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Blazer Chalet Camper On 1985 Chevy Blazer Cucv Diesel on 2040-cars

Year:1985 Mileage:68000
Location:

Oregon, Wisconsin, United States

Oregon, Wisconsin, United States

Friends,
This is the nicest vehicle I've ever owned.  Unfortunately, it's not so practical for toting around kids in car seats, so it's time for me to send it on to its next happy owner.  I bought the Chalet camper shell on it's original factory chassis about four years ago.  That chassis was tired, so about 2 years ago I bought the current chassis, a former Air Force CUCV.  The CUCV had been upgraded with power leather seats, a CD stereo, new carpet, headliner and dash pad by its previous owner.  I swapped the camper on and have been using it as my daily driver ever since.  As an ASE master tech, I like to keep my stuff nice.  In the time that I've owned the chassis, the following work has been performed:

New master cylinder
New front brake pads
New rear shocks
New steering stabilizer
Four new balljoints
New steering knuckle greaseable universal joints, seals, wheel bearings repacked
New rear driveshaft greaseable universal joints
New power steering return line
New engine oil cooler lines
New radiator
New thermostat
New mufflers and tailpipes
New dual group 31 batteries
New alternator
New Belts
New Optima deep cycle camper battery
New glow plugs
New glow plug relay
Transmission overhauled by professional trans rebuilder
New flexplate
New Trailer hitch and pigtail
New Potable water pump in the camper

Probably more that I'm not able to think of.  Receipts available upon request.

Additionally, I've added a small inverter to run the installed television and a large inverter to run the APU air conditioning and electric heat (10,000 BTU A/C, 14,000 BTU Heat).  The heat and A/C can also run off of shoreline power when it is available, so there is no need to run the engine to air condition the camper.  This inverter acts as a charger for the starting batteries when plugged into the shoreline.  The Chalet has a built in charger for the deep cycle battery.

Because I live in the frozen tundra, I've also added battery heaters, an engine oil heater and an engine coolant heater.  The truck also comes with a custom fabricated cold weather grill cover and a warm weather bug screen.

The truck includes a Margaritaville tailgating grill, which was gutless from the factory, so I've upgraded it with a variable pressure propane regulator that can make it roar like a jet engine when you really need to cook.

Because this chassis is near mint I've also applied POR 15 to the bottom of the truck to prevent rusting.

In short, I really hate to see this one go, but it's not practical for me any more.  As always, my walk away guarantee applies - if you win the auction and the vehicle is not exactly as I've described it, you walk away - no questions asked.  Please feel free to call me with any questions.

Randy
(608) 209-7706

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