1972 Blazer

[ronniej6474)]

I just picked up a 1972 blazer yesterday and its going to need a lot of metal work. I was wondering where the best place to get aftermarket reproduction parts if I cant find original stuff.It seems some of the stuff you get now is so thin. I have called a couple places and they claim their stuff is 19guage wich I guess is factory thickness. We are new to the board but have been reading stuff from here for a while. We currently own a 1970 3/4 ton 4x4 with a ls6.0 and this blazer wich we intend to put it back as close to factory as we can

[bouncytruck]

First, Welcome to the board. Be sure to post some pictures of your 72.

For parts, start by contacting one of the board vendors. I've have good experiences with Wes @ Classicheartbeat.com, GMC Pauls and Brothers. There are quiet a few more and probably some in your area. Most of the repop body parts are all coming from a handful of manufacturers. There was around 80,000 Blazer produced from 69-72. Factoring in how many have been restored, modified or met their demise over the years, that leaves a very small market to justify the cost of manufacturing.