1971 Blazer w/ factory pop up camper
 

All, I am new and uninformed. I have a opportunity to get a 1971 Blazer that is in great shape, but has the factory pop up camper. My question for y'all is how difficult/costly would it be to remove the camper portion and just have the Blazer. Ideally I would like to turn the camper part into something that can be replaced for family camping trips. I do not have pictures yet and have not come up with too much info online. The experience I have been having is that these good deals go very quickly so I am wondering if it is really worth time and money or should I just keep shopping. Thanks for the help
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do you have any pics of the pop up camper on the blazer ? I have never heard of such a thing and would love to see it

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Everything came from a factory, the question is which factory? The Blazer came from the GM factory, the camper came from the camper factory, it did not come from the GM factory. GM didn't offer a pop-up camper for the 69-72 Blazers. Nevertheless, it's probably pretty cool.
Without pictures or even looking at it it's tough to tell how easily it will come off. If it's a camper made for a 69-72 Blazer I would think it would come right out with no problem. If it's been modified to fit you might run across a problem, but probably nothing significant.
That camper might be worth a few hundred dollars too.

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:agree: I would luv to see pics :metal:

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Four wheel camper made one for the first gens. There are likely a few people, myself included who would love to get their hands on one. It should remove pretty easily and could be replaced with the standard single or double wall top.

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I would love to find one for my Blazer, here's some pics.


http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...1campertop.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...zer-Camper.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f1...let1camper.jpg
http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f156/mjtj/camper1.jpg

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I have never seen one close to me for sale allways out west. Would like to find one.

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Wonder if the 1/2 top was sold with these campers?

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Ya know it just doesnt look right as a 1/2top, looks moe like a full top cut down as it has a seal around it. But, im just guessing, dunno for sure! I do know I would like to find one for sale, like many of us

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A blazer with a camper is definately on my wish list! Hoping to see some pics of the blazer in question.

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Yeah, they are removable. There are a half dozen for sale on Craigslists across the country right now (most on the west coast for you east coast guys)

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I haven't located those. Can you list them please? I wanna go camp'n!

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I just did a search using a Craigslist mash site. There is a thread here that tells you how to search all of the CL's across the country. You just have to weed through the results to find exactly what you want. Just mix up your search terms, like Chevy Blazer Camper, Blazer Chalet, Phoenix Blazer Camper, etc... I had to play with it for a few minutes to start finding them. I did see a half dozen that were still active listings. And even a few Blazers with the campers on them. You could always buy another Blazer, rob the camper off of it and resell it. :)

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I have made a deal with the seller and hope to go pick it up soon. I am very excited, but still a little apprehensive. Thanks for the help and I will post some pictures when I get her in Texas.

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Congrats!! It looks great from here. Get us some more pictures after you pick it up.

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That is definitely a Four Wheel Pop Up camper.

It should have some camper jacks that slide under the sides. It won't have the attached legs like the newer ones.

It will lift right out and you will have a normal blazer - minus the top but any single or double wall top will fit. Depends on what it came with because the bolt holes are not the same for the two tops.

Four Wheel went out of business but it looks like someone resurrected the brand: http://www.fourwheelcampers.com

I had a couple of them in the past and they are/were very good campers and low profile - which to me is a bonus.

I think you will be very happy with your new toys.

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Holy Crap! Did you see the price of the new campers


Good job on your new toys, we need lots and lots of pics when you pick it up. Id like to see the inside of the camper myself, since I already know what a blazer/jimmy looks like:smoke:

Looks like it has saddle tanks under the doors

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This really makes me mad! I will have to throw my blazer away now, and get one of these.

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Hey Open Road, Its funny I was buying that same truck from Rita in Golden. I was going to fly in and drive it home. She was bringing it down to carl's gas station to fix a few things and gave me his phone number to call today and talk with him about the condition. Just be careful. You can buy it but I smell a scam now. Good Luck and I hope its not all rotten underneath.

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Keep us posted...

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UH OH BUYER BEWARE
I HOPE THIS WORKS OUT OK FOR YA BE CAREFUL:dohh:

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Hmmm. I alerted "Open road" to this directly via email just now, he'd contacted me through the address I have at blazerchalet.com about what was meant by 'factory camper', so I gave him detailed info on the differences between the aftermarket campers and the '76-'77 GM factory popups, which technically were 'sorta-factory' since Chinook had set of some kind of assembly place near or in Flint when they were putting together the Chalets and Casa Grandes.

I do hope to get more info on that someday, the history of the GM factory ones is awfully sketchy. Chinook was an entertaining place over its lifespan, as can be seen in this history: http://www.tincantourists.com/wiki/doku.php?id=chinook

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What are the campers worth in good shape. thanks for the pics

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Not mine, but thought I'd post this as well for those that may be interested...
http://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/cto/2623668449.html

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I just look at this blazer and made the deal and got it. It is 99% rust free and in good shape. I will get some more pics when i get it home tomarow night.