87 Lifted K5, budget find and now the fun begins

[bird7263]

Hello all, many of you I have talked with before. I have been lurking around the 73-91 K5 builds for a while. I am coming over from the 60-66 threads. Many of you know my Pabst Blue Ribbon bagged 66 short step.

This is my 4th K5 blazer I have owned. This will start my build thread. I found this gem for $2000. Straight, with the lift already on it. Newer TBI 350 and 700r4. It has 411's and runs very strong. The kid I bought it from took off the exhaust and used it for temporary mud truck for a few months. I picked it up and dropped it off at the exhaust shop before I even brought it home. Now it has all new 3 inch mandrel bent with no cat and a flowmaster. Next stop was the pressure washer at the local car wash. I did not want to leave the 20lbs of mud in my driveway. Today I spent about 3 hours shampooing the carpet to get all the mud out. The front clip was repainted and the back half is stock paint.

I have lot of buffing to do, to make them match. Everything works except for the passenger side window switch. I am on a mission to find a few interior parts like a passenger arm rest, window switch few more misc items. I will keep you posted as I start to really go through the blaz and add all my personal touches.