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Old Sep 26, 2021 | 10:03 PM
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Measurements are with my cheap Harbor Freight calipers at home and not my good ones at work...so within a few thou:

top hinge - 2.306" body jamb to hole center
1.294 door inner skin structure to hole center

bottom hinge - 2.068" body jamb to hole center
1.198 door inner skin to hole center
 
Old Sep 26, 2021 | 10:09 PM
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Oh, and BTW...the Blazer will climb on my trailer without any ramps. Not gracefully, but it will do it. Video to come. haha
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Old Sep 27, 2021 | 06:39 AM
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Nice!!! Been keeping up on this little thing... she's been a good little go get-her
 
Old Oct 3, 2021 | 10:36 AM
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Originally Posted by woody80z28
Measurements are with my cheap Harbor Freight calipers at home and not my good ones at work...so within a few thou:

top hinge - 2.306" body jamb to hole center
1.294 door inner skin structure to hole center

bottom hinge - 2.068" body jamb to hole center
1.198 door inner skin to hole center
Sweet, Thanks.
 
Old Oct 14, 2021 | 11:13 PM
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As promised, video of climbing on the trailer and screwing around with the doors off:
 
Old Oct 22, 2021 | 09:27 PM
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Quick clip catching it on fire while doing family photos....wifey wasn't super impressed.
 
Old Oct 28, 2021 | 08:42 PM
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I'm a little sad my Blazer videos do so much worse than all my other stuff on youtube...cause it's just as much fun as anything else! Bang for the buck is through the roof! haha
 
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Looking at the videos from last weekend, I can't believe it didn't die. I mean...it's suuuper rusty and I was givin her hell.


 
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These things take the beating you give them as you seen! Lol...

Finally gotten around to watching the second video
 
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1-ton axles and 37" tires for the Blazer? Yeah, why not? IFS delete and solid axle swap. Ford F350 Dana 60 front, Sterling rear
 



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