Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Nice work, are you going to keep the stock color? Keep going and don't take any short cuts, you'll be happier in the end.

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Thanks for the encouragement guys. Every time I tell someone about the frame off they're like, "You are braver than me..." Sometimes it makes me doubt myself, but I know when it's all said and done, I'll enjoy my beauty all the more.

@47: The PO said this yellow was "original paint" but I know it's not. I am sure I don't want to keep the yellow, but I'm not 100% certain on what color I want to switch to. Right now I'm leaning towards a blue, gunmetal or black. But then I see some of the hugger orange rides and I'm like, "SWEEEEET!" so I have no idea.

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Is there any original paint still on it somewhere?

I LIKE THE BLUE!! lol

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

I think there's still the original under the dash and some of the harder to reach places. But I know it's not original b/c there are some spots where you can tell the paint ran/overspray. It looks like it was a "backyard" paint job (but a good one overall). I'm just not really down with the yellow. I like blue too...but I'm still left with WHICH SHADE OF BLUE???? Lol.

Lift kit/leaf spring size???
 

Okay so I'm starting to shop around for a new suspension/lift kit. I'm not 100% certain what size my lift kit is now. I THINK it currently has either a 2" or 4" lift. The tires are 33 x 12.5s. I don't want to lift the blazer up any more nor do I want it any lower. I want it to be exactly the same height. Some blazers seem to sit with the ass-end a little low and I don't want mine to be that way. I've read of some folks lifting the back a few inches higher so it sits level. If you look at the 3rd pic from my post on 4/4, you can tell the back leaf springs seem to be sitting on a small block between the axle/leaf spring. Does anyone know how I can figure out what size lift my blazer has now so I can be sure to replace it with a kit the same size? I've read that it's recommended that 33s go on a 4" lift. Normally if let's say I had a 2" lift now and I "accidentally" went up to a 4" lift I wouldn't care, but I don't want it to get too tall to where the blazer won't fit in the garage. There's NO WAY after I'm done with her I want her sitting in the driveway and not garaged.

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Wow looks like the garage is full of blazer keep up the good work.. May wanna look into ord's zero rate springs I believe that's what guys have been using to make the rear level??

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

like the build:metal:

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Its looking good. Keep it up. I want to lift the back of my jimmy as well but I think I will just use some blocks, I cant afford springs. Mabe some one will chime in on the lift issue you have.

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

What I did for my lift is took off my springs and took them to a good local spring shop. I told them the amount of lift I wanted and they re-arched the fronts to the correct height and then took apart the rear spring pack and replaced the really thick lower leaf with two thinner leafs. This was to soften up the ride a bit. They then re-arched the rears to be slightly taller than the fronts to get rid of the rear end sag. All of this was done for < $300.00 Slap in some poly bushings and you will have a set up that will ride better than new for not a lot of money.

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

Okay, so after quite a LONG time without posting, I have some updates to post...lol. Basically, my wife gave birth to our first born (almost 2 years ago) and I've had little to no time to work on the blazer. Well I can say that I did SOME of the work. I cleaned up the frame and covered it with Eastwood's rust encapsulator. I also built the cart you see the blazer on...lol.

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Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

looks good.. Did you find a shop to work on it for you?

PS: I had a 4" lift and 33" tires on my 72 K5 and it JUST fit in my standard height garage door...

Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

First & foremost, thanks for your service to our country. Bravo!!!
Secondly, kickass blazer & thread; subscribed! I absolutely commend your willingness to dive into the project. Cool that you're just up the road, we'll have to go wheeling sometime & I'll definitely want to check out your ride once "finished". Good news, I'm awesome at hanging out, bad news is that I'm a terrible mechanic. In fact, it should be illegal to even reference myself as one, this will be a learning experience...
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Re: Z's 1972 K5 CST Blazer Rebuild
 

How's it going with the Blazer? It's amazing how long these projects take.

Hope you're making progress.