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truckster · 10-11-2007, 10:43 PM

It's about time I introduced my 72 Blazer. I've owned several Chevys and one GMC over the years, but about five years ago I got a really bad hankerin' for a Blazer. I ended up going to Iraq in the interim and putting my truck in storage, so I haven't been driving a classic Chevy for a while. This spring my wife finally said, "I think you should get your Blazer."

I found this one for $1500. It was last registered in Nevada nine years ago. It has very little rust and a mostly straight body. It needed an engine and an interior. I found a 78 GMC to donate a good 350 (with a new Edelbrock carb on it) and got the front seats out of a 98 Chevy truck and the rear out of a Suburban. I've been driving it every day this summer and it's a blast. There's still plenty of work to do, but at least I've got a good platform to build on and I'm having fun in the meantime.

Anyway, I just thought you might like to see it.

**1971K54X4** · 10-11-2007, 11:00 PM

Looks great. They are a blast aren't they?

**Yukon Jack** · 10-12-2007, 09:42 AM

Looks like a pretty good bargain to me. Nice to have a good platform to start from, isn't it.

truckster · 10-12-2007, 11:08 AM

Thanks. It is nice to have something decent. I looked for a while. Since I'm in Utah and there's a lot of salt on the roads in the winter, there are a lot of trucks with serious cancer here. That's why the Nevada truck was such a good find. Of course, I had to power wash 35 years' worth of red dirt out of every part of it.

I forgot to mention, I'm into it $2100 at this point. And my wife loves it, too, which makes it even better.

epsorenson · 10-12-2007, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by truckster

And my wife loves it, too, which makes it even better.

yeah that's one of the things i love about mine too

had a few custom choppers before the blazer (pic below was my latest).
they're now sold much to my wife's pleasure.
had an accident which was not serious thankfully but made my wife anti-chopper.
she was in knots worrying every time i left the house.
she is now happy...and when she's happy, i'm happy

bouncytruck · 10-12-2007, 11:42 AM

Sounds like you got a deal. Looks like a solid truck. Welcome to the Blazer world.

NTR72GMC · 10-12-2007, 12:51 PM

Looks Pretty Clean Ill Have To Keep An Eye Out For It.

BLUE THUNDER · 10-12-2007, 09:00 PM

dude, nice rig. not too many ochres around. welcome fromsan antonio. mario

truckster · 10-12-2007, 10:06 PM

Thanks. It's now a three-tone paint, since I had to replace the hood (it was too dented to fix) with a yellow one.

krue · 10-12-2007, 10:18 PM

Good looking start. Heck I'd be happy if mine ended up looking that good.

Green Monster · 10-13-2007, 04:54 AM

Nice looking Blazer. How many people have asked you about your "Bronco"?

You are absolutely correct about the cancerous Blazers in Utah. I made the mistake of flying out to American Fork to look at a 72 Jimmy years ago. The exterior looked beautiful. Gloss black, three coats of clear. The floor and body mounts were rotted away though. Rocker boxes were removed "to allow the rocker panels to drain."

Good luck with your Blazer. Looks like a real clean canvas to work with.

BTW- Hey guys, what does ochre mean? I have seen it written a few times in the Blazer forum.

-John

ABLAZN · 10-13-2007, 07:19 AM

Nice start, welcome to the wold of topless trucks. I don't know what it is about convertibles that women love some much, but it is nice nice to have the wife support while building a rig.

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Originally Posted by Green Monster

BTW- Hey guys, what does ochre mean? I have seen it written a few times in the Blazer forum.

-John

John, ochre is what GM called the mustard yellow color that he owns. I have heard it called a few other names, depending on if you liked the color or not.

*jojotonka* · 10-13-2007, 08:00 PM

Nice lookin rig!! Welcome from Michigan... THE HOME OF SALTY ROADS!!!

**OleSenna** · 10-14-2007, 03:30 PM

This would be watcha call ochre. There are a few others cruising around the board as well.

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**OleSenna** · 10-14-2007, 03:37 PM

Here's my theory (and I'm sticking oto it): What's funny about the word "ochre," which is an old French term for the clay soil that was used for making pigments for paint with the characteristic mustard yellow color ABLAZN refers to is that nobody would know what the heck it was if it wasn't for Crayola crayons!

truckster · 10-14-2007, 08:39 PM

I've heard the "Bronco" one several times. I'll usually politely correct them once or twice and then just give up.

I've had people come up to me in parking lots and one just showed up at my house asking to buy it. I have to say, there are a lot of things in life that are better when you anticipate them than when you actually get them, but this isn't one of them. I just love driving this thing.

Thanks for all of the nice comments. It's great to belong to a community like this.

