Hoosierdady
Fan of wheelspeed
1989 Class 1 Topless K5 Blazer
I've been wanting to do a K5 Blazer for a while now. These were the Redneck Limos back when I was running around in school. You could fit everybody in one, take the top off and bam, you had a 4wd topless limo...well sort of :roll:. I'm not sure on my drivetrain yet. I know I'll be running SCX10 axles with Beef Tubes and RC4WD CVDS on a SCX10 chassis, but the rest of the details are somewhat fuzzy at the moment. Anyways, here are some pics.
I started with a stock Clod body.
Then I separated the cab from the bed, removed 1/4" from the front of the bed and cut the floor out too while I was at it.
Then I cut out the cab back and glued the rear quarter panels back in place.
Next I measured a 1/4" out of the rear of the bed.
After I removed the 1/4" chunk I glued it back together and reinforced it all with .20 styrene.
By now you may have noticed the taillights missing. I cut those out because I'll be replacing them with clear/red styrene.
And here's what she looks like on 1.9 Locked Up wheels with some 4.19 TTC Baja Claws.
I've been wanting to do a K5 Blazer for a while now. These were the Redneck Limos back when I was running around in school. You could fit everybody in one, take the top off and bam, you had a 4wd topless limo...well sort of :roll:. I'm not sure on my drivetrain yet. I know I'll be running SCX10 axles with Beef Tubes and RC4WD CVDS on a SCX10 chassis, but the rest of the details are somewhat fuzzy at the moment. Anyways, here are some pics.
I started with a stock Clod body.
Then I separated the cab from the bed, removed 1/4" from the front of the bed and cut the floor out too while I was at it.
Then I cut out the cab back and glued the rear quarter panels back in place.
Next I measured a 1/4" out of the rear of the bed.
After I removed the 1/4" chunk I glued it back together and reinforced it all with .20 styrene.
By now you may have noticed the taillights missing. I cut those out because I'll be replacing them with clear/red styrene.
And here's what she looks like on 1.9 Locked Up wheels with some 4.19 TTC Baja Claws.
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