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*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 07:31 PM

This is the Blazer I bought last year to restore. It has only 64,000 original miles, since the old man only drove the truck when it snowed. Everything is as original as it came from the show room floor. Everything is un-touched right down to the air cleaner and heat riser, spark plug heat protectors, original lock outs, hub caps, radio and below dash speaker, behind the seat tire storage loop, and jack equipment behinf driver seat. Of course belts, hoses, tires, plugs, etc have been changed, but I have yet to find a Blazer as complete as this one.

The body has typical Wisconsin rust in the body. The tailgate mounting hinges have rusted away so the tailgate won't stay in place. The windshield frame and firewall actually are quite clean. The single wall top has no cracks in it anywhere. The hatch needs hinges replaced because it is frozen in the down position. The deluxe medium blue interior is very nice, except for 2 rips in the drivers seat. The center console is perfect, as is the rear seat, passenger seat, rear side panels, sun visors and door panels with woodgrain.

The motor runs great and has no smoke, knocks, rattles, shakes or shimmies. The tranny shifts well, and the 4X4 locks in and operates as it should. The exhaust is loud from a bad donut on passenger side and a hole before the muffler. The brakes will stop the truck, but there is a leak somewhere in the system causing a resevoir to be empty. The A/C compressor clutch turns freely.

What are my plans? They are up in the air right now. I will let everyone know my plans as soon as I know myself.

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-26-2005, 07:33 PM

ABOUT TIME YOU POSTED PIC'S OF YOUR *****

LOOK LIKE A GREAT START TO SOMETHING BETTER

*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 07:38 PM

Some interior pics! It's real dusty and dirty, but I wiped off the passenger seat to give you an idea how nice they will clean up!

LUV2XCLR8 · 02-26-2005, 07:41 PM

WOW, PRETTY CLEAN, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF, I LUV THE 4WD SHIFTER BALL

*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 07:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LUV2XCLR8

WOW, PRETTY CLEAN, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF, I LUV THE 4WD SHIFTER BALL

I took the shifter ball off, because it is in perfect shape, and I didn't want it to walk off

*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 08:06 PM

The original full wheel covers were in the back. They are missing a lot of the acorn nuts, but still in very good driver shape and just need to be washed real bad. How do you like my red-neck gas tank... I didn't want to trust the rear fuel tank, so I made sure it had good clean gas to pump in to internal organs. The single wall top still has the electrical disconnect for the 2 dome lights. The top isn't cracked anywhere, the T-handle works good in the rear hatch that is also crack free.

*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 07:51 PM

More of the interior. I guess the old man never smoked, because even the ash tray is unused! All the parts for the tire storage is there and the rear side panels are in very good shape, except some curling near the rear of them.

krue · 02-26-2005, 07:38 PM

Compared to mine, that's a cream puff!

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 02-26-2005, 09:58 PM

VERY NICE DT just needs some tlc..

*dtlilly* · 02-26-2005, 10:13 PM

Trevor, another board member is ahead of you if it's for sale.

Mike, thanks for the link to pics of your truck... we have a matching pair (except mine needs to have the paint buffed out, lol). 7 posts in almost 5 years? I guess that might be a board record or something

Frenchblue, TLC? Ya, more like a replacement tub, lol.

**Canadian694x4** · 02-26-2005, 10:28 PM

Although the tub is pretty rusty I would Kill to find a complete Blazer like that. Hope you fix 'er up or sell to someone who will. Wouldn't want to see something that complete get parted out.

**jamie72** · 02-26-2005, 10:47 PM

nice find, its in a lot better shape then mine when i got it.good luck on it!!

orangeuavol · 02-27-2005, 01:00 AM

Sweet find.

**Joesjunk** · 02-27-2005, 02:00 AM

I will pay good money for the rear interior panels if you want to sell them. I need a blue set and dont want repo's. Let me know.
Thanks, Joe

vtblazer · 02-27-2005, 09:52 AM

Nice!
Good to see pics finally.
Keep it, fix it, drive it!

