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JBstor · 03-07-2005, 08:30 PM

I am curious what everyone else here is trying to accomplish with their trucks, and to what extent.

If you have seen any of my previous posts you already know that I have had my Blazer a long time. It has changed back and forth over the years, but my attitude now, is just to make the thing decent, and enjoy it.

Now, "decent" might mean something else to you, but for me it is having the truck look, sound, and drive well, and safely, along with knowing that there is not a gallon of bondo hidden on one fender, or a tin can holding the exhaust on. I want to get it real nice, without becoming a museum curator.

I love to see the trucks on here that look as if you could flip the thing over, and eat a meal off the undercarriage, as well as the trucks that "have a dream".

What is your goal?

JB

71swb4x4 · 03-07-2005, 08:33 PM

I want my Jimmy to be a fun cruiser someday. It is getting bags soon. The Jimmy has s lot of rough edges, the worst being the suspension, so for now its bags, then fix up the interior and cruise around all summer. Next winter will bring a 68 Chevy front clip, and maybe new paint. Who knows, that's a long time from now

Alexis · 03-07-2005, 08:39 PM

what is my goal?

to finish it!

JBstor · 03-07-2005, 08:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Alexis

what is my goal?

to finish it!

Ahhh yes, but what IS "finished" to you?

71jimmy · 03-07-2005, 08:43 PM

My goal - to drive the darn thing past the driveway - SCORE!!!!!!!!

Alexis · 03-07-2005, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBstor

Ahhh yes, but what IS "finished" to you?

Chapter 1......................................

but really, I just want a clean ride.

c-1072 · 03-07-2005, 09:01 PM

Mine as of right now is the same a cleam safe ride shoot right now i would settle to have the thing in the shop putting her under the knife . Alas there is no such action beacause the is still a few feet of snow surrounding her in my grandfathers driveway !

LUV2XCLR8 · 03-07-2005, 09:02 PM

2004 - Purchased, Delivered, Bought more parts, Started mock-up

2005 - Finish buying parts, Complete mock-up, Everything but paint

2006 - Paint, Shows, Trophies, and maybe get in a few Magazines

Click on the "GQ" in my signature for the whole story & over 100 pic's

*Gee_Emm* · 03-07-2005, 10:49 PM

My goal is to have look like it came off the showroom floor.

Bluegoose972 · 03-07-2005, 11:02 PM

My goal....I have only drive my blazer twice. Once home and then once around the block before I tore her apart. My goal is to drive her and my wife to the drivein!

71RestoRod · 03-08-2005, 01:07 AM

That's a great question.

My vision has the top off, mountain roads, summer day... no stereo blaring, just the sound of the engine and the "woo-hoo"s from the driver!

Mine's a resto-mod… fairly stock looking until you look underneath.

I've watched six summers come and go since I first stripped it down to rebuild. I've been in no rush and have enjoyed every minute cutting, welding and wrenching on it. What little time I’ve had to work on it has finally added up. OK, it's added up a lot... but this summer is my summer to cruise w/ the family and friends.

Woo-hoo!

vtblazer · 03-08-2005, 08:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JBstor

I want to get it real nice, without becoming a museum curator.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There inlies the challenge!

I thought I wanted "pristeen" with mine but now I won't even take it on a dirt road.

Good luck and stay focussed. Your goals seem on track.

if I add this...

JayDubBlazer · 03-08-2005, 09:16 AM

For it to be a daily driver with all of todays technology. Airbag suspension, fuel injection, power yadda yadda yadda. A few cosmetic tricks but nothing extreme like chopping it. End result to look cool when getting from point a to point b.

**raggedjim** · 03-08-2005, 10:13 AM

I first wanted to just drive something different, so I found the 2wd Blazer. It draws attention no matter what else is parked beside it.

But I find myself wanting to fix this, and make that better. My wife put her foot down when I told her I was going to put in 5-lug disc brakes and rear disc brakes... she said that she enjoys driving it the way it is and didn't want me tearing it down and taking forever to out it back together... whhhat? who me? So I did what she said, I left it alone... but I had all these wasted parts I had bought to change it over... Oh what a waste of money... so I HAD to buy a 2wd Jimmy (see, she gets her way and I WIN!)

