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NorCal · 10-09-2014, 06:35 PM

Picked up this 1971 K5 about two months ago and I figured why not start a thread on it... I mean, that's the cool thing to do.

It's currently a 4x4 but that'll change soon. Everything is stock, 350, runs good.

Here's a few photos and more coming soon. Don't know how quick of a build this will be but I'll update what I can as we go.

Cheers!

6/4/15 Update: Here's the official rendering

**lolife99** · 10-09-2014, 06:50 PM

Congrats!

NorCal · 03-16-2015, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by lolife99

Congrats!

Thanks! I'll try to update it a bit more...

NorCal · 03-16-2015, 12:54 PM

A couple photos from about 2-3 weeks ago.

Old sticker says "WARNING - If you value your own life as much as I value this truck, don't f*** with it."

... didn't even notice that sticker until about a month ago.

NorCal · 03-16-2015, 12:57 PM

A few more before the tear down...

NorCal · 03-16-2015, 01:00 PM

...and it begins #c10crew #c10club #chevyonly

Removed the front clip and seats last week.

NorCal · 03-16-2015, 01:08 PM

and here's how it's looking as of now...

Top removed, then the whole frame came off.

tristan · 03-16-2015, 06:39 PM

Hmmm, you are giving me frame off thoughts. Bad!

bk04z66 · 03-17-2015, 12:18 PM

How are you going to convert it?

Justin@EntropyRad · 03-18-2015, 04:01 PM

Legit...gotta love NorCal Chevys

Mutt65 · 03-19-2015, 08:10 PM

Following Now!

**BIG ORANGE** · 03-19-2015, 10:33 PM

Gotta love progress, I'm watching this thread,,, keep up the good work.

gringoloco · 03-22-2015, 02:24 PM

Keep it up! More updates, please

NorCal · 03-22-2015, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tristan

Hmmm, you are giving me frame off thoughts. Bad!

Or maybe it's good?

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Originally Posted by bk04z66

How are you going to convert it?

I also own another 4x4 frame that was converted into a 2wd, looking to go with the Porterbuilt stuff to lay it out...

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Originally Posted by Justin@EntropyRad

Legit...gotta love NorCal Chevys

Exactly, we're working out of my brother's house in Atwater, the home town of C10King

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Originally Posted by BIG ORANGE

Gotta love progress, I'm watching this thread,,, keep up the good work.

Thanks! Will be updating it as much as possible.

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Originally Posted by gringoloco

Keep it up! More updates, please

Just updated it a tiny bit more... had some stuff to do today so had to cut the day short. Next up, gotta order some parts to keep it going.

NorCal · 03-22-2015, 04:26 PM

At one point someone had the idea to insulate the Blazer using spray foam. Sucks removing this crap... not sure if there's any way to remove it easily but we just dove into it... oh well, did that for a bit today and called it a day.

Also thanks to Rene 'C10 King' for pretty much giving me a "new" white bumper, my old one wasn't in the best shape...

**BIG ORANGE** · 04-15-2015, 05:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCal

At one point someone had the idea to insulate the Blazer using spray foam. Sucks removing this crap... not sure if there's any way to remove it easily but we just dove into it... oh well, did that for a bit today and called it a day.

Also thanks to Rene 'C10 King' for pretty much giving me a "new" white bumper, my old one wasn't in the best shape...

The fine folks that painted my blazer before the po bought it used that foam crap in the upper windshield post, I'm trying to fine something that will desolve the stuff, gonna try gas, I know it melted a minor bucket when I was a kid,lol
Keep us posted NorCal,,,,,,
Donnie

Slammed66 · 04-20-2015, 01:15 AM

Well I'm in.. Pretty friggin pumped to follow along actually...

sunk99 · 04-21-2015, 11:38 AM

Signing up for this one. Previous owner of mine was a fan of spray insulation also. Such a pain to deal with after the fact.

NorCal · 06-04-2015, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Slammed66

Well I'm in.. Pretty friggin pumped to follow along actually...

Thanks, so am i!

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Originally Posted by sunk99

Signing up for this one. Previous owner of mine was a fan of spray insulation also. Such a pain to deal with after the fact.

Yes, what'd you use to remove it?

NorCal · 06-04-2015, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIG ORANGE

The fine folks that painted my blazer before the po bought it used that foam crap in the upper windshield post, I'm trying to fine something that will desolve the stuff, gonna try gas, I know it melted a minor bucket when I was a kid,lol
Keep us posted NorCal,,,,,,
Donnie

interesting haha... let me know if you find something that works, i still have to fully clean it up myself.

ddubbs · 03-22-2015, 05:34 PM

Just read thru your build. Subscribed Glad to see your going with Porterbuilt.

mcbassin · 03-23-2015, 04:38 PM

Killer blazer project! Looking forward to following along.

**396ci** · 04-09-2015, 01:55 PM

are you interested in selling the original 4x4 rolling frame?

Chulisohombre · 04-09-2015, 05:34 PM

Looks cool. I'll be watching. You work quick.

NorCal · 04-15-2015, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ddubbs

Just read thru your build. Subscribed Glad to see your going with Porterbuilt.

