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While searching the local classifieds for a 67 Mustang fastback or 69 Camaro project for my wife, I stumbled upon this 70 Blazer. Really, I wasn’t looking for another truck, I promise. I have enough going on with my 1970 pickup: How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good C10, but the price was right, so I grabbed it without a real plan of what I wanted to do with it.

The 45 minute drive home revealed what I already knew: it needs a little TLC, and it rides like crap. What to do?

Below is a picture from the classified ad and one from my first fill-up on the way home:

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I got it home with no issues, and promptly started tearing into it to see what I’m working with. It’s very solid underneath, with some minor rust issues peeking through a 10 year old, pretty well done repaint which was done in a F*rd color, medium wedgewood metallic blue. The real rust is in the upper windshield frame, as it had been sitting outside for a while. Overall, a pretty solid running/driving truck that just needs some lovin’ to get it right

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I kept thinking about what I wanted to do with this old thing and remembered I had seen a new product on the market from Polite’s Deadend Garage out of Biloxi, MS. Pretty slick pieces that take care of upper spring mounting, c-notch, crossmember, panhard, and shock mounting.

(pictures borrowed from azproperformance.com)

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These are excellent pictures! They really show how their set up works, thanks!

Looking forward to see the shots of the front suspension 4x4 to 2 wheel.

EDIT: Just saw those were borrowed pics ... I totally missed those when I was trying to get better shots of how their stuff worked.

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While I was pondering the conversion, I decided to put together this dirty photo-hack of what it might look like as a 2-wheeler. I was instantly sold. This thread will now serve as a 4wd to 2wd Blazer conversion walk-through, using stock or stock-like parts. There are a few conversions here on the board, including my own previous endeavors, that leave many questions unanswered. I hope to remedy that as we proceed here.

The order has been placed with DEG, so look for updates as the sparks begin to fly :chevy:

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Check out K5 swamp thing on instagram for some pics of a rolling chassis using these parts: http://www.imgrum.org/user/k_5wampthing/4217446393

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I’m in for this one too... but don’t give up on the truck!

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Ok - in for this one. I have a 71 4wd blazer running/driving project in the garage right now that I may go this route on... haven't decided what I want to do with it yet. This thread may change that though. You going to keep it 6 lug or swap it all to 5 lug as part of the process?

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I'm watching!

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What’s the cost on the rear notch kit? I’ve got a project in mind these would work nicely on

Wade

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Subscribed!

Maybe this will give me motivation to finish my 4x4 to 2x4 Porterbuilt C4 swap.

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I’m in!

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Never! It’s part of the family
Plan is for 5 lug, so I can do the torq thrusts. Any 12-bolt or 10-bolt axle from 71-87 will slide right in and are readily available cheap. Even new replacement axles are relatively inexpensive. I have pondered using the 6-lug conversion discs and 15” wheel vintiques steelies with dog dishes, but the 20” TTs just look so good...
This is at least partially your fault, thanks for tagging along :lol:
azproperformance.com has it for $645 shipped. I went direct through DEG and added a second crossmember for $100, which will locate above/near the spring perches to minimize framerail flex. Also got a set of their front shock relocators for $80.

Jason at DEG was great to talk to, answered all of my questions and then some, sent me a bunch of pics, and offered free shipping. Satisfied customer so far.
Yes, what’s taking so long? I’ve not finished three Blazers in the time you’ve not finished 1 :lol:
Come on in, the water’s warm

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Looking forward to this conversion. Really like the rendering you made and it just leads me back to the Torq Thrust for my own k5. Classic styling.

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I am here to see the carnage, I mean transformation ;)

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Thanks for the link. Im not an Instagram user so I don't see this kind of stuff. I have no idea what size tire and wheel that guy is using but I like the fact that he has some decent sidewall.

Ill keep watching your build here. You do great work

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Cool!!! I've hopped on the train, too!

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I know, right? I'm liking those TTII's... Hmmmm... ;)

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Couldn’t agree more. I see other styles I like, but nothing ever competes with the TTs. I even did a version of the chop with Ramblers, which I like a lot, but they just looked like a platinum, diamond-crusted grill. I immediately deleted it and set the above as the plan of action
Oh, there will be carnage :devil:
Thanks! His wheels are 17” Coys c-55 with 255/50 and 275/50. Proven tire combo that looks and fits right on these trucks. I’ve just gotten so used to the 20s that anything else looks wrong to me now...
Choo-choo, here we go!
But, you have some *****in’ wheels already. Don’t derail that train :lol:

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Should be an interesting swap. Although, you are not going this direction, I always wanted to see if I could do a swing arm suspension with coil overs on a 4x4. Maybe I'll get some ideas as you progress

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Subed... you rat!

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I'm In!!!

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Porterbuilt has a bolt-in coilover conversion; not in my budget right now. I think you could also make the NoLimit or RideTech parts work. Either way, trailing arm crossmember and notch placement should be similar/same.
I’ll take that as a compliment :lol:
Woot! Here we go

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Awesome, Im excited to see this come together, I kind of want to do a blazer myself sometime.

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Your going to be using very nice product. Mine coming out good.