So now we drive the Blazer in the summer and I work on the Jimmy when I can. You know, she was right about tearing things apart, once you get them apart you start thinking about how easy it would be to get them sand blasted, and Joe down the street has been testing his new powdercoating crap...

Anyway, this year I plan to have the body work and have the running gear worked out on the jimmy so I can drive her alittle. Next year will be paint and interior.

Thanks and good luck, Rg

Trifelynn · 03-08-2005, 10:48 AM

My dreams and goals...

Seems like two different questions in itself.

My dream would be to have a pristine 2wd blazer...like Jaydub...a classic car, with new parts, to make it more comfortable...

But the more I think about it, the more I relaize, if I have it like that...I won't ever want to drive it, because then I won't want to get a chip in the paint, or a door ding at your local supermarket. I see these blazers in magazines all fixed up, and VERY nice...and I think about 5-10 years down the road, when you have to go through the entire thing again. I guess the realization that this is going to be a life-long event is hitting me. It isn't a bad thing, I am just relaizing this. Not only will it take a couple years to be "finished"...but then a couple years down the road, I am going to have to do things all over again

...

But to what I want from my blazer. I want power all the way around. I want the door handles shaved, along with everything else on the blazer. I want to put in something to make the back hatch open with power...like an actuator, or something. I want new power heated seats, I want a navigation system with a dvd player and screens in the headrest "dog" haha...I want a motor that will show the rice burners what real power is, but at the same time, I don't want it to pass everything but a gas station. I want it to be reliable, and I want to take the top off, so myself, family, and friends can go cruise and have a good time. I want to be able to take it to cruise nights, and shows throughout the states, and I want to drive to there...That too much to ask? hehe I know, my dreams and goals are wrapped into one...but that is what I see when I think of this blazer. I told myself, that once I got one, I would never let it go...and yet a few months ago, I tried to sell it. Money issues <shrug> Anyways, I am rambling now...blah, blah, blah...that is what I want out of my blazer

krue · 03-08-2005, 11:06 AM

First I want to be able to drive it while I am upgrading my truck. Then I want it to safe, rust free, nice enough that my wife will be willing to be seen in public in it(but not so nice as to never want to hit the mud with it).

NuBomb · 03-08-2005, 10:30 PM

Great Thread!

My goal is to be able to drive the darn thing this summer. My plan is to have it edged out by the end of the first week of April. The next stretch of days I have to work on it will be early June. I hope to spend about 4 weekends during April and May to have it ready to paint by June.

I see a solid rust-free silver blazer with lower trim. I want to have a black push-bar and black swing-away tire carrier. I need a fastrac and a bikini top. I'd like to have a rubber floor liner rather than carpet and I hope to install seats from a tahoe (with integrated seatbelts and removable back seat) like JayDub did with his.

My vision is to be able to take it to the local cruises and turn some heads while being able to drive it everyday. I can't wait to load up my girls (Wife and two daughters) and take some drives up to the mountains.

In the future, I'd like to change the rear-end gears (more highway friendly), install an overdrive trans., and one day a late model small block with fuel injection (like Bobby K's).

Now can someone send me some $$$$.

bouncytruck · 03-08-2005, 11:48 PM

My main goal is to enjoy the rig and have fun. Some day, I'd like to do a full resto on the '72, but that is going to wait until I have a slammed 2wd to drive while it is being redone.

slamd58 · 03-09-2005, 12:04 AM

Good question! I have done the frame off restorod action with my '58. I have attended and won many of the big shows in L.A., been in several magazines...this after 11 years of work, big A$$ money, and not driving it for the 11 years. Then afraid to drive the darn thing after the truck was done. Don't get me wrong, I will never regret the experience and loved to show off my truck....however, I sold it, lost $30K and now own a cool 72 blazer.

Now I just want to drive it, fix the leaks, exhaust, and take my wife and kids out to see the mountains, lakes, streams, Crater lake, Oregon coast, and get high 5's for having a cool Driver.....Paint chips and all!

