79' 2wd blazer

[DrppdBlazr]

Whats up fellas so as the title says I picked up a 79 2wd blazer just yesterday and im pumped to start in on the new project. Last project unfortunately was in a hit and run accident a couple weeks back on the way back from a show. Damn lady swerved in to me on the freeway out of nowhere and drove me in to the gaurd rails. Was totaled so i got a nice little check and also bought back the truck to part out. Def sucks cause I was working on old project for 4 years when it quickly was ended lol. Anyways to the Blazer, plans are to get the body on ground (only way it should be lol). Gonna order up a porterbuilt crossmemeber up front, 22's all around. Gonna keep the back seat cause I have a 3 month old baby. I picked up the truck for 2k. its def a project and is a bit rough but for the price i feel good about the deal since ive wanted a k5 since the beginning of time practically and it runs and drives good. Has a nasty ass hood on it right now but the stock hood also came with truck and that will be the first thing that goes back on. Gonna need to buy door, front panel, bumper, def new top cause mine came with a sweet ass rv air vent lol. This will be a full build since its not my daily or anything. Lots of pics to come once I get into it, I gotta finish up cutting up my old trucks cab today and get it all to scrape so i probably wont touch blazer this week.








heres my old ride just to show you what lead me to get the k5





this was about to go in the dime but i guess i can always use it for this project if I choose to go that way

And this is what the s10 looks like now







Havent got to do much to the blazer yet with the busy holidays and all that but I did get some goodies in a couple days ago

[tvblazer78]

Dude sorry about the s10, that suck.. but yiu have a cool project in the works, now whe you go to a show you may and i say may see one k5 blazer at a show. So somthing cool and not everyone has one. Keep us posted..

[BaggedRanger]

Nice project..

Recently bought a earlier K5 this year because my boddied Ranger has been down forever so I needed to get back into some type of truck.. Good luck on the build

[68Timber]

Welcome! Looking forward to seeing what you do with it, the S10 looks well done.

[DrppdBlazr]

Thanks guys im exctied for this project. Heres a link to my build on the dime if anyone is interested.
http://www.s10forum.com/forum/f143/d...-speed-416807/

[DrppdBlazr]

Not much of a update but I got another box in today. New window channel rubber kit for both doors and dome light cover. Also got old ****ty cracked dash pad out I there. Need to start workin on getting all the gauges to work so I pulled those to start figuring that mess out.




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[Eyegore]

Welcome, did you buy the 79 in the area of 16 street & Washington, sure look familiar?

Tom

[DrppdBlazr]

No it was more east valley. Was at university and crismon.
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[DrppdBlazr]

Good Good news... gathered the funds to order up the porterbuilt dropmember. So ill be callin the order in tomorrow. Excited to get things started up here

[BaggedRanger]

Originally Posted by DrppdBlazr

Good Good news... gathered the funds to order up the porterbuilt dropmember. So ill be callin the order in tomorrow. Excited to get things started up here

Sounds good.. I just finished paying off a friend for his Suicide Doors crossmember (basically same as porterbuilt).. Have to redo the motor so I'll be installing the front sometime in the next few months once taxes come back..

[DrppdBlazr]

Nice... Hopefully ill get the drop member around mid February. Imma start tearing stuff down here within a couple weeks. Took the front bumper off today and all the bumper brackets. Everything will be cleaned and powder coated.
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[DrppdBlazr]

Finally was able to escape into the garage for a couple hours today. Took all the parts out of the back and put them in storage shed till the blazer is bagged. Got the back seat out and carpet as well as the bolts around the wheel wells and front of the floor after the step up. Maybe tomorrow Ill be able to get the back floor out. Noticed the passenger side quarter panel was replaced at some point...guess that explains why I have a round gas tank hole on a 79 blazer.

[DrppdBlazr]

Going to go pickup a new top today so say goodbye to the awesome rv vent lol

[DrppdBlazr]

Took the old top off and got the new top home. Sold the cowl hood too. Once I got the old top off I found a couple little cancer spots so ill cut those pieces out and fix them. All together this and one spot on tailgate is only rust ive seen so thats good.

bye bye cowl hood


old top




new top



On this last pic you can see the closest peice to the dash on the column is completly broke off. Does anyone know if that is replaceable or not on a 79? I looked through lmc and it looks like you can but only years 84-91.

[68Timber]

I don't think you can get a new replacement. I bought a tilt column for my 79 but had to return it when it arrived with that piece broken.

[DrppdBlazr]

Thats what I was thinking....A local guy in my area and on this site has one but wants $125 for it... I know pick n pulls want like $45 for them but I gotta find one lol..

[DrppdBlazr]

Ordered up a MMW parallel 4link the other day. Can check that off the list

[jbristo67]

Looks like you came out ahead. The k5 will be much sweeter than the s10 when you're done.
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[DrppdBlazr]

Originally Posted by jbristo67

Looks like you came out ahead. The k5 will be much sweeter than the s10 when you're done.
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Thanks man, I think so too, although im starting to miss driving around the dime... Cant wait to get this one on the road so I can drive it lol

[DrppdBlazr]

Got some work in today. Tubs out and cleaned up a bit.

[DrppdBlazr]

Stripped and cleaned both tubs and got the tank out...Hopefully during the week ill find time to cut the back floor out




Man no wonder why my gas gas wasnt working...pump is covered in ****...


Tank pressure washed...probably chuck this one and buy another one..looks like this one was in a accident cause its dented to **** on one side.

[gclark1]

Looking good over there! You have a lot of work ahead of you, but the way that S-10 looked before you cracked it up, I am sure you will bring that old Blazer around. Ever think of having a rendering done? I had one done on my Blazer by a local guy. He did a really nice job for a reasonable price. Greg

[DrppdBlazr]

The club I'm in has a few people in it from surface DVD and they do renderings. Nick did the rendering for my dime. You can check it out on there site I think the dime is still the newest rendering he has on there

http://www.surface-dvd.com/
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[gclark1]

Got it. Those look pretty cool. I do not know anyone, I just thought I would offer the guy that did mine. Sounds like you are all set then. Are you going to have one done, or do you pretty well know where you are headed?

[DrppdBlazr]

Originally Posted by gclark1

Got it. Those look pretty cool. I do not know anyone, I just thought I would offer the guy that did mine. Sounds like you are all set then. Are you going to have one done, or do you pretty well know where you are headed?

Probably not. Got it for the dime an it got wrecked after I did it lol so this one will all be in the head.
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