10-11-2007, 10:43 PM	#1
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 8,021	Proper Introduction It's about time I introduced my 72 Blazer. I've owned several Chevys and one GMC over the years, but about five years ago I got a really bad hankerin' for a Blazer. I ended up going to Iraq in the interim and putting my truck in storage, so I haven't been driving a classic Chevy for a while. This spring my wife finally said, "I think you should get your Blazer." I found this one for $1500. It was last registered in Nevada nine years ago. It has very little rust and a mostly straight body. It needed an engine and an interior. I found a 78 GMC to donate a good 350 (with a new Edelbrock carb on it) and got the front seats out of a 98 Chevy truck and the rear out of a Suburban. I've been driving it every day this summer and it's a blast. There's still plenty of work to do, but at least I've got a good platform to build on and I'm having fun in the meantime. Anyway, I just thought you might like to see it. Attached Images

10-11-2007, 11:00 PM	#2
1971K54X4 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Manchester, Iowa Posts: 1,493	Re: Proper Introduction Looks great. They are a blast aren't they? __________________ Korey 1955 Bel Air 2 door hardtop 1971 Blazer 4x4 1973 Z-28 Prostreet

10-12-2007, 09:42 AM	#3
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,689	Re: Proper Introduction Looks like a pretty good bargain to me. Nice to have a good platform to start from, isn't it. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

10-12-2007, 11:08 AM	#4
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 8,021	Re: Proper Introduction Thanks. It is nice to have something decent. I looked for a while. Since I'm in Utah and there's a lot of salt on the roads in the winter, there are a lot of trucks with serious cancer here. That's why the Nevada truck was such a good find. Of course, I had to power wash 35 years' worth of red dirt out of every part of it. I forgot to mention, I'm into it $2100 at this point. And my wife loves it, too, which makes it even better.

10-12-2007, 11:42 AM	#6
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	Re: Proper Introduction Sounds like you got a deal. Looks like a solid truck. Welcome to the Blazer world. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

10-12-2007, 12:51 PM	#7
NTR72GMC 2wd FTW!!!! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SLC UTAH Posts: 673	Re: Proper Introduction Looks Pretty Clean Ill Have To Keep An Eye Out For It.

10-12-2007, 09:00 PM	#8
BLUE THUNDER Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Antonio Posts: 993	Re: Proper Introduction dude, nice rig. not too many ochres around. welcome fromsan antonio. mario

10-12-2007, 10:06 PM	#9
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 8,021	Re: Proper Introduction Thanks. It's now a three-tone paint, since I had to replace the hood (it was too dented to fix) with a yellow one.

10-12-2007, 10:18 PM	#10
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	Re: Proper Introduction Good looking start. Heck I'd be happy if mine ended up looking that good. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

10-13-2007, 04:54 AM	#11
Green Monster Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Malvern, PA Posts: 951	Re: Proper Introduction Nice looking Blazer. How many people have asked you about your "Bronco"? You are absolutely correct about the cancerous Blazers in Utah. I made the mistake of flying out to American Fork to look at a 72 Jimmy years ago. The exterior looked beautiful. Gloss black, three coats of clear. The floor and body mounts were rotted away though. Rocker boxes were removed "to allow the rocker panels to drain." Good luck with your Blazer. Looks like a real clean canvas to work with. BTW- Hey guys, what does ochre mean? I have seen it written a few times in the Blazer forum. -John __________________ Photo Gallery of 1972 K/5 Blazer CST

10-13-2007, 08:00 PM	#13
jojotonka Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: lennon, michigan Posts: 162	Re: Proper Introduction Nice lookin rig!! Welcome from Michigan... THE HOME OF SALTY ROADS!!!

10-14-2007, 03:30 PM	#14
OleSenna Roof: Bad. Sky: Good. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 150	Re: Proper Introduction This would be watcha call ochre. There are a few others cruising around the board as well. Welcom a -, er, - board! __________________ OleSenna

10-14-2007, 03:37 PM	#15
OleSenna Roof: Bad. Sky: Good. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 150	Re: Proper Introduction Here's my theory (and I'm sticking oto it): What's funny about the word "ochre," which is an old French term for the clay soil that was used for making pigments for paint with the characteristic mustard yellow color ABLAZN refers to is that nobody would know what the heck it was if it wasn't for Crayola crayons! __________________ OleSenna

10-14-2007, 08:39 PM	#16
truckster Registered User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 8,021	Re: Proper Introduction I've heard the "Bronco" one several times. I'll usually politely correct them once or twice and then just give up. I've had people come up to me in parking lots and one just showed up at my house asking to buy it. I have to say, there are a lot of things in life that are better when you anticipate them than when you actually get them, but this isn't one of them. I just love driving this thing. Thanks for all of the nice comments. It's great to belong to a community like this.



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