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hemi43 · 02-03-2020, 09:44 AM

I'm a Mopar Guy, hence my user name and would have preferred to build an early 70's Ramcharger or Trailduster. Unfortunately, building one of these would be 2-3 times the cost, and the availability of aftermarket parts are near impossible to get so it would have taken me 2-3 times the hours to build. The other issue is the value of the truck when finished. A restored Dodge will never bring the dollars that a Chev will, so that was the deciding factor. It only cost me $30k CDN (about $25K US) to build my truck, and I could easily get $45k for it, and it only took me 8 months to build it. Common sense is the reason I built a Blazer.

02-03-2020, 09:44 AM	#130
hemi43 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Ontario Canada Posts: 1,500	Re: You Chose a Blazer/Jimmy - WHY? I'm a Mopar Guy, hence my user name and would have preferred to build an early 70's Ramcharger or Trailduster. Unfortunately, building one of these would be 2-3 times the cost, and the availability of aftermarket parts are near impossible to get so it would have taken me 2-3 times the hours to build. The other issue is the value of the truck when finished. A restored Dodge will never bring the dollars that a Chev will, so that was the deciding factor. It only cost me $30k CDN (about $25K US) to build my truck, and I could easily get $45k for it, and it only took me 8 months to build it. Common sense is the reason I built a Blazer.