**MJN** · 02-27-2005, 03:30 PM

yeah I drooled over that thing the whole time I was at the junkyard and tried to get my Dad to let me buy it. Just glad to see someone on the board here got it instead of the torch. dtlilly, keep us posted on the work you do to it.

71RestoRod · 02-27-2005, 03:57 PM

Great score!

vtblazer · 03-23-2005, 07:47 PM

Okay, so what is it...?
Are you keeping it or not?

*dtlilly* · 03-24-2005, 01:14 AM

Geeze Kurt, you really know how to put a guy on the spot

I think I'm gonna sell her eventually, she's becomming another one of those projects that just sit. Working 3rd shift, them having meetings several times a week during the day, gives me very little time even to do the basics in life

donkey69 · 03-24-2005, 08:37 AM

A guy should keep it....it does'nt eat (you don't have to feed it)!

vtblazer · 03-24-2005, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtlilly

Geeze Kurt, you really know how to put a guy on the spot

Yeah, gettin' a guy off his yankee a$$ is tough to do sometimes.

J/K

Sorry, didn't mean to spot ya.

I was just curious...

**Yukon Jack** · 03-24-2005, 11:24 AM

Great pics - thanks for posting them.

*dtlilly* · 03-24-2005, 12:22 PM

Thanks for all the nice comments (even yours Kurt

).

Here's the deal on the truck.

1... I have serious health issues again, if I get a bad prognosis... the Blazer is for sale, as well as just about everything else I own.

2... I want to buy investment property, if my health prognosis is good, I may sell the Blazer and C-30 to help me with payment on land or fix up an old house.

3... If my prognosis is good, and I get the property with what I have, I'll keep the Blazer and restore it. Maybe I'll still sell the C-30.

So right now I'm 66% sure I'm selling the Blazer. All I'm waiting on is my appointments from the V.A. hospital in Milwaukee. A fine sir in Illinois has first call on it, because we have already talked.

Davy, the jack spring and hold down stuff is still behind the seat. The jack and tools are in safe keeping in my basement. They were not in their correct spot when I bought the Blazer. Maybe another member here can help out with pics for us?

vtblazer · 03-24-2005, 12:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dtlilly

I have serious health issues again

Don, here's a big handful of "hope and support" for ya!
Take care, we're pulling for you!

teeitup · 03-25-2005, 01:44 PM

Thats the one I was going to buy isn't it Don, but you got there before I did. Hope your health issues turn out good!!!!!! Good luck Randy

02-26-2005, 07:31 PM	#1
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	My 1972 Blazer CST 4X4 This is the Blazer I bought last year to restore. It has only 64,000 original miles, since the old man only drove the truck when it snowed. Everything is as original as it came from the show room floor. Everything is un-touched right down to the air cleaner and heat riser, spark plug heat protectors, original lock outs, hub caps, radio and below dash speaker, behind the seat tire storage loop, and jack equipment behinf driver seat. Of course belts, hoses, tires, plugs, etc have been changed, but I have yet to find a Blazer as complete as this one. The body has typical Wisconsin rust in the body. The tailgate mounting hinges have rusted away so the tailgate won't stay in place. The windshield frame and firewall actually are quite clean. The single wall top has no cracks in it anywhere. The hatch needs hinges replaced because it is frozen in the down position. The deluxe medium blue interior is very nice, except for 2 rips in the drivers seat. The center console is perfect, as is the rear seat, passenger seat, rear side panels, sun visors and door panels with woodgrain. The motor runs great and has no smoke, knocks, rattles, shakes or shimmies. The tranny shifts well, and the 4X4 locks in and operates as it should. The exhaust is loud from a bad donut on passenger side and a hole before the muffler. The brakes will stop the truck, but there is a leak somewhere in the system causing a resevoir to be empty. The A/C compressor clutch turns freely. What are my plans? They are up in the air right now. I will let everyone know my plans as soon as I know myself. Attached Images

