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Member ID: cptlochenjons

Location: Freedom, CA

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1977 Chevrolet Blazer

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  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed-1mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

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  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

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3/4 ton 14b full floater swap. 4.56 govloc. Dont have many pics but I got it for $150 from the pick n pull in moss landing. Didn't need anything was in great shape. Was actually mostly off the truck I got it from, just needed to take off the shocks and it was ready to go. It was fun bringing that ~550 lbs rearend into a truck and getting it out and moving it up my driveway, etc. After new u-bolts and the conversion u-joint it cost me just over $200 probably. I painted it a nice black and a gold bowtie on the diff cover, cant really see from the pic tho.
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Used Durabak bedliner on the cab and bed, came out pretty well I think. Definately better than carpet and even more so than the bare metal I had. And for only about $80 it's perfect.

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Made the rear seat more easily removeable. Since its a pre 78 truck, the seat doesnt just fold up. I've heard of people that have swapped in a 78+ seat in an older truck, but I'm too lazy and for free and a few minutes, I'm happy with it.
Basically I got a longer bolt tahn the stock ones (should ahve got even longer ones but oh well) then cut off the head. Using a a nut and a wingnut I screwed it into the holes in the bed. Then I took off the nut and wingnut, put the seat on and the wingnut over it and its good to go and easily removable quickly with no tools.
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The front ones were real close to not fitting (the "wing" of th e wingnut hits the bracket of the seat) but it worked fine.
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Ditched the 300 lbs hardtop finally and going topless now. Timed just perfect, it's supposed to rain soon. So I'm gonna have to get around to putting that skyler softtop on.
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Messed around in photoshop at school and THIS happened:

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Got the softtop on finally, and just in time, it was starting to rain just as I was finishing up. I wanted to get this kind of style, the tonneau with it going up over the cab but the only one I could find was the skyler softtop and they're in the process of selling. I hear though, that they are relocating to Texas and their tops available for purchase soon. But for me, I didn't want to pay $600 or so for something I hoped to not have to use too much. So I went on ebay and got an old used one for $120. It was supposed to come with everything but didn't come with the mounting supports and brackets. I could have fabricated some out of metal but I figured it would be hard to keep something like that water tight. So I got a free hard top off craigslist and busted out the sawsall and cut all but about an inch or two all the way around. After a quick paint it was ready for the velcro. I attached the hook side to the hardtop and the softtop already had the other side on it. And with that, it was all ready to go. It holds water surprisingly well, despite the fact your supposed to HAVE to remove the rear seat. But being a pre-78 truck it doesnt simply fold up. So I left the seat in and it still fits, barely. It leaked a little at first, but I realized there was the smallest hole in the fabric, nothing a little duct tape can't fix. And it hasn't leaked since.
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cptlochenjons's 1977 Chevrolet Blazer
I didn't put the velcro on perfectly straight or anything, I was in a hurry because it was starting to rain. I'll probably go back and fix it up. But really it's always covered anyways and once summer rolls around I'll take the hardtop supports off too (not that in rains during winter here in CA either).
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It actually holds in heat pretty well too, it'll actaully get kinda stuffy after sitting for awhile with the windows closed.

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Topless and doorless! Getting ready for a trip over to hollister with some buddies of mine and hopefully the weathermen are right and its not gonna rain.
Did the quick release door hinges on ck5.com. Works pretty good getting them off, putting them back on is a huge pain.
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Had to make it street legal of course:
cptlochenjons's 1977 Chevrolet Blazer Somehow I got lucky, I had these old mirrors left over form when I got new ones for my motorcycle, and it fit perfectly where the bushing for the hinge goes.

Closeup of quick release:

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cedricisaac  

Posted by: cedricisaac

08/02/2009 09:44PM

Very nice Blazer you have. When you get a chance come check out my Parisienne

Phantomcav99  

Posted by: Phantomcav99

08/02/2009 08:27PM

hey i just bought a 77 k10 and was wondering if you knew where i can find parts for it cuz i need the front axle shafts for the awd dont really know what i am looking for any help would be awesome. 5 stars for your bad ass blazer

ALISBLAZER  

Posted by: ALISBLAZER

07/24/2009 10:17PM

wow.nice ride.5*

lochenjons  

Posted by: lochenjons

11/10/2008 08:45AM

hey BOY let's go wheelin! its sunday!

chevy1980  

Posted by: chevy1980

05/02/2008 12:47PM

where did u get the soft top and can i get it for an 80 model

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Member ID: cptlochenjons

Location: Freedom, CA