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Sport/Truck · 11-12-2008, 09:59 AM

I saw a `72 Blazer for sale and its got a fiberglass top that encloses the cab behind the factory bucket seats / console and has the rear bench seat out in the open. It almost looks like a truck with this top on! Is that top rare or is it currently available aftermarket?
If you what pictures I’ll swing by and take some.
s/t

1956cameo · 11-12-2008, 10:04 AM

I am pretty sure I know what you are talking about. I was at Pate swap meet back in April and saw one like this. I have pics of it and was going to post this sam question. Unfortunately photobucket is blocked here at work so I cant post the pics of the one I saw right now. The one I saw looked like it was factory it was so well executed, but have never heard of factory half tops. Also what I saw was a removable fiberglass top and not the metal cabbed blazers I have seen on here.

bouncytruck · 11-12-2008, 12:35 PM

There were several aftermarket manufactures of the "half-cab" tops for Blazers. They usually include a steel bulk head that closes off the back of the cab from the bed. You can still find them for sale once in a while. I've seen them go anywhere from $450 to $1,500.

In the past 5-8 years, there were two guys trying to make reproductions. One is gone for sure (http://www.composidyne.com/) but the website for the other is still live - http://www.myrodshop.com/blazer.html

There are a few board members with half tops, including one that has created a retractable hard top half cab.

LUV2XCLR8 · 11-12-2008, 06:29 PM

Yeppers, if you find one cheap jump on it, they are very rare

**raggedjim** · 11-12-2008, 06:41 PM

Here's a couple...

Rg

hotrodhomi · 11-12-2008, 07:06 PM

I have one. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=half

**SOON2BLAZE** · 11-17-2008, 05:15 PM

Lets see those pics

1956cameo · 11-26-2008, 02:05 PM

Heres a fiberglass half top blazer I saw at Pate swap meet in DFW back in April.

Heres a picture of the entire truck.

Heres a picture of the half top.

brian26 · 11-26-2008, 10:47 PM

That was one of my Blazer bro's from OK. There were 4 of us, now there are only 3-long story.

He was told that top had been a full top, cut down to be a short top like you see here. I've always had a hard time seeing it that way.

brian26 · 11-26-2008, 10:49 PM

Then again, the sides could have been cut and placed together in the back for the rear window enclosure.

**yellowblazer1969** · 11-27-2008, 03:42 PM

There are several different types of these tops, i have one that i got a while ago. Most i have seen are fiberglass but the one i got is metal with vinyl inside and aluminum bows that hold the vinyl in place. There is also a serial tag inside but the makers name is too scratched to read. Does any one else have a metal top or are they mostly fiberglass?

hotrodhomi · 11-28-2008, 02:55 AM

mines fiberglass.

1956cameo · 11-28-2008, 08:51 AM

Brian26, Thats funny that I have pics of your friends blazer. Now that you mention it I could see that top as being a factory one that got shortened (At least in areas). Do you know what they did to fill in the bed area, between the bed and the lower back of the seats? Also was that top removable or was it a permanent top?

smbrouss70 · 11-29-2008, 10:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bouncytruck

including one that has created a retractable hard top half cab.

Do you have a link to this, or at least the board member's name? I want to see this!

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1956cameo

Brian26, Thats funny that I have pics of your friends blazer. Now that you mention it I could see that top as being a factory one that got shortened (At least in areas). Do you know what they did to fill in the bed area, between the bed and the lower back of the seats? Also was that top removable or was it a permanent top?

It was removeable, but i don't really know how they did the fill in for the rest of the setup. He bought it that way. Afraid the only way I can ask him is to go the State Funded Social Club for felons(if you know what I mean). That'll be his address for a while.

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by smbrouss70

Do you have a link to this, or at least the board member's name? I want to see this!

That would be me.

http://s201.photobucket.com/albums/a...2-2007-099.jpg

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 06:48 PM

1956cameo · 11-30-2008, 06:50 PM

Sorry to hear about your friends incarceration. I was looking thru old threads today and there was one on here about a guy building a blazer and it had a top just like your buddies. Must of been an pretty popular aftermarket accessory.

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 06:53 PM

I'm having a hell of a time placing pictures here. Yes, I do have a stalled retractable hardtop blazer project and I'd like to get pictures up. I'm using photobucket.

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 07:00 PM

http://http://s201.photobucket.com/a...=1228085738027

hotrodhomi · 11-30-2008, 07:33 PM

In PB click on direct link and copy the link. Then click on the "insert image icon ( looks like a postcard with a mountain) and paste the link. Bingo

brian26 · 11-30-2008, 09:35 PM

http://http://s201.photobucket.com/a...6_photos_2007/

glimmertwin01 · 12-01-2008, 10:49 PM

I want one!! can anyone help me out?

brian26 · 12-02-2008, 12:30 AM

It was my dream for 12 years to build these full time. I am so engrossed in working with old race cars right now I have little time to spread this disease.

But I wouldn't mind giving some tips. Sort of a 'hobby away from the hobby ' kind of thing.

brian26 · 12-02-2008, 12:34 AM

Yes, you can build one. I did, and I don't even know algebra.

There is windnoise, but oddly the seats never get wet even though I need to close my gaps better.

I started out with the geometry from an old fold out couch! Trick was to get the right one. Did that the first time by luck.