02-26-2005, 07:33 PM	#2
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,477	ABOUT TIME YOU POSTED PIC'S OF YOUR ***** LOOK LIKE A GREAT START TO SOMETHING BETTER __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

02-26-2005, 07:38 PM	#3
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Ho Ya! Some interior pics! It's real dusty and dirty, but I wiped off the passenger seat to give you an idea how nice they will clean up! Attached Images

02-26-2005, 07:41 PM	#4
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,477	WOW, PRETTY CLEAN, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF, I LUV THE 4WD SHIFTER BALL __________________ Owner/Op: "TN Classic Transport Carriers" The Toy: "Square Vette" 72 Hybrid Blazer Toy Barn: "LuvShack" 40 x 60 x 20 Shop Tow Piggy:"Maddy" 88 Silverado 3500 Hauler: "Feathers" 14 Aluma 8218T

02-26-2005, 08:06 PM	#6
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	The original full wheel covers were in the back. They are missing a lot of the acorn nuts, but still in very good driver shape and just need to be washed real bad. How do you like my red-neck gas tank... I didn't want to trust the rear fuel tank, so I made sure it had good clean gas to pump in to internal organs. The single wall top still has the electrical disconnect for the 2 dome lights. The top isn't cracked anywhere, the T-handle works good in the rear hatch that is also crack free. Attached Images

02-26-2005, 07:51 PM	#7
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	More of the interior. I guess the old man never smoked, because even the ash tray is unused! All the parts for the tire storage is there and the rear side panels are in very good shape, except some curling near the rear of them. Attached Images

02-26-2005, 07:38 PM	#8
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Compared to mine, that's a cream puff! __________________ "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"

02-26-2005, 09:58 PM	#9
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,608	VERY NICE DT just needs some tlc.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

02-26-2005, 10:13 PM	#10
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Trevor, another board member is ahead of you if it's for sale. Mike, thanks for the link to pics of your truck... we have a matching pair (except mine needs to have the paint buffed out, lol). 7 posts in almost 5 years? I guess that might be a board record or something Frenchblue, TLC? Ya, more like a replacement tub, lol.

02-26-2005, 10:28 PM	#11
Canadian694x4 Born To Lose Club Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta/Oxenden, Ontario, Great White North Posts: 13,306	Although the tub is pretty rusty I would Kill to find a complete Blazer like that. Hope you fix 'er up or sell to someone who will. Wouldn't want to see something that complete get parted out. __________________ Brian Smith - "Born To Lose" 1969 Chevrolet K10 LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 20 Yrs - 1 of 208 Built & Sold In Canada! - 283 V8/350TH/NP208, 2" All Spring Lift, 32" Good Year MT/R's. 1972 GMC K2500 Custom LWB Fleetside - Proud Owner For 2 Yrs - 1 of 571 Built & Sold In Canada! - 350 V8/SM465/NP205, 4” Rough Country Lift, 33” Interco TSL Thornbirds 2007.5 GMC Sierra SLE 2500HD 4x4 - Proud Owner For 15 Yrs - 6.6L V8 Duramax Diesel/Allison 1000, 2" Lift, 33" Mickey Thompson MTZ's. 2008 Yamaha Raptor 700r - Proud Owner For 13 Yrs - ITP Mud Lites. 2015 John Deere 1025R - Proud Owner For 6 Yrs - 24HP Diesel/H120/54D/260B/SB1154.

02-26-2005, 10:47 PM	#12
jamie72 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: madison indiana Posts: 3,839	nice find, its in a lot better shape then mine when i got it.good luck on it!! __________________ jamie72 72 BB cheyenne -- Restoration getting started.. member #807 http://www.myspace.com/whitetailobsession www.antlertalk.com

02-27-2005, 01:00 AM	#13
orangeuavol GO VOLS! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 725	Sweet find. __________________ http://1972blazer.shutterfly.com/<= blazer build pics It's called golf because all the other four letter words were taken. It's easier to ask for forgiveness than for permission.