**raggedjim** · 03-09-2005, 10:21 AM

Slamd58, that 58 is a great looking truck. the 58's don't get the attention they deserve.

I had a '68 Corvette I had restored and it was fun doing it but after I got it done, I was afraid to drive it! I'll never get as anal about a vehicle again...

Rg

jamesjones · 03-09-2005, 03:01 PM

My dream and hopefully my reality pretty soon is to be able to to prerun Baja and drive it to work and back and have it look all right also.

Leinie · 03-09-2005, 05:39 PM

My goal is to get a Blazer again ( had to sell - no time , money , space )

Hopefully in 10 years, I'll be looking for a finished 2wd that will never have a top on it, and be driven every nice spring , summer and fall day- or about 10 times a year here !

crispy · 03-09-2005, 08:19 PM

i plan on having a driver... (thanks all you guys for your honesty about not wanting to drive your rods after you finished them).

mine will be:
-my 4wheeling rig
-my daily driver
-my test bed for all the ideas in my head

i plan on getting the body in good shape. i probably won't get it painted at a shop but instead i will give it the best quality rattle can paint that i can. i want it too look good but i don't want to cry over scratches. i have a 350 that me and Grandpa built. that's going to go in along with a sm465/np205 combo. right now, i'm trying to source a hydraulic clutch setup. i've messed with a 4 speed swap before in my '70 GMC and i don't want to hassle with mechanical linkage again. i'll put 2" springs in the rear with an ORD shackle flip. 4" springs up front with extended shackles. i may relocate the front spring hangers to strectch the wheelbase and add a little lift. i'm going to add fully greasable suspension from ORD also. i want to clean the interior up really good and put in some kind of bedliner. also, i want to get newer front bucket seats and all the necessary hardware, etc. the PO hacked up the dash to put in a radio but i have plans for that hole and i will put a radio in a center console.

there are a lot of ideas in my head that i hope to follow through with as soon as i sell my Dodge Ram. when i start building these things, i can't wait to post to this bulletin board so that i can reciprocate all the good will that comes from the other members of this board.

thanks

redz 1970 K5 · 03-09-2005, 08:44 PM

My goal is to make mine look like a prop out of a Road Warrior Sequel and be able to run the same. I like pretty shiny things, but this truck isn't one of em and was not designed to be.

It's not embarrassing to drive around, it's pretty clean I suppose with no rust showing. Everyone always comments how they like it and they respect that I actually use it. I will clean it up a bit next winter, but never to the point that I am afraid to take it out on a whim.

I have the upmost respect for the purists and restorers out there, these trucks need preservation for future generations and someone needs to do it.

SAFE, BIG, LOUD, FAST and a fun to take the family in. If my sons scratch it with their bikes or dump an ice cream cone on the seat, no biggie. If I get some scratches down it off roading or a door ding, no biggie.

You can do all you want to a brand new HD2500 or an F250, it still will never look as good or as tough as a jacked up full vert K5.

orangeuavol · 03-09-2005, 11:12 PM

Clean,straight, respectable daily driver. Nice enough to turn some heads but not so nice that I can't drive it.

03-07-2005, 08:30 PM	#1
JBstor Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Posts: 66	Goals, and dreams I am curious what everyone else here is trying to accomplish with their trucks, and to what extent. If you have seen any of my previous posts you already know that I have had my Blazer a long time. It has changed back and forth over the years, but my attitude now, is just to make the thing decent, and enjoy it. Now, "decent" might mean something else to you, but for me it is having the truck look, sound, and drive well, and safely, along with knowing that there is not a gallon of bondo hidden on one fender, or a tin can holding the exhaust on. I want to get it real nice, without becoming a museum curator. I love to see the trucks on here that look as if you could flip the thing over, and eat a meal off the undercarriage, as well as the trucks that "have a dream". What is your goal? JB

03-07-2005, 08:33 PM	#2
71swb4x4 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Brookings, SD Posts: 10,497	I want my Jimmy to be a fun cruiser someday. It is getting bags soon. The Jimmy has s lot of rough edges, the worst being the suspension, so for now its bags, then fix up the interior and cruise around all summer. Next winter will bring a 68 Chevy front clip, and maybe new paint. Who knows, that's a long time from now __________________ Some people are like slinkies, they aren't good for anything, but you can't help but smile when you see one tumble down the stairs.

