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I thought the 2wd versions were C5 Blazers. The VIN has them listed as a C instead of a K and the the 2wd pickups are C's and the 4wd's are K's.
I guess it doesn't matter because I'll probably keep the emblem.

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True to the mechanics of the vin labeling and GM's 'C', 'K' nomenclature however there was never a physical 'C5' badge made and applied to a vehicle. Would be a sweet if you had something custom made up though!

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There is a company that makes custom badges... One of the members here had a badge made for a crewcab they were building... http://www.billetbadges.com/products

http://static.flickr.com/6175/6178113377_8c443a6fe1.jpg http://static.flickr.com/6155/6178113047_fdf971784e.jpg

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"Since the run of these truck was so limited, Chevy would just badge them as "K5-Blazers", disregarding that the correct model designation would have been "C5-Blazer." Chevy trucks with 4wd were identified with a "K", 2wd trucks with a "C". Regular trucks were identified by the number "10" and Blazers by the number "5". For example:

K-10 = 4wd truck
C-10 = 2wd truck.
K-5 = 4wd Blazer
C-5 = 2wd Blazer (Even though they came badged as "K-5 Blazers.")"

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Nice Build!

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You would be correct, sir.

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I will second that. What's not to like about it. Awesome in my book.

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Getting closer. Got the trans cooler and the condenser hooked up. Also got the AC and heating hoses hooked up. They're chipping away at it.

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_0224.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_0226.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_0227.jpg

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I have an update.

They have to buff the hood and cowl and install them. Next they have the grill and bumpers to mount and with the exception of repairing, slicking and painting the top, the outside is basically done. Next comes the interior and then the DRIVING!!

Oh, and they say they will be starting the motor at the end of this week or the beginning of next!!! I WILL be taking a video of that. Maybe multiple videos.

These pictures aren't much to get excited about but, every little bit means I'm that much closer to no more bills and having a sweet Blazer.

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/86.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/88.jpg


I don't have any good close up pictures of the dash yet but, when I saw 67cheby's Dakota Digital dash, I was sold.
http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/85.jpg



I thought these were some crazy before and after shot of the back and the engine.

Before
http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/02.jpg

After
http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/87.jpg



Before
http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/03.jpg

After
http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/84.jpg

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Guess you missed out on the Patina trend. lol

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For some reason, I think I'm ok with that. lol

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Man, that looks great. I'm so excited for you, hope it goes well!

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Thanks man. I'm hoping to get it done before it gets too cool to have the top off.

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FINALLY!!! I'll let the video speak for itself. I'll post more pictures later.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mYuzt...ature=youtu.be

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Shameless bump.
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truck porn!!! :metal:

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The sound is audio-porn! lol

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a 502 is like wrath of god kind of sound! winning!

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That looks and sound very nice! You are going to have a dream ride when it's done!
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I went to check out the Blazer at the interior shop. They haven't made much progress. At least I got to pull it out and crank it up.

Here's the video of it running.
http://youtu.be/censb_it-Y8

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I have a minor update with the Blazer as well as an update on how terrible some people are at their jobs.

The Blazer is at the interior shop...a different interior shop than it started at. That guys turned out to be a sorry POS. I went to check on the Blazer while it was at his shop and to pick out materials for the interior. A few weeks later I asked the guy building the Blazer to go check the progress. The interior guy had the Blazer for over a month and hadn't touched it once. I needed to have the stereo installed before the interior was finished so they went to pick it up and take it to the stereo shop. I was shocked to find out how little progress had been done. On top of not touching the Blazer, his idea of a custom interior was buying a set of seat covers off of the internet and try to charge me like he built them from scratch. Needless to say, the Blazer never found its way back to his shop.

After getting the Blazer from the Sorry Interior Guy, it got hauled to the stereo place. They built rear panels for the rear speaker and the amplifier as well as wiring the truck for the stereo in a week. Once the stereo part was done the Blazer was hauled to a different interior shop. This guy is ~65 years old and is slow but he does really good work. He had 2 vehicles in front of my Blazer that he had to finish before he could start on it. It took at least 2 weeks for him to get to my vehicle. I got an update early last week on the interior. It isn't much but, at least it is some semblance of progress. I'm going to see if they can get more pictures this coming week. Here is the last photographic evidence that I have of anything resembling progress.

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2192.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2193.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2194.jpg

Once the Old Good Interior Guy finishes with it, the Blazer will go back to the place that has built it so far. They have repaired the cracks in the top. They also sanded the texture off of it primered, sanded and re-primered the top. I'm not sure if the top has painted yet but it's ready to be painted if it not. Once the top is done, they have a few places on the body that have gotten nicked throughout this process that have to be repaired. It will be off to the exhaust shop after that. After the exhaust is done the owner of the shop will drive it for a week or two to make sure everything works like it should and then I will FINALLY get it.

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:devil: Yea... Id drive it for a week ... or two. Just to make Sure too:lol:

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I have some more pictures of the interior. It's nice to see things moving again.

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2245.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2246.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2247.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2251.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2252.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2254.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2255.jpg

http://www.usamls.net/brandon/images/img_2256.jpg

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This thing is gorgeous...

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Thanks! I think the color combo really looks good.