02-27-2005, 02:00 AM	#14
Joesjunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Independence MO. Posts: 7,698	I will pay good money for the rear interior panels if you want to sell them. I need a blue set and dont want repo's. Let me know. Thanks, Joe __________________ 72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale

02-27-2005, 09:52 AM	#15
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Nice! Good to see pics finally. Keep it, fix it, drive it!

02-27-2005, 03:30 PM	#16
MJN Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Maquoketa, Ia/ Orr, Mn Posts: 3,015	yeah I drooled over that thing the whole time I was at the junkyard and tried to get my Dad to let me buy it. Just glad to see someone on the board here got it instead of the torch. dtlilly, keep us posted on the work you do to it. __________________ '51 South Bend Model "9A" '56 Chevy 3600 NAPCO '74 Chevy Cheyenne Super K20-restored on 37's '72 GMC Sierra Custom K2500- in progress '08 GMC Envoy Denali '12 GMC Sierra 2500HD Denali '17 GMC Yukon XL VCCA member #58596 http://www.nohrco.com



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02-27-2005, 03:57 PM	#17
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 494	Great score!

03-23-2005, 07:47 PM	#18
vtblazer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Central Vermont Posts: 8,538	Okay, so what is it...? Are you keeping it or not?

03-24-2005, 01:14 AM	#19
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Geeze Kurt, you really know how to put a guy on the spot I think I'm gonna sell her eventually, she's becomming another one of those projects that just sit. Working 3rd shift, them having meetings several times a week during the day, gives me very little time even to do the basics in life

03-24-2005, 08:37 AM	#20
donkey69 JB-80 &quot;Twice as Good&quot; Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Central, MN Posts: 354	A guy should keep it....it does'nt eat (you don't have to feed it)! __________________ HEY NOW!

03-24-2005, 11:24 AM	#22
Yukon Jack Post Whore Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Rose Hill, KS, USA Posts: 12,684	Great pics - thanks for posting them. __________________ 1970 Blazer with a 400 sbc and 4" lift 1980 Pontiac Trans Am, 455 Oldsmobile 2012 Kawasaki Concours 14

03-24-2005, 12:22 PM	#23
dtlilly Account Suspended Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Shadow of Lambeau Field Posts: 5,597	Thanks for all the nice comments (even yours Kurt ). Here's the deal on the truck. 1... I have serious health issues again, if I get a bad prognosis... the Blazer is for sale, as well as just about everything else I own. 2... I want to buy investment property, if my health prognosis is good, I may sell the Blazer and C-30 to help me with payment on land or fix up an old house. 3... If my prognosis is good, and I get the property with what I have, I'll keep the Blazer and restore it. Maybe I'll still sell the C-30. So right now I'm 66% sure I'm selling the Blazer. All I'm waiting on is my appointments from the V.A. hospital in Milwaukee. A fine sir in Illinois has first call on it, because we have already talked. Davy, the jack spring and hold down stuff is still behind the seat. The jack and tools are in safe keeping in my basement. They were not in their correct spot when I bought the Blazer. Maybe another member here can help out with pics for us?

03-25-2005, 01:44 PM	#25
teeitup Just like to part out trucks!! Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Meriden, Ks-North of Topeka 10 miles Posts: 27,396	Thats the one I was going to buy isn't it Don, but you got there before I did. Hope your health issues turn out good!!!!!! Good luck Randy __________________ 67 Chev swb stepside 4x4 283 4 speed SOLD 72 blazer 4x4 4 speed Cheyenne 72 GMC swb 4x4 fleet 4 speed, original paint 1958 Cameo (one of 1405 built, it was my dads) 2020 chevy Apex 4x4 crew cab 1969 Z28 with the 302 1980 chevy swb 4x4 1964 chevell Malibu SS 1976 K20, sold new originally out of my dads chevy dealership Members that I've met, over 200 probably closer to 300 in the 12 years I've been on this site, everyone I met "It was a pleasure"

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