94 Blazer

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Brought a 94 Blazer to restore a few months back. I was wanting a 2500 Suburban but decided against it as I have already owned about 6 Suburbans, and wanted a 2 door. I am going to do a simple overland build on this, mainly focused on the interior. It already has a 6" SuperLift on it with 315/75/16s. She's got high miles and puffs a little smoke from time to time, but I plan to keep her running for as long as I can untill it's time to put in another motor.

The end goal with this truck is going to be a dependable daily driver that I can take on camping trips and mild to moderate trails.

Plans Mechanical/Body:
-New tires
-New front and rear bumpers
-Repaint and bodywork
-Replace step bars
-Battery, Plugs, Wires, Cap and air filter
-CV axles need done soon
-Replace shocks
-Replace all window/door seals.
-Rough Country hidden winch mount & winch
-Roof LED pod bar with old school style lights
-A/C compressor and get a/c working
-New headlights



Interior
-Replace seats
-New carpet
-New carpet
-rear Seat belts

For the interior, I am probaly going to build a small platform for sleeping that can be removed if needed for access to the rear seat for passengers.

Here is the first drive I took in it...right to the gas station..lol. First thing I did though was replace the dead battery with an Optima red top I had laying around.

 

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Before I even took it out on the road, I replaced the grille and bumper with spare ones I had in storage.

 

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This is how bad the interior was.

I ended up buying an OEM steering wheel to keep it period correct, as well as the correct color carpet, nicer door panels and the correct seats. I cannot find any photos at the moment of that.
The next steps for me tomorrow, are to button a few things up on the interior,

 

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Cowl hood for it came in.

 

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Always liked these 2 doors. Can't way to see how it progresses.

 

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Took my first camping trip of the season. With work getting in the way, I have not had much time to draw up plans for a sleeping platform which leads me to my next idea, do I even need one? I had enough head room to sit up fully on my single wide inflatable bed. And i kept my gear and bags in the front seats. The table and foldable chair I left by the fire pit over night.
Here is the set up I had, along with the view I woke up to.

 

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The trip up into the hills was full of ruts with mud, but the Blazer did fine in 4hi when needed. It made it all the way upstate, and back perfectly and didn't skip a beat. I love this thing.