1971 chevy k5 blazer

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Long time Pro touring member here but its been a long time since I've been back. Build a lot of First Gen Camaros and other vehicles but never tackled a truck. With the price of Broncos way up, I decided to stay true to my Chevy roots and buy a 1971 Chevy K5 Blazer. It is solid but came with no doors and no top. I dont mind though since I want this to be a fair weather vehicle to take to the beach, surf, and eventually down south when I retire. Looking to connect with members here who have 69-71 K/5's to get their ideas, opinions and experiences with these vehicles. Here is a pic of what I am starting with as well as a rough idea of a start. Dont mind the color, I will be stripping it away and taking the body off the frame to make it exactly to what I want.

First idea is to get tube doors for it, only problem is, noone that I know of makes tube doors for them. There is a company that makes them for 73 and up using partial doors with tubing. My plan is to make my own grafting part from donor doors. Also want to add a cage for safety and cool factor. Here are some other ideas on the wish list.

LQ4/9 motor swap with auto trans
4 wheel disc brakes with hydroboost
Roll cage
Tube doors
Exhaust ( I like them loud and flowmaster 2 chamber have always made me smile.
Light bar?
Audio System.
Any other ideas out there?

Would love to see what others have done and any tips/tricks/ things to watch out for, common issues, etc... sorry for the large inserts trying to find a way to make them smaller. The second one is a joke, but would love to do it!!


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