The story behind the blazer is that my son wanted an older truck to drive around and have fun on the weekends. I started a 68swb and then went way too deep to finish it before he graduated from school so I bought another 68 swb that I thought would be a simple scuff and shoot and add wheels and tires. It turns out that the truck is not what I thought it was.....so I went looking again. As luck would have it a friend of mine (bagged74) was selling his 79 blazer and made me a great deal so I bought it. I already had the wheels and tires so I bought it without the 22's. We are now in the process of cleaning up a few areas and I'm trying not to take it completely apart.......with any luck this will get the gas flowing in my boys veins...;)

The first picture is when I bought it and the next two are after we installed the wheels and tires.

Now one day he tells me he would like to have new carpet and I'm thinking...cool...this is something we can do in a weekend and it will get him starting in the right direction.....well I came home from the shop and he had done this..........new plan: we re-do all the interior...

they get outta hand rather quickly dont they:D
Nice blazer btw!:metal:

Now I needed to replace the dash and I really wanted a NOS one but I knew they were getting hard to come by, lucky for us Trey has an uncle that has some parts stashed and he gave him a new in the box dash......the uncle is also know as N2trux on some forums....;) The other pictures are of the install....not very good pictures.....it hard to get good shots of an interior when you only know how to press the button on top of the camera.

Now the rear panels didn't turn out like I had planned in my head but then again it's not bad for a driveway job and the boy likes them.

We will be getting new door panels next and that should finish the interior. Next on the list is to get a new transmission.... he got to drive it two days to school this week and then the trans fell out.....such is life. The one rule he's making me stick to is that I will not paint it......I agreed, he just wants to be able to cruise in it this summer before he goes off to College........so after I get my new shop finished I might accidentally throw some color on it while he's at school ;) besides someone needs to drive it to keep it up while he's away and I like shiny paint.......sometimes!:lol:

lOOKS really sharp and I love the color combo.......It is orange ...right....I can feel for ya on the getting out of hand......seems like everything I do gets that way......!!!!!!!

Tommy

lOOKS really sharp and I love the color combo.......It is orange ...right....I can feel for ya on the getting out of hand......seems like everything I do gets that way......!!!!!!!

Tommy

Thanks..It's actually red....I don't have any photography skills... I ended up painting and dyeing everything because the carpet I ordered came in red and should have been reddish maroon.....second step to getting out of hand!!!

I love the glowing red interior. Really nice. Lucky kid you got.

The pics look orange too me, but thats alright ....I have an orange and white 76 crew cab...trying to decide what to do with it......so many projects and so little time , It has saddle (tan) interior and it is my favorite combo. Never ends does it , Always somethin else to do, Looks like you have some really cool projects ....wagons and so on ....Im a big wagon fan too, I have a 65 chevelle 2dr wagon that has a full tube chassi....someday it will be cool

That's clean! I would love to have a matching blazer parked next to my truck mmmm the possibilities.

thats looks sweet..kinda what i was planning had i kept it. what kind of material is on the seats..looks nice is it ultra leather?
Dont paint it man!!!just keep buffing it.:lol::lol:

I agree .....no paint......factory paint is the coolest, and once you paint it you cant go back.......I vote for the original paint

Tommy

Great looking Blazer, and awesome work! He has a pretty cool dad...and uncle. :)

Really nice blazer are you gona still finish the 68

Thats a cool ride! I know you have a Dropmember or two.....hmmm....! :lol:

did you paint the inside of headlight bezels black? could you get a fron picture of the grill thanks

thats looks sweet..kinda what i was planning had i kept it. what kind of material is on the seats..looks nice is it ultra leather?
Dont paint it man!!!just keep buffing it.:lol::lol:

This is my cheap build so it's vinyl....no ultra leather for the kid!! ;)

Really nice blazer are you gona still finish the 68

Oh yeah! Now that the boy has his own toy the 68 is all mine ;)

Thats a cool ride! I know you have a Dropmember or two.....hmmm....! :lol:

Yeah......but I was planning on taking all the air bag stuff off my 84 when I installed the front and rear drop member kits on it.....I wonder what I will do with that stuff ;)

did you paint the inside of headlight bezels black? could you get a fron picture of the grill thanks

I didn't paint the bezels or the grille yet...but it's on the list..

