1969 Chevy Blazer - Blaze

With wrench in hand, Gary Sharp forever removed the fiberglass roof. Up next, the windshield was chopped 4 inches and laid back 5 degrees. Both doors were cut down and re-worked and capped, as were the bedrails-the end result is a factory-styled roadster that is completely seamless. A 2-inch traditional body drop was performed, guaranteeing the Blazer's slammed stance and even the rockers were cut to get the Blazer lower. After placing the massaged body on a rotisserie, the door handles, emblems/trim, and the tailgate were smoothed to perfection. A Sir Michael's roll pan was welded in place, as were Watson's Street Works LED taillights. You may be wondering why the '69 doesn't look like a '69, and the cleaner lines and appearance of the '67 front end swap is the culprit behind that confusion. Other tricks up the Fesler Built crew's sleeves include, tucked front bumper, extensive cowl fitment massaging, a shaved firewall, and the addition of a 2-inch cowl hood with modified hinges from a Mercedes Benz. Gary Sharp performed much of the intense metal surgery and rather than paint it right away, the Felser team covered the metalwork in black primer. More on that, in a minute.

A roadster truck means easy viewing of the interior and with things so wild, there was no turning back for an over-the-top cabin. A sheetmetal dash was fabricated, as was a metal center console and door panels. The dash houses a huge Dakota Digital gauge display and the center console is home to a Pioneer AVIC-Z2 DVD/navigation head unit, Billet Specialties Silhouette A/C vents, and Dakota Digital A/C controls tell the Vintage Air A/C system when to kick on. A Flaming River tilt column is capped with a Felser Billet wheel and also serves as the mounting point for the Master Shift paddle shifters. Could GM, in 1969, have even dreamed of a Blazer with F1-inspired paddle shifters? With a layer of Dynamat laid down, Mercedes carpet was installed and looks up at leather and suede-covered seats. Behind the seats, four 12-inch Kicker subs are mounted in a large sub enclosure and pound hard thanks to two Kicker 2500.1 amps. Mid and high frequencies are supplied via two sets of Kicker 61/2-inch components powered by a Kicker ZX850.4 amp. Each amp and the large Kicker power cables are on display when the tailgate is lowered and the hidden gas filler also becomes visible with the 'gate dropped. Audio in full effect and the Blazer looking sinister in flat black, the Blazer debuted in the Kicker Audio booth at SEMA. Thanks to the interior and audio on full display, the Blazer drew quite a crowd and serious inquiries into the shop's capabilities. With such a positive response, the team was energized to see the Blazer in color, so back to Scottsdale for more work.