03-07-2005, 08:43 PM	#5
71jimmy Registered User Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 1,083	My goal - to drive the darn thing past the driveway - SCORE!!!!!!!! __________________ '71 Jimmy, 350, SM465, NP205, 2in Tuff Country lift, 33s on rallies, TBI, softtop and hardtop "If life was fair you'd be able to afford one of each and a garage large enough to house them all."

03-07-2005, 09:01 PM	#7
c-1072 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: rochester NY Posts: 777	blazin dreams Mine as of right now is the same a cleam safe ride shoot right now i would settle to have the thing in the shop putting her under the knife . Alas there is no such action beacause the is still a few feet of snow surrounding her in my grandfathers driveway !

03-07-2005, 09:02 PM	#8
LUV2XCLR8 The LuvShack Garage Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Maple Grove, TN (West Side) Posts: 30,468	2004 - Purchased, Delivered, Bought more parts, Started mock-up 2005 - Finish buying parts, Complete mock-up, Everything but paint 2006 - Paint, Shows, Trophies, and maybe get in a few Magazines Click on the "GQ" in my signature for the whole story & over 100 pic's __________________ 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

03-07-2005, 08:39 PM	#3
Alexis Member since 2000 Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Mountain View Ca / Mexico Posts: 7,874	what is my goal? to finish it!

03-07-2005, 10:49 PM	#9
Gee_Emm Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 3,991	My goal is to have look like it came off the showroom floor.

03-07-2005, 11:02 PM	#10
Bluegoose972 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Lubbock, Texas Posts: 248	My goal....I have only drive my blazer twice. Once home and then once around the block before I tore her apart. My goal is to drive her and my wife to the drivein!

03-08-2005, 01:07 AM	#11
71RestoRod Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 492	That's a great question. My vision has the top off, mountain roads, summer day... no stereo blaring, just the sound of the engine and the "woo-hoo"s from the driver! Mine's a resto-mod… fairly stock looking until you look underneath. I've watched six summers come and go since I first stripped it down to rebuild. I've been in no rush and have enjoyed every minute cutting, welding and wrenching on it. What little time I’ve had to work on it has finally added up. OK, it's added up a lot... but this summer is my summer to cruise w/ the family and friends. Woo-hoo!

03-08-2005, 09:16 AM	#13
JayDubBlazer go cyclones Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ames, IA Posts: 1,883	For it to be a daily driver with all of todays technology. Airbag suspension, fuel injection, power yadda yadda yadda. A few cosmetic tricks but nothing extreme like chopping it. End result to look cool when getting from point a to point b. __________________ Wes PROJECT OLE GREEN 1972 Blazer 4X4 350/700R4 2017 Silverado LT

03-08-2005, 10:13 AM	#14
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,502	I first wanted to just drive something different, so I found the 2wd Blazer. It draws attention no matter what else is parked beside it. But I find myself wanting to fix this, and make that better. My wife put her foot down when I told her I was going to put in 5-lug disc brakes and rear disc brakes... she said that she enjoys driving it the way it is and didn't want me tearing it down and taking forever to out it back together... whhhat? who me? So I did what she said, I left it alone... but I had all these wasted parts I had bought to change it over... Oh what a waste of money... so I HAD to buy a 2wd Jimmy (see, she gets her way and I WIN!) So now we drive the Blazer in the summer and I work on the Jimmy when I can. You know, she was right about tearing things apart, once you get them apart you start thinking about how easy it would be to get them sand blasted, and Joe down the street has been testing his new powdercoating crap... Anyway, this year I plan to have the body work and have the running gear worked out on the jimmy so I can drive her alittle. Next year will be paint and interior. Thanks and good luck, Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203 Ideas - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851743

