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White halftrack 10-24-2019 09:11 AM
1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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White halftrack 10-24-2019 09:18 AM
1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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White halftrack 10-24-2019 10:17 AM
I have the chrome strips for the side but are the clips that hold them on available?
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Palf70Step 10-24-2019 01:29 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Nice looking Blazer. I megered your two threads. Far as I know you can get the clips from LMC Truck

RyanAK 10-24-2019 01:42 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Man, that will be a fun one to fix up. Nice find!

Keith Seymore 10-24-2019 01:52 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Originally Posted by White halftrack (Post 8615221)
Picked this little blazer up yesterday. Only rust I found was behind rear wheels. I am presuming that the brown on it is not original and that the top should be white. I welcome any comments good or bad
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Correct; top should be white.

RPO ZY1 indicates solid paint (yellow) so the brown was added after the fact.

K

White halftrack 10-24-2019 03:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore (Post 8615380)
Correct; top should be white.

RPO ZY1 indicates solid paint (yellow) so the brown was added after the fact.

K
Thanks.

Is the rear panel on the tailgate correct? The 6 inch wide stainless strip? I thought those were for later ones but I see them on most 78s
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White halftrack 10-24-2019 07:41 PM
One last question. The wagon wheels I believe are original but would they have had beauty rings on them from factory? Sorry if a dumb question.
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cadillac_al 10-24-2019 08:43 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Nice find, love the seats. I didn't know you could get dual exhaust from the factory. I have always loved blazers but never bought one....yet.

Palf70Step 10-25-2019 08:01 AM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Originally Posted by White halftrack (Post 8615538)
One last question. The wagon wheels I believe are original but would they have had beauty rings on them from factory? Sorry if a dumb question.
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All the ones I saw new had them, at least for a while till they fall off. The true off-roaders in those days ditched then as they would fall off in the mud and grime anyways. Not sure if GM offered them without trim rings or not.

Keith Seymore 10-25-2019 12:02 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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One last question. The wagon wheels I believe are original but would they have had beauty rings on them from factory?
No trim ring.

K

Keith Seymore 10-25-2019 12:07 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Thanks.

Is the rear panel on the tailgate correct? The 6 inch wide stainless strip? I thought those were for later ones but I see them on most 78s
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The literature does say "brushed panel on tailgate" but it doesn't say which one.

I think the Chevyenne pickup gets the narrow one in '78, because of the depth of the tailgate, but the Blazer gate doesn't have that depth, so - I'm going to say the one shown is correct.

The font of the "Chevrolet" lettering, though, looks like '81 and later to me.

http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTru...zer-07_jpg.htm

K

MJN 10-25-2019 01:19 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore (Post 8615873)
The literature does say "brushed panel on tailgate" but it doesn't say which one.

I think the Chevyenne pickup gets the narrow one in '78, because of the depth of the tailgate, but the Blazer gate doesn't have that depth, so - I'm going to say the one shown is correct.

The font of the "Chevrolet" lettering, though, looks like '81 and later to me.

http://www.tocmp.com/brochures/GMTru...zer-07_jpg.htm

K
The emblem is the correct pre-'81 font

White halftrack 10-25-2019 07:36 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Great information. Thanks everyone.

LT7A 11-15-2019 05:40 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
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Originally Posted by White halftrack (Post 8615229)
I welcome any comments good or bad.
This made me chuckle. If anybody has anything bad to say, they're on the wrong website. Neat truck.

RyanAK 11-15-2019 05:50 PM
Re: 1978 Chevrolet blazer
 
Good for you for saving this neat truck. Have fun bringing it back to life.


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