old 10-24-2019, 08:43 PM   #9
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Nice find, love the seats. I didn't know you could get dual exhaust from the factory. I have always loved blazers but never bought one....yet.
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Old 10-25-2019, 08:01 AM   #10
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All the ones I saw new had them, at least for a while till they fall off. The true off-roaders in those days ditched then as they would fall off in the mud and grime anyways. Not sure if GM offered them without trim rings or not.
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One last question. The wagon wheels I believe are original but would they have had beauty rings on them from factory?
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Is the rear panel on the tailgate correct? The 6 inch wide stainless strip? I thought those were for later ones but I see them on most 78s
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The literature does say "brushed panel on tailgate" but it doesn't say which one.

I think the Chevyenne pickup gets the narrow one in '78, because of the depth of the tailgate, but the Blazer gate doesn't have that depth, so - I'm going to say the one shown is correct.

The font of the "Chevrolet" lettering, though, looks like '81 and later to me.

http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTru...zer-07_jpg.htm

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The literature does say "brushed panel on tailgate" but it doesn't say which one.

I think the Chevyenne pickup gets the narrow one in '78, because of the depth of the tailgate, but the Blazer gate doesn't have that depth, so - I'm going to say the one shown is correct.

The font of the "Chevrolet" lettering, though, looks like '81 and later to me.

http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTru...zer-07_jpg.htm

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The emblem is the correct pre-'81 font
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Great information. Thanks everyone.
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This made me chuckle. If anybody has anything bad to say, they're on the wrong website. Neat truck.
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Old 11-15-2019, 05:50 PM   #16
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Good for you for saving this neat truck. Have fun bringing it back to life.
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