1975 Chevrolet Blazer
Owner: Mental-Elf 
From: joplin, MO, U.S.A.        (Other vehicles in MO)
Car & Truck: 1975 Chevrolet Blazer
Clubs: 138Modified        (Other vehicles in this club)
Nickname: mutant
Mileage:
Engine: original 350 bored .030 over (355 ci)
flat top pistons
Melling high volume oil pump
mild cam
Edelbrock performer intake
Edelbrock performer 650 carb (#1405)
Edelbrock spring loaded needle & seat (#1465)
Edelbrock Valve Covers
Drivetrain: TH350 transmission
NP205 transfer case
JB Custom Fab. Twin-Stick T-case shifter
Dana 44 front diff. 3.07 R&P
Front axel relocated 1.5" forward
Corporate 12 rear diff 3.07 R&P
mini-spool in rear
Warn Premium locking hubs
ORD extended brake lines
Notes: I bought the Blazer about 9 years ago.
ORD rear shackle flip
rough country 4" lift
ORD Zero-Rate in front
Custom fabricated T-case brace (made from a '78 bronco brace)
custom front & rear bumpers
custom metal grill
tall (truck style) automatic shifter on floor
factory roll bar
36" TSL Super Swamper tires
'91 front clip from a Suburban
'85 front fenders from a Custom Deluxe
full top cut into bikini-style
truck tailgate installed
home-made tail light delete panels w/ trailer lights in rear

Last Updated: 8/26/2008
Hits: 1278

Album
Folder Comments Hits Created Updated
folder Mutant-Blazer (14)04541/31/085/27/08
    folder front clip swap (21)06841/31/081/31/08
    folder np205/twin-stick (10)04223/9/083/9/08
    folder all about the top (11)03062/7/085/27/08
    folder ORD shackle flip (5)02783/9/083/9/08
    folder pictures of my K5 (9)02042/7/085/27/08
    folder carnage (7)01421/31/081/31/08
    folder Paint Job (7)01487/1/087/1/08
    folder front bumper (12)0902/1/082/1/08
    folder Tail light relocate (3)0595/19/085/19/08
    folder grill build (7)0493/4/083/4/08
Newest Media Files
paint06.JPG
19 hits | 79.34 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paint10.JPG
23 hits | 76.3 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paint13.JPG
18 hits | 62.44 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paintprep08.jpg
23 hits | 75 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paintprep22.jpg
24 hits | 68.57 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paintprep03.jpg
18 hits | 69.6 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

paint02.JPG
23 hits | 77.02 KB | Posted: 7/1/08

blue.5-19-08b.jpg
38 hits | 57.27 KB | Posted: 5/27/08

its easier to remove by myself, flexes better and looks baja-ish
topcut02.e.JPG
39 hits | 74.48 KB | Posted: 5/27/08

the back now rides on the rollbar padding. the straps hold it snug, but not tight. it can now flex independantly from the body
Most Viewed Files
ORD-06.JPG
85 hits | 35.21 KB | Posted: 3/9/08

new ORD flip shackle installed
unclip21.JPG
84 hits | 40.97 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

newer style hood installed
unclip16.JPG
66 hits | 38.03 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

later i bought better front fenders from a '91 suburban
unclip02.JPG
64 hits | 34.39 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

now the bumper is off, time to work on unbolting the fenders
unclip20.JPG
63 hits | 34.77 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

the worst part about my clip swap was the horrible job of cutting and installing the newer hinges. i didnt have the propper tools, so did a hack job with the primative tools i did have
Early Blue.jpg
62 hits | 66.22 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

very early picture. we drove it to Eureka Springs, AR. for the week end.
unclip19.JPG
61 hits | 40.71 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

i drove it quite awhile without a hood. finally i found a black one with hail damage for $20.
unclip01.JPG
57 hits | 39.97 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

first step is to start unbolting the original front bumper
unclip15.JPG
57 hits | 40.6 KB | Posted: 1/31/08

i didnt have a newer front bumper so i opted to use the original style bumper
Maintenance & Modification Logs

DateTypeMileageTitle / Description$ Amount
08/02/08Repair new rotor
had to buy a new rotor/hub and replace the bearings on the pass. side.
30.18
07/29/08Modification hood pins
new hood pins to help keep the hood in check
12.93
07/28/08Miscellaneous bed rail armor
bought two six foot pieces of 1/8"x2" flat metal for bed rail armor project. finished it today.
29.22
Total72.33
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