CAVALRY

The blue paintjob will catch your eye and what's underneath will hold your attention

- Jered Korfhage

The outline for Brian Jacobson's dream Chevy Blazer was simple: it had to go fast through the desert, hold up to the rocks, and it had to be a classic. So, when he was pointed toward a '69 K5 wasting away in a nearby backyard, he quickly went to work turning the languishing hulk into a functional 4x4.

For Brian, building the Blazer was a deliberate process-he knew exactly what he wanted and wasted no time removing the body, stripping the frame, and gathering the parts he needed. With the help of Rock Bottom Off Road in Riverside, California, Brian acquainted the chassis with its new fire-breathing powertrain, lined up the linked suspension, and reinforced the mostly new Blazer body with custom armor and a full rollcage. At the end of the two-year build process, the restored and reimagined '69 Blazer was ready for the dirt. Impressing friends and family was no sweat as the LS3 charged through the Southern California desert, and the Offroad Design links and King coilovers made easy work of rock gardens and sandy whoops. The Cavalry Blue paintjob and the Blazer's all-around classic appeal continue to garner their share of attention, too.

Brian wanted big power for the K5, and he looked to J & M Speed Center and Hughes Performance for his crate LS3 V-8 and 4L80E transmission while Advance Adapters helped mate the transmission to the Offroad Design NP205 transfer case.