Chevy Blazer Made Into All Terrain “Gazor”
Monte Martin farmed and also worked as a parts man at a local Deere dealer before retiring a few years ago. He still lives on the farm and was looking for a challenge, so when a friend rolled over his Chevrolet Blazer, Martin bought it and then converted it into a one-of-a-kind all-terrain chore vehicle.
The rig is painted green and black like a Deere Gator and has a home-built, hydraulic-operated “Gator” dump box on the back and a headache rack made by cutting down the rear window sunscreen off a big Deere tractor. It sports a big hood scoop and Gator doors on the front, a receiver hitch, and two sets of dual exhaust mufflers on the back, along with the Blazer’s original rear bumper.
The vehicle started life as a 1995 4-WD Chevy Blazer. It’s powered by the original V-6 engine and automatic transmission with transfer case.
“I call it my ‘Gazor’ because it’s a cross between a Blazer and a Gator. It looks like an all-terrain vehicle equipped with a Gator box,” says Martin. “I put a lot of thought into it before I started building and worked on it for 7 mos. in my spare time. I chose the Blazer because it has a short wheelbase that’s similar in length to a Gator. It cost less than $5,000 to build.
“Sometimes I post photos of the machine on the internet, and it always gets a lot of comments. It’s built heavy but rides nice like a Blazer and has bucket seats, a heater, an air conditioner, and a radio. It’s street legal with a top speed of 90 mph.”
Martin bought the Blazer with a caved-in roof and windshield for $300. He cut off the body just behind the bucket seats, keeping the frame and running gear. He then jacked up the roof to straighten out the windshield frame and installed a new windshield. He used 2-in. round tubing to build a rollbar and welded it to the frame, then installed an adjustable-width fiberglass roof and built back from there.
He used mild steel to build the dump box and the hinges under it, except for the front section and tailgate, which are new Gator parts. The dump box is operated by an electric-over-hydraulic pump that operates off the Blazer’s battery.
The Blazer’s damaged hood was replaced with a new ABS hood purchased from LMC Truck (ph 800-562-8782; www.lmctruck.com). The seat, dash, steering wheel, left front fender, and floor are original.
He replaced the Blazer’s original tires with big 16-in. Dynapro Hankook mud and snow tires (www.hankook.com). “The front axle still has the Blazer’s original torsion bars, which I had to adjust to raise the vehicle and make room for the bigger tires,” says Martin.
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Monte Martin, 3621 160th Ave. N.W., Fairview, Mont. 59221 (ph 406-489-0064; mm1farm@gmail.com).
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Chevy Blazer Made Into All Terrain “Gazor” ATV S Monte Martin farmed and also worked as a parts man at a local Deere dealer before retiring a few years ago He still lives on the farm and was looking for a challenge so when a friend rolled over his Chevrolet Blazer Martin bought it and then converted it into a one-of-a-kind all terrain chore vehicle The rig is painted green and black like a Deere Gator and has a home-built hydraulic-operated “Gator” dump box on back and a headache rack made by cutting down the rear window sunscreen off a big Deere tractor It sports a big hood scoop and Gator doors on front and a receiver hitch and 2 sets of dual exhaust mufflers on back along with the Blazer’s original rear bumper The vehicle started life as a 1995 4-WD Chevy Blazer It’s powered by the original V-6 engine and automatic transmission with transfer case “I call it my ‘Gazor’ because it’s a cross between a Blazer and a Gator It looks like an all terrain vehicle equipped with a Gator box ” says Martin “I put a lot of thought into it before I started building and worked on it for seven months in my spare time I chose the Blazer because it has a short wheelbase that’s similar in length to a Gator It cost less than $5 000 to build “Sometimes I post photos of the machine on the internet and it always gets a lot of comments It’s built heavy but rides nice like a Blazer and has bucket seats a heater air conditioner and radio It’s street legal with a top speed of 90 mph ” Martin bought the Blazer with a caved-in roof and windshield for $300 He cut off the body just behind the bucket seats keeping the frame and running gear He then jacked up the roof to straighten out the windshield frame and installed a new windshield He used 2-in round tubing to build a rollbar and welded it to the frame then installed an adjustable-width fiberglass roof and built back from there He used mild steel to build the dump box and the hinges under it except for the front section and tailgate which are new Gator parts The dump box is operated by an electric-over-hydraulic pump that operates off the Blazer’s battery The Blazer’s damaged hood was replaced with a new ABS hood purchased from LMC Truck ph 800 562-8782; www lmctruck com The seat dash steering wheel left front fender and floor are original He replaced the Blazer’s original tires with big 16-in Dynapro Hankook mud and snow tires www hankook com “The front axle still has the Blazer’s original torsion bars which I had to adjust to raise the vehicle and make room for the bigger tires ” says Martin Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Monte Martin 3621 160th Ave N W Fairview Mont 59221 ph 406 489-0064; mm1farm@gmail com
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