11-12-2008, 09:59 AM	#1
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11-12-2008, 10:04 AM	#2
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure I am pretty sure I know what you are talking about. I was at Pate swap meet back in April and saw one like this. I have pics of it and was going to post this sam question. Unfortunately photobucket is blocked here at work so I cant post the pics of the one I saw right now. The one I saw looked like it was factory it was so well executed, but have never heard of factory half tops. Also what I saw was a removable fiberglass top and not the metal cabbed blazers I have seen on here.

11-12-2008, 12:35 PM	#3
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure There were several aftermarket manufactures of the "half-cab" tops for Blazers. They usually include a steel bulk head that closes off the back of the cab from the bed. You can still find them for sale once in a while. I've seen them go anywhere from $450 to $1,500. In the past 5-8 years, there were two guys trying to make reproductions. One is gone for sure (http://www.composidyne.com/) but the website for the other is still live - http://www.myrodshop.com/blazer.html There are a few board members with half tops, including one that has created a retractable hard top half cab. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

11-12-2008, 06:29 PM	#4
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,470	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Yeppers, if you find one cheap jump on it, they are very rare __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Big Piggy: "Goliath" 07 Kodiak C4500 Lil Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

11-12-2008, 06:41 PM	#5
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,396	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Here's a couple... Rg Attached Images __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd

11-12-2008, 07:06 PM	#6
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure I have one. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...highlight=half __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht

11-17-2008, 05:15 PM	#7
SOON2BLAZE Account Suspended Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Southern UT Posts: 906	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Lets see those pics

11-26-2008, 02:05 PM	#8
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Heres a fiberglass half top blazer I saw at Pate swap meet in DFW back in April. Heres a picture of the entire truck. Heres a picture of the half top.

11-26-2008, 10:47 PM	#9
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure That was one of my Blazer bro's from OK. There were 4 of us, now there are only 3-long story. He was told that top had been a full top, cut down to be a short top like you see here. I've always had a hard time seeing it that way.

11-26-2008, 10:49 PM	#10
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Then again, the sides could have been cut and placed together in the back for the rear window enclosure.

11-27-2008, 03:42 PM	#11
yellowblazer1969 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: columbia sc Posts: 387	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure There are several different types of these tops, i have one that i got a while ago. Most i have seen are fiberglass but the one i got is metal with vinyl inside and aluminum bows that hold the vinyl in place. There is also a serial tag inside but the makers name is too scratched to read. Does any one else have a metal top or are they mostly fiberglass?

11-28-2008, 02:55 AM	#12
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure mines fiberglass. __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht

11-28-2008, 08:51 AM	#13
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Brian26, Thats funny that I have pics of your friends blazer. Now that you mention it I could see that top as being a factory one that got shortened (At least in areas). Do you know what they did to fill in the bed area, between the bed and the lower back of the seats? Also was that top removable or was it a permanent top?

11-30-2008, 06:48 PM	#17
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Last edited by brian26; 11-30-2008 at 06:55 PM. Reason: FIX

11-30-2008, 06:50 PM	#18
1956cameo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Angleton, TX Posts: 2,219	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Sorry to hear about your friends incarceration. I was looking thru old threads today and there was one on here about a guy building a blazer and it had a top just like your buddies. Must of been an pretty popular aftermarket accessory.



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11-30-2008, 06:53 PM	#19
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure I'm having a hell of a time placing pictures here. Yes, I do have a stalled retractable hardtop blazer project and I'd like to get pictures up. I'm using photobucket. Last edited by brian26; 11-30-2008 at 06:58 PM. Reason: FIX

11-30-2008, 07:00 PM	#20
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure http://http://s201.photobucket.com/a...=1228085738027 Last edited by brian26; 11-30-2008 at 07:03 PM. Reason: fix

11-30-2008, 07:33 PM	#21
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure In PB click on direct link and copy the link. Then click on the "insert image icon ( looks like a postcard with a mountain) and paste the link. Bingo __________________ '72 2wd blazer, bagged w/ watts link & EDC '72 C10 "Lowered Farm Truck" STOLEN 5-18-11 '66 impala ht Last edited by hotrodhomi; 11-30-2008 at 07:35 PM.

11-30-2008, 09:35 PM	#22
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure http://http://s201.photobucket.com/a...6_photos_2007/

12-01-2008, 10:49 PM	#23
glimmertwin01 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 1,022	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure I want one!! can anyone help me out? __________________ 67/68 K/20 "The BEAST" 68 K15 V6 LWB. 73 K20 GMC Burb "The Bomber" 74 K/5 74 K20 Custom Deluxe 86 K10 Shorty 92 K2500 Burb 95 K2500 GMC Life is what you make it Live each day like it was your last Old GM Trucks never go out of style

12-02-2008, 12:30 AM	#24
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure It was my dream for 12 years to build these full time. I am so engrossed in working with old race cars right now I have little time to spread this disease. But I wouldn't mind giving some tips. Sort of a 'hobby away from the hobby ' kind of thing.

12-02-2008, 12:34 AM	#25
brian26 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: springer, oklahoma Posts: 110	Re: `72 Blazer with fiberglass cab enclosure Yes, you can build one. I did, and I don't even know algebra. There is windnoise, but oddly the seats never get wet even though I need to close my gaps better. I started out with the geometry from an old fold out couch! Trick was to get the right one. Did that the first time by luck.

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