03-08-2005, 10:48 AM	#15
Trifelynn Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Williston, North Dakota Posts: 469	My dreams and goals... Seems like two different questions in itself. My dream would be to have a pristine 2wd blazer...like Jaydub...a classic car, with new parts, to make it more comfortable... But the more I think about it, the more I relaize, if I have it like that...I won't ever want to drive it, because then I won't want to get a chip in the paint, or a door ding at your local supermarket. I see these blazers in magazines all fixed up, and VERY nice...and I think about 5-10 years down the road, when you have to go through the entire thing again. I guess the realization that this is going to be a life-long event is hitting me. It isn't a bad thing, I am just relaizing this. Not only will it take a couple years to be "finished"...but then a couple years down the road, I am going to have to do things all over again ... But to what I want from my blazer. I want power all the way around. I want the door handles shaved, along with everything else on the blazer. I want to put in something to make the back hatch open with power...like an actuator, or something. I want new power heated seats, I want a navigation system with a dvd player and screens in the headrest "dog" haha...I want a motor that will show the rice burners what real power is, but at the same time, I don't want it to pass everything but a gas station. I want it to be reliable, and I want to take the top off, so myself, family, and friends can go cruise and have a good time. I want to be able to take it to cruise nights, and shows throughout the states, and I want to drive to there...That too much to ask? hehe I know, my dreams and goals are wrapped into one...but that is what I see when I think of this blazer. I told myself, that once I got one, I would never let it go...and yet a few months ago, I tried to sell it. Money issues <shrug> Anyways, I am rambling now...blah, blah, blah...that is what I want out of my blazer __________________ Always looking for a 2wd blazer

03-08-2005, 11:06 AM	#16
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,448	First I want to be able to drive it while I am upgrading my truck. Then I want it to safe, rust free, nice enough that my wife will be willing to be seen in public in it(but not so nice as to never want to hit the mud with it). __________________ "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"

03-08-2005, 10:30 PM	#17
NuBomb Registered User Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canton, Georgia, USA Posts: 1,119	Great Thread! My goal is to be able to drive the darn thing this summer. My plan is to have it edged out by the end of the first week of April. The next stretch of days I have to work on it will be early June. I hope to spend about 4 weekends during April and May to have it ready to paint by June. I see a solid rust-free silver blazer with lower trim. I want to have a black push-bar and black swing-away tire carrier. I need a fastrac and a bikini top. I'd like to have a rubber floor liner rather than carpet and I hope to install seats from a tahoe (with integrated seatbelts and removable back seat) like JayDub did with his. My vision is to be able to take it to the local cruises and turn some heads while being able to drive it everyday. I can't wait to load up my girls (Wife and two daughters) and take some drives up to the mountains. In the future, I'd like to change the rear-end gears (more highway friendly), install an overdrive trans., and one day a late model small block with fuel injection (like Bobby K's). Now can someone send me some $$$$. __________________ Jeremy (NUBOMB) 72K5 CST 350/350/205 1951 Chevy 1/2 ton North Georgia Group "... And the first rule to being a man is you gotta spend your life doing crap you don't wanna do." Red Forman.

03-08-2005, 11:48 PM	#18
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,038	My main goal is to enjoy the rig and have fun. Some day, I'd like to do a full resto on the '72, but that is going to wait until I have a slammed 2wd to drive while it is being redone. __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L



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03-09-2005, 12:04 AM	#19
slamd58 <- Determination Pays Off Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Klamath Falls, OR Posts: 77	Good question! I have done the frame off restorod action with my '58. I have attended and won many of the big shows in L.A., been in several magazines...this after 11 years of work, big A$$ money, and not driving it for the 11 years. Then afraid to drive the darn thing after the truck was done. Don't get me wrong, I will never regret the experience and loved to show off my truck....however, I sold it, lost $30K and now own a cool 72 blazer. Now I just want to drive it, fix the leaks, exhaust, and take my wife and kids out to see the mountains, lakes, streams, Crater lake, Oregon coast, and get high 5's for having a cool Driver.....Paint chips and all! __________________ 1958 Chevy Pickup 350/350, PS, PB, Tilt, A/C, 4 wheels Discs, 17" Wheels. Full Leather Interior - SOLD 1972 CST Blazer 454/400, A/C, 4" lift, 35's, Double wall top