Thanks! I'm just like anyone else, gotta wait about 3 months, but it'll be worth it!

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Originally Posted by mcbassin

Killer blazer project! Looking forward to following along.

Thanks!!!!

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Originally Posted by 396ci

are you interested in selling the original 4x4 rolling frame?

Got a couple of people already interested, will let you know if it's still available once I'm 100% sure I want to get rid of it...

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Originally Posted by Chulisohombre

Looks cool. I'll be watching. You work quick.

Thanks! My brother and I are doing it all but we've just been busy with other things, plus waiting on parts these last few weeks...

10-09-2014, 06:35 PM	#1
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Picked up this 1971 K5 about two months ago and I figured why not start a thread on it... I mean, that's the cool thing to do. It's currently a 4x4 but that'll change soon. Everything is stock, 350, runs good. Here's a few photos and more coming soon. Don't know how quick of a build this will be but I'll update what I can as we go. Cheers! 6/4/15 Update: Here's the official rendering Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Last edited by NorCal; 06-04-2015 at 03:15 PM.

10-09-2014, 06:50 PM	#2
lolife99 67-72 parts collector,… Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Mid-MO Posts: 22,700	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Congrats! __________________ Keith Convert to disc brakes. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=444823

03-16-2015, 12:54 PM	#4
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 A couple photos from about 2-3 weeks ago. Old sticker says "WARNING - If you value your own life as much as I value this truck, don't f*** with it." ... didn't even notice that sticker until about a month ago. Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Last edited by NorCal; 03-16-2015 at 01:17 PM.

03-16-2015, 12:57 PM	#5
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 A few more before the tear down... Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀

03-16-2015, 01:00 PM	#6
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 ...and it begins #c10crew #c10club #chevyonly Removed the front clip and seats last week. Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Last edited by NorCal; 03-16-2015 at 01:12 PM.

03-16-2015, 01:08 PM	#7
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 and here's how it's looking as of now... Top removed, then the whole frame came off. Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Last edited by NorCal; 03-16-2015 at 01:14 PM.

03-16-2015, 06:39 PM	#8
tristan Registered User Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Western PA Posts: 1,295	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Hmmm, you are giving me frame off thoughts. Bad!

03-17-2015, 12:18 PM	#9
bk04z66 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: mebane,nc Posts: 120	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 How are you going to convert it?

03-18-2015, 04:01 PM	#10
Justin@EntropyRad Registered User Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 483	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Legit...gotta love NorCal Chevys __________________ * Call me NOT the website number* Justin Novick (773) 303-8251 Sales/Support Entropy Radiator / Engineered Cooling Products "The Sexiest Radiators For The Sexiest Hot Rods" - www.EntropyRad.com www.speedcooling.com

03-19-2015, 08:10 PM	#11
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03-19-2015, 10:33 PM	#12
BIG ORANGE Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Lancaster S.C. Posts: 4,764	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Gotta love progress, I'm watching this thread,,, keep up the good work. __________________ Things happen for a reason!

03-22-2015, 02:24 PM	#13
gringoloco A guy with a truck Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Germany, for now Posts: 5,921	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Keep it up! More updates, please __________________ -Chris Instagram _elgringoloco_ '70 Short-Wide How to: Ruin a perfectly good C10 ‘70 Blazer ConversionHow To: Ruin a Perfectly Good 4wd '72 Highlander How To: Ruin a Perfectly Good K/5 (SOLD) '72 Blazer 2WD How to: Ruin a perfectly good Blazer (SOLD) '05 Yukon Daily Driven (not so stock) Yukon (SOLD) ‘07 Yukon Denali (daily) Members met list: SCOTI, darkhorse970, 67cheby, 67cheby'sGirl, klmore, porterbuilt, n2billet, Fastrucken, classicchev, Col Clank, GSFMECH, HuggerCST, Spray-Bomb, BACKYARD88, 5150, fine69, fatbass, smbrouss70, 65StreetCruiser, GAc10boy

03-22-2015, 04:26 PM	#15
NorCal Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: intərwebz Posts: 155	At one point someone had the idea to insulate the Blazer using spray foam. Sucks removing this crap... not sure if there's any way to remove it easily but we just dove into it... oh well, did that for a bit today and called it a day. Also thanks to Rene 'C10 King' for pretty much giving me a "new" white bumper, my old one wasn't in the best shape... Attached Images __________________ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ __www.c10crew.com__ ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ C10CREW on Instagram ▄▀▄▀▄▀ ▀▄▀▄▀▄ The 1971 Blazer Project ▄▀▄▀▄▀ Last edited by NorCal; 03-22-2015 at 05:00 PM.

04-20-2015, 01:15 AM	#17
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04-21-2015, 11:38 AM	#18
sunk99 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Knoxville TN Posts: 399	Re: My '71 2WD Blazer K/5 Signing up for this one. Previous owner of mine was a fan of spray insulation also. Such a pain to deal with after the fact. __________________ ------------ Scott



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03-22-2015, 05:34 PM	#21
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03-23-2015, 04:38 PM	#22
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04-09-2015, 01:55 PM	#23
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04-09-2015, 05:34 PM	#24
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