Another blazer build in alaska....75 454 K5

[tobytuttle]

Hello again, new to the blazer/jimmy rebuild scene, figured i do a build thread on the 75 k5 i just got from oregon, Super clean body allthough it needs complete interior.(so my wife and kids will accept driving it in the summer)To start off is there any recomendations on who I should target in front and rear seat covers,carpet?

Here is the K5 in its current status,

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[tobytuttle]

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[tobytuttle]

I purchased the blazer minus the motor, so here is a picture of a donor truck of mine that is getting the factory 454 removed and installed in the K5,

Rust free 80k original 1979 silverado

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[68Timber]

Brother's looks like they have the factory seat covers and ACC for the correct carpet. Very interesting truck. I don't think I've seen a woodgrain tailgate band before. What does the badge on the top right of the tailgate say?

[tobytuttle]

Thanks for the reply, on the interior, i need to make a push on my decision soon on who i purchase my parts from soon, once the motor is in next week,tops coming off, then it goes to the paint shop for some spot /touch up
then i need to remove and start to install some interior and ya thats the trailering package badge on the gate.

[BLE 'BURBAN]

Check with these people. They seem to have a good line of oem style seat covers.

http://www.carandtruckupholstery.com...s-1973-87.aspx

[tobytuttle]

Well its been a while but its up and runnin, 454 runs great and slowly pickin away at fixin it up, got a set of weld draglites for it

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[67cheby]

nice start, good looking rig !

[tobytuttle]

Started to get some of the correct interior back in it

Also located another dealer installed 8-track/CB that matches my dads 76 dually,
Dad had the same one put in the dually at the dealer (Walker Chevrolet) in fall of 75 when he picked the dually up in seattle

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[A1980GMC]

Is that radio factory?

Great looking Blazer!
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[tobytuttle]

Originally Posted by A1980GMC

Is that radio factory?

Great looking Blazer!
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Not the factory radio, allthough like I said i have the identical one in my dually and my dad had it installed at the dealer when he picked the truck up in fall of 75
interesting that it sure looks factory with the volume and tuning knobs are excactly the same as the light switch, and the font on the radio matches the font on the instrument cluster/gages.

[70-K5]

That CB/8-track is a slick setup, where's the mic for it?

[tobytuttle]

Originally Posted by 70-K5

That CB/8-track is a slick setup, where's the mic for it?

ya , i mounted it about an hour after the photo

[tobytuttle]

Well got a few more parts yesterday, complete window tracks and glass,wing windows out of a 90 suburb, currently the windows roll up terrible, and the wings are all dry rot in the rubber, was going to intall last night, but something else came in the mail
My 77 anniversary trim tape,the color is almost a dead match, took me a long time to locate it, and a lot less time comsuming than masking off the moldings and painting them,(i also got the color in a spray can) to me its gets no better than the 77 molding, and i love the way it compliments white and black trucks. so took bout an hour to get it on there and I think it looks trick, Now I got the looks of the 77 but with the complete convert. top
Once installed all I had to do was remove the clear protectant on the pinstripe tape and the extra dark gold stripe, to leave me with the 77 gold only


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[dragonball98312]

Where did you buy it and how much if I may ask? I have a 77 but all my trims either missing or crap
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[tobytuttle]

Purchased on e-bay. classified as "glastron" stripe tape yellow/gold,

[eighteenninetytwo]

Looks like there is a 3 or 4 inch lift or so there right. I like it lots.

[tobytuttle]

Originally Posted by eighteenninetytwo

Looks like there is a 3 or 4 inch lift or so there right. I like it lots.

yep 3 incher/ 33-12.5/ 15x10 /

[rsavage]

Great looking truck. Thanks for sharing your build.

[tobytuttle]

Pulled the Centerlines for the winter, for plowing the property, i have pleanty of 8" rallys, also have a set of the rare 7'' 1976 issue rallys also, but ended up throwing on a set of pre '75 15x8 steelies with the correct caps, for that datecoded look

[dragonball98312]

How's the gold trim you added holding up?

[tobytuttle]

Originally Posted by dragonball98312

How's the gold trim you added holding up?

holding up well ,prior to application I made sure the surface was well cleaned of any wax or dirt by using PPG DX330

[Eyegore]

Nice looking k5 love the dog dish caps!!!

[PGG]

Great truck I think you should drive it down to Texas and sell it to me! PG

[MTCK]

I know this is old but I just found the build, and what a sweet rig. How does it plow with the weight of the big block and plow up front? 73-74 full top Blazers have always been my favorite.