03-09-2005, 10:21 AM	#20
raggedjim Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Murray, Kentucky Posts: 3,502	Slamd58, that 58 is a great looking truck. the 58's don't get the attention they deserve. I had a '68 Corvette I had restored and it was fun doing it but after I got it done, I was afraid to drive it! I'll never get as anal about a vehicle again... Rg __________________ Roger '68 Short step - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=849675 '69 ('70?) 2wd Blazer '70 GMC Jimmy 2wd '73 Firebird - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=853203 Ideas - https://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/...d.php?t=851743

03-09-2005, 03:01 PM	#21
jamesjones Freakin Awesome! Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 482	My dream and hopefully my reality pretty soon is to be able to to prerun Baja and drive it to work and back and have it look all right also. __________________ 1972 K5 Blazer - LQ4/TH350/NP205 - Long Travel Suspension - Hooptee

03-09-2005, 05:39 PM	#22
Leinie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: USA Posts: 2,613	My goal is to get a Blazer again ( had to sell - no time , money , space ) Hopefully in 10 years, I'll be looking for a finished 2wd that will never have a top on it, and be driven every nice spring , summer and fall day- or about 10 times a year here !

03-09-2005, 08:19 PM	#23
crispy '71 Chevy Blazer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: San Leandro, CA (near Oakland) Posts: 96	i plan on having a driver... (thanks all you guys for your honesty about not wanting to drive your rods after you finished them). mine will be: -my 4wheeling rig -my daily driver -my test bed for all the ideas in my head i plan on getting the body in good shape. i probably won't get it painted at a shop but instead i will give it the best quality rattle can paint that i can. i want it too look good but i don't want to cry over scratches. i have a 350 that me and Grandpa built. that's going to go in along with a sm465/np205 combo. right now, i'm trying to source a hydraulic clutch setup. i've messed with a 4 speed swap before in my '70 GMC and i don't want to hassle with mechanical linkage again. i'll put 2" springs in the rear with an ORD shackle flip. 4" springs up front with extended shackles. i may relocate the front spring hangers to strectch the wheelbase and add a little lift. i'm going to add fully greasable suspension from ORD also. i want to clean the interior up really good and put in some kind of bedliner. also, i want to get newer front bucket seats and all the necessary hardware, etc. the PO hacked up the dash to put in a radio but i have plans for that hole and i will put a radio in a center console. there are a lot of ideas in my head that i hope to follow through with as soon as i sell my Dodge Ram. when i start building these things, i can't wait to post to this bulletin board so that i can reciprocate all the good will that comes from the other members of this board. thanks __________________ '71 K5 Blazer (new project / daily driver) "If you are not working to improve the situation, you have no business complaining"

03-09-2005, 08:44 PM	#24
redz 1970 K5 OBS guy Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,060	My goal is to make mine look like a prop out of a Road Warrior Sequel and be able to run the same. I like pretty shiny things, but this truck isn't one of em and was not designed to be. It's not embarrassing to drive around, it's pretty clean I suppose with no rust showing. Everyone always comments how they like it and they respect that I actually use it. I will clean it up a bit next winter, but never to the point that I am afraid to take it out on a whim. I have the upmost respect for the purists and restorers out there, these trucks need preservation for future generations and someone needs to do it. SAFE, BIG, LOUD, FAST and a fun to take the family in. If my sons scratch it with their bikes or dump an ice cream cone on the seat, no biggie. If I get some scratches down it off roading or a door ding, no biggie. You can do all you want to a brand new HD2500 or an F250, it still will never look as good or as tough as a jacked up full vert K5. __________________ 88 Suburban Goodies- Alpine, Auto Meter, BDS, Bilstein, B&M, BFG, Borgeson, Bushwhacker, Cowl hood, Flowmaster, Genuine Gear, Holley, Infinity, JVC, K&N, MB Wheels, MSD, Pioneer, Skyjacker, Sony, Thorley, Walker + more

03-09-2005, 11:12 PM	#25
orangeuavol GO VOLS! Join Date: May 2001 Location: Knoxville, TN Posts: 724	Clean,straight, respectable daily driver. Nice enough to turn some heads but not so nice that I can't drive it. __________________ 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.

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