Looks like that thing will be super clean! we need some more super clean K5's on here, maybe this will get me going on a new project.

WOW! The rear came out nice too. I had the privilege of a sneak peak on the front, but this is my first view of the rear.

Dang it makes me miss having a Blazer.

nice blazer

I LIKE IT! Very nice.

Very clean...

As I scrolled down, I expected to see the body off the frame and a DM sitting on the floor. :D

That console looks really familiar...

Awesome build, I looked through your '68 build and that was damn impressive so I cannot wait to see what you have in store for this one. :metal:

That console looks really familiar...

It's the one that came in it.....I just stripped it down and painted it and the lower dash to match the rest of the stuff....

That is looking schweeet!

Was the bucket/console option more common on the Blazers?

Was the bucket/console option more common on the Blazers?

I think that was the only seat option for blazer's, several suburbans came with the option and very few trucks came with the option

I think that was the only seat option for blazer's, several suburbans came with the option and very few trucks came with the optionNot to jack the thread but let me clarify. Bucket seats and consoles were standard on Blazers, but they were available with a bench. It's rare that you see one, and they are usually Forest Service, etc vehicles but they are out there.

Burbs are more commonly seen with buckets, but not uncommon to see a bench in them.

AceX- While I did contribute the dash pad to the young mans project, I still have the console stashed away.

N2BILLET, What did you do w/ the red lowback velour early 90's front seats that were in it?

Blazn79:chevy:FOR LIFE!

im pretty sure those are the same seats just with new covers

Dam, I was hoping they weren't I have a set of the highbacks going in my 79'
I'd love to have a set of each!

im pretty sure those are the same seats just with new covers

True....same seats with new form. re-shaped and aluminum backs made for them.....still waiting on the custom sub box ;)

Dam, I was hoping they weren't I have a set of the highbacks going in my 79'
I'd love to have a set of each!

I love the low-backs myself....

Nice job.

cool blazer keith

It seems that this poor Blazer spends most of it's time on a trailer but that's about to change and after the new trans I'm sure my son (and me) will drive it ever chance we get... Anyway, I loaded it up and took it to Houston this weekend to have the trans replaced, as luck would have it Uncle Ken came to the rescue again on this project. He worked a very nice deal with his brother-in-law on getting the work done (he's a trans mechanic) so a road trip was in order. Sorry for the crappy pictures but I only had my cell phone and I was trying to keep Ken's castle out of the pictures.:lol:

Sweet! That were mine has been most of the summer, but it's to take it to show and that's long trips too..

Now the rear panels didn't turn out like I had planned in my head but then again it's not bad for a driveway job and the boy likes them.

how did you make those rear panel? what material for the foundation and tools to cut and get the polished metal insert in place.

Okay, stop it. I was thinking of doing a Nova as my next project but I think its going to be a Blazer (because of Travis and you). Stop it!! Looking good thanks for keeping us posted.:metal::metal:

Very cool glad to see the kid got a nice ride.....

What color of red carpet did you go with I'm going to get carpet kit from Captkaos but he asked what color red did I want I like this color.

Man, I love this blazer! Insanely cool in person. Good job on it Keith.

Well, it's officially time to find a Blazer to rest in the garage next to my shortbed. Thanks for the inspiration.

anything new with this

Now the rear panels didn't turn out like I had planned in my head but then again it's not bad for a driveway job and the boy likes them.

