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Thanks for following! SEM super white was used and it’s a very good match imo.

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Congrats on the well deserved TOTM. Seriously top shelf restoration. Dare I say it...could this be TOTY numero dos??!!!!

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I'll vote for it for sure.

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Brad thanks so much! Hope all going well with the k10.

Dale I appreciate the support thank you.

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Congratulations Pete! Such a dynamic restoration. Excellent blow by blow descriptives allowed all of us to follow along with your journey. You definitely have my vote for truck of the year! All the best for you and the family to enjoy bustin’ out of town in your fantastic K5!

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Just read the thread--super nice build; make sure you keep it that way and stay off the Midwest salted roads!

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Thanks for the good words guys. I’ll post some updated photos soon. Since my last post I’ve had slider windows installed, added a correct cruise master cruise control, installed a working odometer, swapped the rally wheels for white steel 15x8 wheels, and installed a NOS coolant overflow tank.

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That's what I'm talking about. I can't wait to see that jewel rolling on pearls.

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Still have to add the hub caps.

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I love it. The ralleys are of course great...but this is how God intended it to be ;)

...sliders look great too!

Edit: ...and also, how many 76 balls have you got!?!

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Looks awesome 8” Steelees are the only way to go. Just looks right.

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Thanks guys. I’m really pleased with the wheels. These and the rallies I removed were powder coated but the inside of the hub holes were spared. I’ve had problems with wheel removal from the front hubs on prior trucks because of the powdercoat adhering to the hubs. The rallies were removed without difficulty.

I hope to enjoy several more drives before the snow flies.

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^ Been there done that with the powdercoat adhering. Not fun.

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In those photos there it almost looks 507 light blue. Phenomenal restoration!!

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It looks great Pete. I see you figured out how to do the side sliders. Love them.

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Thanks for following along guys. I was able to break away this morning for some solo country road driving around my house. I snapped a few photos with the steelies in place.

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Pete theses are absolutely awesome! The first and fourth pictures are magazine or calendar quality. Thanks for sharing!

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Thanks a bunch Troy. The light was sort of mixed with bright sun and shade shifting across the fields.

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Dang son...Troy is right. She's a covergirl and a centerfold. Somebody might need to think about rotating the old avatar with those. Beautiful Pete.

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Wow! That is one beautiful Blazer!

Great job on the project!

What size are your tires?

Thanks,
Pat

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Thanks guys. Trying to have a few last hurrahs ahead of winter. And get the tower clamps from leaking. And get the speedometer to read accurately. Builds never end I guess. :)

Pat the tires are 33 x 10.5 BFG ATs - the recent iteration thereof. I like the way they fill the wheel well and provide a little height that compliments the stock height of the springs.

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Looks awesome Pete ! I hope to see it sometime down in Columbus Ohio at the Good Guys show. Myself & Tom,Aka LKs devn and Gary 70 Jimmy are all out this way. A few guys I’ve seen from Michigan come to the show but I forgot their screen name. Dewayne is not to far away I’ve been out his way for the swap meet . I’d hope to see him out this way but I’d have to find a scrap K5 for him to take back to Pa first lol...

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Whoa Pete! You can't beat the look of those factory steelies and hub caps!

15x8's with 33x10.5s on stock height/suspension right? No rubbing or clearance issues I take it? I still have my original 15x6 steelies and have wondered if I can go as big as 33x10.5s.

Awesome work!

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Hey Pete, that thing is sweet. You and Iron Canine sure know how to build them. Could I call it a tie

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Thanks guys!

Would be a blast to meet in Columbus. I'll see if I can make it happen. Yep, factory lift with 33 x 10.5's - no rub at all. I do know that some guys have installed this size tire on 6" wheels. In fact, there is a several year old thread that discusses this and has pics.

I've got the Blazer tucked in for the winter. Sigh.

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Read through this thread with a different perspective now that I have some sliders to rebuild. Do you have any info you can provide on the process you took to rebuild them?

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I've rebuilt pickup slider windows but not the blazer examples. The double pane K5 sliders are essentially the same but unlike OEM pickup examples frames may be welded not scrwed together. Here's a thread I started on the subject that hopefully helps: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=559651

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Am I correct that there are 2 styles of rear sliders in your earlier pictures?

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Pete, this is a beautiful K5! Great work on it!

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Yes there were two styles. One with a single mobile pane of glass. The other had two mobile panes similar to the OEM slider for a pickup.

Thanks Ryan! The top end of the motor had to be rebuilt this past summer as one of the valves keepers broke. 2020, sigh. Hoping for many fun miles ahead in 2021.

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I am a little confused about one thing, on your 1st post with the SPID it shows its a "Cheyenne Equipment" but later I see on the door photos it has a CST emblem, why is that?

Also, how do you find all this NOS GM stuff LOL

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Rich72,

All the CST Blazers with have the Cheyenne code listed on the SPID. Technically the CST is the Cheyenne version for the Blazers.

I would like to know the answer to your question about how Pete can find all those NOS goodies also 😊.

Ray

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Ah, see I learned something about Blazers - thank you sir. Now if we can use his time machine to get parts, that would be great.

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Cst is a cheyenne and Pete is a hoarder and u have too cry and beg to get something from him :waah:

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It’s a sickness and Ken has been helpful in feeding my bad habits :) My Blazer build kicked off immediately prior to the birth of my daughter. My activities were relatively limited after her arrival and that allowed me screen time to scrounge for parts across the web. The GM parts catalog is a helpful resource as having the correct part number can alleviate a lot of hassle.

Recently a friend sold me a set of NOS bucket seat covers that are now in 521 GM white. My plan is to swap these in come spring. The second photo compares one of the NOS seat backs (first and third photos) to a repro piece - there’s a difference in grain pattern.

I’m also going to see if the GM seat belt retractors are worth a darn in keeping the loose rear seat belts a bit tidier. The horns were restored this fall and will be bolted into place this spring.

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Dang pete... this is the first i looked through this thread. Guess i don't spend much time on the build threads.
Awesome job and alot of great info along the way. I had no idea you went to such lengths and NOS parts to build this one.
Looks Great!

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Rich u see me and Pete are brothers who have never met yet and we help each other u will have to find a couple brothers on here it won’t be too hard find them

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i have found a number of very friendly souls here, this place is the best :-)

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Eric thanks a ton. Here’s an end of the season shot after the top end engine rebuild due to a bad valve keeper. Looking forward to a lot of seat time come spring.

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It's gorgeous.....