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Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Phoenix, AZ
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What did I get myself into???
Hello all, this is one of my first posts...
Last Saturday I traded my 1967 c10 shortbed for this 1971 K5 blazer. The previous owner took it rock crawling so the body has seen better days but it's got great bones underneath, 350 sbc with efi and mild cam, sm465 4 speed, np205 transfer case, 5.13 gears and 42" tires. It's a beast! My plan for this truck is to make it a little more street worthy so I can drive it to work a few days a week and use it to get me out of the Phoenix heat on the weekends. |
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Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Las Vegas
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Re: What did I get myself into???
I've seen this on the Las Vegas craigslist ... find a replacement grille and put the light bar on a bumper.... Make it look like a Blazer again.
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Location: danbury, ct.
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Re: What did I get myself into???
Very cool K5! I agree with the previous poster, I'd locate a factory grille and put that back on...
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Re: What did I get myself into???
I knew someone here would have seen the Craigslist post for it. Putting a new grill on it is probably on of the first things that I'll change on it. A grill and doors...
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Re: What did I get myself into???
how does it drive at highway speeds, does it stop well?
You may be to tall for the highway, does you state have laws for headlight height
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Re: What did I get myself into???
I like it, agree with those above though on the grill
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Re: What did I get myself into???
I'd try and get the 67 back
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Re: What did I get myself into???
It drives well, haven't taken it out on the highway just yet cause I want to get all the paperwork done first. It stops great, hydroboost disc brakes are awesome! I'll have to look into that headlight height issue, I've seen bigger trucks on the highways here, weather or not they are legal is another question altogether.
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Re: What did I get myself into???
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Re: What did I get myself into???
Welcome nice blazer!
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Re: What did I get myself into???
Welcome to the board. Looks like a beast. Ya might want to get a full cage and for the doors, you could always make them removable like vtblazer did - http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...ighlight=doors
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Re: What did I get myself into???
I have hydro-boost on my K5 but I'm only running 35s. Can't wait to see how well it works.
If you didn't get a top, just run truck doors. You can cut them down later if you want. Add a pair of lights low in the front bumper if you have headlight height restrictions. http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=487785 |
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