I didn't know this truck had changed hands, it's looking great. I really like the rear panels. Did you use the originals for templates?

anything new with this

Well, I finally got the transmission problems worked out so we can drive it again. My son is off at college so I'm trying to keep the battery up while he's away ;)

I didn't know this truck had changed hands, it's looking great. I really like the rear panels. Did you use the originals for templates?

Nope, I made new templates but they are just like the originals.

Keith

You mentioned that you painted the interior parts red to match the carpet. What materials did you use? What is you basic outline of preping the plastic to paint?

By the way, that Blazer is killer.

Just read this build for the first time. Great Blazer. Everytime I see these things I think I should have bought a round eye Blazer or Jimmy instead of the truck. Dang you all!

Keith

You mentioned that you painted the interior parts red to match the carpet. What materials did you use? What is you basic outline of preping the plastic to paint?

By the way, that Blazer is killer.

I prepped the plastic by using scotch brite pads and plastic dupoint plastic prep. followed by a quick swipe of lacquer thinner. For the plastic I used vinyl dye and for the lower metal dash I used paint with flatten agent.

Just read this build for the first time. Great Blazer. Everytime I see these things I think I should have bought a round eye Blazer or Jimmy instead of the truck. Dang you all!

I hear you..........now I'm looking for a 70-72 blazer....

If I remember right, it had the huge mirrors on it at first. Do you know where those you have now came from?

Blazer looks awesome ive been checking out blazer builds to get some ideas and ill be checking back on this one

If I remember right, it had the huge mirrors on it at first. Do you know where those you have now came from?

There stock mid 80's truck mirrors, I have bought several over the years but these are my nos pair.

There stock mid 80's truck mirrors, I have bought several over the years but these are my nos pair.

Thanks. I have a small pair on mine but they're generic and the passenger side won't adjust to any usable view. I'll see what classic parts wants for them.

EDIT: Wow. They're proud of those aren't they?

I would also like to know a little more about how you built the side panels. I have one that is trash from water damage. I was thinking 1/4" plywood for the backing.

I hear you..........now I'm looking for a 70-72 blazer....Here we go again...:)
.... Wow. They're proud of those aren't they?If you think they are expensive now, you should have priced them a few years ago. At that time no one was making repops, and NOS was all that was available.

The sad part is I talked to GM parts guy that said they threw away BOXES filled with these mirrors. The trend during 73-80 was swap the sport mirrors for the swing away dumbos.

please more info on the rear panels

Here we go again...:)
If you think they are expensive now, you should have priced them a few years ago. At that time no one was making repops, and NOS was all that was available.

The sad part is I talked to GM parts guy that said they threw away BOXES filled with these mirrors. The trend during 73-80 was swap the sport mirrors for the swing away dumbos.

At the time, after all those years of big mirrors with the ugly tripod mount, those swing away dumbos were really nice. If I were doing a 4x4, I'd use the dumbos. Classic Parts is $30 or so cheaper than LMC, so I'll get them there.

As always, thanks for the help.

I would also like to know a little more about how you built the side panels. I have one that is trash from water damage. I was thinking 1/4" plywood for the backing.

please more info on the rear panels

I made these panels out of high dense sign board, I usually make my panels out of aluminum but I was on a budget. I used 1/8 form to cover the board and plastic board to make the raised design. I cut and removed the foam where the aluminum strip is so it would sit flush with the material. I used vinyl to cover the panel.....I will try and see if I have any pictures that will explain it better.

I made these panels out of high dense sign board, I usually make my panels out of aluminum but I was on a budget. I used 1/8 form to cover the board and plastic board to make the raised design. I cut and removed the foam where the aluminum strip is so it would sit flush with the material. I used vinyl to cover the panel.....I will try and see if I have any pictures that will explain it better.

You sure did a good job for something you're not 100% satisfied with. I didn't notice any screws, how are they attached?

I agree. They look great. This same method could probably easily be adapted to door panels too I assume.

I agree. They look great. This same method could probably easily be adapted to door panels too I assume.
Yep.

What is sign board? plastic?